| State |
Posted |
Updated |
Enrollment |
DMA List |
Webpage |
Calling Hour Restrictions |
Penalties |
| ALABAMA |
No |
Quarterly |
Over 36,000 |
No |
http://www.psc.state.al.us/nocall/No-Call%20Web%20info1.htm |
8:00AM - 8:00PM w/ No Sundays or Holidays |
$2,000 per infraction |
| DNC List effective as of 7/1/2000.(Third
Party Restrictions against disseminating DNC list info in place.)Alabama
currently has 25 categories of exemptions to DNC list law.Legislative
News:no new legislation introduced in the 2003 Session impacting existing
telemarketing rules. |
| State |
Posted |
Updated |
Enrollment |
DMA List |
Webpage |
Calling Hour Restrictions |
Penalties |
| ALASKA |
Yes |
Specific to Local Telephone Company |
See Notes |
No |
http://www.law.state.ak.us/consumer/tele_stop.html |
8:00AM - 9:00PM |
Up to $5,000 per infraction |
| Present day, state Do-Not-Call lists are maintained individually
by each local telephone company (i.e. Alaska Telephone Company, ATU
Telecommunications, etc.). There are approximately twenty (20) local
companies serving Alaska.Legislative News:two bills active (HB 8 and
HB 15) that would establish a more centralized DNC program in Alaska
(no movement on either.)HB 82, related to commercial email, signed
by Governor on 5/1/03. |
| State |
Posted |
Updated |
Enrollment |
DMA List |
Webpage |
Calling Hour Restrictions |
Penalties |
| ARIZONA |
Qwest DEX List:Yes |
As Per FTC Rules |
12,470 on Qwest DEX List |
No |
http://www.az.gov/webapp/portal/ |
8:00AM - 9:00PM |
Proposed fines up to $1,000 per infraction |
| No official Do-Not-Call law and/or state
sponsored no-call list exists in Arizona.However, the local exchange
carrier Qwest maintains listing of consumers that wish not to be solicited
via telephone. Legislative News: SB 1119 signed into law on 5/19/03;
adopts FTC list as the AZ "intrastate" DNC program.HB 2346,
creating restrictions on faxing, signed on 5/12/03. |
| State |
Posted |
Updated |
Enrollment |
DMA List |
Webpage |
Calling Hour Restrictions |
Penalties |
| ARKANSAS |
Yes |
Quarterly |
48,694 |
No |
http://www.donotcall.org/telemarketers.html |
8:00AM - 9:00PM |
$10,000 per infraction |
| DNC List active as of 1/1/2000.Legislative
News:HB 2293, calling for incorporation of FTC DNC list info into
the Arkansas list, has been signed by the Governor.HB 2580, prohibiting
transmission of fictitious Caller ID signal also signed.Other bills
relating to email remain active. |
| State |
Posted |
Updated |
Enrollment |
DMA List |
Webpage |
Calling Hour Restrictions |
Penalties |
| CALIFORNIA |
No |
As Per FTC Rules |
None |
No |
http://www.caag.state.ca.us/donotcall/index.htm |
8:00AM - 9:00PM |
$500 for initial infraction with $1,000 per infraction
thereafter |
| Do-Not-Call Law passed in 2001; CA now accepting "pre-registrations"
to the FTC's list via Attorney General Bill Lockyer's website (well
over 1 million consumers have signed up to date.)Numbers to be added
to new federal DNC list set for enforcement on October 1, 2003.Legislative
News: 3% predictive dialer abandonment rate in effect (planned lower
1% rate still under review - AB 1452 would establish a 1% rate).One
bill (AB 320) would extend the rule requiring "natural voice"
introductions of unsolicited pre-recorded messages to any mechanical
or electronic answering device (in Committee on Business and Professions.)SB
12 would prohibit intrastate unsolicited commercial email.AB 1078
sets up rules for newspaper/mag sales (no movement since intro.)SB
396 would prohibit withholding display of caller ID when call made
using auto or predictive dialer (no movement since intro.)AB 88, providing
that any contract made pursuant to telephone solicitation that fails
to comply with TSR is unlawful, has passed CA Assembly. |
| State |
Posted |
Updated |
Enrollment |
DMA List |
Webpage |
Calling Hour Restrictions |
Penalties |
| COLORADO |
Yes |
Quarterly |
1,091,725 |
No |
http://www.coloradonocall.org |
8:00AM - 9:00PM |
$2,000 per infraction |
| DNC List effective as of 7/1/2002.List maintained
by third party vendor e-InfoData.Legislative News: HB 1098, which
would add wireless telephone subscribers to the CO DNC list, has been
signed by Governor.HB 1200, which would amend existing junk email
law to include no-solicitation list (like DNC list), introduced, but
currently in abeyance. |
| State |
Posted |
Updated |
Enrollment |
DMA List |
Webpage |
Calling Hour Restrictions |
Penalties |
| CONNECTICUT |
Yes |
Quarterly |
508,178 |
Yes |
http://www.state.ct.us/dcp/nocall.htm |
9:00AM - 9:00PM |
$5,000 per infraction |
| DNC list effective as of 1/1/2001.The Direct Marketing
Association (DMA) list is recognized by CT as its official state DNC
list.Active 2003 legislation: would add fax numbers to the DNC list
(HB 5090 - no movement since intro); place restrictions on unsolicited,
bulk emails (or "spam") (HB 5790, SB 83, SB 141, SB 335,
SB 725 - no movement in any of these); would enact protections similar
to Federal rules involving "demand drafts" (SB 449); and
create additional penalties for DNC violations by telecommunications
companies (SB 481). |
| State |
Posted |
Updated |
Enrollment |
DMA List |
Webpage |
Calling Hour Restrictions |
Penalties |
| DELAWARE |
No |
Proposed Quarterly |
None |
No |
http://www.state.de.us |
8:00AM - 9:00PM |
Proposed fines of $500 plus |
| No DNC list active.Legislative News:one bill
introduced (SB 23) seeking to protect consumers from abusive and fraudulent
telemarketing by fortifying existing DE provisions and creating a
DNC list run by the State.List will be updated at least quarterly;
safe harbors if procedures and training in place (no movement since
intro.) |
| State |
Posted |
Updated |
Enrollment |
DMA List |
Webpage |
Calling Hour Restrictions |
Penalties |
| DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA |
No |
None |
None |
No |
Unknown |
8:00AM - 9:00PM |
None |
| No DNC list active.Legislative News:no legislative pending
in 2003 Session impacting telemarketing. |
| State |
Posted |
Updated |
Enrollment |
DMA List |
Webpage |
Calling Hour Restrictions |
Penalties |
| FLORIDA |
Yes |
Quarterly |
169,348 |
No |
http://www.800helpfla.com |
8:00AM - 9:00PM |
$10,000 per infraction |
| DNC list effective as of 7/1/1990 (first
DNC list in the country.)Legislative News:no bills relating to telemarketing
active; several bills (HB 1211, SB 438) placing restrictions on emails
within the State of FL active (both reported on favorably).One bill
(SB 1134) would revise certain laws regarding the solicitation of
donations. |
| State |
Posted |
Updated |
Enrollment |
DMA List |
Webpage |
Calling Hour Restrictions |
Penalties |
| GEORGIA |
Yes |
Quarterly |
340,209 |
No |
http://www.ganocall.com |
8:00AM - 9:00PM |
$2,000 per infraction |
| DNC list effective as of 1/1/1999.Legislative News:SB
272, which would make cell phones eligible to be placed on DNC list,
signed by Governor on 6/2/03. |
| State |
Posted |
Updated |
Enrollment |
DMA List |
Webpage |
Calling Hour Restrictions |
Penalties |
| HAWAII |
No |
Proposed Quarterly |
None |
No |
http://www.state.hi.us |
8:00AM - 9:00PM |
Proposed $2,000 per infraction |
| No DNC list active.Certain solicitation disclosures required.Legislative
News:several bills introduced, but little movement in any of them
-- HB 14, HB 505, and SB 785 would create a state DNC list (all currently
in committee); HB 17 prohibits unsolicited text (or other) messaging
to cell phones/pagers;HB 327 and SB 508 would place restrictions on
the sending of unsolicited commercial email; HR 107 would require
call centers to initiate customer right to know procedures regarding
all inbound and outbound communications. |
| State |
Posted |
Updated |
Enrollment |
DMA List |
Webpage |
Calling Hour Restrictions |
Penalties |
| IDAHO |
Yes |
Quarterly |
68,790 |
No |
http://www2.state.id.us/ag/consumer/nocalllist.htm |
8:00AM - 9:00PM |
$500 for initial infraction. $2,500 for second infraction.
$5,000 per infraction thereafter |
| DNC list effective as of 4/1/2001.Legislative News:one
bill in current session introduced impacting ID telemarketing rules:SB
1113 would add residential subscribers operating commercial or business
endeavors from their residences to the list of persons able to add
their phone numbers to the ID DNC list (currently, any residential,
mobile or telephonic paging device telephone subscriber can do so.)Nothing
to report on this bill. (Note:Unsolicited faxes banned in Idaho since
1997.) |
| State |
Posted |
Updated |
Enrollment |
DMA List |
Webpage |
Calling Hour Restrictions |
Penalties |
| ILLINOIS |
No |
Quarterly |
None |
No |
http://www.icc.state.il.us/rcr/home.aspx |
8:00AM - 9:00PM |
$1,000 for initial infraction with up to $2,500 for each infraction
thereafter |
| SB1830 creating the Restricted Call Registry Act signed
by Governor George Ryan on August 9, 2002; DNC list scheduled to be
effective as of 7/1/2003.Exemptions include existing biz relationships,
non-profits, real estate and insurance sales; $5.00 registration fee
for Illinois residents and up to $1,000.00 registration fee for telemarketers
to purchase registry.SB 1830 also states that if FCC or FTC establish
a single national database of telephone numbers of subscribers who
object to receiving telephone solicitations, which restricts both
inter-state and intra-state calls and at a minimum covers all telephone
solicitations covered by this Act, then Illinois will discontinue
the DNC list.Limiting language of SB 1830 with regard to discontinuance
yet to be triggered, pending further developments on the Federal front.Legislative
News:several bills impacting telemarketing pending:HB 252 makes it
a violation to make telemarketing call to cell phone (in rules committee);
HB 1632 regulates so-called "free to pay conversions" involving
assessing a periodic fee after free trial period - consumer must be
given a form to indicate agreement to pay (passed both House and Senate.) |
| State |
Posted |
Updated |
Enrollment |
DMA List |
Webpage |
Calling Hour Restrictions |
Penalties |
| INDIANA |
Yes |
Quarterly |
1,346,446 |
No |
http://www.in.gov/attorneygeneral/telephoneprivacy/index.htm |
8:00AM
- 9:00PM |
$10,000 for initial infraction and $25,000
per infraction thereafter |
| DNC list effective as of 1/1/2002.Legislative News:pending
2003 legislation includes:HB 1294 provides that for purposes of the
IN DNC list, the term "consumer" is not restricted to a
residential telephone subscriber (no movement since intro); HB 1099
prohibits using pre-recorded messages for political calls (no movement
since intro); and multiple bills restricting or regulating email transmissions
(HB 1083 (signed by Governor on 4/17/03), HB 1185, and HB 1963 (which
creates a Do Not Email list)). |
|
|
| State |
Posted |
Updated |
Enrollment |
DMA List |
Webpage |
Calling Hour Restrictions |
Penalties |
| IOWA |
No |
Proposed Quarterly |
None |
No |
http://www.state.ia.us |
8:00AM - 9:00PM |
Proposed $100 to $2,000 |
| No DNC list active.Legislative News:HB 9 and HB 31
would create a DNC list (includes residential numbers, cell phones,
and paging devices), restrict autodialer and predictive dialer use,
prohibit caller ID blocking, provide for written contracts containing
mandatory language, and restrict use of credit cards and fund transfers
(little movement since intro.)HB 75 and SB 64 would require that certain
disclosures be made for political telephone communications (no movement.)SB
299 and SB 307 (each calling for creation of DNC list) introduced
on March 6, 2003. |
| State |
Posted |
Updated |
Enrollment |
DMA List |
Webpage |
Calling Hour Restrictions |
Penalties |
| KANSAS |
Yes |
Quarterly |
500,677 |
No |
http://www.accesskansas.org/ksag/contents/consumer/nocall/no-call.htm |
8:00AM - 9:00PM |
Up to $10,000 per infraction |
| DNC list effective as of 11/1/02.Exemptions
include charities and politicians, existing biz relationships, and
opt-in calls by consumers seeking info.Active 2003 legislative includes:HB
2028, HB 2029, HB 2199, and SB 126 (seeking to add exemptions to KA
telemarketing regulations; and SB 188 (seeking to add cell phones
to all provisions governing telemarketing.)No movement to report on
any of these bills. |
| State |
Posted |
Updated |
Enrollment |
DMA List |
Webpage |
Calling Hour Restrictions |
Penalties |
| KENTUCKY |
Yes |
Quarterly |
778,760 |
No |
http://www.kycall0.net/telemarketer.asp |
10:00AM - 9:00PM w/o Exemption |
Up to $10,000 per infraction depending of violation |
| DNC list ("zero call" list) effective
as of 7/15/2002.Exemptions to DNC list requirements include:express
request by person called; debt collection; prior existing relationship;
"b 2 b" calls.Legislative News:no bills impacting telemarketing
pending in current legislative session. |
|
|
| State |
Posted |
Updated |
Enrollment |
DMA List |
Webpage |
Calling Hour Restrictions |
Penalties |
| LOUISIANA |
Yes |
Quarterly |
340,925 |
No |
http://www.lpsc.org/donotcall/ |
8:00AM - 8:00PM w/ No Sundays or Holidays |
$1,500 per infraction and $3,000 per infraction
when consumer over the age of sixty-five (65) |
| DNC list launched as of 1/1/03; enforcement commenced
as of 4/1/03.DNC list program managed by Louisiana Public Service
Commission; bond required in LA for telephonic sellers, for Automated
Dial users, and for purchasing the DNC list.Legislative News:HB 684
signed by Governor on 6/17/03 - re-creates DNC exemption for newspapers
previously taken away by the LA PSC.HB 52, which prohibits telemarketers
from making calls into LA during declared states of emergency (passed
House); HB 90, which regulates unsolicited emails; HB 150, prohibiting
telephone solicitations to cell phones (passed House); HB 173, adding
an exception to DNC law for certain incompleted solicitations; and
SB 90, which creates "no email" list (passed Senate.) |
| State |
Posted |
Updated |
Enrollment |
DMA List |
Webpage |
Calling Hour Restrictions |
Penalties |
| MAINE |
Yes |
Quarterly |
76,317 |
Yes |
http://www.state.me.us/sos/telemark.htm |
8:00AM - 9:00PM |
$500 per infraction |
| DNC list effective as of 1/1/2001.The Direct Marketing
Association (DMA) list is recognized by Maine as its official state
Do-Not-Call list.Legislative News:SB 113 (signed by Governor) makes
it illegal to block caller ID.Pending legislation includes:HB 312,
which generally prohibits the use of automated telephone solicitation
calls (except for charities and politicians) (reported unfavorably);
HB 411 would impose a $1 fee for all calls made by out-of-state telemarketers
to Maine residents (no action since intro.);LR 128, aimed at toughening
ME's DNC list rules (no movement); SB 448, which creates a do not
email list introduced on March 18, 2003; various other email related
legislation introduced as well. |
|
|
| State |
Posted |
Updated |
Enrollment |
DMA List |
Webpage |
Calling Hour Restrictions |
Penalties |
| MARYLAND |
No |
Proposed Quarterly |
None |
No |
http://www.state.md.us |
8:00AM - 9:00PM |
Proposed $1,000 per infraction |
| No DNC list active.Legislative News:introduced
legislation includes:HB 610 and SB 3 (enacting State administered
DNC list and other provisions) (SB 3 reported unfavorably); SB 93,
prohibiting leaving automated messages on people's answering machines
(no movement since intro); and SB 503, prohibiting sending commercial
email without certain disclosures in the email (no movement since
intro.) |
| State |
Posted |
Updated |
Enrollment |
DMA List |
Webpage |
Calling Hour Restrictions |
Penalties |
| MASSACHUSETTS |
Yes |
Quarterly |
1,208,711 |
No |
http://www.state.ma.us/donotcall/solicitorinfo.htm |
8:00AM - 8:00PM |
Up to $5,000.00 per infraction |
| DNC list effective as of 1/1/2003 (enforcement began
4/1/03).Administered by Consumer Protection Office of the Office of
the Attorney General.No consumer fee; telemarketers pay for list.Caller-ID
blocking/interference banned.MA also gives consumers right to contact
their telephone company and request not to receive calls from any
automated dialers.Legislative News:no movement to report on any of
the following -- HB 99 (mandating certain solicitation disclosures
and cancellation rights for telemarketing transactions); bills relating
to commercial/unsolicited emails moving forward; HB 3987, regulating
telemarketing solicitation. |
| State |
Posted |
Updated |
Enrollment |
DMA List |
Webpage |
Calling Hour Restrictions |
Penalties |
| MICHIGAN |
No |
As Per FTC Rules |
None |
No |
http://www.michigan.gov/donotcall |
9:00AM - 9:00PM (No calling after 5:00PM Monday through
Saturday or Sunday in its entirety proposed) |
A misdemeanor with fines ranging from six (6) months
imprisonment and/or $500.00 per infraction |
| DNC list law signed into law by outgoing Governor John
Engler on December 20, 2002.By order dated 4/17/2003, the Michigan
PSC has officially designated the FTC's DNC list as the official state
DNC list for Michigan.Legislative developments: no movement to report
in any of the following bills-- HB 4014 (requiring telephonic or electronic
campaigning messages to include payer's identification); HB 4122 (prohibiting
automated campaign telephone calls); and HB 4188, regulating deceptive
unsolicited commercial email. |
| State |
Posted |
Updated |
Enrollment |
DMA List |
Webpage |
Calling Hour Restrictions |
Penalties |
| MINNESOTA |
Yes |
Quarterly |
1,101,625 |
No |
http://www.state.mn.us/cgi-bin/portal/mn/jsp/content.do?contentid=536889669&contenttype=EDITORIAL&agency=Commerce |
9:00AM - 9:00PM |
$1,000 per infraction |
| DNC
list effective as of 1/1/2003. Telemarketers
can purchase list by paying $125 quarterly for the first year (subsequent
years less expensive).Enrollment for consumers is free.Subscribers
to Minnesota state list would be added to federally maintained do-not-call
registry if national list established by Federal Trade Commission
(FTC).Legislative News:pending legislation includes:HB 345, HB 43A,
and SB 240, each seeking to close certain "loopholes" in
the Minnesota DNC list law (no movement to report.) |
| State |
Posted |
Updated |
Enrollment |
DMA List |
Webpage |
Calling Hour Restrictions |
Penalties |
| MISSISSIPPI |
No |
Quarterly |
None |
No |
http://www.psc.state.ms.us/telemarketers.htm |
8:00 to 8:00 w/ no Sundays (eff. 7/1/03) |
$5,000 per infraction |
| SB 2445, creating DNC list, signed by Governor
Ronnie Musgrove 4/9/2003 (law to take effect 7/1/2003).SB 2445 calls
for DNC list to be maintained by MS PUC.Calls for inclusion of Federal
DNC information in MS list.No other legislation active.MS PSC DNC
regulations adopted 6/19/2003. |
| State |
Posted |
Updated |
Enrollment |
DMA List |
Webpage |
Calling Hour Restrictions |
Penalties |
| MISSOURI |
Yes |
Quarterly |
1,173,928 |
No |
http://www.ago.state.mo.us/nocalllaw.htm |
8:00AM - 9:00PM |
$5,000 per infraction |
| DNC list effective as of 7/1/2001.Legislative
News:active legislation includes HB 157, which creates a more restrictive
definition of "existing business relationship" for DNC list
exemption purposes (no movement), and several bills restricting unsolicited
commercial email active as well (SB 228 sent to Governor on 5/21/2003.) |
| State |
Posted |
Updated |
Enrollment |
DMA List |
Webpage |
Calling Hour Restrictions |
Penalties |
| MONTANA |
No |
Quarterly |
None |
No |
http://www.state.mt.us |
8:00AM - 9:00PM |
$5,000 per knowing infraction |
| No DNC list active.Legislative developments:HB 424 signed
into law 5/9/03 -- creates a DNC list to be launched by 1/1/2004,
free to consumers, requires state information to be included in any
federal DNC list) (competing versions; in conference committee); HB
637, which restricts unsolicted faxes, signed by Governor on 4/14/03.SB
277 (prohibits autodial calls) (died in committee); SB 308 (regulates
political calls, gives state right to disapprove scripts, requires
registration of out-of-state telemarketers, non-profit callers must
inform consumers of % retained; and prohibiting use of automatic dialers)
(died in process); and HB 710 (restricts certain email messages). |
| State |
Posted |
Updated |
Enrollment |
DMA List |
Webpage |
Calling Hour Restrictions |
Penalties |
| NEBRASKA |
No |
Proposed Quarterly |
None |
No |
http://www.unicam.state.ne.us |
8:00AM - 9:00PM |
Proposed $2,000 per infraction |
| No DNC list active.Legislative News:active
legislation includes LB 113 (enacting
authorization requirements for credit card charges - no movement to
report); LB 553 (postponed indefinitely) and LB 743 (creating a DNC
list; prohibiting blocking caller ID; any federal list info to be
included on NE DNC list - 4/14/03:placed on select file as amended;
reported favorably). |
| State |
Posted |
Updated |
Enrollment |
DMA List |
Webpage |
Calling Hour Restrictions |
Penalties |
| NEVADA |
No |
Quarterly |
None |
No |
http://www.state.nv.us |
9:00 AM - 8:00 PM |
Up to $10,000 per infaction |
| No DNC list active.Legislative News:AB 232 creating a
DNC list in Nevada signed by Governor on 6/10/03. |
| State |
Posted |
Updated |
Enrollment |
DMA List |
Webpage |
Calling Hour Restrictions |
Penalties |
| NEW HAMPSHIRE |
No |
Proposed Quarterly |
None |
No |
http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us |
8:00AM - 9:00PM |
Proposed $2,000 per infraction |
| No DNC list active.Legislative developments:HB 109 (establishing
DNC list to be administered by the consumer protection and antitrust
bureau of the NH department of justice) (passed House on 4/17/03;
passed Senate with amendment on 5/16/2003); HB 364 (regulating use
of pre-recorded messages for political purposes - Passed House on
4/10/03.)No movement on either HB 141 (prohibiting use of automatic
dialers), HB 332 ((regulating use of pre-recorded messages for political
purposes), or HB 648 (regulating paid political calls).SB 98,prohibiting
telemarketers from contacting anyone on Federal list in conference
committee as of 5/29/2003. |
| State |
Posted |
Updated |
Enrollment |
DMA List |
Webpage |
Calling Hour Restrictions |
Penalties |
| NEW JERSEY |
No |
Quarterly |
None |
No |
http://www.state.nj.us/ |
8:00AM - 9:00PM |
$10,000 for initial infraction and $20,000 per infraction
thereafter |
| No DNC list active.Legislative News:
AB 727 signed by Governor on 5/21/2003.Establishes a state no-call
list, with no exemptions other than existing biz relationships and
express written request; contains provision requiring that the state
prove telemarketing violations were part of a "pattern and practice"
of violations in order to impose maximum penalties; also provision
banning calls to distinguishable wireless numbers.List to be maintained
by State Consumer Protection Agency or 3rd party vendor.Other bills
include:SB 1881 (prohibiting unsolicited telemarketing calls to cell
phones); AB 2721 (prohibiting unsolicited faxes).Many bills relating
to regulation of unsolicited commercial email still active. |
| State |
Posted |
Updated |
Enrollment |
DMA List |
Webpage |
Calling Hour Restrictions |
Penalties |
| NEW MEXICO |
No |
As Per Federal Rules |
None |
No |
http://www.state.nm.us |
9:00AM - 9:00PM |
$500 per infraction |
| No DNC list active.Legislative News:SB 573,
adopting FTC list but creating separate and more restrictive New Mexico
DNC program signed by Governor on April 5, 2003.SB 699, prohibiting
unsolicited emails and faxes also signed on 4/5/03. |
| State |
Posted |
Updated |
Enrollment |
DMA List |
Webpage |
Calling Hour Restrictions |
Penalties |
| NEW YORK |
Yes |
Quarterly |
2,411,274 |
No |
http://www.nynocall.com |
8:00AM - 9:00PM |
$5,000 per infraction |
| DNC list effective as of 4/1/2001.
Legislative developments:AB 2266 would prohibit sending of unsolicited
faxes except where a prior business relationship exists (passed Assembly
on 6/4/2003);no movement to report on following bills:AB 1577 would
restrict calling hours to 8 AM to 8 PM; AB 1292, creating a do-not-mail
and do-not-email statewide list; AB 2453 would prohibit use of automatic
dialers; AB 2475 would include unsolicited transmissions of any sort
in the no telemarketing sales calls statewide registry; AB 3124 would
add cell phones and faxes to DNC registry; AB 3389 would restrict
unsolicited electronic communications; AB 357 would increase restrictions
on the sending of unsolicited faxes; AB 709 would allow persons who
wish not to receive unsolicited emails to put their email address
on the telemarketing sales calls statewide registry; SB 1083 would
require professional fund raiser to disclose at the time of solicitation
the % of contributions that go to the charitable organization; SB
128 would allow consumers to put their fax numbers on the statewide
DNC registry; SB 1680 creates "in-house" list requirements
for email senders; AB 6991, creating "no mail" list; AB
7984, further defining existing customers for purposes of DNC list;
SB 3861, prohibiting telephonic solicitation between 5 PM and 8 PM;
AB 8126, creating "no credit card solicitation" registry;
SB 4497, restricting predictive dialer calls. |
| State |
Posted |
Updated |
Enrollment |
DMA List |
Webpage |
Calling Hour Restrictions |
Penalties |
| NORTH CAROLINA |
No |
None |
None |
No |
http://www.ncga.state.nc.us |
8:00AM - 9:00PM |
None |
| No DNC list active.Legislative News:SB 353, requiring
that charitable solicitors disclose % received by sponsoring organization,
passed Senate on 4/1/03; SB 799, regulating situations involving pre-acquired
account information, passed Senate 4/17/03; SB 991, requiring that
State government only use citizens of US to conduct telemarketing
(passed Senate 5/1/2003); SB 872, increasing protections for telephone
subscribers wishing to stop unwanted telephone solicitations (passed
Senate); SB 900, increasing penalties for telephone solicitation violations;
and HB 833, requiring charitable solicitors disclose % of funds received
by sponsoring organization if asked by person solicited. |
| State |
Posted |
Updated |
Enrollment |
DMA List |
Webpage |
Calling Hour Restrictions |
Penalties |
| NORTH DAKOTA |
No |
TBD |
None |
No |
http://www.ag.state.nd.us/nocall/Nocall.htm |
8:00AM - 9:00PM |
$2,000 per infraction |
| No DNC list active.Legislative News:SB 2255,
creating DNC program in ND, signed by Governor 4/17/03.Attorney General
given responsibility for establishing DNC registry.May contract with
an agent to establish/maintain list (in which case AG may share DNC
info with FTC list), or by opting to use the FTC national list.HB
1388 (regulating commercial email solicitation - signed by Governor
4/11/03). |
| State |
Posted |
Updated |
Enrollment |
DMA List |
Webpage |
Calling Hour Restrictions |
Penalties |
| OHIO |
No |
Proposed Quarterly |
None |
No |
http://www.state.oh.us |
8:00AM - 9:00PM |
Proposed up to $500 plus per infraction |
| No DNC list active.Legislative News:active
legislation in current session includes:SB 28, authorizing Attorney
General to enact a DNC list in OH (either adopt federal or create
a state-run registry) (passed Senate; in House committee on Civil
and Commercial Law); HB 14, SB 301, and SB 29, authorizing Attorney
General to create a state-run DNC program. |
| State |
Posted |
Updated |
Enrollment |
DMA List |
Webpage |
Calling Hour Restrictions |
Penalties |
| OKLAHOMA |
Yes |
Quarterly |
498,446 |
No |
http://www.oag.state.ok.us/oagweb.nsf/Telemarketer!OpenPage |
8:00AM - 9:00PM |
Between $500 and $1,500 per infraction |
| DNC list effective as of 1/1/2003.Legislative News: active
legislation includes HB 1271 (deleting
requirement to put consumer names on DNC registry; forward OK DNC
names to Fed list) signed by Governor on 6/3/2003.HB 1630, and SB
240 (conflicting versions passed; in Conference Committee), revising
certain requirements for registering on OK DNC list; HB 1691 (regulates
email; signed by Governor on 5/28/2003); SB 351 (Conference committee),
and SB 660 (signed by Governor on 4/22/03), regulating unsolicited
commercial email. |
| State |
Posted |
Updated |
Enrollment |
DMA List |
Webpage |
Calling Hour Restrictions |
Penalties |
| OREGON |
Yes |
Quarterly |
120,135 |
No |
http://www.ornocall.com |
8:00AM - 9:00PM |
Up to $25,000 per infraction |
| DNC list effective as of 1/1/2000.Oregon allows companies
to fax unsolicited advertisements until they are told to stop by recipients
- "in-house" do-not-fax list.Legislative News:no movement
to report on the following bills -- SB 121 (creating Do Not Email
list); SB 261 (regulating email transmissions); SB 262 (includes fax
numbers on DNC registry); SB 375 (expands DNC program to non-residential
numbers); other legislation impacting email also pending. |
| State |
Posted |
Updated |
Enrollment |
DMA List |
Webpage |
Calling Hour Restrictions |
Penalties |
| PENNSYLVANIA |
Yes |
Quarterly |
2,288,802 |
Yes |
http://www.nocallsplease.com/?dsftns=31725 |
8:00AM - 9:00PM |
$1,000 per infraction; $3,000 if involving consumer
age 60 or older |
| DNC list effective as of 7/1/2002.DMA list
used by PA, blocking Caller ID prohibited.Legislative developments:no
movement to report on the following bills -- HB 276 (laid on table)
and SB 215 (amending the Telemarketer Registration Act); and SB 375
(relating to telephone solicitations). |
| State |
Posted |
Updated |
Enrollment |
DMA List |
Webpage |
Calling Hour Restrictions |
Penalties |
| RHODE ISLAND |
No |
Proposed Quarterly |
None |
No |
http://www.state.ri.us/ |
9:00AM - 6:00PM (10:00AM to 5:00PM, Saturdays; no calls
on Sundays) |
Proposed $500 for first infraction with $1,000 for each
subsequent infraction |
| No DNC list active.Legislative News:active legislation
includes HB 5767, SB 160 and HB 5896 (creating DNC list - HB 5896
passed House on 5/7/2003); HB 5911 (prohibiting unsolicited text messaging
to cell phones/pagers - passed House on 5/7/2003); and HB 5033 (changing
hours of operation for telemarketers). |
| State |
Posted |
Updated |
Enrollment |
DMA List |
Webpage |
Calling Hour Restrictions |
Penalties |
| SOUTH CAROLINA |
No |
Proposed Quarterly |
None |
No |
http://www.myscgov.com/SCSGPortal/static/home_tem4.html |
8:00AM - 9:00PM |
Proposed $500 for first infraction with $2,500 for second
infraction and $5,000 for each subsequent infraction |
| No DNC list active.Legislative News:active
legislation includes HB 3012, HB
3013, HB 3040, HB 3119, and SB 227 (creating a statewide DNC list
- no movement to report on these bills); and HB 3140 (creating a Do
Not Email list - no movement).Under 3140, state ISP's have to create
and administer the no-spam list; list funded from subscription charges
to emailers, and fines from offenders. |
| State |
Posted |
Updated |
Enrollment |
DMA List |
Webpage |
Calling Hour Restrictions |
Penalties |
| SOUTH DAKOTA |
No |
Quarterly |
None |
No |
http://www.sddonotcall.com/ |
9:00AM - 9:00PM w/ No Sundays |
$5,000 per infaction |
| SB 41 signed by Governor on March 20, 2003.SD
DNC website states:""South Dakota is partnering with the
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to sign up South Dakota residential
telephone subscribers on the National "do not call' registry."Other
legislative developments:SB 33 (revising certain exemption provisions
of existing telemarketing regulations) also signed into law as of
3/7/2003. |
| State |
Posted |
Updated |
Enrollment |
DMA List |
Webpage |
Calling Hour Restrictions |
Penalties |
| TENNESSEE |
Yes |
Monthly |
855,187 |
No |
http://www2.state.tn.us/tra/nocall.htm |
8:00AM - 9:00PM |
$2,000 per infraction |
| DNC list effective as of 7/1/2000.Legislative developments:HB
511 and SB 39 (regulating unsolicited faxes - SB 39 signed by Governor
on 4/11/03); HB 1208 (directing TVA to create registry for persons
not wanting to receive unsolicited emails) (in committee on Government
Operations); HB 1753 (requires charitable solicitors to disclose how
much of money donated goes to charity -- recommended for passage in
House.)SB 613, related to demand drafts, signed by Governor on 4/29/2003. |
| State |
Posted |
Updated |
Enrollment |
DMA List |
Webpage |
Calling Hour Restrictions |
Penalties |
| TEXAS |
Yes |
Quarterly |
887,045 |
No |
http://www.texasnocall.com |
9:00AM - 9:00PM & 12:00PM - 9:00PM on Sundays |
$1,000 per infraction, but $3,000 per infraction if
determined solicitor willfully violated the law |
| DNC list effective as of 1/1/02.State do-not-call registry
has been compiled by Texas Public Utilities Commission (PUC).Legislative
developments:HB 147 applies no-call list provisions to cell phones
(to Governor on 5/27/2003);HB 149 relates to privacy of DNC list information
and establishes a State DNC list commission (to Governor on 5/27/2003);
no activity to report on -- HB 519 (restricts unsolicited commercial
email); HB 853 and SB 298 (create a Do Not Email list.)HB 2047, which
restricts transmission of unsolicted messages or images to cell phones/pagers
introduced as of 3/10/03.Other bills related to emails(HB 1282 to
Governor on 6/2/2003) and political fundraising active. |
| State |
Posted |
Updated |
Enrollment |
DMA List |
Webpage |
Calling Hour Restrictions |
Penalties |
| UTAH |
No |
TBD |
None |
No |
http://www.commerce.utah.gov/dcp/donotcall/overview.html |
8:00AM - 9:00PM; no calls Sundays or legal holidays. |
$500 per infraction |
| SB 194, creating DNC list, signed into law on 3/21/2003.List
to be adminstered by Consumer Protection Division.Other legislative
developments:no movement to report on HB 327 (amending email spam
law). |
| State |
Posted |
Updated |
Enrollment |
DMA List |
Webpage |
Calling Hour Restrictions |
Penalties |
| VERMONT |
Yes |
Quarterly |
29,970 |
Yes |
http://www.sec.state.vt.us/tutor/dobiz/forms/teleinfo.htm |
8:00AM - 9:00PM |
$500 for first infraction with $1,000 for each subsequent
infraction |
| DNC list effective as of 7/1/2002.Vermont DNC list makes
use of DMA's Telephone Preference Service.Legislative News:no legislation
impacting telemarketing pending. |
| State |
Posted |
Updated |
Enrollment |
DMA List |
Webpage |
Calling Hour Restrictions |
Penalties |
| VIRGINIA |
No |
Proposed Quarterly |
None |
No |
http://www.vipnet.org/cmsportal/ |
8:00AM - 9:00PM |
None |
| No DNC list active.Legislative developments:HB 1112,
HB 2311, SB 423, and SB 918 (creating Statewide DNC registry run by
Consumer Affairs in Dept. of Agriculture and Consumer Services - no
movement on any of these bills); HB 2618 (relating to faxes) (passed
Senate); and SB 925 (expanding the Telephone Privacy Protection Act
to prohibit text messaging advertising to cell phone or pagers) (passed
by indefinitely.) |
| State |
Posted |
Updated |
Enrollment |
DMA List |
Webpage |
Calling Hour Restrictions |
Penalties |
| WASHINGTON |
No |
Proposed Quarterly |
None |
No |
http://www.access.wa.gov/ |
8:00AM - 9:00PM |
None |
| No DNC list active.Legislative News:active
legislation includes SB 5033 (creating
a DNC list - no movement to report); HB 1885 and SB 5734 (regulating
emails - no movement on either).HB 2007, prohibiting unsolicited commercial
text messages signed by Governor on 5/7/2003. |
| State |
Posted |
Updated |
Enrollment |
DMA List |
Webpage |
Calling Hour Restrictions |
Penalties |
| WEST VIRGINIA |
No |
Proposed Quarterly |
None |
No |
http://www.legis.state.wv.us/ |
8:00AM - 9:00PM |
None |
| No DNC list active.Legislative News:active
legislation in current session includes:No movement on the following
bills:HB 2432, HB 2944, HB 3029, and SB 115 (creating DNC list); HB
2454 (calling time restrictions); HB 2958 (creating a credit card
Do Not Solicit list); and HB 2537 (creating criminal penalty for transmitting
bulk emails which are unsolicited.) |
| State |
Posted |
Updated |
Enrollment |
DMA List |
Webpage |
Calling Hour Restrictions |
Penalties |
| WISCONSIN |
Yes |
Quarterly |
1,126,417 |
No |
https://nocall.wisconsin.gov/web/includes/help/telemarketerfaq.asp |
8:00AM - 9:00PM |
Fines range from $1,000 - $10,000 per infraction |
| DNC list effective as of 1/1/2003.DNC list
maintained by Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection.Legislative
News:one active bill in current legislative session - SB 36, restricting
unsolicited emails (no movement to report.) |
| State |
Posted |
Updated |
Enrollment |
DMA List |
Webpage |
Calling Hour Restrictions |
Penalties |
| WYOMING |
Yes |
Quarterly |
8,589 |
Yes |
http://attorneygeneral.state.wy.us/nocallB.htm |
8:00AM - 9:00PM (as of 7/1/2003, 8 AM to 8 PM) |
$2,500 per infraction |
| DNC list effective as of 7/1/2001.The Direct
Marketing Association (DMA) list is recognized by Wyoming as its official
state Do-Not-Call list.Legislative News:HB 53, signed by Governor
on February 26, 2003, setting calling time hours between 8:00 AM and
8:00 PM (effective as of July 1, 2003). |
| DISCLAIMER |
| State specific Do-Not-Call legislation is continually
changing. Amendments, adjournment of committee, majority defeat by
the legislative body and/or veto by the governor’s office, among many
others, can all affect the immediate status of proposed legislation
on its way to becoming law. As a result, Access Point strongly recommends
consulting your legal department regarding the ever-changing Do-Not-Call
rules and regulations for each state. |
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