(A) Prohibition. No person in this state shall send messages or use language or terms which are obscene, lewd, or immoral with the intent to harass by means of or while using telephone or telegraph facilities, equipment, or wires of any person, firm, or corporation engaged in the transmission of news or messages. The use of language or terms which are obscene, lewd, or immoral is prima facie evidence of the intent to offend.
(B) Harassment by telephone. Harassment by telephone is use of telephone communication for any of the following purposes:
(1) Making any comment, request, suggestion, or proposal which is obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy, or indecent with an intent to offend;
(2) Making a telephone call, whether or not conversation ensues, with intent to abuse, threaten, or harass any person at the called number;
(3) Making or causing the telephone of another repeatedly to ring, with intent to harass any person at the called number;
(4) Making repeated telephone calls, during which conversation ensues solely to harass any person at the called number; or
(5) Knowingly permitting any telephone under one's control to be used for any of the purposes mentioned herein.
(`79 Code, § 130.040) (Ord. 860, passed 7-3-78) Penalty, see § 10.99