Prosper, TX asked in Communications Law for Texas

Q: I have a company who has been calling me for months I have asked them to stop calling. They calling several times a

Day for example they have called 21 times in 13 days

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1 Lawyer Answer

A: Under Texas law:

(a) A person commits an offense if, with intent to harass, annoy, alarm, abuse, torment, or embarrass another, the person:

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(4) causes the telephone of another to ring repeatedly or makes repeated telephone communications anonymously or in a manner reasonably likely to harass, annoy, alarm, abuse, torment, embarrass, or offend another;

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(6) knowingly permits a telephone under the person's control to be used by another to commit an offense under this section;  or

(7) sends repeated electronic communications in a manner reasonably likely to harass, annoy, alarm, abuse, torment, embarrass, or offend another.

Report the company to law enforcement for telephonic harassment.

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