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MO HB1447

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/19/2012

Primary Sponsor

Margo McNeil

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Origin

House of Representatives

2012 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Prohibits computerized political telephone calls to residences outside 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. local time, with violators subject to telemarketing penalties under section 407.1082.

  • Requires political telephone calls made in Missouri to identify the person or organization paying for the calls, with violations treated as unlawful telemarketing practices.

  • Creates a Class D felony for caller identification spoofing when a caller knowingly inserts false information into a caller identification system with intent to mislead, defraud, or deceive.

  • Exempts law enforcement agencies (federal, state, county, or municipal) and federal intelligence or security agencies from caller identification spoofing prohibitions.

  • Allows authorized callers making calls on behalf of another person to display that person's name and telephone number without it being deemed false information.

Legislative Description

Changes the laws regarding telemarketing practices

Last Action

Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)

2/8/2012

Committee Referrals

Crime Prevention And Public Safety2/8/2012

Full Bill Text

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