Can I refuse to answer questions when the police call me?
Hripsime Bagdasaryan's Answer
Criminal Lawglendale, USA8 years experience
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Can you refuse to answer questions if the police call you?
Yes, you can. You are not legally required to talk to the police if they call you on the phone.
So you can simply hang up or you can say, I don't want to talk to you.
I would like to have my attorney. You're not required to talk to them.
So refusing to talk to them is completely legal.
It's not going to prevent them from continuing their investigation in like a different way.
But refusing to talk to them is completely legal and you are not obligated to talk to them unless you are subpoenaed or ordered by a court.
So absolutely, you don't have to talk to the police.