HOUSE BILL No. 5447


     February 24, 2000, Introduced by Reps. Richardville, Kowall, Julian, Patterson, Howell, Rocca, Ehardt, Van Woerkom,
DeRossett, Shackleton, Wojno, Faunce, Neumann, Pappageorge, Voorhees, DeHart, Ruth Johnson, Martinez, Schermesser, Byl,
Tabor, Scott, Jansen, Bovin, Shulman and Birkholz and referred to the Committee on Energy and Technology.


        A bill to amend 1971 PA 227, entitled

   "An act to prescribe the rights and duties of parties to home
   solicitation sales,"

   (MCL 445.111 to 445.117) by adding section 8.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

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           SEC. 8.  (1) A TELEPHONE SOLICITOR SHALL NOT PLACE A TELE-

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      PHONE CALL TO A RESIDENTIAL TELEPHONE SUBSCRIBER AT ANY TIME

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      OTHER THAN BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 8 A.M. TO 5 P.M. AND 7 P.M. TO 9

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      P.M. LOCAL TIME AT THE CALLED PARTY'S LOCATION, WITHOUT THE RESI-

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      DENTIAL TELEPHONE SUBSCRIBER'S PRIOR EXPRESS INVITATION OR

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      PERMISSION.

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           (2) A TELEPHONE SOLICITATION SHALL NOT BE MADE IN WHOLE OR

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      IN PART BY A RECORDED MESSAGE.







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           (3) TELEPHONE SOLICITORS SHALL COMPLY WITH ALL STATE AND

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      FEDERAL STATUTES AND REGULATIONS REGARDING TELEPHONE SOLICITATION

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      PRACTICES.

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           Enacting section 1.  This amendatory act does not take

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      effect unless Senate Bill No. _____ or House Bill No. 5446

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      (request no. 06035'00) of the 90th Legislature is enacted into

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      law.










































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