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Arkansas Code Title 5. Criminal Offenses § 5-63-205. Misleading caller identification information--Exemptions--Penalties

Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) It is unlawful for a person, in connection with a telecommunications service, to cause a caller identification service to transmit misleading or inaccurate caller identification information if the purpose is to defraud, cause harm, or wrongfully obtain anything of value.

(b) It is unlawful for a person, in connection with a telecommunications service, to cause a caller identification service to transmit misleading or inaccurate caller identification information unless the person has verified that the caller has a right to use the name and the phone number displayed.

(c) It is unlawful for a telecommunications service to permit or cause a caller identification service or device to display the name or telephone number of the recipient.

(d) It is unlawful for a person to use a third party to display or cause to be displayed a fictitious or misleading name or telephone number on an Arkansas resident's telephone caller identification service for any purpose.

(e) This section does not prohibit:

(1) An authorized activity of a law enforcement agency;

(2) Any investigative, protective, or intelligence activity of a law enforcement agency, including a law enforcement agency of the United States, another state, or a political subdivision of another state, an intelligence agency of the United States, or a protective services shelter or facility, including without limitation a domestic violence shelter, from transmitting or causing to be transmitted, an inaccurate telecommunications number;

(3) A telecommunications service from blocking or restricting the name or phone number from being displayed by caller identification equipment or devices;

(4) Any activity pursuant to a court order that specifically authorizes the use of caller identification manipulation; or

(5) A telecommunications provider or other person from transmitting or causing to be transmitted an inaccurate telecommunications telephone number for a legitimate business purpose.

(f) This section does not apply to a telecommunications provider that complies with § 23-17-122.

(g) A violation of this section is a Class D felony.

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Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Arkansas Code Title 5. Criminal Offenses § 5-63-205. Misleading caller identification information--Exemptions--Penalties - last updated March 28, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ar/title-5-criminal-offenses/ar-code-sect-5-63-205/

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