Prerecorded Messages and State Laws While Reminder Services, Inc. cannot provide legal advice, we feel it is important to notify you of any laws that may affect you. Although appointment reminders are generally not considered telemarketing, each state has different laws regarding prerecorded messages. Below is a list compiled by the Law Offices of Copilevitz & Canter, LLC. It is meant as a starting point for your individual research. This is not a full analysis. If you believe you may be affected, you should consult with an attorney.

Statutory Citations for State Law Regarding Prerecorded Telephone Calls1

State Statute

Federal 47 U.S.C. § 227(b)(1)(A); 47 C.F.R. § 64.1200(a)(2); 16 C.F.R. § 310.4(b)(1)(v)

Alabama Ala. Code § 8-19A-3(3)(a)

Alaska Alaska Stat. § 45.50.475(a)(2)

Arizona Ariz. Stat. §§ 13-2919, 44-1278

Arkansas Ark. Code § 5-63-204

Cal. Civ. Code § 1770(a)(22)(A); Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 17363.5;Cal. Pub. Util. California Code § 2871

Colorado Col. Stat. §§ 18-9-311, 6-1-302(2)(a)

Connecticut Conn. Stat. §§ 16-256e, 52-570c

Delaware N/A

D.C. D.C. Code § 34-1701

Florida Fla. Stat. § 501.059(1)(e)

Georgia Ga. Code § 46-5-23

Hawaii N/A

Idaho N/A

Illinois 815 ILCS § 305/1

Indiana Ind. Code § 24-5-14-1

Iowa Ia. Code § 476.57

Kansas Kan. Stat. § 50-670

Kentucky Ky. Stat. § 367.461

Louisiana La. Stat. § 45:810

Maine 10 MRS § 1498

Maryland Md. Pub. Util. Code § 8-204

Massachusetts Mass. Gen. Laws Ch. 159C, § 3; Ch. 159, § 19B

Michigan Mich. Stat. §§ 445.111a, 484.125

Minnesota Minn. Stat. §§ 325E.26, 332.37(13)

Mississippi Miss. Code §§ 77-3-451, 77-3-723 Missouri Mo. Stat. § 407.1073(1)(5)

Montana Mont. Code § 45-8-216

Nebraska Neb. Stat. § 86-236

Nevada Nev. Stat. § 597.812

New Hampshire N.H. Stat. § 359-E:1

New Jersey N.J. Stat. § 48:17-28

New Mexico N.M. Stat. § 57-12-22

New York N.Y. Gen. Bus. Stat. § 399-p

North Carolina N.C. Stat. § 75-104

North Dakota N.D. Stat. § 51-18-01

Ohio N/A

Oklahoma 15 Okla. Stat. § 755.1, 21 Okla. Stat. § 1847a

Oregon Oreg. Stat. § 646A.370

Pennsylvania 73 Pa. Stat. § 2245.2(j), 52 Pa. Admin. Code § 63.60

Rhode Island R.I. Stat. §§ 5-61-3.4, 11-35-26

South Carolina S.C. Stat. § 16-17-446

South Dakota S.D. Stat. § 37-30-23

Tennessee Tenn. Code § 47-18-1502, Tenn. Reg. Auth. Rule 1220-4-11

Tex. Bus. & Com. Code § 305.001; Tex. Util. Code § 55.121; Tex. Pub. Util. Rule § Texas 26.125

Utah Utah Code § 13-25a-101

Vermont N/A

Virginia Va. Code § 59.1-518.2

Washington Wash. Code § 80.36.400

West Virginia N/A

Wisconsin Wis. Stat. § 100.52(4)

Wyoming Wyo. Stat. § 6-6-104

Other state or federal laws can apply to prerecorded calls.

1 Automated Reminder Messaging - A Legal Primer For Agency Directors, William Raney, January 2012, Copilevitz&Canter, LLC., retrieved from: http://www.copilevitz-canter.com/resources/articles/automated- reminder-messaging-a-legal-primer-for-agency-directors