This page is for businesses that call or text consumers, and for the lead sellers and publishers who supply them. It reflects the state statutes and agency pages linked in the table, checked on October 6, 2026. It is general information, not legal advice.
Only states verified from an official source (a state legislature statute page, a state attorney general or consumer protection page, or a state public utility commission page) are in the table. States that could not be verified are listed separately under the table. How to access and scrub against the national registry is covered in DNC list for businesses, and is not repeated here.
Key points
- Most states rely on the National Do Not Call RegistryDNC / Do Not Call RegistryThe National Do Not Call Registry is a federal list of numbers whose owners have opted out of most telemarketing calls. Glossary instead of keeping a separate state list.
- States that keep their own list usually require telemarketers to register or buy access, and publish the list on a set schedule.
- Several state lists include that state’s numbers from the national registry, so one state list can hold both sets of numbers.
- The FTC states that its Telemarketing Sales Rule does not preempt state law, so state lists apply on top of the federal registry.
Which states have their own do not call list?
The table lists each state whose official source shows a state do not call list, with the agency that keeps it and how telemarketers get access. The last column shows whether the state also requires telemarketers to register or post a bond. Each value links to the official source it was taken from, and each state name links to its row in the state telemarketing laws table.
No separate state list: uses the national registry (24)
The official source for each of these says the state relies on the National Do Not Call Registry instead of keeping its own list: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, South Carolina, South Dakota, Vermont, Virginia, and Washington.
No state list found (6)
The official source we checked shows no state-run do-not-call list: Delaware, District of Columbia, Iowa, Maryland, Minnesota, and West Virginia.
Not verified (10)
We could not confirm these from an official source when this table was last reviewed, so they are left out of the table above. Each link goes to the state's official legislature or attorney general page.
Last reviewed: October 6, 2026. Built from the same data as the state telemarketing laws table. General information, not legal advice.
Wyoming is listed because its statute bars calls to numbers on a do-not-call list, but the list is not run by the state. W.S. 40-12-301 defines the list as the DMA Telephone Preference Service list, a private list, and the Wyoming attorney general’s page calls it Wyoming’s Do-Not-Call List, separate from the FTC registry.
How a state do not call list relates to the National Do Not Call Registry
The FTC’s guidance for businesses states that the Telemarketing Sales Rule does not preempt state law, and that sellers and telemarketers need to check with each state about its requirements. The official sources in the table show four ways states handle this.
The state list includes the national registry numbers
Some state lists take in that state’s numbers from the national registry, so the state list holds both. Florida’s statute says the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services shall include the national database listings that relate to Florida in its “no sales solicitation calls” listing (Fla. Stat. 501.059(3)(d)). Texas combines Texas requests with the Texas portion of the national registry in the Texas no-call list (Tex. Bus. & Com. Code 304.051). Montana’s state no-call database must include the Montana part of any single national database (MCA 30-14-1603), and Colorado’s Public Utilities Commission runs a Colorado No-Call List that includes Colorado numbers from the national registry.
The state list is separate from the national registry
Other state lists are kept by a state agency with their own sign-ups. For these, a number can be on the state list without being on the national registry. Louisiana’s Public Service Commission, for example, says Louisiana numbers on its list are not automatically sent to the national registry.
The state uses the national registry as its list
Most states fall here. Some once had a state list and merged it into the national registry; others name the national registry in their statute. New York’s law authorizes the national registry to serve as the New York statewide registry (N.Y. Gen. Bus. Law 399-z(4)(b)). Connecticut’s statute says its “no sales solicitation calls” listing shall be identical to the National Do Not Call Registry (Conn. Gen. Stat. 42-288a). Mississippi’s 2023 law defines the registry as the FTC registry and requires solicitors to get the no-calls database from the FTC (HB 1225).
No state list at all
A few states and DC have no state list and no statute naming the national registry as the state list. Their laws can still bar calls to a person who asked that business not to call. The table separates these from the states that use the national registry.
How businesses get access to a state do not call list
Access works differently in each state, and the rules are set by the agency that keeps the list. The table cell for each state names the agency and, where the official source states one, the access fee. The steps below are the ones the official sources in the table describe.
Find the agency
Open the official link in the table. The list is kept by the attorney general, a consumer protection office or the public utility commission, depending on the state.
Register or apply
Several states require telemarketers to register with the program, sign an agreement or file an application before they can get the list.
Pay any access fee
Fees are set by statute or by the agency, per state, per area code or per year. Check the current amount on the official page.
Download on the state’s schedule
Many state lists are published quarterly, and some monthly. Each state sets when a newly listed number must stop being called.
Apply it with your other lists
Scrub against the state list along with the national registry and your internal do-not-call list, and keep a record of each scrub.
Schedules vary. The Texas no-call list is published quarterly, on January 1, April 1, July 1 and October 1, and a telemarketer may not call a number more than 60 days after it appears on the list (Tex. Bus. & Com. Code 304.051 and 304.052). Massachusetts updates its registry quarterly and gives access to properly registered telephone solicitors (201 CMR 12.00). Florida bars calls to numbers on the department’s then-current quarterly listing (Fla. Stat. 501.059(4)).
Who has to check state lists
State do not call laws apply to the business that makes the call or sends the message, and in some states to anyone who sells consumer phone numbers. Florida’s statute, for example, requires any telephone solicitor, or any person who offers for sale consumer information that includes residential, mobile or paging numbers, to screen out the numbers on the state list, with listed exceptions (Fla. Stat. 501.059(4)).
Read each statute for its own definitions. Some laws cover text messages as well as calls, some cover only residential or wireless numbers, and some have exceptions for existing customers or for calls the person asked for.
What state do not call lists mean for lead buyers and publishers
When a person submits a lead form and a buyer calls them, the buyer is the business making the call, so the buyer scrubs against the lists that apply in the person’s state. Consent captured on the form is what the buyer relies on for a number that is on a list, and state laws word their consent exceptions in their own way.
- Buyers: keep a current copy of each state list for the states you call, on each state’s schedule, and scrub every lead before the first call.
- Publishers and sellers: pass the state and ZIP code with every lead and pass on any opt-out the person makes, so the buyer can honor it.
- Everyone: keep records of which list versions were used and when. Those records show what was checked if a call is questioned later.
Summit Leads works with web leads, not calls or live transfers. TCPATCPAThe Telephone Consumer Protection Act, the federal law that governs telemarketing calls and texts, autodialers, prerecorded voice messages and the Do Not Call Registry. Glossary consent is captured on every lead, with consent certificates. Calling-hour rules are covered in telemarketing calling hours by state, and Florida’s law in the Florida Telephone Solicitation Act.
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Frequently asked questions
Is a state do not call list the same as the National Do Not Call Registry?
In most states, yes: the state uses the national registry as its list. In the states in the table, the state keeps its own list, which may also include that state’s numbers from the national registry.
Do I need to buy every state’s list?
Only the lists for the states you call or text into. Each state sets its own registration and fee rules, shown on the official page linked in the table.
How often are state do not call lists updated?
It depends on the state. Several state lists are published quarterly and at least one monthly. Texas, for example, publishes its list on January 1, April 1, July 1 and October 1.
Does scrubbing against the national registry cover state lists?
Not in every state. Where a state keeps a separate list with its own sign-ups, a number can be on the state list and not on the national registry.
Is this legal advice?
No. This page is general information about state do not call lists, checked on the date shown. Talk to a lawyer about your own calling program.
Related guides
Sources
- Complying with the Telemarketing Sales Rule, Federal Trade Commissionftc.gov
- Florida Statutes 501.059, Telephone solicitation, The Florida Legislatureleg.state.fl.us
- Texas Business and Commerce Code chapter 304, Texas Legislaturestatutes.capitol.texas.gov
- N.Y. General Business Law 399-z, New York State Senatenysenate.gov
- Conn. Gen. Stat. chapter 743m, Connecticut General Assemblycga.ct.gov
- MCA 30-14-1603, Montana Legislaturemca.legmt.gov
- HB 1225 (2023), Mississippi Legislaturebillstatus.ls.state.ms.us
- 201 CMR 12.00, Massachusetts Do Not Call Registry, Commonwealth of Massachusettsmass.gov
- Colorado No-Call List, Colorado Public Utilities Commissionpuc.colorado.gov
- Telephone Solicitation, Wyoming Attorney Generalag.wyo.gov
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