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Robocall Lawyer in Wisconsin: $500 to $1,500 Per Illegal Call
Wisconsin’s Do Not Call Registry is now the Wisconsin portion of the national registry, and it is enforced by the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection rather than the Attorney General. The federal TCPA is what pays: $500 to $1,500 per illegal call or text to any Wisconsin phone. If illegal calls or texts are hitting your phone in Wisconsin, you may be owed $500 to $1,500 per call.
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Wisconsin robocall law at a glance
The federal TCPA covers everyone in Wisconsin. The state’s telephone solicitation statute is enforced by DATCP with per-call forfeitures.
Two laws protect Wisconsin residents
The TCPA is the federal engine behind every robocall claim. Wisconsin’s statute gives DATCP its own enforcement tools on top of it.
The TCPA
The Telephone Consumer Protection Act, the nationwide law behind every claim.
- Protects everyone in Wisconsin, 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.
Wisconsin telephone solicitation law, Wis. Stat. § 100.52
What Wisconsin adds on top of the federal rules.
- Registry: § 100.52 defines the state do-not-call registry as the portion of the national registry made up of numbers with Wisconsin area codes, so one registration covers both.
- Forfeitures: a telemarketer that calls or texts a registered Wisconsin number can face a $100 forfeiture per violation, with larger amounts for certain violations.
- Registration: telemarketers calling Wisconsin residents must register with DATCP, which also writes the rules and investigates complaints.
- Enforcement: DATCP can seek injunctions and other relief; the forfeitures go to the state, not the consumer.
How the law works in Wisconsin
The Telephone Consumer Protection Act, 47 U.S.C. § 227, is a federal law, so it protects a phone in Milwaukee the same way it protects one in Madison, Green Bay or Kenosha. It bars autodialed and prerecorded calls and texts to cell phones without consent and bars telemarketing calls to numbers on the national Do Not Call Registry. Each illegal call or text carries $500 in statutory damages, and up to $1,500 when the violation was willful or knowing. Those figures stack per call, so a campaign that keeps hitting a 414, 608 or 920 number can grow into a real claim.
Wisconsin used to run a separate state list that residents had to renew every two years. That changed. Under Wis. Stat. § 100.52, the state do-not-call registry is now defined as the portion of the national Do Not Call Registry made up of numbers with Wisconsin area codes, and DATCP’s own consumer guidance confirms the registry is managed by the Federal Trade Commission. Registration is free and permanent, either at donotcall.gov, at NoCall.Wisconsin.gov, or by calling 1-888-382-1222, and telemarketers have 31 days to remove a newly registered number. Wisconsin is unusual in that its consumer protection agency is the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, not the Attorney General. DATCP registers telemarketers, writes the administrative rules, investigates complaints and can seek injunctions and forfeitures, including $100 per violation for calling or texting a registered number. Those forfeitures go to the state. Your recovery comes from the federal TCPA, and a DATCP complaint file is useful evidence that the caller was warned.
Federal TCPA suits from Wisconsin are filed in the Eastern District (Milwaukee and Green Bay) or the Western District (Madison). Cases are handled nationwide under the federal TCPA. Local counsel is associated where Wisconsin rules require it. Max Morgan, Esq. is licensed in Pennsylvania and reviews call records at no charge; there is no attorney’s fee unless you recover. The federal TCPA limitations period is generally four years, but other deadlines can apply, so talk to us before assuming there is time.
Getting illegal calls in Wisconsin? Do this.
- Register once, it covers both.Add your number to the national Do Not Call Registry at donotcall.gov, at NoCall.Wisconsin.gov, or by calling 1-888-382-1222 from the phone you want to register. Registration is free and no longer expires.
- Keep the evidence.Do not delete calls, voicemails or texts. Screenshot your call log and note the number, the company if you can tell, and what the recording said.
- Complain to DATCP and nationally.File a telemarketing complaint with the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection at datcp.wi.gov or 1-800-422-7128, report the number to the FTC at reportfraud.ftc.gov, and file with the FCC at consumercomplaints.fcc.gov. Complaints build the record; they do not pay you.
- Say stop, then get a free review.Tell the caller to stop if it is safe to do so. Calls that continue after that can be worth up to $1,500 each under the TCPA. Then see whether your Wisconsin calls qualify.
Why Wisconsin residents reach out
Three patterns we see from Wisconsin phones. If one sounds familiar, it is worth a free look.
A prerecorded telemarketing call to a registered cell can be a violation twice over. Read about Do Not Call violation claims.
Marketing texts to a cell without consent count under the TCPA the same as calls. See how a spam text message lawsuit works.
Wrong-number collection calls are one of the strongest TCPA fact patterns because you never consented. See how wrong-number debt collection calls become claims.
What we help Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin 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.
Wisconsin robocall FAQs
Does Wisconsin have its own Do Not Call list?
Not a separate one anymore. Wis. Stat. § 100.52 defines the state registry as the Wisconsin area code portion of the national Do Not Call Registry, and DATCP says the registry is managed by the FTC. One free registration at donotcall.gov or NoCall.Wisconsin.gov covers both. The old two-year renewal is gone; registration is permanent.
Which court would a Wisconsin robocall case go to?
TCPA cases are federal, so a Wisconsin claim is usually filed in the Eastern District of Wisconsin, which sits in Milwaukee and Green Bay, or the Western District, which sits in Madison. We pick the district after reviewing where you live and where the calls came in.
Do I need a Wisconsin lawyer for a robocall case?
Not necessarily. The TCPA is a federal law, so the attorney bringing the claim does not have to be based in Wisconsin. Cases are handled nationwide under the federal TCPA, and local counsel is associated where Wisconsin rules require it. Your review is free and there is no attorney’s fee unless you recover.
Does Wisconsin law add anything to the federal TCPA?
It adds state enforcement rather than a state payout. DATCP can pursue a telemarketer for forfeitures of $100 per call or text to a registered Wisconsin number, and larger amounts for certain violations, but those go to the state. The money claim for you comes from the federal TCPA, which is why we treat the DATCP complaint as supporting evidence.
Who enforces telemarketing law in Wisconsin, DATCP or the Attorney General?
DATCP. The Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection administers Wis. Stat. § 100.52, registers telemarketers, investigates complaints and can seek injunctions and forfeitures. Its consumer protection hotline is 1-800-422-7128. Federal calling-hour rules, 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., apply in Wisconsin because § 100.52 does not set its own.
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