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Senate Bill 132 - caller ID spoofing, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty
(Passed 5-0); Note: Companion bill in Assembly AB 147
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Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill prohibits caller identification (ID) spoofing. Under the bill, no person
may knowingly transmit misleading or inaccurate caller ID information with the
intent to defraud, cause harm, or wrongfully obtain anything of value. The bill also
prohibits telephone solicitors from knowingly transmitting misleading or inaccurate
caller ID information for any purpose, except that the telephone solicitor may
transmit the name of the seller on whose behalf the telemarketing call is placed and
the seller's customer service telephone number, if an individual may call that
number to make a do-not-call request during regular business hours. The bill
creates an exemption for transmissions in connection with authorized activities of
law enforcement agencies or a court order specifically authorizing the use of caller
ID manipulation. In addition, the bill prohibits a telephone solicitor from blocking
the transmission of caller identification information. A person who violates any of
these prohibitions is subject to a civil forfeiture of $100 to $10,000.
The bill also provides that a telecommunications provider may block calls so
that they do not reach the called party if the originating number is not valid; is not
allocated to a provider; or is confirmed by the provider to be unused.