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34		-	BILL NO. 1891 By: Williams, Hilbert, Ranson,
35		-	Dills, Roberts (Eric),
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	29	+	BILL NO. 1891 By: Williams, Hilbert, Ranson
	30	+	and Dills of the House
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47	42		An Act relating to telemarketing practices; amending
48	43		15 O.S. 2011, Section 775A.4, which relates to
49	44		unlawful telemarketing practices; modifying acts
50	45		constituting an unlawful telemarketing practice; and
51	46		providing an effective date.
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57	52		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
58	53		SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 15 O.S. 2011, Section 775A.4, is
59	54		amended to read as follows:
60		-	Section 775A.4. A. A commercial telephone seller engages in an
	55	+	Section 775A.4 A. A commercial telephone seller engages in an
61	56		unlawful telemarketing practice when, in the course of any
62	57		commercial telephone solicitation, the seller:
63	58		1. Conducts business as a commercial telephone seller without
64	59		having registered with the Attorney General, as required by Section
65	60		775A.3 of this title;
	61	+	2. Fails to allow the purchaser in any telephone sales
	62	+	transaction to cancel any purchase or agreement to purchase goods,
	63	+	services or property at any time before the expiration of three (3)
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93		-	2. Fails to allow the purchaser in any telephone sales
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95		-	services or property at any time before the expiration of three (3)
96	90		business days after the purchaser 's receipt of such goods, services
97	91		or property by delivering or mailing to the commercial telephone
98	92		seller written notice of cancellation. Notice of cancellation, if
99	93		sent by mail, is deemed to be given as of the date the mailed notice
100	94		was postmarked;
101	95		3. Fails to refund all payments made by any purchaser in any
102	96		telephone sales transaction within thirty (30) days after the
103	97		commercial telephone seller receives notice of cancellation from the
104	98		purchaser, except that:
105	99		a. if the purchaser has received goods or property from
106	100		the commercial telephone seller, other than an item
107	101		represented as free, the commercial telephone seller
108	102		shall refund all payments made by the purchaser within
109	103		thirty (30) days after the commercial t elephone
110	104		seller's receipt of the returned goods or property,
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112	106		b. if the purchaser has received services during the
113	107		course of a pay-per-call service call, which services
114	108		cannot, by their nature, be returned, the commercial
115	109		telephone seller is not require d to refund payments to
116	110		the purchaser;
	111	+	4. Fails to disclose to the purchaser during a telephone
	112	+	solicitation that the purchaser has the cancellation rights set
	113	+	forth in paragraph 2 of this subsection;
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144		-	4. Fails to disclose to the purchaser during a telephone
145		-	solicitation that the purchaser has the cancellation rights set
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147	140		5. Misrepresents to any person that the person has wo n a
148	141		contest, sweepstakes or drawing, or that the person will receive
149	142		free goods, services or property;
150	143		6. Represents that the seller 's goods, services or property are
151	144		"free" if the commercial telephone seller charges or collects a fee
152	145		from the purchaser i n exchange for providing or delivering such
153	146		goods, services or property;
154	147		7. Makes any reference to the commercial telephone seller 's
155	148		compliance with this act to any purchaser without also disclosing
156	149		that compliance with this act does not constitute approv al by any
157	150		governmental agency of the seller 's marketing, advertisements,
158	151		promotions, goods or services;
159	152		8. Uses equipment or techniques the purpose of which is to
160	153		intentionally block or avoid detection of the commercial telephone
161	154		seller's identity or telephone number by caller identification
162	155		devices;
163	156		9. Uses equipment, systems or procedures which automatically
164	157		dial and engage the telephone number of more than one person at a
165	158		time resulting in a number of abandoned calls per day that are more
166	159		than five percent (5%) of the number of answered calls per day in
167	160		any campaign; or
	161	+	10. Causes misleading information to be transmitted to a
	162	+	recipient's caller identification service or device or to otherwise
	163	+	misrepresent the origin of a telemarketing call. A telemark eter
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195		-	10. Causes misleading information to be transmitted to a
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197		-	misrepresent the origin of a telemarketing call. A telemark eter
198	190		does not violate this paragraph if the telemarketer substitutes the
199	191		name and telephone number of the person on whose behalf the call is
200	192		made for the telemarketer 's name and telephone number; or
201	193		11. Engages in any deceptive trade practice defined in S ection
202	194		752 of this title.
203	195		B. Paragraphs 2 and 4 of subsection A of this section do not
204	196		apply to a transaction in which the consumer obtains a full refund
205	197		for the return of undamaged or unused goods or a cancellation of
206	198		services by giving notice to the sel ler within seven (7) days after
207	199		receipt by the consumer and the seller processes the refund or
208	200		cancellation within thirty (30) days after receipt of the returned
209	201		merchandise or the consumer 's request for refund for services not
210	202		performed or a pro rata refu nd for any services not yet performed
211	203		for the consumer. The availability and terms of the return and
212	204		refund privilege shall be disclosed to the consumer orally by
213	205		telephone and in writing with any advertising or promotional
214	206		material or with the delivery o f the product or service. If a
215	207		seller offers consumers an unconditional guarantee, a clear
216	208		disclosure of such guarantee by using the words "satisfaction
217	209		guaranteed", "free inspection" or "no-risk guarantee" satisfy the
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	211	+	C. The unlawful telemarketing practices listed in this section
	212	+	are in addition to and do not limit the types of unfair trade
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246		-	C. The unlawful telemarketing practices listed in this section
247		-	are in addition to and do not limit the types of unfair trade
248	239		practices actionable at common law or under other civil and criminal
249	240		statutes of this state.
250	241		D. Any violations of this ac t are violations of the Oklahoma
251	242		Consumer Protection Act.
252	243		SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2021.
253		-	COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON B USINESS, COMMERCE AND TOURISM
254		-	March 30, 2021 - DO PASS
	244	+	Passed the House of Representatives the 2nd day of March, 2021.
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	253	+	Passed the Senate the ___ day of __________, 2021.
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