Missouri 2025 Regular Session

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11 FIRSTREGULARSESSION
22 HOUSEBILLNO.564
33 103RDGENERALASSEMBLY
44 INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEBOGGS.
55 0230H.01I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk
66 ANACT
77 Torepealsections407.1095,407.1098,407.1101,and407.1104,RSMo,andtoenactinlieu
88 thereoffivenewsectionsrelatingtocalleridentificationspoofing,withpenalty
99 provisions.
1010 BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
1111 SectionA.Sections407.1095,407.1098,407.1101,and407.1104,RSMo,are
1212 2repealedandfivenewsectionsenactedinlieuthereof,tobeknownassections407.1095,
1313 3407.1098,407.1101,407.1104,and407.1115,toreadasfollows:
1414 407.1095.Asusedinsections407.1095to407.1110,thefollowingwordsandphrases
1515 2mean:
1616 3 (1)"Businesssubscriber",apersonorentitythat,forbusinessuse,has
1717 4subscribedtotelephoneservice,wirelessservice,orothersimilarservice;
1818 5 (2)"Callspoofing",thepracticebyacallingpartyoranycalleridentification
1919 6serviceofknowinglytransmittingmisleadingorinaccuratecalleridentification
2020 7informationwiththeintenttodefraud,causeharm,harass,orwrongfullyobtain
2121 8anythingofvalue;
2222 9 (3)"Calleridentificationservice",atypeoftelephoneservicewhichpermits
2323 10telephonesubscriberstoseethetelephonenumberofincomingtelephonecalls;
2424 11 [(2)](4)"Residentialsubscriber",apersonwho,for[primarily] personalandfamilial
2525 12use,hassubscribedtoresidentialtelephoneservice,wirelessserviceorsimilarservice,orthe
2626 13otherpersonslivingorresidingwithsuchperson;
2727 14 [(3)](5)"Seller",thesameasdefinedinsection407.1070;
2828 15 (6)"Telemarketer",thesameasdefinedinsection407.1070;
2929 EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
3030 intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 16 (7)"Telephonesolicitation",anyvoice,facsimile,shortmessagingservice(SMS),or
3131 17multimediamessagingservice(MMS),forthepurposeofencouragingthepurchaseorrental
3232 18of,orinvestmentin,property,goodsorservices,butdoesnotincludecommunications:
3333 19 (a)Toanybusinesssubscriberorresidentialsubscriberwiththatsubscriber'sprior
3434 20expressinvitationorpermission;
3535 21 (b)Byoronbehalfofanypersonorentitywithwhomabusinesssubscriberor
3636 22residentialsubscriberhashadabusinesscontactwithinthepastonehundredeightydaysora
3737 23currentbusinessorpersonalrelationship;
3838 24 (c)ByoronbehalfofanentityorganizedpursuanttoChapter501(c)(3)oftheUnited
3939 25StatesInternalRevenueCode,whilesuchentityisengagedinfund-raisingtosupportthe
4040 26charitablepurposeforwhichtheentitywasestablishedprovidedthatabonafidememberof
4141 27suchexemptorganizationmakesthevoicecommunication;
4242 28 (d)Byoronbehalfofanyentityoverwhichafederalagencyhasregulatoryauthority
4343 29totheextentthat:
4444 30 a.Subjecttosuchauthority,theentityisrequiredtomaintainalicense,permitor
4545 31certificatetosellorprovidethemerchandisebeingofferedthroughtelemarketing;and
4646 32 b.Theentityisrequiredbylaworruletodevelopandmaintainano-calllist;
4747 33 (e)Byanaturalpersonrespondingtoareferral,orworkingfromhisorherprimary
4848 34residence,orapersonlicensedbythestateofMissouritocarryoutatrade,occupationor
4949 35professionwhoissettingorattemptingtosetanappointmentforactionsrelatingtothat
5050 36licensedtrade,occupationorprofessionwithinthestateorcountiescontiguoustothestate.
5151 407.1098.Nopersonorentityshallmakeorcausetobemadeanytelephone
5252 2solicitation, includingviacallspoofing,toanybusinesssubscriberorresidentialsubscriber
5353 3inthisstatewhohasgivennoticetotheattorneygeneral,inaccordancewithrules
5454 4promulgatedpursuanttosection407.1101ofsuchsubscriber'sobjectiontoreceiving
5555 5telephonesolicitations.
5656 407.1101.1.Theattorneygeneralshallestablishandprovidefortheoperationofa
5757 2databasetocompilealistoftelephonenumbersofbusinesssubscribersandresidential
5858 3subscriberswhoobjecttoreceivingtelephonesolicitations.[Suchlistisnotintendedto
5959 4includeanytelephonenumberprimarilyusedforbusinessorcommercialpurposes.]
6060 5 2.Theattorneygeneralshallpromulgaterulesandregulationsgoverningthe
6161 6establishmentofastateno-calldatabaseasheorshedeemsnecessaryandappropriatetofully
6262 7implementtheprovisionsofsections407.1095to407.1110.Therulesandregulationsshall
6363 8includethosewhich:
6464 9 (1)Specifythemethodsbywhicheachbusinesssubscriberorresidentialsubscriber
6565 10maygivenoticetotheattorneygeneraloritscontractorofhisorherobjectiontoreceiving
6666 HB564 2 11suchsolicitationsorrevocationofsuchnotice.Thereshallbenocosttothesubscriberfor
6767 12joiningthedatabase;
6868 13 (2)Specifythelengthoftimeforwhichanoticeofobjectionshallbeeffectiveand
6969 14theeffectofachangeoftelephonenumberonsuchnotice;
7070 15 (3)Specifythemethodsbywhichsuchobjectionsandrevocationsshallbecollected
7171 16andaddedtothedatabase;
7272 17 (4)Specifythatonceapersongivesnoticeofobjection,thepersonshallnothave
7373 18torenewhisorherobjection;
7474 19 (5)Specifythemethodsbywhichanypersonorentitydesiringtomaketelephone
7575 20solicitationswillobtainaccesstothedatabaseasrequiredtoavoidcallingthetelephone
7676 21numbersofbusinesssubscribersorresidentialsubscribersincludedinthedatabase,
7777 22includingthecostassessedtothatpersonorentityforaccesstothedatabase;and
7878 23 [(5)](6)Specifysuchothermattersrelatingtothedatabasethattheattorneygeneral
7979 24deemsdesirable.
8080 25 3.IftheFederalCommunicationsCommissionestablishesasinglenationaldatabase
8181 26oftelephonenumbersofsubscriberswhoobjecttoreceivingtelephonesolicitationspursuant
8282 27to47U.S.C.Section227(c)(3),theattorneygeneralshallincludethatpartofsuchsingle
8383 28nationaldatabasethatrelatestoMissouriinthedatabaseestablishedpursuanttothissection.
8484 29 4.Informationcontainedinthedatabaseestablishedpursuanttothissectionshallbe
8585 30usedonlyforthepurposeofcompliancewithsection407.1098andthissectionorina
8686 31proceedingoractionpursuanttosection407.1107.Suchinformationshallnotbeconsidered
8787 32apublicrecordpursuanttochapter610.
8888 33 5.InApril,July,OctoberandJanuaryofeachyear,theattorneygeneralshallbe
8989 34encouragedtoobtainsubscriptionlistingsofbusinesssubscribersandresidential
9090 35subscribersinthisstatewhohavearrangedtobeincludedonanynationaldo-not-calllist
9191 36andaddthosetelephonenumberstothestatedo-not-calllist.
9292 37 6.Theattorneygeneralmayutilizemoneysappropriatedfromgeneralrevenueand
9393 38moneysappropriatedfromthemerchandisingpracticesrevolvingfundestablishedinsection
9494 39407.140forthepurposesofestablishingandoperatingthestateno-calldatabase.
9595 40 7.Anyruleorportionofarule,asthattermisdefinedinsection536.010,thatis
9696 41createdundertheauthoritydelegatedinsections407.1095to407.1110shallbecomeeffective
9797 42onlyifitcomplieswithandissubjecttoalloftheprovisionsofchapter536and,ifapplicable,
9898 43section536.028.Thissectionandchapter536arenonseverableandifanyofthepowers
9999 44vestedwiththegeneralassemblypursuanttochapter536toreview,todelaytheeffectivedate
100100 45ortodisapproveandannularulearesubsequentlyheldunconstitutional,thenthegrantof
101101 46rulemakingauthorityandanyruleproposedoradoptedafterAugust28,2000,shallbeinvalid
102102 47andvoid.
103103 HB564 3 407.1104.1.Anypersonorentitywhomakesatelephonesolicitationtoany
104104 2businesssubscriberorresidentialsubscriberinthisstateshall,atthebeginningofsuch
105105 3solicitation,stateclearlytheidentityofthepersonorentityinitiatingthesolicitation.
106106 4 2.Nopersonorentitywhomakesatelephonesolicitationtoabusinesssubscriber
107107 5orresidentialsubscriberinthisstateshallknowinglyuseanymethod, includingcall
108108 6spoofing,toblockorotherwisecircumventanysubscriber'suseofacalleridentification
109109 7service.
110110 407.1115.1.Thissectionshallbeknownandmaybecitedasthe"CallerID
111111 2Anti-SpoofingAct".
112112 3 2.Asusedinthissection,thefollowingtermsmean:
113113 4 (1)"Call",anytelephonecall,facsimile,ortextmessagemadeusingapublic
114114 5switchedtelephonenetwork,wirelesscellulartelephoneservice,orvoice-over-internet
115115 6protocol(VoIP)servicethathasthecapabilityofaccessingusersonthepublicswitched
116116 7telephonenetworkorasuccessornetwork;
117117 8 (2)"Caller",apersonorentitywhoplacesacall,facsimile,ortextmessage,
118118 9whetherbyphoneorcomputer;
119119 10 (3)"Calleridentificationinformation",informationprovidedbyacaller
120120 11identificationserviceregardingthetelephonenumberorotheroriginationinformation
121121 12ofacallorfacsimiletransmissionmadeusingatelecommunicationsserviceoran
122122 13interconnectedVoIPserviceorofatextmessagesentusingatext-messagingservice;
123123 14 (4)"Calleridentificationservice",anyserviceordevicedesignedtoprovidethe
124124 15useroftheserviceordevicewiththetelephonenumberorotheroriginationinformation
125125 16ofacallorfacsimiletransmissionmadeusingatelecommunicationsserviceoran
126126 17interconnectedVoIPserviceorofatextmessagesentusingatextmessagingservice.
127127 18"Calleridentificationservice"includesautomaticnumberidentificationservices.
128128 19 3.Acallercommitstheoffenseofcalleridentificationspoofingifthecaller:
129129 20 (1)Entersorcausestobeenteredfalseinformationintoacalleridentification
130130 21servicewiththemaliciousintenttodeceive,defraud,ormisleadtherecipientofacall;or
131131 22 (2)Placesacallknowingthatfalseinformationwasenteredintothecaller
132132 23identificationservicewiththeintenttodeceive,defraud,ormisleadtherecipientofthe
133133 24call.
134134 25 4.ThefirstoffenseofcalleridentificationspoofingshallbeaclassA
135135 26misdemeanor.ThesecondandanysubsequentoffenseshallbeaclassEfelony.
136136 27 5.Thissectionshallnotapplyto:
137137 28 (1)Theblockingofcalleridentificationinformation;
138138 29 (2)Anylawenforcementagencyofthefederal,state,county,ormunicipal
139139 30government;
140140 HB564 4 31 (3)Anyintelligenceorsecurityagencyofthefederalgovernment;or
141141 32 (4)Acommunicationsserviceprovider,includingatelecommunications,
142142 33broadband,orvoice-over-internetserviceproviderthat:
143143 34 (a)Actsinthecommunicationsserviceprovider'scapacityasanintermediary
144144 35forthetransmissionoftelephoneservicebetweenthecallerandtherecipient;
145145 36 (b)Providesorconfiguresaserviceorservicefeatureasrequestedbythe
146146 37customer;
147147 38 (c)Actsinamannerthatisauthorizedorrequiredbyapplicablelaw;or
148148 39 (d)Engagesinotherconductthatisnecessarytoprovideservice.
149149 40 6.Therecipientofanycallinwhichthecallerusesfalsecalleridentification
150150 41informationshallhavestandingtorecoveractualandpunitivedamagesagainstthe
151151 42caller.Punitivedamagesshallbeinanamountdeterminedbythecourtbutnotto
152152 43exceedfivethousanddollarspercall.Callrecipientsmaybringactionunderthissection
153153 44asmembersofaclass.Theattorneygeneralmayinitiatelegalproceedingsorintervene
154154 45inlegalproceedingsonbehalfofcallrecipientsand,ifthecallerisfoundguilty,shall
155155 46recoverallcostsoftheinvestigationandprosecutionoftheaction.
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