§ 15-776.23. Unlawful acts - Exceptions - Penalties.  


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  • A.  A caller may not knowingly insert false information into a caller identification system with the intent to mislead, defraud or deceive the recipient of a telephone call.

    B. The provisions of this section shall not apply to:

    1. Any blocking of caller identification information;

    2. Any law enforcement agencies of the federal government, the state government, a county or a municipality; or

    3. Any intelligence or security agencies of the federal government.

    C.  Any person who knowingly inserts false information with the intent to mislead, defraud or deceive the recipient of a telephone call into a caller identification system shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be imprisoned in the county jail for not more than one (1) year or fined not more than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) per incident, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

    D.  All acts and practices declared to be unlawful in this section shall, in addition, be violations of the Oklahoma Consumer Protection Act.

Added by Laws 2007, c. 107, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2007.