as introduced - 86th Legislature (2009 - 2010) Posted on 02/09/2010 01:59am
A bill for an act
relating to commerce; exempting a disabled veterans organization from the
prohibition on use of an automatic dialing device in certain situations; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 325E.27.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 325E.27, is amended to read:
A caller shall not use or connect to a telephone line an automatic dialing-announcing
device unless: (1) the subscriber has knowingly or voluntarily requested, consented
to, permitted, or authorized receipt of the message; or (2) the message is immediately
preceded by a live operator who obtains the subscriber's consent before the message is
delivered. This section and section 325E.30 do not apply to (1) messages from school
districts to students, parents, or employees, (2) messages to subscribers with whom the
caller has a current business or personal relationship, deleted text begin ordeleted text end (3) messages advising employees
of work schedulesnew text begin , or (4) messages from a congressionally chartered disabled veterans
organization in this state, when used for collecting donationsnew text end .
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This section is effective July 1, 2009.
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