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Related: About this forumJust got a robocall from Youngkin
on our business landline, on a Sunday.
Been googling and cant find a firm answer about the legality of political robocalls under the new(ish) law.
Does anyone know if its legal? Im it itching to report the call to the AGs office
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Just got a robocall from Youngkin (Original Post)
happybird
Aug 2021
OP
Kirby is right. When the started the do not call lists, political operation were exempt
underpants
Aug 2021
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kirby
(4,478 posts)1. Didn't all politicians exempt themselves? n/t
dweller
(25,058 posts)2. How do you exempt yourself from a law ?
There are a few Id like to be exempted from
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underpants
(186,681 posts)3. Kirby is right. When the started the do not call lists, political operation were exempt
as are charities
dweller
(25,058 posts)4. The law exempts
not the individuals
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SeattleVet
(5,590 posts)5. Political robocalls are allowed to landline phones.
They are strictly illegal to cellphones unless the caller has express prior permission from the owner of that phone to call that number.
That's what they nailed Jacob Wohl on - just the illegal calls to cellphones, and they were only levied a fine of $4500 per call (it could have been MUCH higher, as allowed for by the Telephone Consumer's Protection Act.)