Legal Question in Civil Litigation in Minnesota

You have this listed under the wrong heading. This is Criminal Law, not General Civil, But never the less below is the Statute. This is listed as a misdemeanor, which in Minnesota is punishable by 90 days in jail and a $1000 or both. That is the maximum, there is no minimum dictated by statute.

609.79 OBSCENE OR HARASSING TELEPHONE CALLS.

Subdivision 1.Crime defined; obscene call.

Whoever,

(1) by means of a telephone,

(a) makes any comment, request, suggestion or proposal which is obscene, lewd, or lascivious,

(b) repeatedly makes telephone calls, whether or not conversation ensues, with intent to abuse, disturb, or cause distress,

(c) makes or causes the telephone of another repeatedly or continuously to ring, with intent to abuse, disturb, or cause distress in any person at the called number, or

(2) having control of a telephone, knowingly permits it to be used for any purpose prohibited by this section,

shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.