Washington · Federal and State Claims
Washington TCPA Lawyer: Robocalls, Spam Texts, and Do Not Call Violations
Consumers in Washington are protected by the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act and, in appropriate cases, by Washington Commercial Electronic Mail Act and telephone solicitation statutes. Washington law treats certain commercial text messages as per se violations of the Consumer Protection Act, which provides a private right of action.
Washington's CEMA is one of the strongest state text-message statutes in the country, and it applies to messages sent to Washington residents.
This Washington 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 at a glance
- Principal state statute
- Washington Commercial Electronic Mail Act and telephone solicitation statutes (Wash. Rev. Code § 19.190.060; § 80.36.400)
- Private right of action
- Washington law treats certain commercial text messages as per se violations of the Consumer Protection Act, which provides a private right of action.
- Potential remedies
- State law may allow $500 per offending message, with treble damages available under the CPA, in addition to federal TCPA 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
- Washington relies on the National Do Not Call Registry.
- State consumer protection act
- Washington Consumer Protection Act (Wash. Rev. Code § 19.86 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 Washington 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. Washington Commercial Electronic Mail Act and telephone solicitation statutes and the Washington Consumer Protection Act address conduct under Washington law and can add remedies. State law may allow $500 per offending message, with treble damages available under the CPA, in addition to federal TCPA 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 Washington 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 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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