State law guide · Vermont
Unwanted calls and texts in Vermont: what the rules say
Vermont law regulates defined telephone solicitations, requires covered telemarketers to register, and prohibits calls that violate federal Do Not Call rules. The Vermont provisions reviewed are written for telephone calls; they do not expressly extend this call-specific remedy to text messages.
Where the rules draw a line
The statute has exceptions, including calls made in response to a request or inquiry, certain nonprofit calls, and calls involving an established business relationship. Vermont requires telemarketer registration but these provisions do not establish a separate state consumer Do Not Call list.
What this can mean for a consumer
A person who receives a call that violates the specified Vermont provision may bring an action. The statute allows actual damages or $500 for a first violation, or $1,000 for each later violation, whichever is greater, and also provides for injunctive relief, punitive damages for willful violations, and reasonable costs and attorney fees.
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 Vermont sources
- 9 V.S.A. § 2464a, prohibited telephone solicitations
- 9 V.S.A. § 2464b, registration of telemarketers
- 9 V.S.A. § 2464c, private cause of action
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.