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Spam Law for the Internet - Appendix 1

State

Type

True Routing Informa tion

Prohibits Spoofing Software

Valid Sender/ Return Address

Opt-Out Informa tion

Toll Free Opt-Out Number

Opt-out Register

Identifier in Subject Line

ESP Filtering Blocking

SMTP Banner Notification

Damages

California

UCE

   

Yes

Yes

Yes

 

ADV:
ADV:ADLT

 

Recognised

ESP: actual damages or $50 per email (max $25,000)

Colorado

UCE

Yes

 

Yes

Yes

 

Recognis ed

ADV:

Yes

 

$10 per email

Connecticut

UBE

Yes

Yes

             

$10 per email or $25,000 per day

Delaware

UBCE

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

     

Yes

 

Recipient: Actual damages, $100 per email, or $1000

Idaho

UBCE

Yes

   

Email address

     

Yes

   

Illinois

UCE

Yes

Yes

Yes

       

Yes

 

Actual damages, $10 per email, or $25,000 per day

Iowa

UBE

Yes

 

Yes

Yes

     

Yes

 

ESP: Actual damages, $10 per email, or $25,000

Others: Actual damages, $10 per email, or $500

Louisiana

UBE

Yes

Yes

         

Yes

   

Missouri

UCE

   

Yes

Email address

Yes

   

Yes

 

Recipient: Actual damages or $500

ESP: Actual damages or $1000

Nevada

UCE

   

Only required in body

Yes

   

Ambiguous

   

Recipient: Actual damages or $10 per email

North Carolina

UBCE

Yes

               

Actual damages, $10 per email, or $25,000 per day

Oklahoma

UBE

Yes

Yes

             

Actual damages, $10 per email, or $25,000 per day

Pennsylvani a

UCE (Explicitly sexual)

   

Yes

Email address

   

ADV-ADLT

     

Rhode Island

UBE

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

   

Yes

 

Actual damages, $500 per email, or $25,000 per day

Tennessee

UCE

 

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

 

ADV:

ADV:ADLT

   

Actual damages, $10 per email, or $5000 per day

Virginia

UBE

Yes

Yes

         

Yes

 

Actual damages, $10 per email, or $25,000 per day

Washington

UCE

   

Yes

     

No misleading subject line

Yes

 

Recipient: Actual damages or $500

ESP: Actual damages or $1000

West Virginia

UBE

 

Yes

Yes

     

No misleading subject line

Yes

 

Recipient: Actual damages, minimum $1000, or punitive damages

ESP: Actual damages, $10 per email, or $25,000 per day

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