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100.52
(4) (title)
Prohibitions.
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25Section
14. 100.52 (4) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
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1100.52
(4) (b) A telephone solicitor may not require an employee or contractor
2to make a telephone solicitation to a person in this state unless the telephone solicitor
3is registered with the department under the rules promulgated under sub. (3) (a).
SB40, s. 15
4Section
15. 100.52 (4) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
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(4) (c) A telephone solicitor may not make a telephone solicitation to a
6residential customer if the nonsolicitation directory that is provided to the telephone
7solicitor under sub. (2) (d) includes a listing for the residential customer.
SB40, s. 16
8Section
16. 100.52 (4) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
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(4) (d) A telephone solicitor may not require an employee or contractor
10to make a telephone solicitation that violates par. (a) or (c).
SB40, s. 17
11Section
17. 100.52 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
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100.52
(5) Territorial application. This section applies to any interstate
13telephone solicitation received by a person in this state and to any intrastate
14telephone solicitation.
SB40, s. 18
15Section
18. 100.52 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
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(6) Private cause of action. Any person who suffers damages as the
17result of another person violating this section may bring an action against the person
18who violated this section to recover the amount of those damages.
SB40, s. 19
19Section
19. 100.52 (7) of the statutes is created to read:
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(7) Enforcement. The department shall investigate violations of this
21section and may bring an action for temporary or permanent injunctive or other relief
22for any violation of this section.
SB40, s. 20
23Section
20. 100.52 (8) of the statutes is created to read:
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(8) Penalties. (a) Except as provided in par. (b), a person who violates
25this section may forfeit not less than $100 nor more than $500 for each violation.
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1(b) A telephone solicitor that violates sub. (4) (d) may forfeit not less than
2$1,000 nor more than $10,000 for each violation.
SB40, s. 21
3Section
21. 134.72 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
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4134.72 (title)
Prohibition of certain unsolicited messages by telephone
5or facsimile machine.
SB40, s. 22
6Section
22. 134.72 (1) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 100.52 (1) (f) and
7amended to read:
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(1) (f) "Telephone solicitation" means the unsolicited initiation of a
9telephone conversation for the purpose of encouraging a person to purchase property,
10goods or services
or to make a contribution, donation, grant, or pledge of money,
11credit, property, or other thing of any kind or value.
SB40, s. 23
12Section
23. 134.72 (2) (a) (title) of the statutes is repealed.
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13Section
24. 134.72 (2) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 100.52 (4) (a).
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14Section
25. 134.72 (2) (b) (title) of the statutes is repealed.
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15Section
26. 134.72 (2) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 134.72 (2), and 134.72
16(2) (b), as renumbered, is amended to read:
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134.72
(2) (b) Notwithstanding
subd. 1. par. (a), a person may not make a
18facsimile solicitation to a person who has notified the facsimile solicitor in writing
19or by facsimile transmission that the person does not want to receive facsimile
20solicitation.
SB40, s. 27
21Section
27. 134.72 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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134.72
(3) (a)
Intrastate. This section applies to any
intrastate telephone
23solicitation or intrastate facsimile solicitation.
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24Section
28. 134.72 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1134.72
(3) (b)
Interstate. This section applies to any
interstate telephone
2solicitation, or interstate facsimile solicitation
, received by a person in this state.