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MI SB0970
Bill
AI Summary
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Telephone solicitors must state their name and the full name of the organization on whose behalf the call is made at the beginning of each solicitation to a residential subscriber.
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Telephone solicitors must provide a telephone number for the organization or person on request and ensure an individual is available to answer that number during all solicitation hours.
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Residential telephone subscribers must be offered three explicit options: proceeding with the call, ending the call and being removed from the call list, or ending the call and remaining on the call list.
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The individual answering calls to the provided telephone number must provide information describing the organization making the solicitation and details about the telephone solicitation when a residential subscriber calls.
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Telephone solicitors are prohibited from intentionally blocking or interfering with caller ID functions so that their phone number is not displayed on the recipient's telephone.
Legislative Description
Consumer protection; home solicitation sales; communication of opt-out options to residential telephone subscriber by telephone solicitor; require. Amends sec. 1b of 1971 PA 227 (MCL 445.111b).
Consumer protection: unfair trade practices
Last Action
Referred To Committee On Energy And Technology
5/2/2018