Federal laws and U.S. Codes can be found online
at www.law.cornell.edu/uscode.
Federal regulations, known as the Code of Federal
Regulations, CFR, are found at www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/index.html.
State
Telemarketing “Do
Not Call”/“No Call
List” Exemptions
California statutes can be found on the Internet
at, www.leginfo.ca.gov/calaw.html.
A list of websites of laws in other states is available
at, www.findlaw.com/casecode/#statelaw
To
read comments and final decisions regarding
the Telephone Sales Rules:
www.ftc.gov/os/2003/01/tsrfrn.pdf
To
read comments and final decisions regarding
the Telephone Consumer Protection Act:
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-03-153A1.doc
"Unwanted
Telephone Marketing Calls from
Financial
Institutions and Telecommunications
Companies"
www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/tcpa.html
"Unwanted
Faxes," www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/unwantedfaxes.html
- California Office of the Attorney General
Public
Inquiry Unit
P.O. Box 944255
Sacramento, CA 94244-2550
To
contact the California AG
To obtain information
about whether a specific telemarketing
company is registered in California, write
or call:
California
Attorney General
Consumer
Law Section, Telephonic Sellers Program
110
W. A St., Suite 1100
San
Diego, CA 92101
Telephone:
(619) 645-3035
Other State Laws
and Agencies
- 50-state directory of state, county, and
city consumer protection offices
in The Consumer Action Handbook of
the Federal Consumer Information
Center,
www.consumeraction.gov/state.shtml
- Public Utilities Commissions (PUC) and Public Service Commissions (PSC) regulate
telephone calls and services in many
states. For contact information for
your state's PUC or PSC,
see www.consumeraction.gov/utility.shtml
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