130th Ohio General Assembly
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H. B. No. 312As Introduced
As Introduced

124th General Assembly
Regular Session
2001-2002
H. B. No. 312


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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