PRINTER'S NO. 3644

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

No. 2547 Session of 2002

        INTRODUCED BY MAITLAND, BROOKS, WOJNAROSKI, M. BAKER, BEBKO-
           JONES, BELARDI, BELFANTI, BUNT, CAPPELLI, CASORIO, CLARK,
           COSTA, COY, CREIGHTON, DALEY, DIVEN, FAIRCHILD, FEESE,
           FORCIER, FREEMAN, GEIST, GEORGE, GRUCELA, HALUSKA, HARHAI,
           HASAY, HENNESSEY, HERMAN, HERSHEY, HORSEY, JAMES, KELLER,
           LAUGHLIN, LEDERER, LEH, LESCOVITZ, LEWIS, MACKERETH,
           MANDERINO, MARSICO, McGEEHAN, McILHATTAN, McNAUGHTON,
           MICOZZIE, R. MILLER, S. MILLER, NICKOL, PETRARCA, PICKETT,
           PIPPY, READSHAW, ROSS, SAINATO, SAMUELSON, SAYLOR, SCRIMENTI,
           SHANER, B. SMITH, SOLOBAY, STABACK, STEELMAN, R. STEVENSON,
           SURRA, TANGRETTI, E. Z. TAYLOR, TIGUE, TRICH, TURZAI, WALKO,
           WANSACZ, WATERS, M. WRIGHT, YOUNGBLOOD, YUDICHAK AND ZUG,
           APRIL 10, 2002

        REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER AFFAIRS, APRIL 10, 2002

                                     AN ACT

     1  Amending the act of December 4, 1996 (P.L.911, No.147), entitled
     2     "An act providing for registration requirements for
     3     telemarketers and for powers and duties of the Office of
     4     Attorney General," defining "collect call"; and further
     5     providing for unlawful acts and penalties.

     6     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     7  hereby enacts as follows:
     8     Section 1.  Section 2 of the act of December 4, 1996
     9  (P.L.911, No.147), known as the Telemarketer Registration Act,
    10  is amended by adding a definition to read:
    11  Section 2.  Definitions.
    12     The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
    13  have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
    14  context clearly indicates otherwise:

     1     "Collect call."  A telephone call made to a residential
     2  telephone consumer requiring operator assistance whereby an
     3  operator verbally asks the called party if the consumer will pay
     4  and be billed for the call.
     5     * * *
     6     Section 2.  Section 5(a) of the act is amended to read:
     7  Section 5.  Unlawful acts and penalties.
     8     (a)  Acts enumerated.--The following acts are prohibited:
     9         * * *
    10         (9)  Placing a collect call to residential telephone
    11     subscribers for the purpose of soliciting the sale of goods
    12     and services or for the purpose of obtaining information that
    13     will or may be used for the direct solicitation of a sale of
    14     consumer goods or services or an extension of credit for that
    15     purpose.
    16     * * *
    17     Section 3.  This act shall take effect in 30 days.









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