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Sponsors
3 Co-sponsors
History
- Committed to rules
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.1075
- Referred to consumer protection
Companion bill
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Raises the maximum fine for persons who violate the law regulating telemarketing to twenty thousand dollars
In Assembly Committee · Consumer Affairs And Protection · Sponsor Dan Quart
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Sponsor's memo
Purpose
The purpose of this bill is to further deter any would-be violators of the Do Not Call Registry.
Summary of provisions
Section 1 amends the general business law by increasing the fine applied to violators of the Do Not Call Registry to $20,000.
Section 2 sets the effective date.
Justification
The Do Not Call Registry has been an effective tool in curbing the number of unwanted calls most households receive from companies wishing to solicit information or business. However, there are a number of actors who are violating this law in the hopes of gaining business from unwitting participants. This is a calculated decision that they are making as a part of their overall business model. Their calculus is that they will earn more business by violating the law than they will lose in fines from people reporting their misdeeds. This bill aims to further curb these entities from violating the Do Not Call Registry by increasing the fine per violation by almost double, thereby encouraging further compliance with the law.
Legislative history
New Bill.
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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