Virginia SB 822: Telephone privacy protection; solicitor to immediately disclose who is calling, etc.

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20105170D

SENATE BILL NO. 822 

Offered January 8, 2020 

Prefiled January 8, 2020 

A BILL to amend and reenact �� 59.1-512, 59.1-513, 59.1-514, 
 59.1-514.1, 59.1-518.1, 59.1-518.2, and 59.1-518.4 
 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section 
 numbered 59.1-513.2, relating to telephone privacy protection. 
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Patrons-- Morrissey and Chase; Delegate: Cole, M.L. 

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Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor 

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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That �� 59.1-512, 59.1-513, 59.1-514, 
 59.1-514.1, 59.1-518.1, 
 59.1-518.2, and 59.1-518.4 of the Code of 
 Virginia are amended and reenacted and that the Code of Virginia is amended by 
 adding a section numbered 59.1-513.2 as follows:

� 59.1-512. Identification of telephone solicitor required.

A telephone solicitor who makes a telephone solicitation call 
 shall, immediately upon making 
 contact with the called person, identify himself:

1. The individual making the 
 telephone solicitation call by his first and last names and the;

2. The 
 name of the person on whose behalf the telephone solicitation call is being 
 made promptly upon making contact with the called 
 person; and

3. The property, 
 good, or service being offered by the person on whose behalf the telephone 
 solicitation call is being made.

� 59.1-513. Transmission of caller identification information 
 required.

A. A telephone solicitor who that makes a telephone 
 solicitation call shall transmit the telephone number, 
 and, when available by the telephone solicitor's 
 carrier, the name of the telephone solicitor. It shall not 
 be a violation of this section to substitute, (for the 
 name and telephone number used in, or billed for, making the call), 
 the name of the person on whose behalf the telephone solicitation call is being 
 made and that person's customer service telephone number. The number so 
 provided must shall 
 permit, during regular business hours at all times, any individual 
 to make a request not to receive telephone solicitation calls.

B. No telephone solicitor shall take any 
 intentional action to prevent, or fail 
 to take any action within the power of the telephone solicitor that would 
 prevent, the transmission of the telephone solicitor's name 
 or telephone number to any person receiving a telephone solicitation call.

� 59.1-513.2. Caller ID spoofing prohibited.

A. As used in this section:

"Call" means any communication, 
 message, signal, or transmission made to a person 
 through the use of a communications service.

"Caller" means a 
 person who makes a call using a 
 communications service.

"Caller identification information" 
 means information provided by a caller identification service regarding the 
 telephone number of, or other information regarding the origin of, a call made 
 using a communications service.

"Caller identific