Law / United States / 
Oklahoma
Anti-Caller ID Spoofing Act
Okla. Stat. tit. 15, §§ 776.20 to 776.23
In force since .
A telephone contact rule binding private bodies.
- Enforcement body
- Oklahoma Attorney General
- Obligation class
- Prohibition
As of .
What it requires
- Do not knowingly insert false caller identification information into a caller identification system with the intent to mislead, defraud, or deceive the recipient of a telephone call; inserting the true name or number of the person on whose behalf an authorized call is placed is not false information.
If you get it wrong
Criminal exposureYes
Private right of actionYes
Criminal exposure note
A knowing violation is a misdemeanor punished by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one year, a fine of not more than $10,000.00 per incident, or both.
Penalty structure
The statute states the cap "per incident"; each spoofed call is treated here as one violation.
- Rule
- Per violation only
- As of
- Currency
- USD
- Per violation unit
- Violation
- Per violation amount
- 10,000
What this law does
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; information is not false where a person making an authorized call on another's behalf inserts that other person's own name or number. The Act does not apply to blocking caller identification information or to a law enforcement, intelligence, or security agency.
A knowing violation is a misdemeanor punished by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one year, a fine not more than $10,000.00 per incident, or both, and is also a violation of the Oklahoma Consumer Protection Act.
When LexLint raises it
When your app profile says your app sends automated outreach.