Telephonic Seller Registration Manual

General Information

The General Information page has information about the required forms and fees for Telephonic Seller Registration. See Figure 8.

The top part of the page lists several commonly used terms and definitions in reference to Telephonic Seller Registration.

For a complete list of definitions, see Chapter 55, Article 33 Telephonic Seller Registration and Bond Requirement

Gift or Prize: Any premium, bonus, award, or any other thing of value.

Principal: An owner, an executive officer of a corporation, a general partner of a partnership, a sole proprietorship, a trustee of a trust, or any other individual with similar supervisory functions with respect to any person.

Purchaser or Prospective Purchaser: A person who is solicited to become obligated to a telephone seller or to make any donation or gift to any person represented by the telephonic seller.

Room Operator: Any principal, employee, or agent responsible for the operational management and supervision of facilities from which telephonic sales call are made or received.

Salesperson: Any individual employed, appointed, or authorized by a telephonic seller, whether referred to by the telephonic seller as an agency, representative, or independent contractor, who attempts to solicit or solicits a sale on behalf of the telephonic seller.

Telephone Solicitation or Attempted Telephone Solicitation: Any telephonic communication designed to persuade any person to purchase goods or services, to enter a contest, or to contribute to a charity or a person represented to be a charity, regardless of whether the telephone call initiating the solicitation is placed by the (i) telephonic seller or (ii) a person responding to any unsolicited notice or notices sent or provided by or on behalf of the seller, which notice or notices represent to the recipient that he or she has won a gift or prize, that the recipient may obtain or qualify for credit by contacting the seller, or that the seller has buyers interested in purchasing the recipient's property

Telephonic Seller or Seller: A person who, directly or through salespersons, causes a telephone solicitation or attempted telephone solicitation to occur. There are some exemptions for having to file as a telephonic seller.