Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Telemarketing_and_Consumer_Fraud_and_Abuse_Prevention_Act
GPTKB entity
Statements (26)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:Federal_Trade_Commission
gptkbp:appliesTo interstate telemarketing
gptkbp:approvedBy gptkb:Telemarketing_Sales_Rule
gptkbp:citation gptkb:15_U.S.C._§§_6101–6108
gptkbp:codifiedIn gptkb:15_U.S.C._§_6101_et_seq.
gptkbp:dateEnacted August 16, 1994
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:enforcedBy gptkb:Federal_Trade_Commission
other federal agencies
state attorneys general
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act
gptkbp:penalty injunctive relief
civil penalties
consumer redress
gptkbp:prohibits abusive telemarketing acts or practices
deceptive telemarketing acts or practices
gptkbp:publicLawNumber gptkb:Public_Law_103-297
gptkbp:purpose to protect consumers from telemarketing deception and abuse
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Do_Not_Call_Registry
gptkbp:requires FTC to issue rules defining and prohibiting deceptive and abusive telemarketing acts
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Bill_Clinton
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:15_U.S.C._§_6101_note
gptkb:16_CFR_Part_310
gptkb:Title_15_of_the_United_States_Code
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6