Registry of names and telephone numbers of persons requesting not to receive unsolicited telephone calls for sale of goods or services: Establishment and maintenance; publication of list of telephone numbers; procedures for and methods to request inclusion, maintenance or removal of telephone number; regulations concerning inclusion of additional information

1. The Attorney General shall: (a) Establish and maintain, or cause to be established and maintained, a registry that includes the name and telephone number of each person in this State who has requested that his or her telephone number be included in the list published pursuant to this section; (b) Provide for a toll-free telephone number that may be used to request inclusion or maintenance of a telephone number in the registry; (c) Publish a list of the telephone numbers in the registry at least once every 6 months and ensure that no other personally identifying information contained in the registry is included in the published lists; (d) On January 1, 2007, and every 3 years thereafter, delete from the registry every telephone number and related information, except for each telephone number and related information for which the Attorney General has received a request within the preceding 6 months to include or maintain the telephone number in the registry; (e) During the 6-month period identified in paragraph (d), use reasonable means, including, without limitation, public service announcements, to inform the public that telephone numbers and related information in the registry will be deleted or otherwise purged unless new or renewed requests for inclusion in the registry are received by the Attorney General; and (f) If a federal agency establishes a single national database of telephone numbers of persons who request not to receive unsolicited telephone calls for the sale of goods or services: (1) Include the part of the single national database that relates to this State in the registry; (2) At least once every 6 months, add to the registry any new and applicable information that has been added to the part of the single national database that relates to this State; and (3) At least once every 6 months, remove from the registry any applicable information that has been removed from the part of the single national database that relates to this State. 2. The Attorney General may: (a) Contract for the establishment and maintenance of the registry; (b) Provide for additional procedures for requesting inclusion or maintenance of a telephone number in the registry; and (c) Require by regulation that information in addition to names and telephone numbers be included in the registry, including, without limitation, the mailing address of each person who has requested inclusion in the registry. 3. A person may request that his or her telephone number be included or maintained in the registry using: (a) A toll-free telephone number provided by the Attorney General for that purpose; or (b) Any other method provided by the Attorney General. 4. A person may request to have his or her telephone number removed from the registry. Such a request must be submitted to the Attorney General in writing.