District Of Columbia § 22-3226.08 - Abusive telemarketing acts or practices.
Full text of District Of Columbia D.C. Code § 22-3226.08 — Abusive telemarketing acts or practices., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 22-3226.08. Abusive telemarketing acts or practices.
22-3226.08It is an abusive telemarketing act or practice and violation of this subchapter for a seller or telephone solicitor to engage in the following conduct:
Cause a telephone to ring more than 15 times in an intended telephone solicitation call;
Initiate a telephone solicitation call to a consumer after the same consumer has expressly stated that he or she does not wish to receive solicitation calls from that seller; or
Engage in telephone solicitation to a consumer’s residence at any time before 8:00 a.m. and after 9:00 p.m., local time at the place of the consumer called.
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Section 22-3226.08 ("Abusive telemarketing acts or practices.") is part of the D.C. Code, the codified statutory law of District Of Columbia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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