Montana Unsolicited Facsimile Solicitations (Mont. Code Ann. § 30-14-1501)

Montana Unsolicited Facsimile Solicitations

Mont. Code Ann. § 30-14-1501

 

Montana Code Annotated 2021

TITLE 30. TRADE AND COMMERCE

CHAPTER 14. UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES AND CONSUMER PROTECTION

Part 15. Unsolicited Advertisement Facsimile Transmissions

 

30-14-1501. Definitions — unsolicited advertisement through facsimile transmission prohibited — violation. (1) As used in this section, the following definitions apply:

(a) “Telephone facsimile machine” means equipment that has the capacity to:

(i) transcribe text or images, or both, from paper into an electronic signal and to transmit that signal over a regular telephone line onto paper; or

(ii) transcribe text or images, or both, from an electronic signal received over a regular telephone line onto paper.

(b) “Unsolicited advertisement” means any material advertising the commercial availability or quality of any property, goods, or service that is transmitted to a person without that person’s prior express invitation or permission.

(2) (a) Except as provided in subsection (2)(b), a person may not use a telephone facsimile machine, computer, or other device to send an unsolicited advertisement to a telephone facsimile machine.

(b) The prohibition contained in subsection (2)(a) does not pertain to a facsimile transmission containing public safety information that is sent by a law enforcement or public safety entity.

(3) A violation of this section is a violation of Title 30, chapter 14, part 1.

History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 312, L. 2003.

Unsolicited Facsimile Solicitations (Montana Code Sec. 30-14-1501, effective October 1, 2003.)

 

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