Massachusetts General Laws
Title XXII - Corporations
Chapter 159c - Telemarketing Solicitation

Section 1 - Definitions - Section 1. As used in this chapter, the following words...

Section 2 - Unsolicited Telephonic Sales Calls; Consumer Listing; Updates - Section 2. The office shall establish and maintain a no...

Section 3 - Unsolicited Telephonic Sales Calls; Limitations - Section 3. A telephone solicitor shall not make or cause...

Section 4 - Use of Blocking Devices or Services Prohibited - Section 4. No telephone solicitor shall intentionally cause to be...

Section 5 - Exclusion of Consumer Information From Marketing or Sales Solicitation Publications, Compilations, and Databases; Exceptions - Section 5. (a) A person who obtains the name, residential...

Section 5a - Disclosures by Telephone Solicitors; Information Provided to Consumers Prior to Payment - Section 5A. (a) A telephone solicitor shall disclose all of...

Section 6 - Consumer Objections to Receipt of Unsolicited Telephonic Sales Calls; Methods of Compilation; Notification of Solicitors - Section 6. The office shall promulgate regulations to carry out...

Section 7 - National Consumer Database; Inclusion of Commonwealth Portion in No Sales Solicitation Calls Listing - Section 7. If the Federal Communications Commission establishes a single...

Section 8 - Violations; Enforcement by Attorney General; Consumer Action; Penalties; Attorney's Fees and Costs - Section 8. (a) The attorney general may initiate proceedings relating...

Section 9 - Defense to Action or Proceeding for Violation - Section 9. It shall be a defense in any action...

Section 10 - Time Limitations for Actions or Proceedings - Section 10. No action or proceeding shall be brought pursuant...

Section 11 - Use of Information Contained in No Sales Solicitation Listing - Section 11. Information contained in the no sales solicitation listing...

Section 12 - Jurisdiction; Nonresidents - Section 12. A court of the commonwealth may exercise personal...

Section 13 - Remedies Not Exclusive - Section 13. The remedies, duties, prohibitions and penalties provided in...

Section 14 - Advisory Group; Availability of Educational Materials; Written and Electronic Information - Section 14. The office shall establish an advisory group comprised...