Is the Misuse of a Telephone a Crime in Maryland?
The conduct does not sound criminal. And indeed, the proper use of a telephone is not criminal.
Misuse doesn’t sound like a crime, but you would be surprised. Maryland law prohibits the making of an anonymous call, or repeated calls, that are intended to threaten or harass a victim. The aggressive criminal defense lawyer Attorney Eric T. Kirk in Baltimore will likely argue against this prohibition applying to texts and faxes as well, as the statute requires a “call”. A separate section to of the same statute also prohibits using telephone equipment to make a “comment, request, suggestion or proposal” that is “lewd or obscene” so that, depending on the content of the message, this section may well apply.
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