New Hampshire TCPA and telemarketing law
New Hampshire has its own telemarketing statute with a private right of action.
| Statute | N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 359-E:1 to 359-E:11 | ↗ |
| Consent standard | No state-specific consent standard | ↗ |
| Stricter than federal | No | ↗ |
| Private right of action | Yes | ↗ |
| Statutory damages | $1,000 / violation | ↗ |
| Covers text messages | Not yet verified | |
| Cure period | Not yet verified |
New Hampshire regulates telemarketing under RSA chapter 359-E. Anyone using an automatic telephone dialing system for solicitation must register with the attorney general's consumer protection bureau, identify the caller and purpose at the start of the message, and disconnect within 30 seconds. Solicitors may not block caller ID or send misleading caller ID. Telemarketers may not call customers on the federal do-not-call registry and must follow the FTC Telemarketing Sales Rule for in-state calls.
The chapter sets no consent requirement for calls; a call made at the customer's express written or verbal request is outside the do-not-call rules. A person injured by a telemarketing sales call violation can sue for actual damages or $1,000, whichever is greater, two to three times that for willful or knowing violations, plus costs and attorney's fees. The state imposes a $5,000 civil penalty for each violation.