Ohio · Federal and State Claims
Ohio TCPA Lawyer: Robocalls, Spam Texts, and Do Not Call Violations
Consumers in Ohio are protected by the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act and, in appropriate cases, by Ohio Telephone Solicitation Sales Act. The Consumer Sales Practices Act provides a private right of action with statutory damages in qualifying cases.
Ohio's Telephone Solicitation Sales Act imposes registration and bonding duties on telemarketers, and unregistered callers are often easier to identify through state filings.
This Ohio 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.
Ohio at a glance
- Principal state statute
- Ohio Telephone Solicitation Sales Act (Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4719.01 et seq.)
- Private right of action
- The Consumer Sales Practices Act provides a private right of action with statutory damages in qualifying cases.
- Potential remedies
- Federal TCPA statutory damages of $500-$1,500; the CSPA may allow rescission or treble damages.
- 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
- Ohio relies on the National Do Not Call Registry.
- State consumer protection act
- Ohio Consumer Sales Practices Act (Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1345.01 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 Ohio 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. Ohio Telephone Solicitation Sales Act and the Ohio Consumer Sales Practices Act address conduct under Ohio law and can add remedies. Federal TCPA statutory damages of $500-$1,500; the CSPA may allow rescission or treble damages.
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 Ohio 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 Ohio 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
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