Caller Identification Spoofing
IN Caller ID Spoofing
Communications · Marketing
Indiana prohibits knowingly transmitting misleading or inaccurate caller ID information with intent to defraud, cause harm, or wrongfully obtain anything of value. Blocking caller ID and authorized law enforcement and intelligence activity are exempt.
- Where
- Indiana
- Citation
- Ind. Code ch. 24-5-14.5 (IC 24-5-14.5-1 to 24-5-14.5-14)
- Status
- In force
- In force since
- 2013-07-01
- Enforced by
- Indiana Attorney General
- People can sue
- Yes
- Penalties
- Deceptive act with IC 24-5-0.5 remedies; knowing or intentional spoofing carries a civil penalty up to $10,000 per violation (IC 24-5-14.5-12). Aggrieved persons may sue for actual damages, costs, and attorney's fees; providers are liable only for gross negligence or intentional wrongdoing (IC 24-5-14.5-13, 24-5-14.5-14).
- Applies to
- Any person who causes a caller ID service to transmit caller information for calls to Indiana subscribers made after June 30, 2013 (IC 24-5-14.5-1, 24-5-14.5-9)
Practices it requires
- Do not knowingly cause caller ID to transmit misleading or inaccurate information with intent to defraud, cause harm, or wrongfully obtain something of value.IC 24-5-14.5-9
Sources
Checked against these sources on 2026-09-25 by research agent (Claude), primary sources.
Unverified: The effective date comes from IC 24-5-14.5-1 ('calls made after June 30, 2013'); P.L.174-2021 repealed section 11, and that date was not confirmed.
Research reference, not legal advice.