Maryland · Maryland Code — Criminal Law Article
Md. Code, Crim. Law § 3-804: (a) A person may not use telephone facilities or equipment to make: (1) an anonymous call that is reasonably expected to annoy, abuse, torment, harass, or embarrass another; (2) repeated calls with the intent to annoy, abuse, torment, harass, or embarrass another; or (3) a comment, request, suggesti
What this law says, in plain English
A person may not use telephone facilities to make anonymous harassing calls, repeated calls intended to harass, or obscene calls. Violation is a misdemeanor punishable by up to 3 years imprisonment or a $500 fine.
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