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Jan
Can I Get Arrested For Prank Calling. In America for a prank call to breach the Telecommunications Act the call must have been carried out with the intent to threaten abuse or harass. Yes you can but it depends on who youre calling and how often you call. At a McDonalds in Hinesville Ga a caller convinced a 55-year-old janitor to do a cavity search of a 19-year-old cashier while in Fargo ND a manager at a local Burger King strip-searched a 17-year-old female employee. So - yes technically you could be arrested for prank calling.
So - yes technically you could be arrested for prank calling. In fact annoying telephone calls is a crime in California. Heres a look at a few ways your prank calls could potentially get you arrested. Before you continue with juvenile pranks you should look up the laws where you are and where you are calling to regarding harassing phone calls criminal threats public endangerment etc. An example is a call that involves one calling emergency services. Since the federal government regulates all telecommunications crossing state lines state police may ask for assistance from federal investigative agencies who have more resources to investigate the motive or individual behind the call.
Recording a prank call is okay as long as you do not make it public without the consent of the person involved.
Yes prank calls to anyone or business is illegal. Since the federal government regulates all telecommunications crossing state lines state police may ask for assistance from federal investigative agencies who have more resources to investigate the motive or individual behind the call. For example Telstra has a special call centre to help customers who are receiving unwanted phone calls which you can view here. The phone company records have the real number called from and the police can get it. You could definitely be charged if you were making threats over the phone and if it were in a different state from your own the FBI could get involved. Before you continue with juvenile pranks you should look up the laws where you are and where you are calling to regarding harassing phone calls criminal threats public endangerment etc.