{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-22-3226.08","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 22-3226.08","heading":"Abusive telemarketing acts or practices.","body":"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:\n\n(1)\nCause a telephone to ring more than 15 times in an intended telephone solicitation call;\n\n(2)\nInitiate 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\n\n(3)\nEngage 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.","path":["Title 22. Criminal Offenses and Penalties.","Chapter 32. Theft; Fraud; Stolen Property; Forgery; and Extortion.","Subchapter III-B. Telephone Fraud."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/22-3226.08","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"c64f03cc574918e1deafbe315a667abf574dfdd1d711846433acd282bb729ba5","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-22-3226.07","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-22-3226.09"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}