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Pennsylvania Statutes Title 73 P.S. Trade and Commerce § 2250.3. Prohibition of unsolicited or misleading commercial electronic mail messages and faxes

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) General rule.--No person may initiate a transmission or conspire with another person to initiate a transmission or assist a transmission of an unsolicited commercial electronic mail message or fax from a computer or fax machine located in this Commonwealth or to an electronic mail address that:

(1) uses a third party's Internet domain name in the return electronic mail message without permission of the third party;

(2) includes false or misleading information in the return address portion of the electronic mail, facsimile or wireless advertisement such that the recipient would be unable to send a reply message to the original authentic sender;

(3) contains false or misleading information in the subject line; or

(4) fails to operate a valid sender-operated return e-mail address or toll-free telephone number that the recipient of the unsolicited documents may e-mail or call to notify the sender not to transmit further unsolicited documents.

(b) Covered mobile telephone messaging systems.--No person may use a covered mobile telephone messaging system to transmit an unsolicited commercial electronic mail message.

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