Two more states have followed Florida's lead in adopting
laws restricting telephone solicitations. Washington State's
new law went into effect on June 9, 2022. Oklahoma's Telephone
Solicitation Act of 2022 becomes effective November 1, 2022. This
means, businesses that make telephone sales calls now must navigate
not only the federal statute, but various state laws, some of which
are more stringent that their federal counterpart.
Like Florida, both Oklahoma and Washington restrict making calls
– even with the required consent – before 8 A.M. or
after 8 P.M. local time and both allow for a private right of
action.
Washington RCW 19.158, et. seq.
Washington State's law defines a telephone solicitation as
the initiation of a telephone call for the purpose of encouraging
the purchase of property, goods, services, or donations. There is
no exception for calls made to schedule a time for an in-person
sales pitch. If a called party "states or indicates" that
they do
