Poorly Understood Laws

Public Easement

Your yard doesn't extend all the way to the street. There's almost always a few feet of public easement on the sides of any public road. Some common indicators are the utility poles and any ditch. The street, public easement, and any sidewalk in front of your home or business do not belong to you, they're accessible to the public for passage, filming, resting, or other activities, as long as they don't harm or block others.

Filming in Public

Anything that can be seen from a public place can legally be filmed and published online without permission. Your home, your car, your license plate, your business, you, your family, etc. If you want or need privacy, you must create it yourself. There's no reasonable expectation of privacy in public. You can't put your personal information in public and then claim to be violated when someone looks at it or films it. Cameras are everywhere - it's 2026.

Hanger-Upper

Calling a number and hanging up or not saying anything is not a legitimate use of the phone system and can be considered harassment. Phones are for communication. If you have nothing to communicate, don't call a number.

Drivin Thru Yer Yard

If people have no other way to access their property from a public road, they can legally drive through your yard. They can't just drive around as they wish all over your yard but can travel along a reasonable path through your property to go between their property and the public road.

Knocking, Not Trespassing

Even where there are "no trespassing" signs and a fence or wall, it may not be considered trespassing to open a gate and knock on a front door if there's a good reason to try to contact the homeowner, and there are many potential reasons. Police, fire or medical responders, utility workers, lost or stranded travelers seeking help, concerned citizen trying to inform you about a huge water leak, etc.

Disclaimer

This is not legal advice but instead was created to familiarize you with various potential legal quandaries that I often see people failing to understand in online videos. There may be errors, mistakes, or misunderstandings in my information here, and my information may not be complete. Do your own research or even call your local police or sheriff on a non-emergency number to ask about your legal concerns.