DoNotCallLawyer.com — Registry Violation Claims
On the Do Not Call Registry and Still Getting Calls?
Registering your number on the National Do Not Call Registry is supposed to stop telemarketing calls. When a company calls anyway, federal law treats that as a violation in itself — worth up to $500 per call, and up to $1,500 per call when the caller knew better. If you are registered and the calls kept coming, tell us what happened.
We evaluate claims from consumers in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Matters are pursued in federal and state courts, including through association with qualified local counsel or pro hac vice admission where required.
Your situation may qualify if…
- Your number has been on the National Do Not Call Registry for at least 31 days
- You received two or more telemarketing calls from the same company within 12 months
- You have no existing business relationship with the caller
- You never gave the company written permission to call you
- You told the caller to stop and they called again
- You kept your call log, voicemails, or screenshots of caller ID
These are screening indicators only. They do not determine whether a claim exists, which depends on the specific facts and applicable law.
What the registry actually does
The National Do Not Call Registry is free and permanent — registration does not expire. Once your number has been registered for 31 days, telemarketers covered by the rule may not call it unless you have an existing business relationship with them or gave them written permission.
A call to a registered number without one of those exceptions violates the Telemarketing Sales Rule and the TCPA's implementing regulations, both of which give consumers a private right to sue.
Common excuses that do not hold up
Companies often claim you filled out a form, entered a sweepstakes, or agreed to partner marketing buried in fine print. These arguments fail more often than they succeed — consent must be specific, and lead-generation lists sold between companies frequently do not meet the legal standard.
Another common pattern is the spoofed local number or the caller who claims to be 'returning your inquiry.' If you never made an inquiry, that pattern itself is evidence.
Stacking registry claims with other violations
A registry violation rarely travels alone. If the same calls were prerecorded, placed with an autodialer to your cell phone, or continued after you said stop, each fact can support an additional claim with its own statutory damages — under federal law and, in many states, under a state telemarketing statute as well.
Our state directory sets out the additional protections available where you live.
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You do not need to know which law may apply. We evaluate claims from consumers in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Evidence to preserve now
- Your call log showing each incoming number, the date, and the time
- Voicemails, including any prerecorded or artificial-voice messages
- Screenshots of caller ID, including numbers that appear spoofed
- Any recording you lawfully made of a call
- Notes of what you said when you asked the caller to stop, and the date
- Monthly statements or call detail records from your carrier
- The name of any company, brand, product, or website mentioned on the call
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