Telephone Sales Solicitation Act (telemarketer registration, do-not-call, robocalls and text advertising)

RI TSSA
active

Requires covered telemarketers to register annually with the Attorney General and post a ,000 bond, identify themselves at the start of calls, and call only during set hours. It requires all telephone sellers to keep internal do-not-call lists, limits prerecorded messages to consenting subscribers, and broadly bans unsolicited text-message advertising to Rhode Island cell phones except from carriers and businesses with an existing relationship that offer an opt-out.

Jurisdiction

Rhode Island

Jurisdiction Type

state

Country

United States

Enforcing Authority

Rhode Island Attorney General (Consumer Protection Unit); prosecutors; purchasers via civil action

Fines Under This Regulation

0

Total Fine Amount (USD)

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