Section 46-5-187. Abusive telemarketing acts or practices

   Telecommunications companies may not engage in any abusive telemarketing act or practice. Each instance of engaging in an abusive act or practice shall constitute a separate violation of this article.Abusive telemarketing acts or practices shall include but not be limited to the following conduct:

   (1) Threats, intimidation, or the use of profane or obscene language;

   (2) Causing any telephone to ring, or engaging any person in telephone conversation, repeatedly or continuously with intent to annoy, abuse, or harass any person called at that number; and

   (3) Engaging in outbound telephone calls to a person's residence at any time other than between 8:00 A.M. and 9:00 P.M. local time at the called person's residence unless such person has consented prior to the initiation of the call.

Code 1981, § 46-5-187, enacted by Ga. L. 1998, p. 919, § 1.