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Vermont Telemarketing, Do-Not-Call and Robocall Law

VT Telemarketing Law

Marketing · Communications

Vermont requires telemarketers to register with the Secretary of State, makes federal Do-Not-Call violations a state-law violation, and requires solicitation calls to transmit caller ID. A 2022 law, effective 2023, mirrors the federal TCPA and Telemarketing Sales Rule limits on robocalls as Vermont law. Call recipients have a private right of action with statutory damages.

Where
Vermont
Citation
9 V.S.A. §§ 2464a-2464c, 2464e
Status
In force
Last amended
2023-07-01
Enforced by
Vermont Attorney General; Secretary of State (registration); private plaintiffs
People can sue
Yes
Penalties
Violations are § 2453 unfair and deceptive acts, each call a separate violation (AG civil penalties up to $10,000 per violation). Call recipients may sue for the greater of actual damages or $500 for a first violation and $1,000 for each later one, plus punitive damages for willful violations and attorney's fees (§§ 2464c, 2464e(c)(3)). Soliciting without registering is a crime punishable by up to 18 months in prison or a $10,000 fine; knowing and willful robocall violations carry up to 90 days or $1,000 per call.
Applies to
  • Telemarketers (telephone solicitors) calling Vermont numbers, except those licensed or regulated by the Secretary of State, PUC, DFR or Department of Taxes, and GLBA-regulated financial institutions
  • Any person calling a Vermont number (Do-Not-Call and caller ID rules)
  • Any person placing autodialed or prerecorded calls to Vermont consumers (§ 2464e)

What a privacy notice must say

  • Transmit the caller's telephone number and, if available, name to the recipient's caller ID on solicitation and charitable calls.9 V.S.A. § 2464a(b)(3)

Practices it requires

  • Do not place calls to Vermont numbers that violate the FTC or FCC Do-Not-Call rules.9 V.S.A. § 2464a(b)(2)
  • Do not place autodialed or prerecorded calls to Vermont consumers in violation of the federal TCPA, the Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act, or their regulations.9 V.S.A. § 2464e(b) · From 2023-07-01

Registration

  • Register with the Secretary of State ($125 fee) and designate an agent for service before making telephone solicitations to Vermont numbers.9 V.S.A. §§ 2464a(b)(1), 2464b

Sources

Checked against these sources on 2026-09-25 by research agent (Claude), primary sources.

Unverified: Original effective date of 2001 Acts No. 120 (Adj. Sess.) not confirmed, so effective_date is null. | 9 V.S.A. § 2464d (telephone preference service) was not reviewed.

Research reference, not legal advice.