§6106 — Title 15 Commerce and Trade | U.S. Code

Summary

Defines key words used here. Attorney general — a State's chief lawyer. Commission — Federal Trade Commission. State — U.S. states, D.C., Puerto Rico, Northern Mariana Islands, and other U.S. territories or possessions. Telemarketing — a phone campaign to get sales or donations that uses one or more phones and more than one interstate call; it excludes multi‑page catalogs with item info, the seller's address, sent at least once a year.

Title 15, §6106

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For purposes of this chapter:

(1)The term “attorney general” means the chief legal officer of a State.

(2)The term “Commission” means the Federal Trade Commission.

(3)The term “State” means any State of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, and any territory or possession of the United States.

(4)The term “telemarketing” means a plan, program, or campaign which is conducted to induce purchases of goods or services, or a charitable contribution, donation, or gift of money or any other thing of value, by use of one or more telephones and which involves more than one interstate telephone call. The term does not include the solicitation of sales through the mailing of a catalog which—

(A)contains a written description, or illustration of the goods or services offered for sale,

(B)includes the business address of the seller,

(C)includes multiple pages of written material or illustrations, and

(D)has been issued not less frequently than once a year,

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Amendments

2001—Par. (4). Pub. L. 107–56 inserted “, or a charitable contribution, donation, or gift of money or any other thing of value,” after “services” in introductory provisions.

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