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NJ A3628
Requires telemarketers making sales calls to display their name and telephone number on any caller identification service.
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Introduced
04/14/2016
04/14/2016
In Committee
04/14/2016
04/14/2016
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/08/2018
01/08/2018
Introduced Session
2016-2017 Regular Session
Bill Summary
This bill prohibits a telemarketer, when making or causing to be made any telemarketing sales call, from failing to transmit or cause to be transmitted the telephone number, and, when made available by the telemarketer's telephone company, the name of the telemarketer, to any caller identification service in use by a recipient of a telemarketing sales call. The bill permits the telemarketer to substitute, for the name and telephone number used in or billed for making the call, the name of the seller on behalf of which the call is placed and the seller's customer service telephone number that is answered during regular business hours.
AI Summary
This bill prohibits telemarketers from making sales calls without transmitting their telephone number and name (when available) to the recipient's caller identification service. Telemarketers are allowed to display the name and customer service number of the seller on whose behalf the call is placed instead. The bill also prohibits telemarketers from intentionally blocking or misrepresenting their caller identification information. The provisions of the bill will take effect immediately but remain inoperative for 60 days after enactment.
Committee Categories
Business and Industry
Sponsors (7)
Bob Andrzejczak (D)*,
R. Bruce Land (D)*,
Valerie Vainieri Huttle (D)*,
Jay Webber (R)*,
Nicholas Chiaravalloti (D),
Nancy Muñoz (R),
Erik Peterson (R),
Last Action
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Consumer Affairs Committee (on 04/14/2016)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| BillText | https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/A4000/3628_I1.HTM |
| Bill | https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/A4000/3628_I1.PDF |
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