State law guide · Maine
Unwanted calls and texts in Maine: what the rules say
Maine restricts certain automated sales calls, including calls using an automated device or artificial/prerecorded voice. For covered automated solicitation calls, the law limits calls to weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Maine time and no more than one call to a number in an eight-hour period. A separate telemarketing law addresses Do Not Call lists.
Where the rules draw a line
Maine’s required registry may use the federal National Do Not Call Registry. Statutory exceptions apply. A separate text-related caller-ID provision is not a general ban on marketing texts.
What this can mean for a consumer
The Attorney General may seek an injunction, civil penalties, and other specified relief under the telephone-solicitation law. The reviewed provisions do not promise consumers a fixed payment for each call.
Keep the details
Save the full text thread, call log, voicemails, dates and times, the company or product named, and any reply asking the sender to stop. Those details can help show what happened; they do not establish by themselves that a law was violated.
Official Maine sources
- 10 M.R.S. §1498, automated solicitation calls
- 10 M.R.S. §1499-B, telephone solicitation, registry, and enforcement
- 10 M.R.S. §1499-A, telemarketing and caller-ID
This page is general information, not legal advice. State and federal rules have different definitions, exceptions, and deadlines. Whether a rule applies depends on the facts and current law.