§ 59.1-518.2 When automatic dialing-announcing devices prohibited
A caller shall not use an automatic dialing-announcing device in connection with making a commercial telephone solicitation unless:
1. The subscriber has knowingly or voluntarily requested, consented to, permitted, or authorized receipt of the message, or
2. The message is immediately preceded by a live operator who, after disclosing (i) the name of the entity sending the message, (ii) the purpose of the message, (iii) the kinds of goods or services the message is promoting, and (iv), if applicable, the fact that the message intends to solicit payment or the commitment of funds, obtains the subscriber’s consent before the commercial telephone solicitation is delivered.
History
This law was first created in 2009. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 699 of that year’s edition of “Acts of Assembly,” the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.
2009, c. 699.