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NJ A797

Requires telemarketers making sales calls to display their name and telephone number on any caller identification service.


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Introduced
01/09/2018
In Committee
01/09/2018
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/08/2020

Introduced Session

2018-2019 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 failing to transmit their telephone number and, when available, their name to any caller identification service used by the recipient of a telemarketing sales call. The bill allows the telemarketer to substitute the name of the seller on whose behalf the call is placed and the seller's customer service telephone number that is answered during regular business hours. The bill also prohibits telemarketers from intentionally using methods to block or circumvent a customer's use of caller ID. The bill takes effect immediately but remains inoperative for 60 days after enactment.

Committee Categories

Business and Industry

Sponsors (8)

Last Action

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Consumer Affairs Committee (on 01/09/2018)

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