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Timestamp: 2017-02-24 23:56:55
Document Index: 614623950

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Source: L. 2001: Entire part added, p. 1454, § 1, effective August 8.
(IV) By or on behalf of a charitable organization that is required to and that has complied with the notice and reporting requirements of section 6-16-104 or is excluded from such notice and reporting requirements by section 6-16-103 (7);
(c) "Telephone solicitation" includes any communication described in paragraph (a) of this subsection (10), whether such communication originates from a live operator, through the use of automatic dialing and recorded message equipment, or by other means.
(12) "Wireless telephone service subscriber" means a person who has subscribed to a telephone service that does not employ a wireline telephone or that employs both wireline and wireless telephones on the same customer account.
Source: L. 2001: Entire part added, p. 1455, § 1, effective August 8. L. 2003: (2), (7)(a)(I), (10)(a), (10)(b)(I), (10)(b)(II), and (10)(b)(III) amended and (11) and (12) added, p. 771, § 1, effective March 25. L. 2004: (7)(b) amended, p. 1188, § 7, effective August 4.
Cross references: For the "Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act", see P.L. No. 106-102, 113 Stat. 1338.
6-1-904. Unlawful to make telephone solicitations to subscribers on the Colorado no-call list - requirements for telephone solicitations generally.
(1) (a) No person or entity shall make or cause to be made any telephone solicitation to the telephone of any residential subscriber or wireless telephone service subscriber in this state who has added his or her telephone number and zip code to the Colorado no-call list in accordance with rules promulgated under section 6-1-905.
(b) Any person or entity that makes a telephone solicitation to the telephone of any residential subscriber or wireless telephone service subscriber in this state shall register in accordance with the provisions of section 6-1-905 (3) (b) (II).
(2) Any person or entity that makes a telephone solicitation to the telephone of any residential subscriber or wireless telephone service subscriber in this state shall comply with the disclosure requirements of section 6-1-702.
(3) No person or entity that makes a telephone solicitation to the telephone of a residential subscriber or a wireless telephone service subscriber in this state shall knowingly utilize any method to block or otherwise circumvent such subscriber's use of a caller identification service when that person or entity's service or equipment is capable of allowing the display of the number.
Source: L. 2001: Entire part added, p. 1457, § 1, effective August 8. L. 2003: (1), (2), and (3) amended, p. 772, § 2, effective March 25.
(3) (a) Not later than July 1, 2002, the designated agent, using the designated state internet web site, shall develop and maintain the Colorado no-call list database with information provided by residential subscribers and, as soon as practicable after March 25, 2003, shall include information provided by wireless telephone service subscribers.
(b) The public utilities commission shall establish, by rule, guidelines for the designated agent for the development and maintenance of the Colorado no-call list so that the no-call list can easily be accessed by persons or entities desiring to make telephone solicitations, and by state and local law enforcement agencies. As soon as practicable after March 25, 2003, the public utilities commission shall promulgate rules that:
(II) Specify that there shall be an annual registration fee of not more than five hundred dollars for persons or entities that wish to make telephone solicitations or otherwise access the database of telephone numbers and zip codes contained in the Colorado no-call list database. The public utilities commission shall determine such fee on a sliding scale so that persons or entities with fewer than five employees shall pay no fee. In addition, there shall be no fee charged to conforming list brokers or nonprofit corporations, as defined in section 7-121-401 (26), C.R.S. The maximum fee shall be charged only to persons or entities with more than one thousand employees. Moneys collected from such fees shall cover the direct and indirect costs related to the creation and operation of the Colorado no-call list. Moneys from such fees shall be collected by and paid directly to the designated agent. The public utilities commission shall have the authority to annually adjust the fees below the stated maximum based on revenue history of the fees received by the designated agent. The designated agent shall provide means for on-line registration and credit card payment of fees charged pursuant to this subparagraph (II). Each such person or entity shall provide a current business name, business address, email address if available, and telephone number when initially registering for the no-call list. This information shall be updated when changes occur.
(III) Specify that the method by which each residential subscriber and wireless telephone service subscriber may give notice to the designated agent of his or her objection to receiving such solicitations, or may revoke such notice, shall be exclusively by entering the area code, phone number, and zip code of the subscriber directly into the database via the designated state internet web site or by using a touch-tone phone to enter the area code, phone number, and zip code of the subscriber via a designated statewide, toll-free telephone number maintained by the designated agent as a part of the Colorado no-call list;
(VI) Prohibit the designated agent or any person or entity collecting information to be transmitted to the designated agent from making any use or distribution of subscriber information contained in the no-call list except as expressly authorized under this part 9;
(VIII) Require the designated agent to maintain an automated, on-line complaint system for residential subscribers and wireless telephone service subscribers to report suspected violations over the internet web site. The automated, on-line complaint system shall have the capability to collect, sort, and report suspected violations to the appropriate state enforcement agency electronically for enforcement purposes.
(IX) Specify that the no-call list shall be available on line at the Colorado no-call list web site to a person or entity desiring to make telephone solicitations if the person or entity has registered in accordance with the provisions of subparagraph (II) of this paragraph (b). The list shall be available in a text or other compatible format, at the discretion of the public utilities commission, but shall allow telephone solicitors to select and sort by specific zip codes and telephone area codes. Telephone solicitors and conforming list brokers shall not receive additional compensation for distributing the Colorado no-call list, but are encouraged to freely distribute the Colorado no-call list at no cost.
(c) If the federal government establishes one or more official databases of residential or wireless telephone service subscribers who object to receiving telephone solicitations, the designated agent is authorized to provide appropriate data from the official Colorado no-call list exclusively for inclusion in an official, national do-not-call database. To the extent allowed by federal law, the designated agent shall ensure that the Colorado no-call list includes that portion of an official national do-not-call database that relates to Colorado.
(6) As soon as practicable after March 25, 2003, the designated agent shall update the database, on an ongoing basis, with information provided by residential subscribers, wireless telephone service subscribers, and local exchange providers.
Source: L. 2001: Entire part added, p. 1457, § 1, effective August 8. L. 2003: (1), (3)(a), IP(3)(b), (3)(b)(I), (3)(b)(III), (3)(b)(VIII), (3)(c), and (6) amended, p. 773, § 3, effective March 25. L. 2004: (8) repealed, p. 585, § 1, effective August 4.
6-1-906. Enforcement - penalties - defenses.
(1) On and after July 1, 2002, violation of any provision of this part 9 constitutes a deceptive trade practice under the provisions of section 6-1-105 (1) and may be enforced under sections 6-1-110, 6-1-112, and 6-1-113. No state enforcement action under this part 9 may be brought against a person or entity for fewer than three violations per month.
(b) The violation resulted from an error in transcription or other technical defect, not the fault of the person or entity, that caused the information in the no-call list as received by the person or entity to differ from the information that was or should have been included in the no-call list as transmitted by the designated agent.
Source: L. 2001: Entire part added, p. 1460, § 1, effective August 8.
6-1-907. Acceptance of gifts, grants, and donations.
The public utilities commission may accept and expend moneys from gifts, grants, and donations for purposes of administering the provisions of this part 9.
6-1-908. Severability.
If any provision of this part 9 or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this part 9 which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this part 9 are declared to be severable.