2012 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
TITLE 45 — Public utilities and carriers
RS 45:844.17 — Safe harbor

§844.17. Safe harbor

Any telephonic solicitor registered in compliance with R.S. 45:844.16 shall not be liable for violating this Chapter if the telephonic solicitor can demonstrate that the violation is a result of unintended error and that as part of its routine business practice, it meets the following standards:

(1) The telephonic solicitor has established and implemented written procedures to comply with this Chapter.

(2) The telephonic solicitor has trained its personnel, and any entity assisting in its compliance, in procedures established pursuant to this Chapter.

(3) The telephonic solicitor has maintained a call log of numbers called for solicitation purposes in either chronological or numerical order, and records and maintains an internal "do not call" list for those numbers that may not be contacted.

(4) The telephonic solicitor is registered and uses both state and national registries to prevent telephonic solicitations to any telephone number on any list established or mandated to be used pursuant to this Chapter.

(5) The telephonic solicitor uses a process to ensure that it does not sell, rent, lease, purchase, or use any applicable "do not call" database, or any part thereof, for any purpose except in compliance with this Chapter and any state or federal law preventing telephonic solicitations to telephone numbers registered as pertaining to this Chapter.

Acts 2004, No. 857, §1, eff. July 12, 2004.