Texas § UT.55.128 - DURATION OF RECORDED MESSAGE
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§ UT.55.128. DURATION OF RECORDED MESSAGE
DURATION OF RECORDED MESSAGE. A person may not use an automated dial announcing device to make for solicitation purposes a telephone call in which the device plays a recorded message when the connection is completed unless: (1) the recorded message is shorter than 30 seconds; or (2) the device has the technical capacity to: (A) recognize a telephone answering device on the called person's line; and (B) terminate the call within 30 seconds. Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 18.05(f), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
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Section UT.55.128 ("DURATION OF RECORDED MESSAGE") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. 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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