Oregon Governor Signs Bill Expanding Telemarketing Consumer Protections
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek (D) signed a bill Thursday expanding the definitions of telephone solicitation and auto-dialer to include text messages. HB-3865 also restricts the time, frequency and manner of such texts and clarifies that they may not be placed…
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before 8 a.m., after 8 p.m. or more than three times in 24 hours. It also defines "established business relationship" as any transaction between a solicitor and recipient within the previous 18 months. The law exempts auto-dialer callers from time and frequency limitations for established business relationships, debt buyers subject to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, public safety or law enforcement agencies, school districts and direct response to a message received.