AB 559

This bill prohibits caller identification (ID) spoofing. Under the bill, no person

may knowingly transmit misleading or inaccurate caller ID information through a

telephone call or text message with the intent to defraud or wrongfully obtain

anything of value, including personally identifiable information. The bill also

prohibits telephone solicitors from knowingly transmitting misleading or inaccurate

caller ID information for any purpose, except that the telephone solicitor may

transmit the name of the seller on whose behalf the telephone solicitation is placed

and the seller's customer service telephone number if an individual may call that

number to make a do-not-call request during regular business hours. The bill

creates an exemption for transmissions in connection with authorized activities of

law enforcement agencies or a court order specifically authorizing the use of caller

ID manipulation. In addition, the bill prohibits a telephone solicitor from blocking

the transmission of caller ID information. A person who violates any of these

prohibitions is subject to a civil forfeiture of $100 to $10,000.