House
File
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
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BY
FISHER
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
prohibiting
the
provision
or
use
of
false
or
misleading
1
caller
identification
information
to
certain
persons,
and
2
making
penalties
applicable.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
714.16,
subsection
2,
Code
2019,
is
1
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
2
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
q.
(1)
It
is
an
unlawful
practice
for
3
a
person
to
knowingly
use
or
provide,
to
an
Iowa
telephone
4
subscriber
who
is
physically
located
in
this
state,
false
or
5
misleading
caller
identification
information.
6
(2)
This
paragraph
shall
not
apply
to
any
of
the
following:
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(a)
Conduct
authorized
by
a
law
enforcement
agency
of
the
8
United
States,
a
state,
or
a
political
subdivision
of
a
state.
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(b)
Conduct
authorized
pursuant
to
a
court
order.
10
(c)
Conduct
authorized
under
federal
law.
11
(3)
For
purposes
of
this
paragraph:
12
(a)
“Caller
identification
information”
means
the
same
as
13
defined
in
section
68A.506.
14
(b)
“Iowa
telephone
subscriber”
means
a
person
who
uses
a
15
telephone
number
with
a
three-digit
telephone
number
prefix,
or
16
area
code,
assigned
to
the
state
of
Iowa,
in
accordance
with
17
the
North
American
numbering
plan.
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EXPLANATION
19
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
20
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
21
This
bill
prohibits
a
person
from
knowingly
using
or
22
providing
false
or
misleading
caller
identification
information
23
to
an
Iowa
telephone
subscriber
who
is
physically
located
in
24
Iowa.
The
bill
defines
“caller
identification
information”
to
25
mean
information
regarding
the
origination
of
the
telephone
26
call,
such
as
the
name
or
telephone
number
of
the
caller.
The
27
bill
defines
“Iowa
telephone
subscriber”
to
mean
a
person
who
28
uses
a
telephone
number
with
an
area
code
assigned
to
Iowa,
29
in
accordance
with
the
North
American
numbering
plan.
The
30
bill
does
not
apply
to
conduct
authorized
by
a
law
enforcement
31
agency,
pursuant
to
a
court
order,
or
under
federal
law.
32
A
violation
of
the
bill
constitutes
an
unlawful
practice
33
under
Code
section
714.16,
which
relates
to
consumer
frauds.
34
Pursuant
to
Code
section
714.16,
the
attorney
general
may
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investigate,
issue
subpoenas,
and
commence
civil
proceedings
1
seeking
restraining
orders
or
injunctions
prohibiting
persons
2
from
engaging
in
unlawful
practices
or
seeking
termination
3
of
the
business
affairs
of
a
person
engaging
in
unlawful
4
practices.
In
addition,
a
civil
penalty
of
up
to
$40,000
per
5
violation
may
be
imposed
by
a
court
against
a
person
found
to
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have
committed
an
unlawful
practice.
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