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NJ S1380
Requires telemarketers making sales calls to display their name and telephone number on any caller identification service.
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Introduced
02/01/2018
02/01/2018
In Committee
02/01/2018
02/01/2018
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/08/2020
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 or cause to be transmitted the telephone number and, when available, the name of the telemarketer to any caller identification service used by the recipient of a telemarketing sales call. However, the telemarketer may substitute 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. The bill also prohibits telemarketers from intentionally using any method that blocks or circumvents a customer's use of a telephone caller identification service.
Committee Categories
Business and Industry
Sponsors (3)
Last Action
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Commerce Committee (on 02/01/2018)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
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| BillText | https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S1500/1380_I1.HTM |
| Bill | https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S1500/1380_I1.PDF |
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