It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a mobile radio capable of receiving transmissions made by any law enforcement agency for illegal purposes or while in the commission of a crime and not otherwise and any person violating the provisions hereof shall be guilty of a felony and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by imprisonment in the State Penitentiary for not more than three (3) years, or fined by not more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or by both such imprisonment and fine.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 228, H.B. No. 811, § 1. Amended by Laws 1965, c. 134, § 1; Laws 1970, c. 271, § 1, emerg. eff. April 28, 1970; Laws 1997, c. 133, § 310, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 208, eff. July 1, 1999.
NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 310 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.