30-14-1501. Definitions -- unsolicited advertisement through facsimile transmission prohibited -- violation. - Montana Statutes

     30-14-1501. Definitions -- unsolicited advertisement through facsimile transmission prohibited -- violation. (1) As used in this section, the following definitions apply:
     (a) "Telephone facsimile machine" means equipment that has the capacity to:
     (i) transcribe text or images, or both, from paper into an electronic signal and to transmit that signal over a regular telephone line onto paper; or
     (ii) transcribe text or images, or both, from an electronic signal received over a regular telephone line onto paper.
     (b) "Unsolicited advertisement" means any material advertising the commercial availability or quality of any property, goods, or service that is transmitted to a person without that person's prior express invitation or permission.
     (2) (a) Except as provided in subsection (2)(b), a person may not use a telephone facsimile machine, computer, or other device to send an unsolicited advertisement to a telephone facsimile machine.
     (b) The prohibition contained in subsection (2)(a) does not pertain to a facsimile transmission containing public safety information that is sent by a law enforcement or public safety entity.
     (3) A violation of this section is a violation of Title 30, chapter 14, part 1.

     History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 312, L. 2003.