§ 5-61-3. Registration.
(a) Not less than ten (10) days prior to doing business in this state, a telephone sales
solicitation operation or telephonic seller shall register with the department by
filing with the consumer protection unit of the department the information required
by § 5-61-4 and a filing fee of one hundred dollars ($100). A seller is deemed to do business
in this state if the seller solicits prospective purchasers from locations in this
state or solicits prospective purchasers who are located in this state. The information
required by § 5-61-4 shall be submitted on a form provided by the attorney general. The information shall
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§ 5-61-3. Registration.
(a) Not less than ten (10) days prior to doing business in this state, a telephone sales
solicitation operation or telephonic seller shall register with the department by
filing with the consumer protection unit of the department the information required
by § 5-61-4 and a filing fee of one hundred dollars ($100). A seller is deemed to do business
in this state if the seller solicits prospective purchasers from locations in this
state or solicits prospective purchasers who are located in this state. The information
required by § 5-61-4 shall be submitted on a form provided by the attorney general. The information shall
be verified by a declaration signed by each principal of the telephone sales solicitation
operation under penalty of perjury. The declaration shall specify the date and location
of signing. Information submitted pursuant to § 5-61-4(10) or (11) shall be clearly identified and appended to the filing.
(b) Registration of a telephone sales solicitation business shall be valid for one year
from its effective date and may be annually renewed by making the filing required
by § 5-61-4 and paying a filing fee of one hundred dollars ($100), which shall be deposited into
the general fund as general revenue.
(c) Whenever, prior to expiration of a seller's annual registration, there is a material
change in the information required by § 5-61-4, the seller, within ten (10) days, shall file an addendum updating the information
with the consumer protection unit of the department. Changes in salespersons soliciting
on behalf of the seller shall be updated by addendums filed, if necessary, in quarterly
intervals computed from the effective date of registration.
(d) Upon receipt of a filing and filing fee pursuant to subsection (a) or (b) of this
section, the department shall send the telephonic seller a written confirmation of
receipt of the filing no later than ten (10) business days. If the seller has more
than one business location, the written confirmation shall be sent to the principal
business location identified in the seller's filing and the seller may make copies
so that the seller has one for each business location. The seller shall post the confirmation
of receipt of filing, within ten (10) days of receipt, in a conspicuous place at each
of the seller's business locations. The seller shall not commence any telephone solicitations
until the time that the written confirmation is received.
(e) The consumer protection unit of the department of attorney general may delay, reject,
or revoke a registration upon review of the information contained in the filing of
the registration form, or as a result of information relating to the conduct of the
business operation.