Title 15, Commerce and TradeRelease 119-110
§6151 National Do-not-call Registry
Title 15 › CHAPTER 87A — NATIONAL DO-NOT-CALL REGISTRY › § 6151
Summary
The Federal Trade Commission may set up and enforce a national list of phone numbers that telemarketers must not call. It also approves the FTC’s do-not-call rule that was added to the Telemarketing Sales Rule and went into effect on March 31, 2003.
Full Legal Text
Title 15, §6151
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(a)Authority
The Federal Trade Commission is authorized under section 6102(a)(3)(A) of this title to implement and enforce a national do-not-call registry.
(b)Ratification
The do-not-call registry provision of the Telemarketing Sales Rule (16 C.F.R. 310.4(b)(1)(iii)), which was promulgated by the Federal Trade Commission, effective March 31, 2003, is ratified.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification Section was formerly set out as a note under section 6102 of this title. Section was enacted as part of Pub. L. 108–82, and not as part of the Do-Not-Call Implementation Act which comprises this chapter.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Short Title
of 2008 Amendment Pub. L. 110–188, § 1, Feb. 15, 2008, 122 Stat. 635, provided that: “This Act [amending section 6152 and 6154 of this title and enacting provisions set out as a note under section 6152 of this title] may be cited as the ‘Do-Not-Call Registry Fee Extension Act of 2007’.” Pub. L. 110–187, § 1, Feb. 15, 2008, 122 Stat. 633, provided that: “This Act [enacting section 6155 of this title] may be cited as the ‘Do-Not-Call Improvement Act of 2007’.”
Short Title
Pub. L. 108–10, § 1, Mar. 11, 2003, 117 Stat. 557, provided that: “This Act [enacting this chapter] may be cited as the ‘Do-Not-Call Implementation Act’.”
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Citation
15 U.S.C. § 6151
Title 15, Commerce and Trade
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110