HB103 Alabama 2018 Session

In Committee

Bill Summary

Sponsors

Mike Ball

Session

Regular Session 2018

Title

Consumer and Consumer Protection, telephone solicitation, maximum civil penalty and damage awards increased for certain violations, Secs. 8-19C-6, 8-19C-7 am'd.

Description

Under existing law, no person or entity may make a telephone solicitation to a residential subscriber whose telephone number is registered with the Do Not Call database. A person or entity who makes a telephone solicitation to a residential subscriber whose telephone number is not registered with the Do Not Call database is required to identify himself or herself and may not block or circumvent the caller identification service of the residential subscriber. A person who violates the telephone solicitation law may be assessed a civil penalty of up to $2,000 in damages for certain violations.

This bill would increase the maximum civil penalty and damage awards to $5,000 for certain violations.

To amend Sections 8-19C-6 and 8-19C-7, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to telephone solicitations; to increase the maximum civil penalty and damage awards for certain violations.

Subjects

Consumers and Consumer Protection

Bill Actions

Action Date	Chamber	Action
January 18, 2018	H	Pending third reading on day 5 Favorable from Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure
January 18, 2018	H	Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
January 9, 2018	H	Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure

Bill Text

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Bill Documents