HB 1652 Summary

• Expands the Missouri no-call list to include both telephone solicitations and automated calls, requiring the Attorney General to maintain a statewide database of residential subscribers who object to receiving these communications.

• Defines "automated call" as prerecorded or synthesized voice messages from automatic dialing-announcing devices, with exemptions for emergency notifications, school districts, employers, public safety agencies, and charitable organizations.

• Prohibits persons or entities from knowingly using methods to block or circumvent caller identification services and requires clear identification of the caller at the beginning of any telephone solicitation.

• Requires automatic dialing-announcing devices to disconnect within ten seconds after a subscriber terminates the call, and allows automated messages to be left on answering machines if preceded by a live operator announcement.

• Authorizes the Attorney General to pursue civil penalties up to $5,000 per knowing violation and allows individuals to bring private actions for damages of up to $5,000 per violation or actual monetary losses, with a two-year statute of limitations.