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Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
For the purposes of this Chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(1) “Caller” means a person who places a call by a telephone or over a telephone line, even if the person begins the call on a computer through Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP).
(2) “Caller identification system” means a listing of a caller's name, telephone number, name of a legitimate or fictitious business, or name and telephone number that is shown to a recipient of a call when the recipient answers.
(3) “False information” means data that misrepresents the identity of the caller to the recipient of a call using a telephone number that is currently assigned to another telephone user, whether an individual or a business, except that when a person making an authorized call on behalf of another person inserts the name, telephone number, or name and telephone number of the person on whose behalf the call is being made, such information shall not be deemed false information.
(4) “Insert” means to enter by voice communication, by written communication, or by otherwise entering into a computer.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 51, § 1741.3. Definitions - last updated January 01, 2023 | https://codes.findlaw.com/la/revised-statutes/la-rev-stat-tit-51-sect-1741-3/
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