SB55-ASA1-AA85, s. 2444b 3Section 2444b. 100.52 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA85,7,54 100.52 (6) Exceptions. Subsections (4) (a) 2. and 3. and (5) do not apply to a
5telephone solicitation that satisfies any of the following:
SB55-ASA1-AA85,7,76 (a) The telephone solicitation is made to a recipient in response to the
7recipient's express written request for the telephone solicitation.
SB55-ASA1-AA85,7,138 (b) The telephone solicitation is made to a recipient who is a current client of
9the person selling the property, goods, or services, or receiving the contribution,
10donation, grant, or pledge of money, credit, property, or other thing of any kind, that
11is the reason for the telephone solicitation. This paragraph does not apply if the
12recipient is a current client of an affiliate of such a person, but is not a current client
13of such a person.
SB55-ASA1-AA85, s. 2445b 14Section 2445b. 100.52 (7) of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA85,7,1715 100.52 (7) Territorial application. This section applies to any interstate
16telephone solicitation received by a person in this state and to any intrastate
17telephone solicitation.
SB55-ASA1-AA85, s. 2446b 18Section 2446b. 100.52 (8) of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA85,7,2119 100.52 (8) Private cause of action. Any person who suffers damages as the
20result of another person violating this section may bring an action against the person
21who violated this section to recover the amount of those damages.
SB55-ASA1-AA85, s. 2446d 22Section 2446d. 100.52 (9) of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA85,7,2523 100.52 (9) Enforcement. The department shall investigate violations of this
24section and may bring an action for temporary or permanent injunctive or other relief
25for any violation of this section.
SB55-ASA1-AA85, s. 2446f
1Section 2446f. 100.52 (10) of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA85,8,42 100.52 (10) Penalties. (a) Except as provided in par. (b), a person who violates
3this section may be required to forfeit not less than $100 nor more than $500 for each
4violation.
SB55-ASA1-AA85,8,75 (b) A telephone solicitor that violates sub. (4) or a nonprofit organization that
6violates sub. (5) may be required to forfeit not less than $1,000 nor more than $10,000
7for each violation.".
SB55-ASA1-AA85,8,8 85. Page 940, line 4: after that line insert:
SB55-ASA1-AA85,8,9 9" Section 2818. 134.72 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA85,8,11 10134.72 (title) Prohibition of certain unsolicited messages by telephone
11or
facsimile machine.
SB55-ASA1-AA85, s. 2819b 12Section 2819b. 134.72 (1) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 100.52 (1) (i) and
13amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA85,8,1814 100.52 (1) (i) "Telephone solicitation" means the unsolicited initiation of a
15telephone conversation for the purpose of encouraging a person the recipient of the
16telephone call
to purchase property, goods or services or to make a contribution,
17donation, grant, or pledge of money, credit, property, or other thing of any kind or
18value
.
SB55-ASA1-AA85, s. 2820d 19Section 2820d. 134.72 (2) (a) (title) of the statutes is repealed.
SB55-ASA1-AA85, s. 2821b 20Section 2821b. 134.72 (2) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 100.52 (4) (a)
21(intro.) and amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA85,8,2322 100.52 (4) (a) (intro.) No person may use A telephone solicitor or an employee
23or contractor of a telephone solicitor may not do any of the following:
SB55-ASA1-AA85,9,2
11. Use an electronically prerecorded message in telephone solicitation without
2the consent of the person called recipient of the telephone call.
SB55-ASA1-AA85, s. 2822 3Section 2822. 134.72 (2) (b) (title) of the statutes is repealed.
SB55-ASA1-AA85, s. 2822m 4Section 2822m. 134.72 (2) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 134.72 (2), and
5134.72 (2) (b), as renumbered, is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA85,9,96 134.72 (2) (b) Notwithstanding subd. 1. par. (a), a person may not make a
7facsimile solicitation to a person who has notified the facsimile solicitor in writing
8or by facsimile transmission that the person does not want to receive facsimile
9solicitation.
SB55-ASA1-AA85, s. 2824 10Section 2824. 134.72 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA85,9,1211 134.72 (3) (a) Intrastate. This section applies to any intrastate telephone
12solicitation or
intrastate facsimile solicitation.
SB55-ASA1-AA85, s. 2825 13Section 2825. 134.72 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA85,9,1514 134.72 (3) (b) Interstate. This section applies to any interstate telephone
15solicitation, or
interstate facsimile solicitation, received by a person in this state.
SB55-ASA1-AA85, s. 2826 16Section 2826. 134.72 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA85,9,1817 134.72 (4) Penalty. A person who violates this section may be required to
18forfeit up to not more than $500.".
SB55-ASA1-AA85,9,19 196. Page 1300, line 12: after that line insert:
SB55-ASA1-AA85,9,22 20"(4r) Telephone solicitation regulation. The authorized FTE positions for the
21department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection are increased by 5.5 PR
22positions, to be funded from the appropriation under section 20.115 (8) (jm) of the

1statutes, as created by this act, for the purpose of regulating telephone solicitations
2under section 100.52 of the statutes, as created by this act.".
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