Idaho TCPA and telemarketing law
Idaho has its own telemarketing statute with a private right of action.
| Statute | Idaho Code §§ 48-1001 to 48-1010 | ↗ |
| Consent standard | No state-specific consent standard | ↗ |
| Stricter than federal | No | ↗ |
| Private right of action | Yes | ↗ |
| Statutory damages | Not yet verified | |
| Covers text messages | Not yet verified | |
| Cure period | Not yet verified |
Idaho regulates telephone sales calls under the Idaho Telephone Solicitation Act, Idaho Code §§ 48-1001 to 48-1010. It bars telephone solicitations to numbers on the Idaho no telephone solicitation contact list, which can be the national do-not-call registry, and bans practices such as refusing to hang up, misrepresenting goods, and blocking or masking caller ID. Automated dialing-announcing messages must open with the caller's name, purpose and contact information.
The Act sets no consent requirement of its own for calls. A purchaser who buys through a telephone solicitation and suffers damages from an unlawful practice can sue with the remedies of the Idaho Consumer Protection Act, within two years. Do-not-call violations carry court-imposed civil penalties of up to $500 for a first violation, $2,500 for a second, and $5,000 for each later one.