[NJ Governor Press Release]

Governor Murphy Signs "Seinfeld Bill" Increasing Telemarketing
Transparency

Trenton - Governor Phil Murphy today signed S921/A1545, also known as
the "Seinfeld Bill," which requires telemarketers to provide the name,
mailing address, and telephone number of the person on whose behalf
the call is made within 30 seconds of a call. In an effort to crack
down on telemarketers, the bill takes inspiration from a scene in the
hit NBC TV sitcom, Seinfeld.

The legislation states that a telemarketer making a telemarketing
sales call must, within the first 30 seconds of the call, accurately
identify the telemarketer's name, the name and telephone number of the
person on whose behalf the call is being made, and the purpose of the
call. A violation of the bill's provisions is to constitute a
disorderly persons offense, in addition to other penalties as already
prescribed by current law. A telemarketer will also be required to
disclose the mailing address of the telemarketer, and any company on
whose behalf the company is telemarketing, on any website owned or
operated by the telemarketer, and on any subsequent written
communication to a customer.

======
rest:
https://www.state.nj.us/governor/news/news/562023/approved/20230515k.shtml

nothing in the press release about so-called "political"
or "survey" calls...

_____________________________________________________
Knowledge may be power, but communications is the key
dannyb@panix.com
[to foil spammers, my address has been double rot-13 encoded]