Vermont TCPA and telemarketing law
Vermont has its own telemarketing statute with a private right of action.
| Statute | 9 V.S.A. § 2464a; 9 V.S.A. § 2464e | ↗ |
| Consent standard | Not yet verified | |
| Stricter than federal | No | ↗ |
| Private right of action | Yes | ↗ |
| Statutory damages | $500 / violation | ↗ |
| Covers text messages | Not yet verified | |
| Cure period | Not yet verified |
Vermont regulates telephone solicitation in 9 V.S.A. § 2464a. Telemarketers must register with the Secretary of State before soliciting Vermont numbers, may not make calls that violate the federal FTC or FCC do-not-call rules, and must transmit their number and, where available, their name to caller ID. Since July 1, 2023, § 2464e also makes any autodialed or prerecorded call to a Vermont consumer that violates the federal TCPA or Telemarketing Sales Rule a violation of Vermont law, intended to be coextensive with the federal limits.
A person who receives a call in violation of § 2464a(b) or § 2464e may sue for actual damages or $500 for a first violation and $1,000 for each later one, whichever is greater, plus punitive damages for willful violations and attorney fees. The attorney general can seek up to $10,000 per violation, and unregistered telemarketing is a crime.