What is the law on Telephone Harassment in Prairie Village Municipal Court?
The Prairie Village Municipal Court hears cases related to alleged violations of the Prairie Village City Code. The City Council of Prairie Village is responsible for drafting, proposing, and enacting all local ordinances. To optimize efficiency, the city has adopted the Kansas Uniform Code for Municipalities, a standardized set of laws commonly implemented by cities across Kansas. Below you will find the laws prohibiting telephone harassment in Prairie Village Municipal Court.
Sec. 9.10. Harassment by Telecommunications Device.
Harassment by telecommunication device is the use of:
A telecommunications device to:
Knowingly make or transmit any comment, request, suggestion, proposal, image or text which is obscene, lewd, lascivious, or indecent;
Make or transmit a call, whether or not conversation ensues, with intent to abuse, threaten or harass a person at the receiving end;
Make or transmit any comment, request, suggestion, proposal, image or text with intent to abuse, threaten or harass any person at the receiving end;
Make or cause a telecommunications device to repeatedly ring or activate with intent to harass any person at the receiving end;
Knowingly play any recording on a telephone, except recordings such as weather information or sports information when the number thereof is dialed, unless the person or group playing the recording shall be identified and state that it is a recording; or
Knowingly permit any telecommunications device under one’s control to be used in violation of this paragraph.
Telefacsimile communication to send or transmit such communication to a court in the State of Kansas for a use other than court business, with no requirement of culpable mental state. (b) An offender who violates the provisions of this section may also be prosecuted for, convicted of, and punished for any other offense in sections 11.1 and 11.2. (c) Harassment by a telecommunication device is a Class A violation. (K.S.A. 21-6206)
Possible Punishment
*Class A Violations are punishable by up to 365 days in the Johnson County Jail, however, most Class A Violations are eligible for probation
You have been charged with Telephone Harassment in the Prairie Village Municipal Court, now what?
The first thing you want to do when you are accused of violating a city law is research, so you’re already on the right track! Knowing what the law is simply isn't enough to navigate a criminal case and in fact, knowing just the text of the ordinance isn't enough to fully even understand the law on telephone harassment. After you've read the ordinance it makes sense to do an in-depth review of telephone harassment in the State of Kansas. Here is a guide, written by an experienced lawyer that can answer some common questions associated with a telephone harassment charge. After you have read the ordinance, it is now time to sit down with a lawyer who as experience in the Prairie Village Municipal Court. Meeting with a lawyer who knows the personalities and people in the court will be essential to your case.