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Robocall Lawyer in Missouri: $500 to $1,500 Per Illegal Call
Missouri runs its own No Call List through the Attorney General, with more than 4.3 million numbers on it, and the Missouri No-Call Law (RSMo § 407.1098) bars telemarketers from calling anyone on it. State law also limits sales calls to 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. (RSMo § 407.1076), while the federal TCPA is what pays per call. If illegal calls or texts are hitting your phone in Missouri, you may be owed $500 to $1,500 per call.
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Missouri robocall law at a glance
The federal TCPA covers everyone in Missouri. The state adds its own No Call List, a calling-hour rule, and a ban on blocking caller ID.
Section 407.1098 of the Missouri Revised Statutes says no person or entity shall make a telephone solicitation to a residential subscriber who has given notice to the Attorney General of an objection to receiving such calls. That notice is the Missouri No Call List, which the Attorney General’s office maintains and which is open only to Missouri residents for residential and personal cell numbers. Section 407.1076 adds the practice rules: no telemarketing to a residence outside 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. local time, no blocking a consumer’s caller ID, no repeated calls a reasonable person would find harassing, and no calling again after the consumer asks not to be solicited.
The Missouri list is separate from the National Do Not Call Registry. Missouri residents who want the full coverage register on both. The Attorney General takes no-call complaints online, by mail, and by phone at (866) 662-2551, and can sue telemarketers who break the rules.
None of this replaces the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act. The TCPA is the law that lets a private person sue for $500 to $1,500 per call or text, and it applies in Springfield, Missouri the same way it applies everywhere else. Cases are handled nationwide under the federal TCPA. Local counsel is associated where Missouri rules require it.
Two laws protect Missouri residents
A federal law covers everyone, and Missouri adds a state list and its own call rules.
The TCPA
The Telephone Consumer Protection Act, the nationwide law behind every claim.
- Protects everyone in Missouri, no matter the state rules.
- Bars autodialed or prerecorded calls and texts to your cell without consent.
- $500 to $1,500 per call, stacking with every violation.
- You can sue personally, you don’t wait on the government.
Missouri No-Call Law, RSMo § 407.1098, and telemarketing practices, § 407.1076
How Missouri adds to your protection under the federal rules.
- Calling hours: telemarketing to a residence only between 8 a.m. and 9 p.m. local time (§ 407.1076).
- Do Not Call: the Missouri No Call List, run by the Attorney General, on top of the national list (§ 407.1098).
- Caller ID: a seller may not knowingly block or circumvent your caller identification service.
- Enforced by the Attorney General; a state claim can sometimes be added to a federal TCPA case.
How the law works in Missouri
The federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) protects every Missouri resident. It makes it illegal for a company to call or text your cell phone with an autodialer or a prerecorded or artificial voice without your prior express consent, and it bars telemarketing calls to numbers on the National Do Not Call Registry. When a company breaks those rules you can sue for $500 per illegal call or text, and up to $1,500 per call when the violation was willful or knowing. Damages are counted per call, so a month of robocalls to a 314 number in St. Louis or an 816 number in Kansas City adds up quickly.
Missouri layers a strong state program on top. The Missouri No-Call Law, RSMo § 407.1098, bars telephone solicitations to residential subscribers who have put their number on the Attorney General’s No Call List, which now carries more than 4.3 million Missouri numbers. Section 407.1076 sets the practice rules: sales calls to a residence only between 8 a.m. and 9 p.m. local time, no blocking of caller ID, no harassing repeat calls, and no calling back after the consumer says not to. The Attorney General enforces both sections and can take telemarketers to court. A state claim can sometimes be added to a TCPA case, but the TCPA is the statute with a clear private right of action and fixed per-call damages, so it is the engine of the claim.
A federal TCPA claim for a Missouri resident is filed in one of two federal courts. The Eastern District of Missouri, sitting in St. Louis, Cape Girardeau, and Hannibal, covers the St. Louis metro and the Bootheel. The Western District of Missouri, sitting in Kansas City, Jefferson City, Springfield, and Joplin, covers Kansas City, Independence, Columbia, and the southwest, including 417 numbers around Springfield. The federal TCPA has a four-year limitations period, but the count of calls and the dates matter, so talk to us before assuming there is time.
Max Morgan, Esq. of The Weitz Firm in Philadelphia represents Missouri residents in these cases. Max is licensed in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and because the TCPA is a federal law he handles claims for consumers across the country and associates Missouri counsel where the case requires it. Two patterns that often become cases are calls to a number on a Do Not Call list and calls that keep coming after you said stop. The review is free, and there is no attorney’s fee unless you recover.
Getting illegal calls in Missouri? Do this.
- Register on both lists.Join the Missouri No Call List at ago.mo.gov (online, by mail, or at 866-289-9633) and the National Do Not Call Registry at donotcall.gov. Registration on the Missouri list is open only to Missouri residents. Note the dates; calls after them are evidence.
- Keep every call and text.Do not delete the log, the voicemails, or the message threads. Screenshots with the date, time, and number are what a TCPA claim is built on.
- Say “stop” and note the date.Under RSMo § 407.1076 and the TCPA, a company that keeps calling after you ask it to stop is in a worse position. Write down when you said it and to whom.
- File a Missouri No Call complaint.The Attorney General takes no-call complaints through the online system at ago.mo.gov, by mail using the complaint form, or by phone at (866) 662-2551. Telemarketers who break the rules can face legal action by the Attorney General.
- Report it nationally, then get a free review.Report the calls to the FTC at reportfraud.ftc.gov and the FCC at fcc.gov/complaints. Then tell us what is happening and we will tell you, free, whether you have a case. Our guide to reporting a robocall covers each step.
Why Missouri residents reach out
Three patterns we hear from Missouri callers. If one sounds like your phone, it is worth a free look.
A call to a number on either list can violate the TCPA and RSMo § 407.1098. The registration date is the starting line for counting violations.
Wrong-number collection robocalls to a cell phone are one of the most common TCPA claims. You do not have to owe the debt to bring one.
Calls to a residence after 9 p.m. and caller ID blocking both break RSMo § 407.1076, and an autodialed or prerecorded call to your cell can break the TCPA as well.
What we help Missouri residents with
Each of these is a real, recoverable claim under the TCPA.
Wrong-number robocalls
Prerecorded or auto-dialed calls meant for someone else. You can have a claim even though you’re not a customer.
About wrong-number robocall claimsWrong-number debt collection
Auto-dialed collection calls for a debt that was never yours. Illegal twice over, and it pays.
About wrong-number debt collection claims“Stop calling me”
You told them to stop and the calls kept coming. Each one can be a separate violation.
About claims for calls after you said stopSpam text messages
Marketing texts you never agreed to count under the TCPA too. Screenshots are often all the proof you need.
About spam text message lawsuitsDo-Not-Call violations
Registered your number and the calls didn’t stop? Continued telemarketing may entitle you to damages.
About Do Not Call violation claimsPrerecorded cell calls
Robotic or artificial-voice calls to your cell without consent are a clear TCPA violation.
About prerecorded cell call claimsHow it works
Three steps. No cost to find out. No obligation to go further.
Tell us what happened
Answer a few plain-English questions about the calls or texts. It takes about two minutes.
Max reviews it free
Max Morgan’s team looks at your answers and tells you, honestly, whether you have a claim worth pursuing.
If you qualify, he fights for it
You pay nothing up front and nothing unless you recover. Max handles the case.
Real cases Max has helped win
The TCPA is federal, so these results apply to Missouri residents too.
Wrong-number prerecorded debt-collection calls.
Lucas v. Synchrony Bank (N.D. Ind.)
Telemarketing to Do-Not-Call list & after opt-out.
Campbell v. Everything Breaks (D. Nev.)
385 wrong-number calls at $1,500 each.
Higgs v. Golden Title Loans (W.D. Tenn.)
Prerecorded calls to cell phones without consent.
Key v. Miracle Faith Center (N.D. Fla.)
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Every case is different.
Missouri robocall FAQs
Does Missouri have its own Do Not Call list?
Yes. The Missouri No Call List is run by the Attorney General’s office and is open to Missouri residents for residential and personal cell numbers. It is separate from the National Do Not Call Registry, so register on both. Under RSMo § 407.1098, a telemarketer may not call a number on the Missouri list.
Which court hears a robocall case for a Missouri resident?
A federal TCPA claim is filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri (St. Louis, Cape Girardeau, Hannibal) or the Western District of Missouri (Kansas City, Jefferson City, Springfield, Joplin), depending on where you live. Some claims can also be brought in state court. We decide venue with you once we have seen the call records.
Do I need a Missouri lawyer for a robocall case?
Not necessarily. The TCPA is a federal law that applies nationwide. Max Morgan, Esq. is licensed in Pennsylvania and New Jersey and handles TCPA claims for consumers across the country, associating Missouri counsel where the rules require it. The case review is free and there is no attorney’s fee unless you recover.
What does Missouri law add on top of the TCPA?
The Missouri No-Call Law bars solicitations to numbers on the state list, and RSMo § 407.1076 limits calling hours, bans caller ID blocking, bans harassing repeat calls, and bans calling after you ask not to be solicited. The Attorney General enforces these rules. A state claim can sometimes be added to a federal case, but the fixed $500 to $1,500 per call comes from the TCPA.
Are there calling-hour rules in Missouri?
Yes. Under RSMo § 407.1076, telemarketing to a consumer’s residence is allowed only between 8 a.m. and 9 p.m. local time at the consumer’s location. A call outside that window breaks state law, and if it was autodialed or prerecorded to your cell it likely breaks the TCPA as well.
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