§14759.__Rulemaking

The Attorney General shall adopt rules to administer this subchapter.__Rules adopted pursuant to this section are major substantive rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.__The rules must:

1.__Information dissemination.__Require each local exchange telephone company to inform its customers of the requirements of this subchapter by annual inserts in billing statements mailed to customers or conspicuous publication of the notice in the consumer information pages of local telephone directories or other appropriate notice to consumers.__The Attorney General may conduct educational programs designed to inform the public of their rights and telemarketers of their obligations under this subchapter;

2.__Nonviolation.__Provide that a telemarketing call made to a number on the Maine no-contact list is not a violation of section 14756 if the telemarketing call is an isolated occurrence made by a person who has in place adequate procedures to comply with this subchapter; and

3.__Format of list; fee.__Provide for:

A.__The dissemination of copies of the Maine no-contact list in formats, including electronic formats, commonly used by persons making telemarketing calls; and

B.__A fee, not to exceed $75, for each distribution of the Maine no-contact list.

§14760.__Report by Attorney General

Before December 31st of each even-numbered year, the Attorney General shall submit a report to the Legislature.__ The report must contain for the 2-year period ending August 31st of the year of the report:

1.__Maine no-contact list statistics.__A statement of the number of telephone numbers included on the Maine no-contact list, the number of copies of the Maine no-contact list distributed and the amount collected for those requests and for distribution;