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2001 SESSION

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SB 1295 Telephone Privacy Protection Act.

Introduced by: William C. Mims | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Virginia Telephone Privacy Protection Act. Creates the Telephone Privacy Protection Act, which (i) prohibits telephone solicitation calls to residences at any time other than between 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m.; (ii) requires telephone solicitors to identify themselves; (iii) prohibits telephone solicitors from intentionally blocking caller identification services; (iv) prohibits telephone solicitors from calling a telephone number when a person at such telephone number has stated that he does not wish to receive solicitation calls by or on behalf of the entity for whom the call is being made; (v) authorizes the Commissioner of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to inquire into possible violations and authorizes the Attorney General to issue civil investigative demands; (vi) permits individuals to sue to enjoin violations, recover damages in the amount of $500 per violation, or up to $1,500 for willful violations, and recover attorneys' fees and court costs; and (vii) permits the Attorney General, attorney for the Commonwealth, and attorney for any municipality to sue to enjoin violations, recover damages for aggrieved persons in the amount of $500 per violation, recover a civil penalty of up to $1,000 for each willful violation, and recover attorneys' fees and expenses. Identical to HB 2427.


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