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3		-	BILL NO. 3168 By: Phillips, McDugle, Roe, and
4		-	West (Josh) of the House
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	31	+	BILL NO. 3168 By: Phillips, McDugle, and Roe
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8		-	Coleman, Leewright,
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	42	+	An Act relating to telephone solicitation; creating
	43	+	the Telephone Solicitation Act of 2022; defining
	44	+	terms; *** providing a rebuttable presumption for
	45	+	certain calls made to any area code in this state;
	46	+	prohibiting a *** certain commercial telephone
	47	+	solicitation phone calls; *** exempting certain
	48	+	persons; *** providing for codification; and
	49	+	providing an effective da te.
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	54	+	AUTHOR: Add the following House Coauthor: West (Josh)
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	56	+	AUTHOR: Remove as principal Senate author Leewright and substitute
	57	+	as principal Senate author Coleman. Retain Leewright as
	58	+	Senate coauthor. Add the following Senate Coa uthors:
	59	+	Bullard and Stephens
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	61	+	AMENDMENT NO. 1. Page 2, lines 8 and 18, insert, after the word "a"
	62	+	and before the word "tele phonic", the word
	63	+	"commercial"
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	65	+	AMENDMENT NO. 2. Page 2, line 21, insert, before the word
	66	+	"telephonic", the word "commercial"
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	68	+	AMENDMENT NO. 3. Page 3, lines 4, 10, and 11, insert, after the
	69	+	word "a" and before the w ord "telephonic", the
	70	+	word "commercial"
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	72	+	AMENDMENT NO. 4. Page 4, lines 4, 9, 10, 14, 17, and 21, insert,
	73	+	after the word "a" and before the word
	74	+	"telephonic", the word "commercial"
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	106	+	AMENDMENT NO. 6 Page 5, line 8, insert, before t he word
	107	+	"telephonic", the word "commercial"
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	109	+	AMENDMENT NO. 7 Page 5, lines 9 and 11, insert, after the word "a"
	110	+	and before the word " telephonic", the word
	111	+	"commercial"
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	113	+	Passed the Senate the 26th day of April, 2022.
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	117	+	Presiding Officer of the Senate
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	120	+	Passed the House of Representatives the ____ day of __________,
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	154	+	BILL NO. 3168 By: Phillips, McDugle, and Roe
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17	165		An Act relating to telephone solicitation; creating
18	166		the Telephone Solicitation Act of 2022; defining
19	167		terms; prohibiting certain telephonic sales calls
20	168		without the prior express written consent of the
21	169		called party; prohibiting commercial telephone
22	170		sellers or salespersons from using certain technology
23	171		to conceal their true identity; providing a
24	172		rebuttable presumption for certain call s made to any
25	173		area code in this state; prohibiting a commercial
26	174		telephone seller or salesperson from using automated
27	175		dialing or recorded messages to make certain
28	176		commercial telephone solicitation phone calls;
29	177		providing the time frame during which a commercial
30	178		telephone seller or salesperson may make commercial
31	179		solicitation phone calls; prohibiting commercial
32	180		telephone sellers or salespersons from making a
33	181		specified number of commercial telephone solicitati on
34	182		phone calls to a person over a specified tim e frame;
35	183		exempting certain persons; providing a cause of
36	184		action for aggrieved called parties; authorizing a
37	185		court to increase an award for willful and knowing
38	186		violations; providing for codification; and providing
39	187		an effective date.
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44		-	SUBJECT: Telephone solicitation
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46		-	BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: ENR. H. B. NO. 3168 Page 2
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	193	+	BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
48	194		SECTION 1. NEW LAW A ne w section of law to be codified
49	195		in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 775C.1 of Title 15, unless there
50	196		is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follo ws:
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52	223		This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Telephone
53	224		Solicitation Act of 2022".
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55	225		SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
56	226		in the Oklahoma Statutes as Secti on 775C.2 of Title 15, unless there
57	227		is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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59	228		As used in the Telephone Solic itation Act of 2022:
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61	229		1. "Called party" means a person who is the regular user of the
62		-	telephone number that receives a commercial telephonic sales call;
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	230	+	telephone number that receives a telephonic sal es call;
64	231		2. "Caller identification service " means a service that allows
65	232		a telephone subscriber to have the telephone number and, where
66	233		available, the name of the ca lling party transmitted
67	234		contemporaneously with the telephone call and displayed on a device
68	235		in or connected to the subscriber 's telephone;
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70	236		3. "Prior express written consent" means a written agreement
71	237		that:
	238	+	a. bears the signature of the called part y,
	239	+	b. clearly authorizes the person making or allowing the
	240	+	placement of a telephonic sales call by telephone
	241	+	call, text message, or voicemail transmissio n to
	242	+	deliver or cause to be delivered to the called party a
	243	+	telephonic sales call using an automated system for
	244	+	the selection or dialing of telephone numbers, the
	245	+	playing of a recorded message when a co nnection is
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75		-	b. clearly authorizes the person making or allowing the
76		-	placement of a commercial telephonic sales call by
77		-	telephone call, text message, or voicemail
78		-	transmission to deliver or caus e to be delivered to
79		-	the called party a commercial telephonic sales call
80		-	using an automated system for the selection or dialing
81		-	of telephone numbers, the playing of a recorded
82		-	message when a connection is completed to a number
83		-	called, or the transmission of a prerecorded
84		-	voicemail,
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	272	+	completed to a number called, or the trans mission of a
	273	+	prerecorded voicemail,
86	274		c. includes the telephone number to which the signatory
87		-	authorizes a commercial telephonic sales call to be
88		-	delivered, and
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90	277		d. includes a clear and conspicuous disclosure informi ng
91		-	the called party that: ENR. H. B. NO. 3168 Page 3
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93	279		(1) by executing the agreeme nt, the called party
94	280		authorizes the person making or allowing the
95		-	placement of a commercial telephonic sales call
96		-	to deliver or cause to be delivered a commercial
97		-	telephonic sales call to the called party using
98		-	an automated system for the selection or dialing
99		-	of telephone numbers or the pl aying of a recorded
100		-	message when a connection is complete d to a
101		-	number called, and
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	281	+	placement of a telephonic sales call to deliver
	282	+	or cause to be delivered a telephonic sales call
	283	+	to the called party using an automated system for
	284	+	the selection or dialing of telephone numbe rs or
	285	+	the playing of a recorded message when a
	286	+	connection is complete d to a number called, and
103	287		(2) he or she is not required to sign the written
104	288		agreement directly or indirectly or to agree to
105	289		enter into such an agreement as a condition of
106	290		purchasing any property, goods, or services; and
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109	292		the extent that such form of signature is recognized as a valid
110	293		signature under applicable federal law or state contract law.
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112	320		SECTION 3. NEW LAW A new sect ion of law to be codified
113	321		in the Oklahoma Statute s as Section 775C.3 of Title 15, unless there
114	322		is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
	323	+	A. A person may not make or knowingly allow a telephonic sales
	324	+	call to be made if s uch call involves an automated system for the
	325	+	selection or dialing of telephone numbers or the playing of a
	326	+	recorded message when a connection is completed to a number called
	327	+	without the prior express written consent of the called party.
	328	+	B. It shall be unlawful for any perso n who makes a telephonic
	329	+	sales call or causes a t elephonic sales call to be made to fail to
	330	+	transmit or cause not to be transmitted the originating telephone
	331	+	number and, when made av ailable by the telephone solicitor's
	332	+	carrier, the name of the telephone solicitor to any caller
	333	+	identification service in u se by a recipient of a telephonic sales
	334	+	call. However, it is not a violation to substitute, for the name
	335	+	and telephone number used in or billed for making the call, the name
	336	+	of the seller on behalf of which a telephonic sales call is placed
	337	+	and the seller's customer service telephone number, which i s
	338	+	answered during regular business hours. If a telephone number is
	339	+	made available through a caller identification service as a result
	340	+	of a telephonic sales call, the solicitor must ensure that telephone
	341	+	number is capable of receiving telephone calls and must connect the
	342	+	original call recipient, upon calling such number, to the telephone
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116		-	A. A person may not make or knowingly allow a commercial
117		-	telephonic sales call to be made if such call involves an automated
118		-	system for the selection or dialing of telephone numbers or the
119		-	playing of a recorded message when a connection is completed to a
120		-	number called without the prior express written consent of the
121		-	called party.
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123		-	B. It shall be unlawful for any perso n who makes a commercial
124		-	telephonic sales call or causes a commercial telephonic sales call
125		-	to be made to fail to transmit or cause not to be transmitted the
126		-	originating telephone number and, when made av ailable by the
127		-	telephone solicitor's carrier, the name of the telephone solicitor
128		-	to any caller identification service in u se by a recipient of a
129		-	commercial telephonic sales call . However, it is not a violation to
130		-	substitute, for the name and telephone number used in or billed for
131		-	making the call, the name of the seller on behalf of which a
132		-	commercial telephonic sales call is placed and the seller's customer
133		-	service telephone number, which i s answered during regular business
134		-	hours. If a telephone number is made available through a caller
135		-	identification service as a result of a commercial telephonic sales
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137		-	receiving telephone calls and must connect the original call
138		-	recipient, upon calling such number, to the telephone soli citor or
139		-	to the seller on behalf of which a commercial telephonic sales call
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142		-	C. It shall be unlawful for any person who makes a commercial
143		-	telephonic sales call or causes a commercial telephonic sales call
144		-	to be made to intentionally alter the voice of th e caller in an
145		-	attempt to disguise or conceal the identity of the caller in order
146		-	to defraud, confuse, or financially or otherwise injure the
147		-	recipient of a commercial telephonic sales call or in orde r to
148		-	obtain personal information from the recipient of a commercial
149		-	telephonic sales call, which may be used in a fraudulent or unlawful
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153		-	telephonic sales call made to any area code in this state is made to
154		-	an Oklahoma resident or to a person in this state a t the time of the
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	369	+	solicitor or to the seller on behalf of which a telephonic sales
	370	+	call was placed.
	371	+	C. It shall be unlawful for any person who m akes a telephonic
	372	+	sales call or causes a tele phonic sales call to be made to
	373	+	intentionally alter the voice of th e caller in an attempt to
	374	+	disguise or conceal the identity of the caller in order to defraud,
	375	+	confuse, or financially or otherwise injure the recipient of a
	376	+	telephonic sales call or in orde r to obtain personal information
	377	+	from the recipient of a telephonic sales call, which may be used in
	378	+	a fraudulent or unlawful manner.
	379	+	D. There is a rebuttable pr esumption that a telephonic sales
	380	+	call made to any area code in this state is made to a n Oklahoma
	381	+	resident or to a person in this state a t the time of the call.
157	382		SECTION 4. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codif ied
158	383		in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 775C.4 of Title 15, unless there
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161	385		A. A commercial telephone seller or salesperson may not make
162	386		any of the following types of phone calls, including calls made
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166	389		or after 8 p.m. local time in the called person 's time zone; and
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168	390		2. More than three comm ercial telephone solicitation phone
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171	419		used to make the call.
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173	420		B. A commercial telephone seller or salesperson making a
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177	423		solicitor's name or telephone number to the party called when the
178	424		equipment or service used by the telephone solicitor is capable of
179	425		creating and transmitting the telephone solicitor's name or
180	426		telephone number; or
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182	427		2. Use technology that deliberately displays a different caller
183	428		identification number than the number from where the call is
184	429		originating to conceal the true identity of the caller.
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187	431		in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 775C.5 of Title 15, unless there
188	432		is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows :
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192	434		1. A person engaging in commercial telephone solicitation where
193	435		the solicitation is an isolated transaction and not conducted in the
194	436		course of a pattern of r epeated transactions of like nature;
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196	437		2. A person soliciting for religious, charitable, political, or
197	438		educational purposes. A person soliciting for other noncommercial
198	439		purposes is exempt only if tha t person is soliciting for a nonprofit
199	440		organization and if that organization is properly registered as such
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201	468		Section 501(c)(3) or (6) of the Internal Revenue Code ;
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204	470		during the telephone sol icitation and who does not intend to, and
205	471		does not actually, compl ete or obtain provisional acceptance of a
206	472		sale during the telephone solicitation, but who makes the major
207	473		sales presentation and co mpletes the sale at a later face-to-face
208	474		meeting between the sell er and the prospective purchaser . However,
209	475		if a seller, directly following a telephone solicitation, causes an
210	476		individual whose primary purpose is to go to the prospective
211	477		purchaser to collect the payment or deliver any item purchased, this
212	478		exemption does not apply;
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215	480		dealer, or investment adviser when soliciting within the scope of
216	481		his or her license, or a l icensed associated person of a securities,
217	482		commodities, or investment broker, dealer, or investment adviser
218	483		when soliciting within the scope of h is or her license. As used in
219	484		this section, "licensed securities, commodities, or investment
220	485		broker, dealer, or investment adviser" means a person subject to
221	486		license or registration by the Securities and Exchange Commission,
222	487		by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority or other self -
223	488		regulatory organization as defi ned by the Securities Exchange Act of
224	489		1934, 15 U.S.C., Section 78l, or by an official or agency of this
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227	518		or investment broker, de aler, or investment adviser " means an
228	519		associated person registered or lice nsed by the Financial Industry
229	520		Regulatory Authority or other self-regulatory organization as
230	521		defined by the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 15 U.S.C., Section
231	522		78l, or by an official or agency of this state or of any state of
232	523		the United States;
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234	524		5. A person primarily soliciting the sale of a newspaper of
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237	526		6. A book, video, or record club or contractual plan or
238	527		arrangement:
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240	528		a. under which the seller provides the co nsumer with a
241	529		form which the consumer may use to instruct the seller
242	530		not to ship the offered merchandise,
243		-
244	531		b. which is regulated by the Trade Regulation Rule
245	532		regarding the Use of Negative Option Plans by Sellers
246	533		in Commerce, and
247		-
248	534		c. which provides for the s ale of books, records, or
249	535		videos which are not co vered under subparagraph a or b
250	536		of this paragraph, including continuity plans,
251	537		subscription arrangements, standing-order
252	538		arrangements, supplements, and series arrangements
253	539		under which the seller periodically ships merchandise
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254	566		to a consumer who has consente d in advance to receive
255	567		such merchandise on a periodic basis;
256		-
257	568		7. A supervised financial institution or parent, subsidiary, or
258	569		affiliate thereof op erating within the scope of supervised activity.
259	570		As used in this section, "supervised financial institution " means a
260	571		commercial bank, trust company, savings and loan associ ation, mutual
261	572		savings bank, credit union, industrial loan company, consumer
262	573		finance lender, commercial finance lender, or insurer ; provided that
263	574		the institution is subject to supervision by an official or agency
264	575		of this state, of any state, or of the Unite d States. For the
265	576		purposes of this exemption, "affiliate" means a person who direct ly,
266	577		or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, contro ls or is
267	578		controlled by, or is under common contro l with, a supervised
268	579		financial institution;
269		-
270	580		8. Any licensed insurance broker, agent, customer
271		-	representative, or solicitor when soliciting within the scope of his ~~ENR. H. B. NO. 3168 Page 7~~
	581	+	representative, or solicitor when soliciting within the scope of his
272	582		or her license. As used in this section, "licensed insurance
273	583		broker, agent, customer repres entative, or solicitor " means any
274	584		insurance broker, agent, c ustomer representative, or solicitor
275	585		licensed by an official or agency of this state or of any state of
276	586		the United States;
277		-
278	587		9. A person soliciting the sale of services provided by a cable
279	588		television system operating under authority of a franchise or
280	589		permit;
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283		-
284	617		a. the commercial telephone seller has been l awfully
285	618		operating continuously for at least three (3) years
286	619		under the same business name and has at least fifty
287	620		percent (50%) of its dollar volume consisting of
288	621		repeat sales to existing businesses ,
289		-
290	622		b. the purchaser business intends to resell or offer for
291	623		purposes of advertisement or as a promotional item the
292	624		property or goods purchased, or
293		-
294	625		c. the purchaser business intends to use the pro perty or
295	626		goods purchased in a recyclin g, reuse,
296	627		remanufacturing, or manufacturing process ;
297		-
298	628		11. A person who solicits sales by periodicall y publishing and
299	629		delivering a catalog of the seller's merchandise to prospective
300	630		purchasers, if the catalog:
301		-
302	631		a. contains a written description or illustrati on of each
303	632		item offered for sale ,
304		-
305	633		b. includes the business address or home office address
306	634		of the seller,
307		-
308	635		c. includes at least twenty (20) pages of written
309	636		material and illustrations and is dist ributed in more
310	637		than one state, or
311		-
312	638		d. has an annual circulation by mail ing of not less than
313	639		one hundred fifty thousand (150,000);
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315	666		12. A person who solicits contracts for the maintenance or
316	667		repair of goods previously purchased from the person making the
317	668		solicitation or on whose be half the solicitation is made;
318		-
319	669		13. A commercial telepho ne seller;
320		-
321	670		14. A telephone company subject to Title 17 of the Oklahoma
322	671		Statutes, or affiliate thereof or its agents, or a
323	672		telecommunications business that is regulated by the Oklahoma
324	673		Corporation Commission, or a cellular telephone company licensed by
325	674		the Federal Communications Commission or any of their authorized
326	675		vendors or independent contractors or other bona fide radio
327	676		telecommunication services provider. For the purposes of this
328	677		exemption, "affiliate" means a person who directly, or indirectly
329	678		through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by, or
330	679		is under common control with, a telepho ne company subject to Title
331	680		17 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
332		-
333	681		15. A person who is licensed pursuant to the Funeral Services
334	682		Licensing Act in Title 59 of the Oklahoma Statutes and who is
335	683		soliciting within the scope of the licen se;
336		-
337	684		16. An issuer or a subsidiary of an issuer that has a class of
338	685		securities which is subject to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange
339	686		Act of 1934, 15 U.S.C., Section 78l, and which is either registered
340	687		or exempt from registration under subparagraph (a), subparagraph
341	688		(b), subparagraph (c), subparagraph (e), subparagraph (f),
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343	716		(2) of that section;
344		-
345	717		17. A business soliciting exclu sively the sale of telephone
346	718		answering services; provided that the telephone answering services
347	719		will be supplied by th e solicitor;
348		-
349	720		18. A person soliciting a transacti on regulated by the
350	721		Commodity Futures Trading Commission if the person is registered or
351	722		temporarily licensed for this activity with the Commodi ty Futures
352	723		Trading Commission under the Com modity Exchange Act, 7 U.S.C.,
353	724		Section 1 et seq., and the registration or license has not expired
354	725		or been suspended or revoked;
355		-
356	726		19. A person soliciting the sa le of food, food product, food
357	727		ingredient, dietary ingredien t, dietary supplement, or beverage for
358		-	human consumption, if the solicitation neither intends to result in, ~~ENR. H. B. NO. 3168 Page 9~~
	728	+	human consumption, if the solicitation neither intends to result in,
359	729		or actually results in, a sale which costs the purchaser in excess
360	730		of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00);
361		-
362	731		20. A person soliciting business from prospective consumers who
363	732		have an existing business relationship with or who have previously
364	733		purchased from the bu siness enterprise for whi ch the solicitor is
365	734		calling if the solicitor is operating under the same business
366	735		enterprise;
367		-
368	736		21. A person who has been operating, for at least one (1) year,
369	737		a retail business establishment under the same name as that used in
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370	764		connection with telemarketing and both of the following occur on a
371	765		continuing basis:
372		-
373	766		a. either products are displayed and offered for sale or
374	767		services are offered for sale and provided at the
375	768		business establishment, and
376		-
377	769		b. a majority of the seller 's business involves the buyer
378	770		obtaining such products or services at the seller 's
379	771		location;
380		-
381	772		22. Any person who has been lawfully providing telemarketing
382	773		sales services continuously for at least five (5) years under the
383	774		same ownership and control and who derives seventy-five percent
384	775		(75%) of its gross telemarketing sales revenues from contracts with
385	776		persons exempted in this section;
386		-
387	777		23. A person licensed pursuant to The Oklahoma Real Estate
388	778		License Code in Title 59 of the Oklahoma Statutes, soliciting within
389	779		the scope of the license;
390		-
391	780		24. A publisher, or an agent of a publisher by written
392	781		agreement, who solicits the sale of his or her periodical or
393	782		magazine of general, paid circulation. The term "paid circulation"
394	783		shall not include magazines that are only circulated as part of a
395	784		membership package or that are given as a free gift or prize from
396	785		the publisher or agent of the publisher by written agreement ;
397		-
398	786		25. A person who is licensed or certified to handle pesticides
399	787		under Section 3-82 of Title 2 of the Oklahoma Statut es; and
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401	814		26. A licensee, or an affiliate of a licensee, regulated under
402	815		Title 6 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
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404	816		SECTION 6. NEW LAW A ne w section of law to be codified
405	817		in the Oklahoma Statut es as Section 775C.6 of Title 15, unless there
406	818		is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
407		-
408	819		A. A called party who is aggrieve d by a violation of this act
409	820		may bring an action to:
410		-
411	821		1. Enjoin such violation; and
412		-
413	822		2. Recover actual damages or Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00),
414	823		whichever is greater.
415		-
416	824		B. If the court finds t hat the defendant willfully or knowingly
417	825		violated this act or rules adopted pursuant to this act, the court
418	826		may, in its discretion, increase the amount of the award to an
419	827		amount equal to not more than three times the amount availab le under
420	828		subsection A of this section.
	829	+	SECTION 7. This act shall become effective November 1, 2022.
421	830
422		-	SECTION 7. This act shall become effective November 1, 2022.
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425		-	Passed the House of Representatives the ~~12th~~ day of ~~May~~, 2022.
	856	+	Passed the House of Representatives the 14th day of March, 2022.
426	857
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429	860
430	861		Presiding Officer of the House
431	862		of Representatives
432	863
433	864
434		-	Passed the Senate the ~~26th~~ day of ~~April~~, 2022.
	865	+	Passed the Senate the ___ day of _______ ___, 2022.
435	866
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438	869
439	870		Presiding Officer of the Senate
440	871
441		-
442		-
443		-	OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
444		-	Received by the Office of the Governor this ____________________
445		-	day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
446		-	By: _________________________________
447		-	Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _____ ____
448		-	day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
449		-
450		-
451		-	_________________________________
452		-	Governor of the State of Oklahoma
453		-
454		-	OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
455		-	Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this __________
456		-	day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
457		-	By: _________________________________