as introduced - 83rd Legislature (2003 - 2004) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
1.1 A bill for an act 1.2 relating to telephone solicitations; closing loopholes 1.3 in the do-not-call list; modifying a definition; 1.4 amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 325E.311, 1.5 subdivision 6. 1.6 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.7 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 325E.311, 1.8 subdivision 6, is amended to read: 1.9 Subd. 6. [TELEPHONE SOLICITATION.] "Telephone 1.10 solicitation" means any voice communication over a telephone 1.11 line for the purpose of establishing a business relationship or 1.12 encouraging the purchase or rental of, or investment in, 1.13 property, goods, or services, whether the communication is made 1.14 by a live operator, through the use of an automatic 1.15 dialing-announcing device as defined in section 325E.26, 1.16 subdivision 2, or by other means. Telephone solicitation does 1.17 not include communications: 1.18 (1) to any residential subscriber with that subscriber's 1.19 prior express invitation or permission; 1.20 (2) by or on behalf of any person or entity with whom a 1.21 residential subscriber has aprior orcurrent business or 1.22 personal relationship, if the call is not made through use of 1.23 computer-assisted dialing; or 1.24 (3) by or on behalf of an organization that is identified 1.25 as a nonprofit organization under state or federal law; or2.1(4) by a person soliciting without the intent to complete,2.2and who does not in fact complete, the sales presentation during2.3the call, but who will complete the sales presentation at a2.4later face-to-face meeting between the solicitor who makes the2.5call and the prospective purchaser.