PRINTER'S NO. 3930
No. 2842 Session of 1998
INTRODUCED BY TRICH, CAWLEY, THOMAS, BELFANTI, COY, M. N. WRIGHT, EVANS, HALUSKA, PESCI, LAUGHLIN, SHANER, PETRONE, MELIO, MANDERINO, TANGRETTI, JAMES, SEYFERT, BOSCOLA, CORPORA, YOUNGBLOOD, PRESTON, GRUITZA, RAMOS, HANNA, HENNESSEY, WALKO, LEDERER, MUNDY AND HARHAI, OCTOBER 5, 1998
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER AFFAIRS, OCTOBER 5, 1998
AN ACT 1 Amending the act of December 4, 1996 (P.L.911, No.147), entitled 2 "An act providing for registration requirements for 3 telemarketers and for powers and duties of the Office of 4 Attorney General," further providing for unlawful acts and 5 penalties. 6 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 7 hereby enacts as follows: 8 Section 1. Section 5(a)(7) of the act of December 4, 1996 9 (P.L.911, No.147), known as the Telemarketer Registration Act, 10 is amended and the subsection is amended by adding paragraphs to 11 read: 12 Section 5. Unlawful acts and penalties. 13 (a) Acts enumerated.--The following acts are prohibited: 14 * * * 15 (7) Failing to reduce any sale of goods or services made 16 during a telemarketing call to a written contract [and 17 obtaining] or failing to obtain the consumer's signature on 18 the written contract required by this paragraph, except as
1 provided in subsection (d). This paragraph does not apply to 2 sales of goods or services which contemplate, require or 3 otherwise involve multiple billing or more than one payment 4 by the consumer. 5 * * * 6 (9) Failing to reduce to a written contract any sale of 7 consumer goods and services made during a telemarketing call 8 when the sale contemplates, requires or otherwise involves 9 multiple billing or more than one payment by the consumer. 10 (10) Failing to obtain the consumer's signature on a 11 written contract required by paragraph (9). 12 (11) Telemarketing utilizing a telephone or telephone 13 system or a device or service connected to a telephone or 14 telephone system which blocks, interferes with or otherwise 15 prohibits the person who is being called from determining, by 16 use of a caller I.D. box or a similar device or service, the 17 identity or telephone number of the caller. 18 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately. I25L12RLE/19980H2842B3930 - 2 -