Bill Title: Regulates the use of automatic telephone answering devices by businesses and government; requires such devices to announce that the call is being answered by such a device and state whether or not, and if so how, the caller can be connected to a human being; limits waiting time; provides for a call-back option; requires disclosure in directories and advertising if the number is answered solely by a device and not a human being; authorizes the attorney general to seek injunctive relief and civil penalties ranging from $100 to $1000.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-03-01 - held for consideration in consumer affairs and protection [A04663 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

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