SCS/HB 523 - Currently, the Attorney General may initiate a proceeding for a violation of the No-Call List, including a civil penalty of $5,000 per violation. This act specifies that the minimum penalty may be $2,500 per violation. Upon a second violation, the penalty shall be $5,000-$10,000. A second violation occurs when a person or entity makes a telephone solicitation to the same residential subscriber in this state for a second time. Upon a third violation, the penalty shall be $7,500-$15,000. A third violation occurs when a person or entity makes a telephone solicitation to the same residential subscriber in this state for a third time. In no event shall any defendant have to pay more than $500,000 in civil penalties. Under this act, it shall be the duty of the Attorney General to distribute such funds, not to exceed $100 per person, to those who reported a violation of the No-Call List. This act is similar to provisions contained in HCS/HB 1915 (2018). JAMIE ANDREWS
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