HB 1547 -- Unsolicited Commercial Electronic Mail

Sponsor:  Pearce

This bill 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 bill 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 bill also restricts the
sale or transfer of an unsolicited commercial e-mail recipient's
e-mail address information to another person or organization.

Missouri House of Representatives
93rd General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Last Updated November 29, 2006 at 9:43 am