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Home » US Law » 2022 Florida Statutes » Title XXVII - Railroads and Other Regulated Utilities » Chapter 365 - Use of Telephones and Facsimile Machines » 365.1657 – Intrastate Use of Facsimile Machine for Unsolicited Advertising; Prohibition; Penalties; Injunctive Relief.
365.1657 Intrastate use of facsimile machine for unsolicited advertising; prohibition; penalties; injunctive relief.—

(1) It is unlawful for any person to use a machine that electronically transmits facsimiles of documents through connection with a telephone network to transmit within this state unsolicited advertising material for the sale of any real property, goods, or services.

(2) The Attorney General may bring an action to impose a civil penalty and to seek injunctive relief. The civil penalty shall not exceed $500 per violation. Each transmission shall be considered a separate violation.

History.—s. 1, ch. 89-95.