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Ohio Attorney General's office seeks clearer definitions to prosecute robocallers in state court
Summary
Senate Bill 224 would revise Ohio's robocalling statute safe-harbor language so the Attorney General can use PUCO and SEC designations to identify noncooperative voice providers and bring state-law cases against bad actors, the AG's office told the Senate Judiciary Committee.
A staff attorney for the Ohio Attorney General's office told the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday that Senate Bill 224 would restore and refine the safe-harbor provisions in Ohio's robocall law, enabling the state to pursue bad actors in state court without relying on a slow private-industry traceback process.
Katie Blankenmeier, testifying on behalf of the Attorney General, said the bill uses designations from the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio and the…
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