Pennsylvania · Federal and State Claims
Pennsylvania TCPA Lawyer: Robocalls, Spam Texts, and Do Not Call Violations
Consumers in Pennsylvania are protected by the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act and, in appropriate cases, by Pennsylvania Telemarketer Registration Act. The Telemarketer Registration Act violations are actionable under the UTPCPL, which provides a private right of action.
Pennsylvania is distinctive because a Telemarketer Registration Act violation is deemed an unfair practice under the UTPCPL, opening the private remedy.
This Pennsylvania 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.
Pennsylvania at a glance
- Principal state statute
- Pennsylvania Telemarketer Registration Act (73 Pa. Stat. Ann. § 2241 et seq.)
- Private right of action
- The Telemarketer Registration Act violations are actionable under the UTPCPL, which provides a private right of action.
- Potential remedies
- Federal TCPA statutory damages of $500-$1,500; the UTPCPL allows actual damages with possible trebling and fees.
- 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
- Pennsylvania maintains a state Do Not Call list.
- State consumer protection act
- Pennsylvania Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law (73 Pa. Stat. Ann. § 201-1 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 Pennsylvania 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. Pennsylvania Telemarketer Registration Act and the Pennsylvania Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law address conduct under Pennsylvania law and can add remedies. Federal TCPA statutory damages of $500-$1,500; the UTPCPL allows actual damages with possible trebling and fees.
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 Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania 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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