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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 476B.1 DEFINITIONS. 1 2 As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise 1 3 requires: 1 4 1. "Consumer" means an actual or prospective purchaser, 1 5 lessee, or recipient of a consumer good or service. 1 6 2. "Consumer good or service" means any real property or 1 7 any tangible or intangible personal property which is normally 1 8 used for personal, family, or household purposes, including, 1 9 without limitation, any such property intended to be attached 1 10 to or installed in any real property without regard to whether 1 11 it is so attached or installed, as well as cemetery lots and 1 12 timeshare estates, and any service related to such property. 1 13 3. "Doing business in this state" means a business that 1 14 conducts telephone solicitations from a location in this state 1 15 or from other states or nations to consumers located in this 1 16 state. 1 17 4. "Existing business relationship" means an established 1 18 pattern of activity between a consumer and a merchant, 1 19 involving an inquiry, application, purchase, or transaction 1 20 initiated by a consumer regarding products or services offered 1 21 by a merchant. 1 22 5. "Merchant" means a person who, directly or indirectly, 1 23 offers or makes available to a consumer any consumer good or 1 24 service. 1 25 6. "Telephone solicitation" means any voice communication, 1 26 wherever originated, transmitted over a telephone for the 1 27 purpose of encouraging action on the part of the consumer, 1 28 including but not limited to any of the following actions: 1 29 a. The purchase or rental of consumer goods or services. 1 30 b. Investment in consumer goods or services. 1 31 c. Soliciting a sale of a consumer good or service. 1 32 d. Offering an extension of credit for a consumer good or 1 33 service. 1 34 e. Obtaining information that will or may be used for the 1 35 direct solicitation of a sale of a consumer good or service or 2 1 an offer of extension of credit for such purpose. 2 2 f. Soliciting a donation for any group, organization, or 2 3 purpose. 2 4 7. "Telephone solicitor" means a person doing business in 2 5 this state, who makes or causes to be made a telephone 2 6 solicitation. 2 7 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION. 476B.2 DO-NOT-CALL LISTING. 2 8 1. The secretary of state shall contract with a service to 2 9 maintain a do-not-call list of Iowa telephone subscribers who 2 10 do not wish to receive telephone solicitations. The contract 2 11 shall be made in consultation with the consumer protection 2 12 division of the department of justice, so that all evidentiary 2 13 issues and other issues related to enforcement are considered. 2 14 2. A residential, mobile, or telephonic paging device 2 15 telephone subscriber who does not wish to receive telephone 2 16 solicitations may register to be included on the do-not-call 2 17 list contracted for by the secretary of state pursuant to 2 18 subsection 1. 2 19 3. A telephone solicitor doing business in Iowa shall 2 20 obtain a subscription to receive the quarterly updated 2 21 subscription listings of consumers in Iowa who have registered 2 22 to be included on the do-not-call list referred to in this 2 23 section. 2 24 4. A telephone solicitor shall not call any consumer in 2 25 Iowa whose name is on the do-not-call list referred to in this 2 26 section. 2 27 5. This section shall not apply to the following calls: 2 28 a. Charitable organizations. 2 29 b. Polling firms. 2 30 c. Businesses who call a person with whom the business has 2 31 an existing business relationship. 2 32 6. The secretary of state and consumer protection division 2 33 of the department of justice shall adopt rules pursuant to 2 34 chapter 17A to administer this section, including appropriate 2 35 notices to consumers of the types of calls toward which such 3 1 registration is directed. 3 2 Sec. 3. NEW SECTION. 476B.3 INVESTIGATIONS CIVIL 3 3 ACTIONS CIVIL PENALTY OTHER REMEDIES. 3 4 A violation of this chapter is a violation of section 3 5 714.16, subsection 2, paragraph "a". All the powers conferred 3 6 upon the attorney general to accomplish the objectives and 3 7 carry out the duties prescribed pursuant to section 714.16 are 3 8 also conferred upon the attorney general to enforce this 3 9 chapter, including, but not limited to, the power to issue 3 10 subpoenas, adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A which shall 3 11 have the force of law, and seek injunctive relief and civil 3 12 penalties. 3 13 EXPLANATION 3 14 This bill creates new Code chapter 476B establishing 3 15 restrictions on solicitations made by telephone. 3 16 New Code section 476B.1 provides definitions for the new 3 17 chapter, including "consumer", "consumer good or service", 3 18 "doing business in this state", "existing business 3 19 relationship", "merchant", "telephone solicitation", and 3 20 "telephone solicitor". 3 21 The bill provides in new Code section 476B.2 that the 3 22 secretary of state shall contract with a service to maintain a 3 23 do-not-call list. A residential, mobile, or telephonic paging 3 24 device telephone subscriber desiring to be placed on a "do- 3 25 not-call" list indicating that the subscriber does not wish to 3 26 receive telephone solicitations may register with the service 3 27 contracted for by the secretary of state. A telephone 3 28 solicitor shall obtain the listing quarterly, and shall not 3 29 call any consumer in Iowa whose name is on the list. The 3 30 prohibition does not apply to charitable organizations, 3 31 polling firms, or businesses who call a person with whom the 3 32 businesses have an existing business relationship. 3 33 The bill provides in new Code section 476B.3 that the 3 34 attorney general can enforce Code chapter 476B in the manner 3 35 of a violation of Code section 714.16 relating to consumer 4 1 frauds. 4 2 LSB 2810XS 80 4 3 jj/cf/24
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