Title 46, Chapter 5, Section 173
( 46-5-173)
(a) Any person that obtains an unpublished telephone identification
using a telephone caller identification service may not do any of
the following without the written consent of the customer of the
unpublished telephone line identification: (1) Intentionally disclose the unpublished telephone line
identification to another person for purposes of resale or
commercial gain; (2) Intentionally use the unpublished telephone line
identification to solicit business; or (3) Intentionally disclose the unpublished telephone line
identification through a computer data base, on-line bulletin
board, or other similar mechanism. (b) Each intentional disclosure or use of an unpublished telephone
line identification is a separate violation. A person other than a
corporation who violates subsection (a) of this Code section may be
required by the commission to pay a civil penalty of not more than
$5,000.00. A corporation that violates subsection (a) of this Code
section may be required by the commission to pay a civil penalty of
not more than $50,000.00. (c) The commission shall promulgate rules to further establish
privacy guidelines applicable to telecommunications services. (d) No provider of telephone caller identification service shall be
held liable for violations of this article committed by other
persons or corporations. |