States with Established Do-Not-Call Laws |
| State | Date Passed | Compli-
ance Date | Fines | List Regis-
trant Total (est.) | State Authority and Contact Information | List Cost for Businesses | Caller ID* | Call Curfew | Relevant Exemp-
tions for REALTORS®include |
| Alabama | 6/9/99 | 7/1/00 | $2,000 | 40,700 | Public Service Commission
877/727-8200
| $500/yr | Allowed | 9 P.M.-8 A.M. | Existing business relationships or vacation time-sharing plans |
| Alaska | 8/4/96 | 11/4/96 | $500 | 8,300 | Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Unit
907/269-5100
| $50 for Fairbanks, Juneau, Kenai, Kodiak, North Pole, Sitka, NW Central Aluetians; $25 for Anchorage | Allowed | 9 P.M.-8 A.M. | Real estate brokers, in response to a request from a consumer; prior or existing business relationships in the past 24 months |
| Arizona | 5/12/99 | 8/6/99 | Up to $10,000 | 40,200 | Attorney General
602/542-5025 | N/A;
TCPA* guidelines
(company maintains proprietary do-not-call List) | Prohibited | 9 P.M.-8 A.M. | No state list, no state exemptions; law mirrors the TCPA |
| Arkansas | 4/15/99 | 1/1/00 | $2,500 | 34,000 | Attorney General
501/682-1334 | Free for companies | Prohibited | 9 P.M-9 A.M. | Real estate brokers; prior or existing business in the past 36 months |
| California | 10.10.01 | 1.1.03 | Up to $1,000 | Not Effective Yet | Attorney General
916/322-3360 | TBD | Allowed | 9 P.M.-8 A.M. | Established business relationship; individual businessperson or a small business employing no more than 5 full or part time employees |
| Colorado | 6/6/01 | 7/1/02 | $2,000 | 737,700 | Public Utility Commission
303/866-4500 | Up to $500/yr | Allowed | 9 P.M.-8 A.M. | Existing business relationship in the past 18 months |
Connec-
ticut | 5/26/00 | 1/1/01 | $5,000 | 426,000 | Department of Consumer Protection
800/842-2649 | $781/yr;
Must purchase Directory Marketing Association's (DMA) Telephone Reference Service (TRS) list | Prohibited | 9 P.M-9 A.M. | Existing customers |
| Florida | 3/1/89 | 7/1/90 | $10,000 | 284,800 | Department of Agriculture – Division of Consumer Serv.
850/488-2221 | $400/yr | Prohibited | 9 P.M.-8 A.M. | Prior or existing business relationship with an establishment at a fixed location |
| Georgia | 3/12/98 | 1/1/99 | $2,000 | 317,200 | Public Service Commission
800/282-5813 | $10/yr | Prohibited | 9 P.M.-8 A.M. | Prior or existing business relationship |
| Hawaii | 1/1/99 | 1/1/99 | $2,000 | 5,000 | Office of Consumer Protection
808/586-2636 | N/A;
TCPA* guidelines
(company maintains proprietary do-not-call list) | Prohibited | 9 P.M.-8 A.M. | No state list, no state exemptions; law mirrors the TCPA |
| Idaho | 4/4/00 | 5/1/01 | Up to $5,000 | 64,700 | Attorney General
208/334-2400 | $100/yr | Prohibited | 9 P.M.-8 A.M. | Prior or existing business relationship |
| Illinois | 10/31/00 | 1/1/01 | Up to $60,000 | 95,100 | Attorney General
312/814-3000
| N/A;
TCPA* guidelines
(company maintains proprietary do-not-call list) | Prohibited | 9 P.M.-8 A.M. | No state list, no state exemptions; law mirrors the TCPA |
| Indiana | 5/10/01 | 1/1/02 | Up to $25,000 | 1,264,800 | Attorney General
888/834-9969 | $300/yr | Prohibited | 9 P.M.-8 A.M. | Real estate brokers |
| Kansas | 5/30/02 | 7/1/02 | TBD | Not Available Yet | Attorney General
785/269-2215 | TBD | TBD | TBD | Established business relationship in the last 36 months. |
| Kentucky | 3/04/02 | 7/1/02 | $5,000 | 610,000 | Attorney General – Consumer Protection Division
502/696-5389
| $50,000 bond posting is required as collateral | Prohibited | 9 P.M-10 A.M. | No applicable exemptions for REALTORS® |
| Louisiana | 5/24/01 | 4/1/02 | Up to $3,000 | 231,600 | Public Service Commission
225/342-4409 | $800/yr
*$20,000 bond posting is required as collateral | Prohibited | 8 P.M-8 A.M.; No Sundays; No Holidays | Existing or prior business relationship within the last 6 months |
| Maine | 4/14/00 | 4/14/00 | $500 | 18,900 | Attorney General – Consumer Protection Office
207/626-8816 | $781/yr; Must purchase DMA’s TPS list | Allowed | 9 P.M.-8 A.M. | Existing business |
| Minnesota | 5/15/02 | 1/1/03 | $1,000 | Not Available Yet | Minnesota Department of Commerce
651/296-4026 | $500
($125 per quarter)
$360
($90 per quarter)
$300
($75 per quarter) | Prohibited | 9PM-9AM | Businesses with previous business relationships |
| Missouri | 5.12.00 | 7.1.01 | $5,000 | 979,500 | Attorney General
866/662-2551 | $600/yr | Prohibited | 9 P.M.-8 A.M. | Prior or existing business relationship within 180 days; response to a referral by people working from their primary residence; people licensed in a trade, occupation, or profession |
| Nebraska | 4/01/93 | 2/07/00 | $1,000 | 25,400 | Attorney General
402/472-2682 | N/A;
TCPA* (company maintains proprietary do-not-call list); guidelines
apply to automatic dialers | Prohibited | 9 P.M.-8 A.M. | No state list, no state exemptions; law mirrors the TCPA |
| New York | 6/15/00 | 5/1/01 | $2,000 | 2,344,500 | New York State Consumer Protection Board
866/887-5478 | $500/yr | Prohibited | 9 P.M.-8 A.M. | Without intent to complete a sale until a later face-to-face meeting; existing customer or prior business relationship within the past 18 months |
| North Carolina | 7/10/00 | 10/1/00 | $500 | 70,600 | Attorney General
919/716-6000 | N/A;
TCPA* guidelines
(company maintains proprietary do-not-call list) | Prohibited | 9 P.M.-8 A.M. | No state list, no state exemptions; law mirrors the TCPA |
| Oklahoma | 4/15/02 | 1/1/03 | Up to $5,000 | Not Available Yet | Attorney General
405/521-3921 | TBD | Allowed | 9PM-8AM | NA |
| Oregon | 6.18.99 | 1.1.00 | Up to $25,000 | 94,600 | Attorney General – Department of Justice
877/700-6622 | $120/yr | Prohibited | 9 P.M.-8 A.M. | Non-profit organizations, polling, business-to-business; response to a request by a consumer; calls from companies to persons who have previously purchased from the person making the call |
| Pennsylvania | 4/2/02 | Effective 5/31/02
Compliance Date: 30 days from receipt of list5. | Up to $1,000
(60 or older up to $3,000) | Not Available Yet | Attorney General--Bureau of Consumer Protection
800/441-2555 | TBD | Prohibited | 9PM-8AM | NA |
| Tennessee | 5.28.99 | 1.1.00 | Up to $2,000 | 756,100 | Tennessee Regulatory Authority
800/342-8359 | $500/yr | Prohibited | 9 P.M.-8 A.M. | Existing customer within the preceding 12 months |
| Texas | 6/17/01 | 7/1/02 | $1,000 | 609,100 | Public Utility Commission
866/896-6225 | $180/yr for the no-call list; $200 for the electronic no-call list | Prohibited | Mon. to Sun.
P.M-9 A.M.; Sun. 9 A.M.-12 noon | Established business relationship, if a consumer requests contact; state licensees |
| Vermont | 6/5/02 | 7/1/02
Sunsets 7/1/04 | TBD | Not Available Yet | Secretary of State
802/828-2363 | TBD | Allowed | 9PM-8AM | NA |
| Virginia | 3/23/01 | 3/23/01 | $500 | 70,300 | Attorney General
804/786-2071 | N/A;
TCPA* guidelines
(company maintains proprietary do-not-call list) | Prohibited | 9 P.M.-8 A.M. | No state list, no state exemptions; law mirrors the TCPA |
| Wisconsin | 8/31/01 | 1/01/03 | $100 | Not Effective Yet | Department of Agriculture, Trade & Consumer Protection
608/224-4949 | TBD | Allowed | 9 P.M.-8 A.M. | Response to a recipient’s request; response to a recipient who is a current client of the person selling the property, goods, or services |
| Wyoming | 2/26/01 | 7/1/01 | Up to $5,000 | 6,000 | Attorney General
307/777-7841 | $78/yr;
Must purchase DMA’s TPS list | Allowed | 9 P.M.-8 A.M. | Request by a consumer; established relationship; telephone seller making less than 225 unsolicited calls per year |
