- Any person that obtains an unpublished telephone identification using a telephone caller identification service may not do any of the following without the written consent of the customer of the unpublished telephone line identification:
- Intentionally disclose the unpublished telephone line identification to another person for purposes of resale or commercial gain;
- Intentionally use the unpublished telephone line identification to solicit business; or
- Intentionally disclose the unpublished telephone line identification through a computer data base, on-line bulletin board, or other similar mechanism.
- Each intentional disclosure or use of an unpublished telephone line identification is a separate violation. A person other than a corporation who violates subsection (a) of this Code section may be required by the commission to pay a civil penalty of not more than $5,000.00. A corporation that violates subsection (a) of this Code section may be required by the commission to pay a civil penalty of not more than $50,000.00.
- The commission shall promulgate rules to further establish privacy guidelines applicable to telecommunications services.
- No provider of telephone caller identification service shall be held liable for violations of this article committed by other persons or corporations.
History. Code 1981, § 46-5-173 , enacted by Ga. L. 1995, p. 886, § 2.