Washington DC · Federal and State Claims
Washington DC TCPA Lawyer: Robocalls, Spam Texts, and Do Not Call Violations
Consumers in Washington DC are protected by the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act and, in appropriate cases, by District of Columbia telephone solicitation regulations. The Consumer Protection Procedures Act provides a broad private right of action with statutory damages.
The District's Consumer Protection Procedures Act is among the broadest in the country and permits statutory damages without proof of actual loss.
This Washington DC 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.
Washington DC at a glance
- Principal state statute
- District of Columbia telephone solicitation regulations (D.C. Code § 28-3901 et seq.)
- Private right of action
- The Consumer Protection Procedures Act provides a broad private right of action with statutory damages.
- Potential remedies
- Federal TCPA statutory damages of $500-$1,500; the CPPA allows statutory damages, treble damages, 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
- The District relies on the National Do Not Call Registry.
- State consumer protection act
- District of Columbia Consumer Protection Procedures Act (D.C. Code § 28-3904)
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 Washington DC 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. District of Columbia telephone solicitation regulations and the District of Columbia Consumer Protection Procedures Act address conduct under Washington DC law and can add remedies. Federal TCPA statutory damages of $500-$1,500; the CPPA allows statutory damages, treble damages, 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 Washington DC 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 Washington DC 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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