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H. B. No. 312As Introduced
As Introduced
124th General Assembly | Regular Session | 2001-2002 |
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REPRESENTATIVES Goodman, Seitz, Jolivette, Jones, Hagan, Metzger, Kearns, Collier, Hollister, Lendrum, Setzer, Webster, Damschroder, Carmichael, Gilb, Husted, Carano, Beatty, Metelsky, Patton, Distel, S. Smith, Coates, Perry
A BILL
To enact section 4719.21 of the Revised Code to
prohibit a
telephone solicitor from blocking by
any means the disclosure of
the telephone number
from which a telephone solicitation is made.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
Section 1. That section 4719.21 of the Revised Code be
enacted to
read as follows:
Sec. 4719.21.
(A) As used in this section,
"telephone
solicitation" and
"telephone solicitor" have the
same meanings as
in division (A) of section 4719.01 of the Revised Code. (B) No telephone solicitor, by means of any elective
blocking
option available to subscribers of the calling party's
telephone
company or by any other means, shall knowingly block or
authorize
or cause to be blocked the disclosure of the telephone
number from
which a telephone solicitation is made. (C) A violation of division (B) of this section is an
unfair
or deceptive act or practice in violation of section 1345.02 of
the Revised Code. A
person injured by a violation of division (B)
of this section has a
cause of action and is entitled to the same
relief available to a consumer
under section 1345.09 of the
Revised Code, and all powers
and remedies available to the
attorney general to enforce sections
1345.01 to 1345.13 of the
Revised Code are available to the
attorney general to enforce
division (B) of this section.
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