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