GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2009

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HOUSE DRH70269-MD-101  (3/20)

Short Title:        Allow Recorded Phone Messages/Public Safety.		(Public)
Sponsors:	Representative Glazier.
Referred to:

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT to allow automatic dialing and recorded message players to be used to make unsolicited telephone calls to protect the public health, safety, or welfare.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  G.S. 75‑104(b) is amended by adding a new subdivision to read:

"(7) The purpose of the unsolicited telephone call is to protect the public health, safety, or welfare, by informing the telephone subscriber of any of the following:

a. That the telephone subscriber has purchased a product that may be subject to a recall due to safety concerns.

b. That the telephone subscriber may have received a prescription or over‑the‑counter medication that is subject to a recall due to safety concerns.

c. That the telephone subscriber has not picked up a filled prescription drug for which a valid prescription is on file with a pharmacy licensed pursuant to G.S. 90‑85.21.

d. That an account maintained by the telephone subscriber may be subject to potential fraudulent activity."

SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.