Can you get arrested for a prank call?

If you're in California and you prank call a suicide hotline and the guy says police traced the call, are you goin to get arrested?

  • Answer:

    Based on California law, calling someone with the intent to harass is a misdemeanor (Penal Code section 653m). It's punishable by up to 6 months in the county jail and/or a $1,000 fine.

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