HOUSE BILL No. 5454


     February 24, 2000, Introduced by Reps. Wojno, Spade, Jacobs, Rocca, Bovin, Gieleghem, Shackleton, Basham, Dennis, Ruth
Johnson, O'Neil, Neumann, Woodward, Faunce, Schermesser, Callahan, Voorhees, Bogardus, Ehardt, Martinez, Cameron Brown,
Scott, Brater, Richardville, Middaugh, Mans and DeHart 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 14.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

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           SEC. 14.  (1) EACH TELEPHONE SOLICITOR ENGAGING IN TELEPHONE

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      SOLICITATION IN THIS STATE SHALL PURCHASE FROM THE COMMISSION THE

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      REGISTER ESTABLISHED UNDER SECTION 13.

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           (2) EACH TELEPHONE SOLICITOR SHALL PAY TO THE COMMISSION, ON

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      OR BEFORE MAY 1 OF EACH YEAR, AN ANNUAL FEE OF $500.00 FOR ACCESS

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      TO THE DO NOT CALL REGISTER.  THE ANNUAL FEE SHALL COVER THE TIME

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      PERIOD FROM THE FOLLOWING JULY 1 THROUGH JUNE 30.

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           (3) IT IS THE DUTY OF TELEPHONE SOLICITORS TO ENSURE THEY

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      HAVE THE LATEST VERSION OF THE REGISTER BEFORE SOLICITING

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      RESIDENTIAL TELEPHONE SUBSCRIBERS IN THIS STATE.



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           (4) IN ADDITION TO PAPER COPIES, THE DO NOT CALL REGISTER

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      SHALL ALSO BE PROVIDED, WITH UNLIMITED ACCESS, VIA THE INTERNET

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      OR OTHER ELECTRONIC MEANS TO TELEPHONE SOLICITORS.

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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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