Restraining Orders

For the purposes of getting a protection order, telephone harassment means that the abuser:

• used the telephone to communicate a threat to injure or physically harm you or any member of your family; and
• contacted you with the intent to terrify, threaten, or intimidate you.¹ 

Note: This definition is different from 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