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11 FIRSTREGULARSESSION
22 HOUSEBILLNO.292
33 103RDGENERALASSEMBLY
44 INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVESTRICKLER.
55 1267H.01I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk
66 ANACT
77 Torepealsections407.1095,407.1098,407.1101,407.1104,and407.1110,RSMo,andto
88 enactinlieuthereoffivenewsectionsrelatingtotheno-calllist.
99 BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
1010 SectionA.Sections407.1095,407.1098,407.1101,407.1104,and407.1110,RSMo,
1111 2arerepealedandfivenewsectionsenactedinlieuthereof,tobeknownassections407.1095,
1212 3407.1098,407.1101,407.1104,and407.1110,toreadasfollows:
1313 407.1095.Asusedinsections407.1095to407.1110,thefollowingwordsandphrases
1414 2mean:
1515 3 (1)"Businesssubscriber",apersonorentitythat,forprimarilybusinessuse,has
1616 4subscribedtotelephoneservice,wirelessservice,orothersimilarservice;
1717 5 (2)"Calleridentificationservice",atypeoftelephoneservicewhichpermits
1818 6telephonesubscriberstoseethetelephonenumberofincomingtelephonecalls;
1919 7 [(2)](3)"Residentialsubscriber",apersonwho,forprimarilypersonalandfamilial
2020 8use,hassubscribedtoresidentialtelephoneservice,wirelessserviceorsimilarservice,orthe
2121 9otherpersonslivingorresidingwithsuchperson;
2222 10 [(3)](4)"Telephonesolicitation",anyvoice,facsimile,shortmessagingservice
2323 11(SMS),ormultimediamessagingservice(MMS),forthepurposeofencouragingthe
2424 12purchaseorrentalof,orinvestmentin,property,goodsorservices,butdoesnotinclude
2525 13communications:
2626 14 (a)Toanyresidentialsubscriberwiththatsubscriber'spriorexpressinvitationor
2727 15permission;
2828 EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
2929 intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 16 (b)Byoronbehalfofanypersonorentitywithwhomaresidentialsubscriberhashad
3030 17abusinesscontactwithinthepastonehundredeightydaysoracurrentbusinessorpersonal
3131 18relationship;
3232 19 (c)ByoronbehalfofanentityorganizedpursuanttoChapter501(c)(3)oftheUnited
3333 20StatesInternalRevenueCode,whilesuchentityisengagedinfund-raisingtosupportthe
3434 21charitablepurposeforwhichtheentitywasestablishedprovidedthatabonafidememberof
3535 22suchexemptorganizationmakesthevoicecommunication;
3636 23 (d)Byoronbehalfofanyentityoverwhichafederalagencyhasregulatoryauthority
3737 24totheextentthat:
3838 25 a.Subjecttosuchauthority,theentityisrequiredtomaintainalicense,permitor
3939 26certificatetosellorprovidethemerchandisebeingofferedthroughtelemarketing;and
4040 27 b.Theentityisrequiredbylaworruletodevelopandmaintainano-calllist;
4141 28 (e)Byanaturalpersonrespondingtoareferral,orworkingfromhisorherprimary
4242 29residence,orapersonlicensedbythestateofMissouritocarryoutatrade,occupationor
4343 30professionwhoissettingorattemptingtosetanappointmentforactionsrelatingtothat
4444 31licensedtrade,occupationorprofessionwithinthestateorcountiescontiguoustothestate.
4545 407.1098.Nopersonorentityshallmakeorcausetobemadeanytelephone
4646 2solicitationtoanyresidentialorbusinesssubscriberinthisstatewhohasgivennoticetothe
4747 3attorneygeneral,inaccordancewithrulespromulgatedpursuanttosection407.1101ofsuch
4848 4subscriber'sobjectiontoreceivingtelephonesolicitations.
4949 407.1101.1.Theattorneygeneralshallestablishandprovidefortheoperationofa
5050 2databasetocompilealistoftelephonenumbersofresidentialorbusinesssubscriberswho
5151 3objecttoreceivingtelephonesolicitations.[Suchlistisnotintendedtoincludeanytelephone
5252 4numberprimarilyusedforbusinessorcommercialpurposes.]
5353 5 2.Theattorneygeneralshallpromulgaterulesandregulationsgoverningthe
5454 6establishmentofastateno-calldatabaseasheorshedeemsnecessaryandappropriatetofully
5555 7implementtheprovisionsofsections407.1095to407.1110.Therulesandregulationsshall
5656 8includethosewhich:
5757 9 (1)Specifythemethodsbywhicheachresidentialorbusinesssubscribermaygive
5858 10noticetotheattorneygeneraloritscontractorofhisorherobjectiontoreceivingsuch
5959 11solicitationsorrevocationofsuchnotice.Thereshallbenocosttothesubscriberforjoining
6060 12thedatabase;
6161 13 (2)Specifythelengthoftimeforwhichanoticeofobjectionshallbeeffectiveand
6262 14theeffectofachangeoftelephonenumberonsuchnotice;
6363 15 (3)Specifythemethodsbywhichsuchobjectionsandrevocationsshallbecollected
6464 16andaddedtothedatabase;
6565 HB292 2 17 (4)Specifythemethodsbywhichanypersonorentitydesiringtomaketelephone
6666 18solicitationswillobtainaccesstothedatabaseasrequiredtoavoidcallingthetelephone
6767 19numbersofresidentialorbusinesssubscribersincludedinthedatabase,includingthecost
6868 20assessedtothatpersonorentityforaccesstothedatabase;
6969 21 (5)Specifysuchothermattersrelatingtothedatabasethattheattorneygeneraldeems
7070 22desirable.
7171 23 3.IftheFederalCommunicationsCommissionestablishesasinglenationaldatabase
7272 24oftelephonenumbersofsubscriberswhoobjecttoreceivingtelephonesolicitationspursuant
7373 25to47U.S.C.Section227(c)(3),theattorneygeneralshallincludethatpartofsuchsingle
7474 26nationaldatabasethatrelatestoMissouriinthedatabaseestablishedpursuanttothissection.
7575 27 4.Informationcontainedinthedatabaseestablishedpursuanttothissectionshallbe
7676 28usedonlyforthepurposeofcompliancewithsection407.1098andthissectionorina
7777 29proceedingoractionpursuanttosection407.1107.Suchinformationshallnotbeconsidered
7878 30apublicrecordpursuanttochapter610.
7979 31 5.InApril,July,OctoberandJanuaryofeachyear,theattorneygeneralshallbe
8080 32encouragedtoobtainsubscriptionlistingsofresidentialorbusinesssubscribersinthisstate
8181 33whohavearrangedtobeincludedonanynationaldo-not-calllistandaddthosetelephone
8282 34numberstothestatedo-not-calllist.
8383 35 6.Theattorneygeneralmayutilizemoneysappropriatedfromgeneralrevenueand
8484 36moneysappropriatedfromthemerchandisingpracticesrevolvingfundestablishedinsection
8585 37407.140forthepurposesofestablishingandoperatingthestateno-calldatabase.
8686 38 7.Anyruleorportionofarule,asthattermisdefinedinsection536.010,thatis
8787 39createdundertheauthoritydelegatedinsections407.1095to407.1110shallbecomeeffective
8888 40onlyifitcomplieswithandissubjecttoalloftheprovisionsofchapter536and,ifapplicable,
8989 41section536.028.Thissectionandchapter536arenonseverableandifanyofthepowers
9090 42vestedwiththegeneralassemblypursuanttochapter536toreview,todelaytheeffectivedate
9191 43ortodisapproveandannularulearesubsequentlyheldunconstitutional,thenthegrantof
9292 44rulemakingauthorityandanyruleproposedoradoptedafterAugust28,2000,shallbeinvalid
9393 45andvoid.
9494 407.1104.1.Anypersonorentitywhomakesatelephonesolicitationtoany
9595 2residentialorbusinesssubscriberinthisstateshall,atthebeginningofsuchsolicitation,state
9696 3clearlytheidentityofthepersonorentityinitiatingthesolicitation.
9797 4 2.Nopersonorentitywhomakesatelephonesolicitationtoaresidentialorbusiness
9898 5subscriberinthisstateshallknowinglyuseanymethodtoblockorotherwisecircumventany
9999 6subscriber'suseofacalleridentificationservice.
100100 407.1110.Theattorneygeneralshallestablishanadvisorygroupcomposedof
101101 2governmententities,localtelecommunicationscompanies,businesses,andseniorcitizenand
102102 HB292 3 3othercommunityadvocatestocompileandpromotealistofeducationalliteraturetohelp
103103 4consumersunderstandtheiroptionswithregardtotelephonesolicitations.Theattorney
104104 5generalshallworkwithlocalexchangetelecommunicationscompaniestodisseminatetotheir
105105 6residentialorbusinesssubscribersinformationabouttheavailabilityofandinstructions
106106 7abouthowtorequesteducationalliteraturefromtheattorneygeneral.Theattorneygeneral
107107 8mayenterintoagreementswiththosecompaniesforthepurposeofdisseminationofthe
108108 9educationalliterature.Theattorneygeneralshallincludeonhisorherinternetwebsite
109109 10informationthatinformsresidentialorbusinesssubscribersoftheirrightstobeplacedona
110110 11no-calllistandthevariousmethods,includingnoticetotheattorneygeneral,ofplacingtheir
111111 12namesonthisno-calllist.Theattorneygeneralshallhavethisliteraturedevelopedfor
112112 13disseminationtothepublicnolaterthanJanuary1,2001.
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