An Act to Combat Unwanted Telephone Solicitations
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 1379
Committee: Energy, Utilities and Technology
Sponsors: BALDACCI

Legislative Document
No. 1379
S.P. 544
In Senate, March 28, 2023
An Act to Combat Unwanted Telephone Solicitations
Reference to the Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology suggested and ordered 
printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator BALDACCI of Penobscot.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  10 MRSA c. 225-A is enacted to read:
CHAPTER 225-A
CELLULAR TELEPHONE DO-NOT-CALL REGISTRY ENROLLMENT
§1499-C. Cellular telephone do-not-call registry enrollment
1. Definitions.  As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the 
following terms have the following meanings.
A. "Division" means the Department of the Attorney General, consumer protection 
division. 
B. "Registry" means the do-not-call registry maintained by the division that lists the 
names of persons who do not wish to receive telephone sales calls.
C. "Retail transaction" means a transaction in which a customer purchases a wireless 
telephone service from a wireless telephone service provider and the customer is 
assigned a telephone number.
D. "Telecommunications carrier" has the same meaning as in 47 United States Code, 
Section 153(51) as in effect on January 1, 2023. 
E.  "Telephone sales call" means a solicitation call made to a customer for:
(1)  Solicitation of a sale of consumer goods or services; or
(2)  Obtaining information that will or may be used for the direct solicitation of a 
sale of consumer goods or services or an extension of credit for such purposes.
F. "Wireless telephone service" means any mobile telecommunications services as 
defined in Title 35-A, section 102, subsection 9-A.
G. "Wireless telephone service provider" means a telecommunications carrier that 
provides wireless telephone service.
2. Point of sale requirements.  At the time of engaging in a retail transaction in the 
State, a wireless telephone service provider shall:
A. Advise the customer that the wireless telephone service provider will submit the 
customer's telephone number to the division for inclusion in the registry unless the 
customer opts out of the inclusion of the customer's telephone number in the registry 
in writing; and
B. Provide the customer with a form that the customer may sign to opt out of having 
the customer's telephone number included in the registry.
3. Registry. If a customer does not opt out of the inclusion of the customer's telephone 
number in the registry, the wireless telephone service provider shall submit the customer's 
telephone number to the division within 30 days of the retail transaction. If a customer opts 
out of inclusion in the registry, the wireless telephone service provider may not submit the 
customer's telephone number to the division.
4. Civil violation.  A violation of this chapter constitutes a civil violation for which a 
fine of not less than $250 may be adjudged.
Sec. 2.  Effective date. This Act takes effect January 1, 2024.
SUMMARY
This bill requires a wireless telephone service provider to submit the telephone number 
associated with a customer's mobile telecommunications service to the Department of the 
Attorney General, consumer protection division for inclusion in the do-not-call registry 
unless the customer opts out of the inclusion of the customer's telephone number to the do-
not-call registry in writing. Violations of the chapter are subject to a minimum fine of $250.
This legislation takes effect January 1, 2024.