Section 77-3-703 - Legislative findings(1) The use of the telephone to make all types of solicitations to consumers is pervasive. This article gives consumers a tool by which to object to telemarketing calls and text messages, as these communications can amount to a nuisance, an invasion of privacy, and can create a health and safety risk for certain consumers who maintain their phone service primarily for emergency medical situations.(2) Any calls made for political purposes shall be governed by Section 23-15-875. Laws, 2003, ch. 478, § 2; reenacted and amended, Laws, 2005, 2nd Ex Sess, ch. 62, § 2; reenacted without change, Laws, 2006, ch. 367, § 2; reenacted without change, Laws, 2010, ch. 324, § 2, eff. 7/1/2010.Brought forward by Laws, 2023, ch. 416, HB 1225,§ 15, eff. 7/1/2023.Reenacted by Laws, 2017, ch. 312, SB 2165, 2, eff. 7/1/2017.Amended by Laws, 2016, ch. 322, SB 2366, 1, eff. 7/1/2016.Reenacted by Laws, 2013, ch. 322, SB 2787, 2, eff. 7/1/2013.