HB 1834 -- Telemarketing No-Call List

Sponsor:  Zimmerman

This bill expands the No-call List to include cell phone numbers
and prohibits sending unsolicited faxes and text messages to
anyone who is on the list.  Using an automatic dialing announcing
device (ADAD) when calling a residential subscriber who is on the
list is also prohibited.  If the prohibition is ruled invalid by
a court of competent jurisdiction for any reason, the bill
specifies that the use of an ADAD is allowed when:

(1)  The subscriber has knowingly or voluntarily authorized
receipt of the message; or

(2)  The message is immediately preceded by a live operator who
obtains the subscriber's consent before the message is delivered.
The operator must disclose the name of the business for which the
message is being made, the purpose of the message, whether or not
the message will solicit money, and the kind of goods or services
the message is promoting.

ADAD equipment cannot be used unless it disconnects within 10
seconds after the subscriber ends the call.

These provisions do not apply to calls:

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

(2)  To subscribers with whom the caller has a current business
or personal relationship; or

(3)  To employees advising them of work schedules.

Certain educational information requirements regarding the
No-call List by the Attorney General's Office are removed.

Missouri House of Representatives
95th General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Last Updated September 14, 2010 at 3:12 pm