Deceptive Mail Prevention and Enforcement Act
| Deceptive Mail Prevention and Enforcement Act | |
|---|---|
| Short Title | Deceptive Mail Prevention and Enforcement Act |
| Official Text | Deceptive Mail Prevention and Enforcement Act |
| Country/Jurisdiction | United States |
| State or Province | |
| Regulatory Bodies | |
| Date Enacted | 1999/12/12 |
| Scope of the Law | Individuals |
| Information | |
| Taxonomy | Appropriation, Decisional Interference |
| Strategies | |
Section 3001 of title 39, United States Code was amended by the Deceptive Mail Prevention and Enforcement Act. The Act provides individuals to choose whether the name and address of individuals may opt-out without any third-party pressure.
Text of the law
SEC. 108. REQUIREMENTS OF PROMOTERS OF SKILL CONTESTS OR SWEEPSTAKES MAILINGS.
(d) Election To Be Excluded From Lists.-- Decisional Interference
``(1) In general.--An individual (or other duly authorized person) may elect to exclude the name and address of that individual from all lists of names and addresses used by a promoter of skill contests or sweepstakes by submitting a removal request to the notification system established under subsection (c).
``(2) Response after submitting removal request to the notification system.--Not <<NOTE: Deadline.>> later than 60 calendar days after a promoter receives a removal request pursuant to an election under paragraph (1), the promoter shall exclude the individual's name and address from all lists of names and addresses used by that promoter to select recipients for any skill contest or sweepstakes.
``(3) Effectiveness of election.--An election under paragraph (1) shall remain in effect, unless an individual (or other duly authorized person) notifies the promoter in writing that such individual--
``(A) has changed the election; and
`(B) elects to receive skill contest or sweepstakes mailings from that promoter.
``(g) Prohibition on Commercial Use of Lists.--
``(1) In general.--
``(A) Prohibition.--No person may provide any information (including the sale or rental of any name or address) derived from a list described in subparagraph
(B) to another person for commercial use. Appropriation
``(B) Lists.--A list referred to under subparagraph (A) is any list of names and addresses (or other related information) compiled from individuals who exercise an election under subsection (d).
``(2) Civil penalty.--Any person who violates paragraph (1) shall be assessed a civil penalty by the Postal Service not to exceed $2,000,000 per violation.
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