HCS HB 640 -- UNSOLICITED COMMERCIAL ELECTRONIC MAIL (Pearce)

COMMITTEE OF ORIGIN:  Utilities

This substitute creates the crime of aggravated fraudulent
transmission of multiple commercial electronic mail (e-mail)
messages, a class C felony.  The Attorney General or any e-mail
service provider that is injured by a violation of the provisions
of the substitute may bring a civil action against an offender.
The civil action must be commenced at any time within two years
of the transmission.  The court may impose a civil penalty
against the offender in an amount that is the lesser of $25,000
for each day a violation occurs or not less than $2 but not more
than $8 for each commercial e-mail message violation.  The
substitute also restricts the sale or transfer of an unsolicited
commercial e-mail recipient's e-mail address information to
another person or organization.

FISCAL NOTE:  Estimated Cost on General Revenue Fund of Less than
$100,000 in FY 2006, FY 2007, and FY 2008.  No impact on Other
State Funds in FY 2006, FY 2007, and FY 2008.

Missouri House of Representatives
93rd General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
Last Updated August 25, 2005 at 1:20 pm