CONSUMER (Residential) Do Not Call Laws

State and National Consumer Do Not Call (DNC) laws are one of many marketing and employment laws that have been enacted to assure an individual's right to privacy.

Violation of these DNC laws carry hefty penalties, and all businesses large and small must comply with both the National DNC law and  the laws of “Each State."  The FTC enforces the National DNC Law for interstate calls, and th FCC enforces the National DNC law for intrastate calls under separate congressional acts. If  your business makes telephone solicitation calls to another state, you must comply with both the National and the other State’s Laws.   If you only make calls within your state, you must comply with both the National and your State’s DNC regulations.

Links to State DNC Websites

National DNC Registry

Test your DNC Knowledge.  The quiz was designed for Realtor’s but any business owner can take the quiz to get a better understanding of the National Law.  State laws may be stricter.

J. Campana & Associates can help your small business with registration, compliance documentation, employee training and record keeping required by these laws.

Wisconsin’s Proposed Business DNC Law

The Wisconsin Legislature is proposing a “Small Business” DNC Law. Although this law may sound attractive to certain small business owners, the law will very likely do little to reduce  problematic calls, and it will become a burden to other small business owners who use the telephone to contact other small businesses.

Read Our Detailed Opinion

Read Our Wisconsin State J. Guest Column

Write to your Wisconsin State Senator and Representative  by mail or by email.  Let them know how you feel about the proposed Wisconsin “Small Business” DNC Law in Assembly Bill 217 and Senate Bill 99.

 Find  Your  Legislators Contact Information

You can use the link below to a MS Word Form Letter that you can customize to express your concerns. You can get additional ideas on what to include by reading Our Opinion or by viewing Our Letter to our Senator, Mr. Erpenbach.   Read Senator Erpenbach’s Response.

Sample Letter

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