HB103 Alabama 2018 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Mike Ball

Republican

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.

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Subjects

Consumers and Consumer Protection