{"data":{"id":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-134.72","jurisdiction":"us-wi","citation":"Wis. Stat. § 134.72","heading":"Prohibition of certain unsolicited messages by facsimile machine.","body":"(1) Definitions. In this section:\n(a) “Facsimile machine” means a machine that transmits copies of documents by means of a telephone line, telegraph line, microwave, satellite, radio wave, fiber optics, coaxial cable or any other transmission facility or any switching device.\n(b) “Facsimile solicitation” means the unsolicited transmission of a document by a facsimile machine for the purpose of encouraging a person to purchase property, goods or services.\n(2) Prohibitions.\n(a) A person may not make a facsimile solicitation without the consent of the person solicited unless all of the following apply:\n1. The document transmitted by facsimile machine does not exceed one page in length and is received by the person solicited after 9 p.m. and before 6 a.m.\n2. The person making the facsimile solicitation has had a previous business relationship with the person solicited.\n3. The document transmitted by facsimile machine contains the name of the person transmitting the document.\n(b) Notwithstanding par. (a), a person may not make a facsimile solicitation to a person who has notified the facsimile solicitor in writing, by telephone, or by facsimile transmission that the person does not want to receive facsimile solicitation.\n(c) A facsimile solicitor who receives notice under par. (b) may not disclose to another the facsimile transmission number of the person who gave the notice under par. (b). Each disclosure of a facsimile transmission number is a separate violation of this paragraph.\n(3) Territorial application.\n(a) Intrastate. This section applies to any intrastate facsimile solicitation.\n(b) Interstate. This section applies to any interstate facsimile solicitation received by a person in this state.\n(4) Penalty. A person who violates this section may be required to forfeit not more than $500.","path":["Chs. 125-139, Regulation of Trade","Chapter 134 Miscellaneous Trade Regulations"],"source_url":"https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/134.72","current_through":"2023-24 Wisconsin Statutes updated through 2025 Wis. Act 247 (published 9-4-26)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T12:00:55Z","sha256":"acd22f65e0b3d0d0aa2413bdebdfc39a9fb4ee7a3de54a0c3d808d37a940b099","source_id":"us-wi","stale":false,"prev":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-134.715","next":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-134.73"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}