HB217 Summary

• Prohibits any person from knowingly and intentionally transmitting misleading or inaccurate caller identification information to Alabama telecommunications service or VoIP subscribers.

• Exempts law enforcement, intelligence agencies, court-authorized activities, and charitable or political organizations registered with the Attorney General from the prohibition.

• Requires all telecommunications service providers doing business in Alabama to implement STIR/SHAKEN protocols or comparable technology to verify and authenticate caller identification at no cost to subscribers by January 1, 2022.

• Designates violations as violations of the Deceptive Trade Practices Act and allows aggrieved persons to sue for actual damages, court costs, and attorney's fees in district court.

• Becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage and approval by the Governor.