North Carolina General Statutes 66-261. Registration of telephonic sellers
Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 66-261
- Principal: means an owner, an executive officer of a corporation, a general partner of a partnership, a sole proprietor of a sole proprietorship, a trustee of a trust, or any other individual with similar supervisory functions with respect to any person. See North Carolina General Statutes 66-260
- Secretary: means the Office of the Secretary of State. See North Carolina General Statutes 66-260
- seller: means a person who, directly or through salespersons, causes a telephone solicitation or attempted telephone solicitation to occur. See North Carolina General Statutes 66-260
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
(a) Not less than 10 days before commencing telephone solicitations in this State, a telephonic seller shall register with the Secretary by filing the information required in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 66-262 and paying a filing fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00). A telephonic seller is doing business in this State if it solicits or attempts to solicit prospective purchasers from locations in this State or solicits or attempts to solicit prospective purchasers who are located in this State.
(b) The information required in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 66-262 shall be submitted on a form provided by the Secretary and shall contain the notarized signatures of each principal of the telephonic seller.
(c) Registration of a telephonic seller shall be valid for one year from the effective date thereof and may be annually renewed by making the filing required in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 66-262 and paying the filing fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00). Registration shall not be deemed effective unless all required information is provided and any deficiencies or errors noted by the Secretary have been corrected to the satisfaction of the Secretary.
(d) Whenever, prior to expiration of a seller’s annual registration, there is a change in the information required by N.C. Gen. Stat. § 66-262, the seller shall, within 10 days after the change, file an addendum with the Secretary updating the information. (1997-482, s. 1.)