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Spam Laws by state
"Note: Some provisions of state laws listed below may be preempted by the federal CAN-SPAM Act of 2003, including provisions regarding a private right of action." (
State | Statute |
| Alaska | Alaska Stat. § 45.50.479 |
| Arizona | Ariz. Rev. Stat. §§ 44-1372 et seq., 44-7201, -7202, -7203, -7204 |
| Arkansas | Ark. Code §§ 5-41-205, 4-88-60 et seq. |
| California | Cal. Business & Professions Code §§ 17529-17529.9, 17538.41, 17538.45, 22948, et seq. |
| Colorado | Colo. Rev. Stat. §§ 6-1-702.5, 18-5-308 |
| Connecticut | Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53-451, 52-570c |
| Delaware | Del. Code tit. 11 § 937 - 941 |
| Florida | Fla. Stat. § 668.60 et seq. |
| Georgia | Ga. Code §§ 16-9-92, 16-9-100 to 109 |
| Idaho | Idaho Code § 48-603E |
| Illinois | 815 ILCS 511/1 et seq. |
| Indiana | Ind. Code § 24-5-22 |
| Iowa | Iowa Code §§ 716A.1 to -.7 |
| Kansas | Kan. Stat. § 50-6,107 |
| Louisiana | La. Rev. Stat. §§ 14:73.1, 14:73.6, 51:2001, 51:2002, 51:2003, 51:2004 |
| Maine | Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 10 § 1497 |
| Maryland | Md. Crim. Code § 3-805.1 |
| Michigan | Mich. Comp. Laws § 445.2501 et seq., § 752.1061 to .1068 (Child protection registry) |
| Minnesota | Minn. Stat. § 325F.694 |
| Missouri | Mo. Rev. Stat. §§ 407.1123, .1126, .1129, .1132 |
| Nevada | Nev. Rev. Stat. §§ 205.492, 205.511 to .513, 41.705 to .735 |
| New Mexico | N.M. Stat. §§ 57-12-23, -24 |
| North Carolina | N.C. Gen. Stat. §§ 14-453 - 458, 1-539.2A |
| North Dakota | N.D. Cent. Code § 51-27-01 |
| Ohio | Ohio Rev. Code § 2307.64 |
| Oklahoma | Okla. Stat. tit. 15 § 776.1 -776.7 |
| Pennsylvania | 73 Pa. Stat. 2250.1 to .8 (2002 Act 222, Unconsolidated Statutes) |
| Rhode Island | R.I. Gen. Laws §§ 6-47-2, 11-52-1, 11-52-2, 11-52-4.1, 11-52-6 |
| South Dakota | S.D. Codified Laws § 37-24-42, 37-24-43, 37-24-44, 37-24-45, 37-24-46, 37-24-47, 37-24-48 |
| Tennessee | Tenn. Code §§ 47-18-2501, -2502, §§ 39-14-603 to -605 |
| Texas | Texas Bus. & Com. Code Ann. § 321.001 et seq. |
| Utah | Utah Code §§ 13-39-101, -102, -201, -202 (Child protection registry) |
| Virginia | Va. Code §§ 18.2-152.3C1, 18.2-152.4, -152.12 |
| Washington | Wash. Rev. Code §§ 19.190.010 to .110 |
| West Virginia | W. Va. Code §§ 46A-6G1 to -6G5 |
| Wisconsin | Wis. Stat. § 944.25 |
| Wyoming | Wyo. Stat. §§ 40-12-401 to -404 |