GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2009

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HOUSE BILL 1034

Committee Substitute Favorable 4/23/09

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

April 6, 2009

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.

A call made pursuant to this subdivision shall be limited to the above‑stated purpose and shall not in any way be used for commercial purposes."

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