Mississippi · Federal and State Claims
Mississippi TCPA Lawyer: Robocalls, Spam Texts, and Do Not Call Violations
Consumers in Mississippi are protected by the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act and, in appropriate cases, by Mississippi Telephone Solicitation Act. The Mississippi no-call program is enforced by the Public Service Commission; consumers typically proceed federally.
Mississippi PSC complaints create an administrative record that can help identify the entity behind a spoofed number.
This Mississippi summary is general information drafted from publicly available statutes and is pending final attorney verification. It is not legal advice. Statutes and citations change; confirm current authority before relying on any statement here.
Mississippi at a glance
- Principal state statute
- Mississippi Telephone Solicitation Act (Miss. Code Ann. § 77-3-701 et seq.)
- Private right of action
- The Mississippi no-call program is enforced by the Public Service Commission; consumers typically proceed federally.
- Potential remedies
- Federal TCPA statutory damages of $500-$1,500 per violation.
- Calling hours
- Telemarketing calls are generally restricted to daytime hours; the federal rule bars solicitation calls before 8:00 a.m. or after 9:00 p.m. in the called party's time zone.
- Do Not Call rules
- Mississippi maintains a state no-call database through the Public Service Commission.
- State consumer protection act
- Mississippi Consumer Protection Act (Miss. Code Ann. § 75-24-1 et seq.)
Last legally reviewed: 2026-08-13. Federal claims are generally subject to a four-year limitations period; state limitations periods vary and may be shorter.
How federal and Mississippi claims work together
A single unwanted call or text can support more than one claim. The federal TCPA addresses how the communication was placed, including autodialed calls, prerecorded and artificial-voice messages, and calls to numbers on the National Do Not Call Registry. Mississippi Telephone Solicitation Act and the Mississippi Consumer Protection Act address conduct under Mississippi law and can add remedies. Federal TCPA statutory damages of $500-$1,500 per violation.
If you lived in or traveled through more than one state during the calling period, tell us. The state where you received each communication can change which statutes apply.
Evidence Mississippi consumers should preserve
- Screenshots of every text message, including your STOP reply
- Your call log showing dates, times, and incoming numbers
- Voicemails, especially prerecorded or artificial-voice messages
- Your National Do Not Call Registry registration date
- Any Mississippi state do-not-call registration, if applicable
- The name of the company, brand, or product being promoted
- Notes of when and how you asked the company to stop
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- Federal law provides $500 per violating call or text, up to $1,500 if willful
- Many states add their own telemarketing and do-not-call remedies
- There is no obligation to proceed
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