State mini-TCPA and telemarketing laws

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   A dialer that only enforces the federal 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. window would place calls between 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. that Florida, Oklahoma, Maryland and Washington law prohibit.inferred

   47 CFR § 64.1200 - Delivery restrictions · 47 CFR 64.1200(c)(1) compared with Fla. s. 501.616(6)(a), 15 O.S. 775C.4(A)(1), Md. Com. Law 14-4502(c)(1), RCW 80.36.390 · Checked 2026-10-14
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   47 U.S.C. 227(f)(1) provides that the TCPA does not preempt state law imposing more restrictive intrastate requirements on autodialers, prerecorded voice messages, telephone solicitations or unsolicited fax advertisements.

   47 U.S. Code § 227 - Restrictions on use of telephone equipment · 47 U.S.C. 227(f)(1)(A)-(D) · Checked 2026-10-14
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   47 U.S.C. 227(a)(1) defines an automatic telephone dialing system as equipment with capacity to store or produce numbers to be called using a random or sequential number generator and to dial them.

   47 U.S. Code § 227 - Restrictions on use of telephone equipment · 47 U.S.C. 227(a)(1) · Checked 2026-10-14
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   The federal TCPA rule at 47 CFR 64.1200(c)(1) bars telephone solicitations to residential subscribers before 8 a.m. or after 9 p.m. local time at the called party's location.

   47 CFR § 64.1200 - Delivery restrictions · 47 CFR 64.1200(c)(1) · Checked 2026-10-14
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   47 U.S.C. 227(b)(3) allows a private action for the greater of actual loss or $500 per violation, increasable to not more than three times that for willful or knowing violations.

   47 U.S. Code § 227 - Restrictions on use of telephone equipment · 47 U.S.C. 227(b)(3) · Checked 2026-10-14
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   47 CFR 64.1200(d)(3) requires a company-specific do-not-call request to be honored within a reasonable time not exceeding ten business days from receipt.

   47 CFR § 64.1200 - Delivery restrictions · 47 CFR 64.1200(d)(3) · Checked 2026-10-14
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   The most recent amendment listed in the history note of Florida s. 501.059 in the 2026 Florida Statutes is ch. 2023-150, Laws of Florida.

   The 2026 Florida Statutes, s. 501.059 Telephone solicitation · History note · Checked 2026-10-14
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   The most recent amendment listed in the history note of Florida s. 501.616 is s. 2, ch. 2021-185, Laws of Florida.

   The 2026 Florida Statutes, s. 501.616 Unlawful practices · History note · Checked 2026-10-14
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   Florida s. 501.059(11)(a) awards reasonable attorney fees and costs to the prevailing party in an action under the section, after final judgment and appeals.

   The 2026 Florida Statutes, s. 501.059 Telephone solicitation · s. 501.059(11)(a) · Checked 2026-10-14
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    Florida s. 501.059(8)(a) prohibits an unsolicited telephonic sales call that uses an automated system for the selection and dialing of telephone numbers or plays a recorded message unless the called party gave prior express written consent.

    The 2026 Florida Statutes, s. 501.059 Telephone solicitation · s. 501.059(8)(a) · Checked 2026-10-14
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    Florida s. 501.059(8)(b) bars blocking the originating number or available name from caller ID on telephonic sales calls and requires any displayed number to be able to receive calls and reach the solicitor or seller.

    The 2026 Florida Statutes, s. 501.059 Telephone solicitation · s. 501.059(8)(b) · Checked 2026-10-14
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    Florida s. 501.616(6)(a) prohibits commercial telephone solicitation calls before 8 a.m. or after 8 p.m. local time in the called person's time zone.

    The 2026 Florida Statutes, s. 501.616 Unlawful practices · s. 501.616(6)(a) · Checked 2026-10-14
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    Florida s. 501.059(1)(h) treats a signature for prior express written consent as including an electronic or digital signature and an act demonstrating express consent such as checking a box.

    The 2026 Florida Statutes, s. 501.059 Telephone solicitation · s. 501.059(1)(h) · Checked 2026-10-14
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    Under Florida s. 501.059(10) an aggrieved called party may recover actual damages or $500, whichever is greater, and the court may award up to three times that amount for a willful or knowing violation.

    The 2026 Florida Statutes, s. 501.059 Telephone solicitation · s. 501.059(10)(a)-(b) · Checked 2026-10-14
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    Florida CS/CS/HB 761 (2023), Telephone Solicitation, became ch. 2023-150 and was approved by the Governor and took effect on 25 May 2023.

    CS/CS/HB 761 (2023) Telephone Solicitation · Bill history page: Chapter No., Approved by Governor, Effective Date fields · Checked 2026-10-14
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    The Florida Senate bill summary for HB 761 (2023) says the bill sets conditions under which civil actions may be brought over text-message solicitations.

    CS/CS/HB 761 (2023) Telephone Solicitation · Bill summary field · Checked 2026-10-14
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    Florida s. 501.059(2) requires a telephone solicitor to identify themselves by true first and last name and the business they represent immediately upon contact.

    The 2026 Florida Statutes, s. 501.059 Telephone solicitation · s. 501.059(2) · Checked 2026-10-14
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    Florida s. 501.059(1)(j) defines a telephonic sales call to include a call, text message or voicemail transmission made to solicit a sale or extension of credit for consumer goods or services.

    The 2026 Florida Statutes, s. 501.059 Telephone solicitation · s. 501.059(1)(j) · Checked 2026-10-14
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    Florida s. 501.059(10)(c) requires a called party to reply STOP to text-message solicitations before suing, and allows suit only if solicitations continue more than 15 days after that notice.

    The 2026 Florida Statutes, s. 501.059 Telephone solicitation · s. 501.059(10)(c) · Checked 2026-10-14
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    Florida s. 501.616(6)(b) limits commercial telephone solicitation to three calls to the same person in a 24-hour period on the same subject matter or issue, regardless of the number used.

    The 2026 Florida Statutes, s. 501.616 Unlawful practices · s. 501.616(6)(b) · Checked 2026-10-14
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    Maryland Commercial Law 14-4503(b) creates a rebuttable presumption that a telephone solicitation to any Maryland area code is made to a Maryland resident or a person reasonably presumed to live or do business there.

    Maryland Code, Commercial Law 14-4503 · Com. Law 14-4503(b) · Checked 2026-10-14
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    Maryland Commercial Law 14-4502(a) prohibits telephone solicitations using an automated dialing system or recorded message without the called party's prior express written consent, subject to listed exemptions.

    Maryland Code, Commercial Law 14-4502 · Com. Law 14-4502(a)(1)-(3) · Checked 2026-10-14
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    Maryland Commercial Law 14-4502(b) bars omitting, blocking or substituting a different originating number in caller ID on telephone solicitations, while allowing the seller's name and customer service number to be shown instead.

    Maryland Code, Commercial Law 14-4502 · Com. Law 14-4502(b)(1)-(2) · Checked 2026-10-14
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    Maryland Commercial Law 14-4502(c)(1) prohibits telephone solicitations between 8 p.m. and 8 a.m. in the called party's time zone.

    Maryland Code, Commercial Law 14-4502 · Com. Law 14-4502(c)(1) · Checked 2026-10-14
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    Maryland Commercial Law 14-4501(d) requires prior express written consent to authorize solicitations by call, text message or voicemail and to disclose that agreeing is not a condition of purchase.

    Maryland Code, Commercial Law 14-4501 · Com. Law 14-4501(d) · Checked 2026-10-14
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    Maryland Commercial Law 14-4503(a)(2) lets an aggrieved called party sue for an injunction and the greater of $500 or actual damages, with up to three times that amount for a willful or knowing violation.

    Maryland Code, Commercial Law 14-4503 · Com. Law 14-4503(a)(2)(i)-(ii) · Checked 2026-10-14
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    Maryland Commercial Law 14-4503(d) bars waiving the subtitle's requirements and remedies by agreement except through the 14-4502(a)(3) consent or in settlement of a legal dispute.

    Maryland Code, Commercial Law 14-4503 · Com. Law 14-4503(d) · Checked 2026-10-14
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    Maryland Commercial Law 14-4501(f) defines telephone solicitation by cross-reference to section 8-205 of the Public Utilities Article rather than defining it in the subtitle.

    Maryland Code, Commercial Law 14-4501 · Com. Law 14-4501(f) · Checked 2026-10-14
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    Maryland Commercial Law 14-4502(c)(2) bars making a telephone solicitation to the same person more than three times in a 24-hour period on the same subject, regardless of the numbers used.

    Maryland Code, Commercial Law 14-4502 · Com. Law 14-4502(c)(2) · Checked 2026-10-14
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    Maryland Commercial Law 14-4503(a)(1) makes a violation of the subtitle an unfair, abusive or deceptive trade practice subject to the enforcement and penalty provisions of Title 13.

    Maryland Code, Commercial Law 14-4503 · Com. Law 14-4503(a)(1) · Checked 2026-10-14
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    Maryland Commercial Law 14-4502(c)(3) prohibits intentionally altering the caller's voice to defraud, confuse, injure or obtain personal information during a telephone solicitation.

    Maryland Code, Commercial Law 14-4502 · Com. Law 14-4502(c)(3) · Checked 2026-10-14
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    Oklahoma 15 O.S. 775C.3(D) creates a rebuttable presumption that a commercial telephonic sales call to an Oklahoma area code is made to an Oklahoma resident or a person in Oklahoma at the time of the call.

    15 O.S. 775C.3 Prohibiting Actions - Presumption Sales Calls Are Made to Oklahoma Residents · 15 O.S. 775C.3(D) · Checked 2026-10-14
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    Oklahoma's 'automated system for the selection or dialing of telephone numbers' is probably broader than the federal ATDS definition because it does not require a random or sequential number generator.inferred

    15 O.S. 775C.3 Prohibiting Actions - Presumption Sales Calls Are Made to Oklahoma Residents · 15 O.S. 775C.3(A) compared with 47 U.S.C. 227(a)(1) · Checked 2026-10-14
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    Oklahoma 15 O.S. 775C.3(A) prohibits a commercial telephonic sales call that uses an automated system for the selection or dialing of telephone numbers or plays a recorded message without the called party's prior express written consent.

    15 O.S. 775C.3 Prohibiting Actions - Presumption Sales Calls Are Made to Oklahoma Residents · 15 O.S. 775C.3(A) · Checked 2026-10-14
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    Oklahoma 15 O.S. 775C.4(B) bars intentionally preventing transmission of the solicitor's name or number and bars technology that displays a different number to conceal the caller's identity.

    15 O.S. 775C.4 Prohibiting Calls - Prohibited Actions · 15 O.S. 775C.4(B)(1)-(2) · Checked 2026-10-14
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    Oklahoma 15 O.S. 775C.4(A)(1) prohibits commercial telephone solicitation calls before 8 a.m. or after 8 p.m. local time in the called person's time zone.

    15 O.S. 775C.4 Prohibiting Calls - Prohibited Actions · 15 O.S. 775C.4(A)(1) · Checked 2026-10-14
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    Oklahoma 15 O.S. 775C.2 defines prior express written consent as a signed written agreement naming the authorized number and clearly disclosing that signing is not a condition of any purchase.

    15 O.S. 775C.2 Definitions (Telephone Solicitation Act of 2022) · 15 O.S. 775C.2, definition of prior express written consent · Checked 2026-10-14
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    Oklahoma 15 O.S. 775C.6 lets an aggrieved called party seek an injunction and the greater of actual damages or $500, with up to three times that amount for a willful or knowing violation.

    15 O.S. 775C.6 Cause of Action - Damages · 15 O.S. 775C.6(A)-(B) · Checked 2026-10-14
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    Oklahoma's Telephone Solicitation Act provisions at 15 O.S. 775C.2 through 775C.6 were enacted by Laws 2022, HB 3168, c. 290 and took effect 1 November 2022.

    15 O.S. 775C.4 Prohibiting Calls - Prohibited Actions · Historical Data · Checked 2026-10-14
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    Oklahoma's Act likely reaches text messages, because the 775C.2 consent definition authorizes delivery by telephone call, text message or voicemail, but 775C.2 does not itself define a commercial telephonic sales call to include texts.inferred

    15 O.S. 775C.2 Definitions (Telephone Solicitation Act of 2022) · 15 O.S. 775C.2, definition of prior express written consent · Checked 2026-10-14
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    Oklahoma 15 O.S. 775C.4(A)(2) limits commercial telephone solicitation to three calls from any number to a person in a 24-hour period on the same subject matter or issue, regardless of the number used.

    15 O.S. 775C.4 Prohibiting Calls - Prohibited Actions · 15 O.S. 775C.4(A)(2) · Checked 2026-10-14
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    The Texas Secretary of State is only the filing agency for telephone solicitation registrations; the Attorney General enforces the Act.

    Telephone Solicitation Registration FAQs · FAQ: Does the Secretary of State investigate violations of the Act? · Checked 2026-10-14
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    The Texas Secretary of State requires a telephone solicitation registration statement with a $200 filing fee and a $10,000 security deposit, and the certificate is valid for one year.

    Telephone Solicitation Registration FAQs · FAQ: How do I register; What is the filing fee; How large is the security deposit · Checked 2026-10-14
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    Texas SB 140 added Business and Commerce Code 304.2581, making a Chapter 304 violation a deceptive act enforceable through public or private remedies under Subchapter E, Chapter 17.

    S.B. No. 140, 89th Legislature Regular Session, enrolled · SB 140 enrolled, SECTION 4 (Bus. & Com. Code 304.2581) · Checked 2026-10-14
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    Texas SB 140 added Business and Commerce Code 305.054, applying the same Subchapter E, Chapter 17 deceptive-practice treatment to Chapter 305 violations.

    S.B. No. 140, 89th Legislature Regular Session, enrolled · SB 140 enrolled, SECTION 5 (Bus. & Com. Code 305.054) · Checked 2026-10-14
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    Texas SB 140 took effect on 1 September 2025 and applies only to conduct occurring on or after that date.

    S.B. No. 140, 89th Legislature Regular Session, enrolled · SB 140 enrolled, SECTIONS 6 and 7 · Checked 2026-10-14
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    Texas SB 140 amended Business and Commerce Code 302.003 and 304.005 and added 305.055 so recovery in a private action is not limited by the claimant's prior recoveries.

    S.B. No. 140, 89th Legislature Regular Session, enrolled · SB 140 enrolled, SECTIONS 2, 3 and 5 · Checked 2026-10-14
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    Texas SB 140 (89th Leg.) amended Business and Commerce Code 302.001(7) so a telephone solicitation includes a call or other transmission, including a text or graphic message or an image.

    S.B. No. 140, 89th Legislature Regular Session, enrolled · SB 140 enrolled, SECTION 1 (Bus. & Com. Code 302.001(7)) · Checked 2026-10-14
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    The Texas Secretary of State's stated position, taken in Ecommerce Marketers Alliance v. Texas (W.D. Tex. No. 1:25-cv-1401), is that businesses sending texts with the consumer's prior consent need not file a Chapter 302 registration statement.

    Telephone Solicitation Registration FAQs · Notice Regarding Submissions of Telephone Solicitation Registration Statements · Checked 2026-10-14
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    The Texas Secretary of State does not decide whether a seller must register for telephone solicitation; the FAQ places that determination on the seller.

    Telephone Solicitation Registration FAQs · FAQ: Do I have to register as a telephone solicitor? · Checked 2026-10-14
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    Virginia Code 59.1-511 bars initiating telephone solicitations outside 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. local time at the called person's location unless the person gave prior consent.

    Code of Virginia Title 59.1 Chapter 44 Virginia Telephone Privacy Protection Act · Va. Code 59.1-511 · Checked 2026-10-14
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    Virginia Code 59.1-515 allows an aggrieved natural person to recover $500 for a first violation, $1,000 for a second and $5,000 for each later violation, with first and second violations raisable to $5,000 if willful.

    Code of Virginia Title 59.1 Chapter 44 Virginia Telephone Privacy Protection Act · Va. Code 59.1-515(A)-(B) · Checked 2026-10-14
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    Virginia Code 59.1-514(A) requires a request not to receive telephone solicitations to be honored for at least 10 years from the date it is made.

    Code of Virginia Title 59.1 Chapter 44 Virginia Telephone Privacy Protection Act · Va. Code 59.1-514(A) · Checked 2026-10-14
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    Virginia Code 59.1-514(A) treats a reply of STOP or UNSUBSCRIBE to a text-message solicitation as a request not to receive further solicitations.

    Code of Virginia Title 59.1 Chapter 44 Virginia Telephone Privacy Protection Act · Va. Code 59.1-514(A) · Checked 2026-10-14
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    Virginia Code 59.1-510 includes in telephone solicitation a text message sent to a wireless number with a Virginia area code or registered to a Virginia resident for a sales or advertising purpose.

    Code of Virginia Title 59.1 Chapter 44 Virginia Telephone Privacy Protection Act · Va. Code 59.1-510, definition of telephone solicitation call · Checked 2026-10-14
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    The most recent amendment listed in the history of Washington RCW 80.36.390 as of 14 October 2026 is 2023 c 103 s 3.

    RCW 80.36.390 Telephone solicitation · History note at foot of section · Checked 2026-10-14
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    Washington RCW 80.36.390 prohibits telephone solicitations that will be received before 8:00 a.m. or after 8:00 p.m. at the called party's location.

    RCW 80.36.390 Telephone solicitation · RCW 80.36.390, calling-hours subsection · Checked 2026-10-14
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    Washington RCW 80.36.390 lets a person aggrieved by repeated violations sue in superior court, where the court must award at least $1,000 per violation plus reasonable attorney fees and costs.

    RCW 80.36.390 Telephone solicitation · RCW 80.36.390, private action subsection · Checked 2026-10-14
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    Under Washington RCW 80.36.390, when a person asks not to be called, the solicitor must end the call within 10 seconds and make no further solicitation to that number for at least one year.

    RCW 80.36.390 Telephone solicitation · RCW 80.36.390, do-not-call request subsection · Checked 2026-10-14
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    Washington RCW 80.36.390 requires a telephone solicitor to state their name, the organization and the purpose of the call within the first 30 seconds.

    RCW 80.36.390 Telephone solicitation · RCW 80.36.390, identification subsection · Checked 2026-10-14

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