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(1) A person commits the offense of violating privacy in communications who knowingly or purposely:

(a) Communicates with any person by telephone and uses any obscene, lewd or profane language, suggests any lewd or lascivious act, or threatens to inflict injury or physical harm to the person or property of any person, intending that the communication terrify, intimidate, threaten, harass, annoy, or offend the person;

(b) Uses a telephone to extort anything of value from any person or to disturb by repeated telephone calls the peace, quiet, or right of privacy of any person at the place where the telephone call or calls are received;

(c) Records or causes to be recorded any conversation by use of hidden electronic or mechanical devices which reproduce conversation without the knowledge of all parties to the conversation, unless:

(i) The recording is of a person speaking at a public meeting; or

(ii) The person making the recording has given warning that the conversation is being recorded; or

(iii) The recording is specifically authorized in advance by a Tribal Court order using the standards set forth for search warrants.

(d) Reading or disclosing any communications addressed to another person without the permission of such person, unless directed by a Court order to read or disclose such communications.

(2) Violating privacy in communications is a Class C offense.