Text: HF02040 Text: HF02042 Text: HF02000 - HF02099 Text: HF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 476.57, subsections 1 and 2, Code 1999, 1 2 are amended to read as follows: 1 3 1.DEFINITIONDEFINITIONS. As used in this section, 1 4 unless the context otherwise requires: 1 5 a. "ADAD equipment" means automatic dialing-announcing 1 6 device equipment which is a device or system of devices used, 1 7 either alone or in conjunction with other equipment, for the 1 8 purpose of automatically selecting or dialing telephone 1 9 numbers without the use of a live operator to disseminate 1 10 prerecorded messages to the numbers selected or dialed. 1 11 b. "Caller identification" means the display of the 1 12 caller's telephone number or identity to the recipient of the 1 13 call. 1 14 2. PROHIBITION. 1 15 a. Except as provided in paragraph "b", a person shall not 1 16 use, employ, or direct another person to use, or contract for 1 17 the use of ADAD equipment. 1 18 b. Except for ADAD equipment which randomly or 1 19 sequentially selects the telephone numbers for calling, the 1 20 prohibition in paragraph "a" does not apply to any of the 1 21 following: 1 22 (1) Calls made with ADAD equipment by a nonprofit 1 23 organization or by an individual using the calls other than 1 24 for commercial profit-making purposes or fund-raising, if the 1 25 calls do not involve the advertisement or offering for sale, 1 26 lease, or rental of goods, services, or property. 1 27 (2) Calls made with ADAD equipment relating to payment 1 28 for, service of, or warranty coverage of previously ordered or 1 29 purchased goods or services or to persons or organizations 1 30 with a prior business relationship with the persons or 1 31 organizations using the calls. 1 32 (3) Calls made with ADAD equipment relating to the 1 33 collection of lawful debts. 1 34 (4) Calls made with ADAD equipment to members or employees 1 35 of the organization making the calls. 2 1 (5) Calls made with ADAD equipment which use an initial 2 2 prerecorded message of a duration no greater than seven 2 3 seconds prior to a live operator intercept, or calls which 2 4 involve an initial message from a live operator. 2 5 c. Notwithstanding paragraph "b", ADAD equipment shall not 2 6 be operated in a manner that impedes or prevents the function 2 7 of a recipient's caller ID when the caller's equipment is 2 8 capable of allowing the display of the caller's telephone 2 9 number or identity. 2 10 EXPLANATION 2 11 This bill provides that a person using ADAD (automatic 2 12 dailing-announcing device) equipment is prohibited from using 2 13 equipment in a manner that impedes or prevents the function of 2 14 a recipient's caller ID when the caller's ADAD equipment is 2 15 capable of allowing the display of the caller's telephone 2 16 number or identity. A person violating this provision is 2 17 guilty of a serious misdemeanor, as provided under current law 2 18 for a violation of Code section 476.57. 2 19 LSB 5039YH 78 2 20 mj/cls/14
Text: HF02040 Text: HF02042 Text: HF02000 - HF02099 Text: HF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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