Georgia § 46-5-21 Using telephone communications for obscene, threatening, or harassing purposes

Georgia Statutes

§ 46-5-21 — Using telephone communications for obscene, threatening, or harassing purposes

Georgia § 46-5-21

Title46

This text of Georgia § 46-5-21 (Using telephone communications for obscene, threatening, or harassing purposes) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Georgia primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

O.C.G.A. § 46-5-21 (2026).

Text

(a)It shall be a misdemeanor for any person, by means of telephone communication in this state, to:

(1)Make any comment, request, suggestion, or proposal which is obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy, or indecent;

(2)Make a telephone call, whether or not conversation ensues, without disclosing his identity and with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten, or harass any person at the called number;

(3)Make or cause the telephone of another repeatedly or continuously to ring, with intent to harass any person at the called number; or (4) Make repeated telephone calls, during which conversation ensues, solely to harass any person at the called number.

(b)Any person who knowingly permits any telephone under his control to be used for any purpose prohibited by this Code section shall be guilty of a m

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

(a) It shall be a misdemeanor for any person, by means of telephone communication in this state, to: (1) Make any comment, request, suggestion, or proposal which is obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy, or indecent; (2) Make a telephone call, whether or not conversation ensues, without disclosing his identity and with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten, or harass any person at the called number; (3) Make or cause the telephone of another repeatedly or continuously to ring, with intent to harass any person at the called number; or (4) Make repeated telephone calls, during which conversation ensues, solely to harass any person at the called number. (b) Any person who knowingly permits any telephone under his control to be used for any purpose prohibited by this Code section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.