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15 U.S.C. § 6102

Telemarketing rules

United States · Title 15 — COMMERCE AND TRADE · Status: effective

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15 U.S.C. § 6102, Telemarketing rules, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/442147
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The Commission shall include in such rules respecting other abusive telemarketing acts or practices— The Commission shall have authority to prescribe rules under subsection (a), in accordance with section 553 of title 5. In prescribing a rule under this section that relates to the provision of a consumer financial product or service that is subject to the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010, including any enumerated consumer law thereunder, the Commission shall consult with the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection regarding the consistency of a proposed rule with standards, purposes, or objectives administered by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection. Any violation of any rule prescribed under subsection (a)— Except as provided in subparagraph (B), not later than 6 months after the effective date of rules promulgated by the Federal Trade Commission under subsection (a), the Securities and Exchange Commission shall promulgate, or require any national securities exchange or registered securities association to promulgate, rules substantially similar to such rules to prohibit deceptive and other abusive telemarketing acts or practices by persons described in paragraph (2). The Securities and Exchange Commission is not required to promulgate a rule under subparagraph (A) if it determines that— The rules promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission under paragraph (1)(A) shall apply to a broker, dealer, transfer agent, municipal securities dealer, municipal securities broker, government securities broker, government securities dealer, investment adviser or investment company, or any individual associated with a broker, dealer, transfer agent, municipal securities dealer, municipal securities broker, government securities broker, government securities dealer, investment adviser or investment company. The rules promulgated by the Federal Trade Commission under subsection (a) shall not apply to persons described in the preceding sentence. For purposes of subparagraph (A)— The rules promulgated by the Federal Trade Commission under subsection (a) shall not apply to persons described in section 9b(1) of title 7.

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.

  • Enacted byPub. L. 103-297(H.R. 868)1994-08-16
    Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 107-56(H.R. 3162)2001-10-26
    Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT ACT) Act of 2001
  • Amended byPub. L. 111-203(H.R. 4173)2010-07-21
    Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act