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15 U.S.C. § 6107 — Enforcement of orders
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**(a) General authority** Subject to subsections (b) and (c), the Federal Trade Commission may bring a criminal contempt action for violations of orders of the Commission obtained in cases brought under [section 53(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section53/b&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b) Appointment** An action authorized by subsection (a) may be brought by the Federal Trade Commission only after, and pursuant to, the appointment by the Attorney General of an attorney employed by the Commission, as a special assistant United States Attorney.
**(c) Request for appointment**
(1) **Appointment upon request or motion** — A special assistant United States Attorney may be appointed under subsection (b) upon the request of the Federal Trade Commission or the court which has entered the order for which contempt is sought or upon the Attorney General’s own motion.
(2) **Timing** — The Attorney General shall act upon any request made under paragraph (1) within 45 days of the receipt of the request.
**(d) Termination of authority** The authority of the Federal Trade Commission to bring a criminal contempt action under subsection (a) expires 2 years after the date of the first promulgation of rules under [section 6102 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section6102&num=0&edition=prelim). The expiration of such authority shall have no effect on an action brought before the expiration date.
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**(a) General authority** Subject to subsections (b) and (c), the Federal Trade Commission may bring a criminal contempt action for violations of orders of the Commission obtained in cases brought under [section 53(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section53/b&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b) Appointment** An action authorized by subsection (a) may be brought by the Federal Trade Commission only after, and pursuant to, the appointment by the Attorney General of an attorney employed by the Commission, as a special assistant United States Attorney.
**(c) Request for appointment**
(1) **Appointment upon request or motion** — A special assistant United States Attorney may be appointed under subsection (b) upon the request of the Federal Trade Commission or the court which has entered the order for which contempt is sought or upon the Attorney General’s own motion.
(2) **Timing** — The Attorney General shall act upon any request made under paragraph (1) within 45 days of the receipt of the request.
**(d) Termination of authority** The authority of the Federal Trade Commission to bring a criminal contempt action under subsection (a) expires 2 years after the date of the first promulgation of rules under [section 6102 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section6102&num=0&edition=prelim). The expiration of such authority shall have no effect on an action brought before the expiration date.
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**(a) In general**
(1) The Commission shall prescribe rules prohibiting deceptive telemarketing acts or practices and other abusive telemarketing acts or practices.
(2) The Commission shall include in such rules respecting deceptive telemarketing acts or practices a definition of deceptive telemarketing acts or practices which shall include fraudulent charitable solicitations, and which may include acts or practices of entities or individuals that assist or facilitate deceptive telemarketing, including credit card laundering.
(3) The Commission shall include in such rules respecting other abusive telemarketing acts or practices—
(A) a requirement that telemarketers may not undertake a pattern of unsolicited telephone calls which the reasonable consumer would consider coercive or abusive of such consumer’s right to privacy,
(B) restrictions on the hours of the day and night when unsolicited telephone calls can be made to consumers,
(C) a requirement that any person engaged in telemarketing for the sale of goods or services shall promptly and clearly disclose to the person receiving the call that the purpose of the call is to sell goods or services and make such other disclosures as the Commission deems appropriate, including the nature and price of the goods and services; 11 So in original. The semicolon probably should be a comma. and
(D) a requirement that any person engaged in telemarketing for the solicitation of charitable contributions, donations, or gifts of money or any other thing of value, shall promptly and clearly disclose to the person receiving the call that the purpose of the call is to solicit charitable contributions, donations, or gifts, and make such other disclosures as the Commission considers appropriate, including the name and mailin
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TITLE 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE
§ 6107
(4) The term ‘‘telemarketing’’ means a plan,
program, or campaign which is conducted to
induce purchases of goods or services, or a
charitable contribution, donation, or gift of
money or any other thing of value, by use of
one or more telephones and which involves
more than one interstate telephone call. The
term does not include the solicitation of sales
through the mailing of a catalog which—
(A) contains a written description, or illus-
tration of the goods or services offered for
sale,
(B) includes the business address of the
seller,
(C) includes multiple pages of written ma-
terial or illustrations, and
(D) has been issued not less frequently
than once a year,
where the person making the solicitation does
not solicit customers by telephone but only
receives calls initiated by customers in re-
sponse to the catalog and during those calls
takes orders only without further solicitation.
(Pub. L. 103–297, § 7, Aug. 16, 1994, 108 Stat. 1550;
Pub. L. 107–56, title X, § 1011(b)(3), Oct. 26, 2001,
115 Stat. 396.)
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
2001—Par. (4). Pub. L. 107–56 inserted ‘‘, or a chari-
table contribution, donation, or gift of money or any
other thing of value,’’ after ‘‘services’’ in introductory
provisions.
§ 6107. Enforcement of orders
(a) General authority
Subject to subsections (b) and (c), the Federal
Trade Commission may bring a criminal con-
tempt action for violations of orders of the Com-
mission obtained in cases brought under section
53(b) of this title.
(b) Appointment
An action authorized by subsection (a) may be
brought by the Federal Trade Commission only
after, and pursuant to, the appointment by the
Attorney General of an attorney employed by
the Commission, as a specia
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