Robocall Lawyer in California

The federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) protects everyone in California. In plain English, the TCPA is the national law that makes it illegal for companies to robocall, robotext, or auto-dial your cell phone, or to call any number on the Do Not Call list, without your written permission. When a company breaks that rule, the law lets you collect $500 per illegal call or text, and up to $1,500 per call if the violation was willful. Those amounts stack: every separate call or text is its own violation, so a few weeks of robocalls can add up fast.

California adds its own layer through the Automatic Dialing-Announcing Device rules in the California Public Utilities Code (§§ 2871 to 2876). An ADAD is the equipment companies use to dial numbers automatically and play a prerecorded message. Under California law, before that recording can play, a live person must come on the line, explain the nature of the call, identify the business, and ask whether you agree to hear the message. California does not run its own separate state Do Not Call list. Numbers you place on the national Do Not Call Registry are honored here, and for telemarketing hours the federal 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. window applies.

Max Morgan, Esq. helps California residents hold robocallers accountable. Max is licensed in Pennsylvania, but because the TCPA is a federal law, he represents consumers across the country and associates local California counsel wherever a case requires it. He offers a free review of your call records, and you pay no fee unless you recover.