15 USC § 6151 - National Do-Not-Call Registry

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title: "15 USC § 6151 - National Do-Not-Call Registry"
title_number: 15
title_name: "COMMERCE AND TRADE"
section_number: "6151"
section_name: "National Do-Not-Call Registry"
chapter_number: 87
chapter_name: "NATIONAL DO-NOT-CALL REGISTRY"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 108–82, § 1, Sept. 29, 2003, 117 Stat. 1006.)"
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# § 6151. National Do-Not-Call Registry

**(a)** **Authority** section 6102(a)(3)(A) of this title

The Federal Trade Commission is authorized under  to implement and enforce a national do-not-call registry.

**(b)** **Ratification** March 31, 2003

The do-not-call registry provision of the Telemarketing Sales Rule (16 C.F.R. 310.4(b)(1)(iii)), which was promulgated by the Federal Trade Commission, effective , is ratified.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 108–82, § 1, Sept. 29, 2003, 117 Stat. 1006.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

Section was formerly set out as a note under .

Section was enacted as part of , and not as part of the Do-Not-Call Implementation Act which comprises this chapter.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Short Title of 2008 Amendment

> “This Act [amending sections 6152 and 6154 of this title and enacting provisions set out as a note under
> 
> ] may be cited as the ‘Do-Not-Call Registry Fee Extension Act of 2007’.”

, , , provided that:

> “This Act [enacting
> 
> ] may be cited as the ‘Do-Not-Call Improvement Act of 2007’.”

, , , provided that:

### Short Title

> “This Act [enacting this chapter] may be cited as the ‘Do-Not-Call Implementation Act’.”

, , , provided that: