Texas Business and Commerce Code 304.051 – Maintenance of Texas No-Call List
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(a) The commission shall provide for the operation of a database to compile a list of names, zip codes, and telephone numbers of consumers in this state who object to receiving telemarketing calls or other unsolicited telephone calls.
(b) The Texas no-call list is a combined list consisting of the name and telephone numbers of:
(1) each consumer in this state who has requested to be on that list; and
(2) each person in the portion of the national do-not-call registry maintained by the United States government that relates to this state.
Terms Used In Texas Business and Commerce Code 304.051
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- United States: includes a department, bureau, or other agency of the United States of America. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Year: means 12 consecutive months. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) The commission shall:
(1) make available an Internet website at which a person may request that a telephone number be placed on the Texas no-call list; and
(2) provide a toll-free telephone number and mailing address that a person may call or write to obtain a copy of a form to request placement of a telephone number on the Texas no-call list.
(d) The Texas no-call list shall be updated and published on January 1, April 1, July 1, and October 1 of each year.
(e) The commission may contract with a private vendor to maintain the Texas no-call list if the vendor has maintained a no-call list database containing the names and telephone numbers of consumers who have previously requested to be added to a no-call list. A contract under this subsection must require the vendor to publish the Texas portion of the national no-call list in an electronic format for any telemarketer who agrees to use the Texas no-call list only to update the telemarketer’s no-call list to include those persons with whom the telemarketer does not have an established business relationship.