HB 268 – AS INTRODUCED
2007 SESSION
06/03
HOUSE BILL 268
AN ACT relative to cellular telephone number directories.
SPONSORS: Rep. Kurk, Hills 7; Rep. Phinizy, Sull 5
This bill creates a cause of action for publishing cellular telephone numbers without written permission.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
07-0299
06/03
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seven
AN ACT relative to cellular telephone number directories.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Section; Publication or Dissemination of Cellular Telephone Number. Amend RSA 507 by inserting after section 7-c the following new section:
507:7-cc Publication or Dissemination of Cellular Telephone Number. Any person may bring an action for damages against another who publishes or disseminates a directory including the cellular telephone number of the person without the person’s prior written permission. If the court finds for the plaintiff, recovery shall be in the amount of actual damages or $1,000, whichever is greater.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2008.