Illinois telemarketing law
Illinois Restricted Call Registry + state-specific consumer protections.
Illinois maintains its own DNC list and has restrictions specific to autodialed calls to cell phones.
Key requirements
Illinois Restricted Call Registry
Separate from federal. Maintained by the Illinois Attorney General. Subscribe + load into VICIdial scoped to IL.
Autodialed cell phone restrictions
Beyond federal TCPA, Illinois courts have read autodialer rules strictly. Calls to Illinois cell phones using predictive dialers require explicit prior consent.
Recording
Illinois eavesdropping statute revised in 2014 — currently one-party consent for "private conversations." But standard operator practice = disclose anyway given the historical ambiguity.
Calling hours
Federal default — 8am-9pm Central.
Operator checklist
- [ ] Illinois DNC subscribed + loaded
- [ ] Explicit consent records for any IL cell phone calls
- [ ] Disclosure on recorded calls (best practice)