State Slamming Statutes and Rules

September 2012

Telephone slamming is the unauthorized practice of changing a subscriber's telephone service provider without their consent.
 

Alabama	Code of Ala. § 8-19B-1
Alaska	3 AAC 53.190
Arizona	AZ. Administrative Code R14-2-1904
Arkansas	Ark. Stat. Ann. § 4-88-401  Ark. Stat. Ann. § 4-88-402  Ark. Code. Ann. § 23-17-411 (j)(1)
California	Ca. Public Utilities Code  2889.5
Connecticut	General Statutes of Connecticut § 16-256i
Colorado	C.R.S. 40-15-112 ; C.R.S. 40-15-113
Delaware	DEL CODE § 924 (slamming and cramming)
Florida	R.  25-4.118
Georgia	O.C.G.A. § 46-5-183
Hawaii	Haw. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 269-16.92
Idaho	Idaho Code 48-603D
Illinois	220 ILCS 5/13-902
Indiana	Indiana Code §8-1-29-5; 170 IAC 7-1.1-19 (cramming and slamming)
Iowa	Iowa Code 476.103; Iowa Administrative Code 199–22.23(2) (cramming and slamming)
Kansas	K.S.A. § 50,6-103
Kentucky	KRS 278.535
Louisiana	La. R.S. 45:1166.1
Maine	ME. Rev. Stat.  35-A §7106
Maryland	Md. PUBLIC UTILITIES Code Ann. § 8-405
Massachusetts	M.G. L. c. 93 §§ 108 to 113; 220 CMR 13.00
Michigan	Michigan Comp. Laws §484.2505
Minnesota	Minn. Stat. § 237.661  Minn. Stat. § 325F.693
Mississippi	Mississippi Public Service Commission Rule 47.1
Missouri	Missouri Revised Statutes 392.540 ; Missouri Code of State Regulations 240-33.150
Montana	MONT CODE ANN § 69-3-1305
Nebraska	R.R.S. Neb. § 75-109.01 R.R.S. Neb. § 75-132.01 R.R.S. Neb. § 86-201 R.R.S. Neb. § 86-203  R.R.S. Neb. § 86-204   R.R.S. Neb. § 86-209  R.R.S. Neb. § 86-210 R.R.S. Neb. § 86-219 R.R.S. Neb. § 87-307 2009 Neb. ALS 755
Nevada	Nev. Admin. Code ch. 704, § 68028
New Hampshire	NH 34 RSA 374:28-a
New Jersey	N.J. Stat. § 56:8-89
New Mexico	N.M. Stat. Ann. § 63-9G-1 through 63-9G-9 (cramming and slamming)
New York	N.Y. Pub. Serv. Law § 92-e
North Carolina	Rule R20-1.(cramming and slamming)
North Dakota	N.D. Century Code  49-21-02.4
Ohio	Ohio Admin. Code §  4901:1-6-18
Oklahoma	OAC Section 165:56-11-1;OAC Section 165:56-11-1.1
Oregon	ORS § 759.730
Pennsylvania	52 Pa. Code § 64.23 (cramming and slamming)
Rhode Island	Rhode Island has no statute or regulation that specifically prohibits slamming.
South Carolina	S.C. Code Ann. § 58-3-230
South Dakota	S.D. Codified Laws § 49-31-89  (cramming and slamming)
Tennessee	TCA §65-4-125 (slamming and cramming)
Texas	Texas Utilities Code § 17.101(slamming and cramming)
Utah	Utah Code 54-8b-18 (slamming and cramming)
Vermont	30 V.S.A. § 208a
Virginia	Va. Code Ann. § 56-479.1
Washington	WAC 480-120-147
West Virginia	W. Va. Code § 24-2E-1
Wisconsin	Wis. Admin. Code Chapter ATCP 123.04 (cramming and slamming)
Wyoming	W.S. § 37-15-412 (cramming and slamming)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 


Notes:

• States without specific slamming statutes or administrative rules may still prosecute slamming and cramming activities under their  various state fraud statutes. 
• State laws may use phrases such as “unauthorized charges or changes” or “unauthorized third party billings” to describe  slamming and cramming. 
• Rules are included in this chart as some states have given their respective public utilities commission statutory authority to  regulate and prohibit slamming and cramming activities.

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NCSL Contacts:  Jo Anne Bourquard, jo.anne.bourquard@ncsl.org and Cassandra Kirsch, cassandra.kirsch@ncsl.org