(a)  Within the first thirty (30) seconds of a telephone call, a telephonic seller or salesperson shall identify herself or himself by stating her or his true name, the company on whose behalf the solicitation is being made, and the consumer goods or services being sold.

Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 5-61-3.3

  • Department: means the department of attorney general. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-61-2
  • Salesperson: means any individual employed, appointed, or authorized by a telephonic seller, whether referred to by the telephonic seller as an agent, representative, or independent contractor, who attempts to solicit or solicits a sale on behalf of the telephonic seller. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-61-2
  • seller: means a person who, on his or her own behalf or through salespersons or through the use of an automatic-dialing-announcing device, causes a telephone solicitation, or attempted telephone solicitation, to occur that meets the criteria specified as follows:

    (i)  A telephone solicitation, or attempted telephone solicitation, where the telephonic seller initiates or engages in telephonic contact with a prospective purchaser and represents or implies one or more of the following:

    (A)  That a prospective purchaser who buys one or more items will also receive additional or other items, whether or not of the same type as purchased, without "further cost. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-61-2

(b)  If a sale or an agreement to purchase is completed, the telephonic seller must inform the purchaser of her or his cancellation rights as provided in this chapter; state the registration number issued by the department for both the telephonic seller and the salesperson; and give the street address of the telephonic seller.

(c)  All oral disclosures required by this section shall be made in a clear and intelligible manner.

History of Section.
P.L. 1999, ch. 456, § 2.