Rhode Island General Laws Title 5. Businesses and Professions § 5-61-3.4. Use of prerecorded or synthesized voice messages

(a) A telephonic seller shall not use or connect to a telephone line an automatic-dialing-announcing device unless: (1) the subscriber has knowingly or voluntarily requested, consented to, permitted, or authorized receipt of the message; or (2) the message is immediately preceded by a live operator who obtains the subscriber's consent before the message is delivered.

(b) This section does not apply to:

(c) Whenever the message is preceded by a live operator, the operator must, at the outset of the message, disclose:

(d) A telephonic seller shall not use an automatic-dialing-announcing device to make calls into or within this state, unless the device is designed and operated so as to create a disconnect signal or an on-hook condition that allows the subscriber's line to be released within five (5) seconds after termination of the telephone call by the subscriber.