Connecticut 2011 Regular Session

Connecticut Senate Bill SB00100 Latest Draft

Bill / Introduced Version Filed 01/11/2011

                            General Assembly  Proposed Bill No. 100
January Session, 2011  LCO No. 352
Referred to Committee on Energy and Technology
Introduced by:
SEN. WITKOS, 8th Dist.

General Assembly

Proposed Bill No. 100 

January Session, 2011

LCO No. 352

Referred to Committee on Energy and Technology 

Introduced by:

SEN. WITKOS, 8th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING SPOOFING.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That the general statutes be amended to provide that no person shall use any device to change the name or telephone number on a caller identification display on the telephone that such person is calling, except when such person subscribes to a call blocking service provided by such person's telephone company.

Statement of Purpose: 

To prohibit a person from using a device to alter the caller ID information on a phone call recipient's phone to display a false phone number or name.