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1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 476.58 RESTRICTIONS ON USE OF
1 2 EQUIPMENT USED TO DIAL MULTIPLE NUMBERS.
1 3 1. For purposes of this section, unless the context
1 4 otherwise requires:
1 5 a. "ADAD equipment" means ADAD equipment as defined in
1 6 section 476.57.
1 7 b. "Telemarketer" means a person who makes telephonic
1 8 sales calls.
1 9 c. "Telephonic sales call" means a call made by a
1 10 telemarketer to a consumer for any of the following purposes:
1 11 (1) To solicit a sale of a consumer good or service.
1 12 (2) To solicit an extension of credit for a consumer good
1 13 or service.
1 14 (3) To obtain information that will or may be used for the
1 15 direct solicitation of a sale of a consumer good or service or
1 16 an extension of credit for such purpose.
1 17 2. A telemarketer shall not use ADAD equipment or any
1 18 similar equipment to make telephonic sales calls where the
1 19 number of live telemarketers is less than the number of
1 20 telephonic sales calls dialed by such equipment, and where the
1 21 number of telemarketers would be insufficient to engage in the
1 22 telephonic sales calls if all calls made by such equipment
1 23 result in a completed call to the numbers dialed.
1 24 3. A person who violates subsection 2 is subject to a
1 25 civil penalty in the same manner as provided in section 476.51
1 26 with regard to a public utility.
1 27 EXPLANATION
1 28 This bill provides that a telemarketer shall not use ADAD
1 29 equipment or any similar equipment to make telephonic sales
1 30 calls where the number of live telemarketers is less than the
1 31 number of telephonic sales calls dialed by such equipment, and
1 32 where the number of telemarketers would be insufficient to
1 33 engage in the telephonic sales calls if all calls made by such
1 34 equipment result in a completed call to the numbers dialed.
1 35 The bill provides that a person who violates the bill is
2 1 subject to a civil penalty in the same manner as provided in
2 2 Code section 476.51 with regard to a public utility.
2 3 Penalties under that Code section range from $100 to $10,000.
2 4 LSB 5900HT 78
2 5 mj/cls/14
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