Chapter 9.36
OBSCENE PHONE CALLS1
Sections:
9.36.020 Permitting--Unlawful.
9.36.030 Evidence of subscriber consent.
9.36.010 Unlawful.
It is unlawful for any person to communicate with a person, anonymously or otherwise, by telephone within the city in manner likely to cause annoyance or alarm or to use any obscene language or communicate any false information with knowledge of its falsity and with the intent of thereby causing alarm or anguish or breach of the peace, or to make any call to or from a telephone within Central Point without any purpose other than vexing, annoying or invading the privacy of another person. (Ord. 1162 §1, 1974; Ord. 744 §1, 1964).
9.36.020 Permitting--Unlawful.
It is unlawful for any person subscribing to the use of, or otherwise in lawful control of, any telephone knowingly to permit the same to be used for the placing of any call which violates Section 9.36.010 hereof. (Ord. 744 §2, 1964).
9.36.030 Evidence of subscriber of consent.
Evidence that a call violating this chapter was made from a particular telephone other than a public telephone constitutes prima facie evidence that the call was made by or with the knowledge and consent of the person or persons then listed as the subscriber or subscribers to the use of the said telephone on the records of the telephone company, but such evidence may be rebutted and the city shall bear the ultimate burden of proof as to the identity of the offender. (Ord. 744 §3, 1964).
For statutory provisions regarding offenses, see ORS 167.060--167.100.