Harassment
Oklahoma Statute §21-1172 makes it illegal to use any telecommunication or electronic communication device to threaten, harass, or otherwise intimidate another person. Under this law, making lewd, obscene and indecent proposals or comments through these means is also unlawful and may be criminally prosecuted. It is also unlawful to threaten to inflict injury, death or physical harm to any person or property of that person.
Texting, emailing or calling a person without identifying yourself is a crime if done with intent to harass , annoy, abuse or threaten the person is also illegal. Knowingly allowing your device to be used to for any of these purposes also violates this section.
What Forms of Communication Apply?
Under this statute, any type of transmission of signals, data, images or sound via a telephonic or electronic communication device that meets the above criteria may be considered harassment.
In plain English, this means that you can be charged for sending obscene or threatening:
- Text messages
- Phone calls
- Voicemails
- E-mails
- Facebook posts
- Tweets
- Direct messages
- Snapchat messages
This list is not exhaustive, as new social media channels and digital communication platforms arise constantly.
Please note: We are a criminal defense firm. We only represent persons charged with harassment. We cannot help you file charges if you are the victim of harassment.
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