77157259.1-514Virginia Decodedhttps://vacode.org2016Trade And CommerceVirginia Telephone Privacy Protection ActUnwanted telephone solicitation calls prohibited2001, cc. 528, 553; 2004, cc. 202, 224; 2005, c. 296.Zhu v. DISH NETWORK, LLCCase No. 1:10-cv-777808 F. Supp. 2d 8152011-04-22https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/2114948/zhu-v-dish-network-llc/ . . . . Part 310, and 47 C.F.R. § 64.1200. . . . District Court, E.D. Virginiahttp://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/59.1-514/59.1-515Individual action for damages/59.1-515/59.1-517Enforcement; penalties/59.1-517//59.1-514/59.1/44/59.1-514No telephone solicitor shall initiate, or cause to be initiated, a telephone solicitation call to a telephone number when a person at such telephone number previously has stated that he does not wish to receive a telephone solicitation call made by or on behalf of the person on whose behalf the telephone solicitation call is being made. Such statement may be made to a telephone solicitor or to the person on whose behalf the telephone solicitation call is being made if that person is different from the telephone solicitor. Any such request not to receive telephone solicitation calls shall be honored for at least 10 years from the time the request is made.sectionAA1No telephone solicitor shall initiate, or cause to be initiated, a telephone solicitation call to a telephone number on the National Do Not Call Registry maintained by the federal government pursuant to the Telemarketing Sales Rule, 16 C.F.R. Part 310, and 47 C.F.R. § 64.1200.sectionBB1It shall be an affirmative defense in any action brought under § 59.1-515 or 59.1-517 for a violation of this section that the defendant has established and implemented, with due care, reasonable practices and procedures to effectively prevent telephone solicitation calls in violation of this section, including using in accordance with applicable federal regulations a version of the National Do Not Call Registry obtained from the administrator of the registry no more than 31 days prior to the date any telephone solicitation call is made.sectionCC1