GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1995

H	2 

HOUSE BILL 358
Committee Substitute Favorable 3/13/95

Short Title:  Time Limit/Unsolicited Calls.	(Public)

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March 6, 1995

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO RESTRICT THE TIME PERIOD WITHIN WHICH UNSOLICITED AUTOMATIC DIALING AND RECORDED MESSAGES MAY BE MADE BY PHONE.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 75-30 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"( b1)	Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, no unsolicited telephone call may be made by the use of an automatic dialing and recorded message player prior to 9:00 a.m. or after 6:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time or Daylight Saving Time, whichever is in effect.  This subsection shall not apply to a public utility, as defined in G.S. 62-3(23)a.6., or the public utility's affiliates, or to a public or private school communicating with the parents or guardians of children enrolled in the school.  The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to a charitable, civic, political, or opinion polling organization, or a radio station, television station, or broadcast rating service conducting a public opinion poll."
Sec. 2.  This act becomes effective December 1, 1995, and applies to offenses committed on or after that date.