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District of Columbia · Through 2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)

D.C. Code § 22-3226.08: Abusive telemarketing acts or practices.

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. Title 22. Criminal Offenses and Penalties.
  2. Chapter 32. Theft; Fraud; Stolen Property; Forgery; and Extortion.
  3. Subchapter III-B. Telephone Fraud.

It is an abusive telemarketing act or practice and violation of this subchapter for a seller or telephone solicitor to engage in the following conduct:

(1)

Cause a telephone to ring more than 15 times in an intended telephone solicitation call;

(2)

Initiate a telephone solicitation call to a consumer after the same consumer has expressly stated that he or she does not wish to receive solicitation calls from that seller; or

(3)

Engage in telephone solicitation to a consumer’s residence at any time before 8:00 a.m. and after 9:00 p.m., local time at the place of the consumer called.

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