Telecommunication Solicitation

Definitions.

“Registry” defined.

“Telephone solicitor” defined.

“Unsolicited telephone call for the sale of goods or services” defined.

National database of telephone numbers of persons requesting not to receive unsolicited telephone calls for sale of goods or services: Attorney General findings; effect on registry.

Registry of names and telephone numbers of persons requesting not to receive unsolicited telephone calls for sale of goods or services: Establishment and maintenance; publication of list of telephone numbers; procedures for and methods to request inclusion, maintenance or removal of telephone number; regulations concerning inclusion of additional information.

Public service announcement concerning registry.

Registry and published list of telephone numbers in registry not a public record; publication, release and use of telephone numbers and other information in registry.

Availability of published list of telephone numbers in registry to telephone solicitors; fee.

Calls prohibited to telephone numbers in registry; limited use of information in registry.

Telephone solicitors: Use of telephone numbers in registry; establishment of internal registry of telephone numbers of persons requesting not to receive unsolicited telephone calls; notice to persons with whom solicitor has preexisting business relationship; exception.

Attorney General to institute legal proceedings against violator.

Violation constitutes deceptive trade practice.

Registry Account: Creation; deposits; interest and income; expenditures; administration; claims; nonreversion; submission of annual itemized statement to Legislature.

Regulations.