Phone Harassment In California

Unfortunately for those who live in California, according to California law phone harassment in California is only stalking if the person being harassed fears for their safety, there must have credible threat. Some other states have much more inclusive stalking statutes that make it so virtually any phone harassment is considered stalking. This makes it easier to prosecute people guilty of phone harassment.

If there is a credible threat that causes the person being harassed to fear for their safety, then phone harassment in California is considered stalking. If a person is convicted of stalking through phone harassment in California it is punishable by up to one year in prison and/or a fine of up to $1000.

For those who are being bothered by phone harassment in California who don't have fears for their safety, it is necessary to find a way to stop the harassment without the the legal system.

There are a bunch of things that can be done to help stop phone harassment in California. One that might work the best is to simply change your number to an unpublished number. If the person who is giving you problems with phone harassment in California doesn't have your phone number, they can't call you and harass you.

For those trying to deal with phone harassment in California who don't wish to or for some reason cannot change their phone number, it is possible to try other remedies, such as using caller ID to screen your phone calls, setting the ringer on your cell phone to silent unless it is a person who you always want to talk to, or, if the harassing phone calls always come from the same number, blocking the number with a code. Check with the phone company, but usually if you have a land line and dial *60 right after you hang up it will block further calls from that line. Or you can type *60 then the phone number if you know it.

If the person responsible for your troubles with phone harassment in California makes a credible threat that makes you fear for your safety, be sure to report it to the police right away. If a threat is made the person can be prosecuted for stalking, so there is something that can be done legally to stop this type of phone harassment in California. You also want to take care of any phone harassment in California that involves threats as soon as possible to make it less likely that the person has a chance to carry out any threats.

Regardless of whether threats are involved, keep a record of all calls and anything that is said during the phone call, so that if things escalate you have proof of the harassment going on for a period of time.