TITLE 201: OFFICE OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND BUSINESS REGULATION
CHAPTER 12.00: THE MASSACHUSETTS DO NOT CALL REGISTRY
201 CMR 12.04
12.04: Telephone Solicitor's
Access to the Massachusetts Do Not Call Registry
(1)
It is
the duty of the telephone solicitor engaging in unsolicited telephonic sales
calls of Massachusetts consumers to properly register on an annual basis with
the Office. Such telephone solicitors shall submit an application in writing
to the Office on or before January 1st of each year. The application must contain,
but shall not be limited to, the telephone solicitor's name, including aliases,
trade names and assumed names, address, telephone number and name of agent and
address for service of process, along with a statement from an officer of the
company affirming that the company will fully comply with the provisions of
M.G.L. c. 159C and 201 CMR 12.00 et seq.
(2)
The Office will provide
access to properly registered telephone solicitors of the do not call registry
of telephone numbers of Massachusetts consumers who have elected not to receive
telephone solicitations. Said registry shall be made available in such formats
and for such fees as the Office deems advisable. Information contained in the
do not call registry shall be used only for the purposes of compliance with
M.G.L. c. 159C and 201 CMR 12.00 et seq. or relative to an authorized proceeding
or action.
(3)
Telephone solicitors
engaging in unsolicited telephonic sales calls of Massachusetts consumers must
ensure that they have the most recent version of the do not call registry and
have an approved registration prior to soliciting any Massachusetts consumers.
(4)
Telephone solicitors
engaging in unsolicited telephonic sales calls of Massachusetts consumers shall
pay on or before January 1st of each year an annual registration fee with the
Office which shall cover the period of January 1 to December 31 of that calendar
year. Applicants who fail to timely pay the annual registration fee set by the
Office shall be deemed to have an incomplete filing, shall not be properly registered
and shall not be eligible to receive the applicable do not call registry.
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