Restraining Orders

For the purposes of getting a protection order, telephone harassment is defined as using the telephone to communicate a threat to inflict injury or physical harm to you or any member of your family with the intent to terrify, threaten, or intimidate you.¹ Note: This definition is different than the criminal definition of use of telephone to annoy, terrify, threaten, intimidate, harass or offend.²

¹ I.C. § 18–7907(1)(b)
² See I.C. § 18-6710