Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 8-108 - Duty to transmit telegrams; liability for damages(a) A telegraph company doing business in this State shall:(1) receive telegrams from and for other telegraph companies and from or for any individual; and(2) except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, transmit telegrams received:(i) in the manner established by the rules and regulations of the telegraph company;(ii) in the order received; and(iii) with impartiality and good faith.(b) Subsection (a) of this section does not apply to a telegraph company that makes an arrangement with newspapers for the transmission of information of general and public interest out of the order received for the purpose of publication.(c) A telegraph company that violates subsection (a) of this section is liable to the person sending or desiring to send the telegram for:(1) $100 for each instance of neglect or refusal to receive or transmit a telegram; and(2) the costs of the suit.