HB 1652 -- Telemarketing No-Call List

Sponsor:  Pratt

This bill expands the No-call List to include all calls
regardless of their content and revises the definition of
"telephone solicitation" to include any voice, facsimile, graphic
imaging, or data communication including text messaging
communications as it applies to the list.  Using an automatic
dialing announcing device (ADAD) when calling a residential
subscriber who is on the list is also prohibited unless it is:

(1)  To any residential subscriber who has given prior invitation
or permission;

(2)  To a subscriber with whom the caller has had a business
contact within the past 180 days or a current business or
personal relationship;

(3)  Preceded by a live operator who obtains the subscriber's
consent before the message is delivered;

(4)  From a public safety agency or other entity notifying a
person of an emergency;

(5)  From school districts to students, parents, or employees;

(6)  To employees regarding employment-related matters;

(7)  From a telecommunications company or directory publisher
affiliate for the sole purpose of verifying the delivery of
products or services that were provided free to the residential
subscriber; or

(8)  From a person or entity requesting personal opinions on a
public policy matter, political candidate, or issue before the
voters where the request for information is made for a bonafide
information-gathering purpose.

No person or entity can call a residential subscriber using an
ADAD device unless it disconnects within 10 seconds after the
subscriber terminates the call.

Missouri House of Representatives
95th General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Last Updated September 14, 2010 at 3:11 pm