Georgia § 46-5-187 Abusive telemarketing acts or practices

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§ 46-5-187 — Abusive telemarketing acts or practices

Georgia § 46-5-187

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O.C.G.A. § 46-5-187 (2026).

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Telecommunications companies may not engage in any abusive telemarketing act or practice. Each instance of engaging in an abusive act or practice shall constitute a separate violation of this article. Abusive telemarketing acts or practices shall include but not be limited to the following conduct:

(1)Threats, intimidation, or the use of profane or obscene language;

(2)Causing any telephone to ring, or engaging any person in telephone conversation, repeatedly or continuously with intent to annoy, abuse, or harass any person called at that number; and (3) Engaging in outbound telephone calls to a person's residence at any time other than between 8:00 A.M. and 9:00 P.M. local time at the called person's residence unless such person has consented prior to the initiation of the call.

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Telecommunications companies may not engage in any abusive telemarketing act or practice. Each instance of engaging in an abusive act or practice shall constitute a separate violation of this article. Abusive telemarketing acts or practices shall include but not be limited to the following conduct: (1) Threats, intimidation, or the use of profane or obscene language; (2) Causing any telephone to ring, or engaging any person in telephone conversation, repeatedly or continuously with intent to annoy, abuse, or harass any person called at that number; and (3) Engaging in outbound telephone calls to a person's residence at any time other than between 8:00 A.M. and 9:00 P.M. local time at the called person's residence unless such person has consented prior to the initiation of the call.