Is AI calling legal in my state?

Where this data comes from

The stricter-state calling windows are generated from the same rule set the platform enforces on live outbound calls — the table behind our calling-hours checker — so this page cannot drift from what we actually do. The recording and disclosure notes restate what we publish in Is AI cold calling legal? and the TCPA compliance checklist. For statute-level detail by state, see call recording consent by state, mini-TCPA laws by state and the National Do Not Call Registry rules.

Deliberately narrow: many states have their own telemarketing statutes beyond what this map asserts. Where our engine holds no stricter rule for a state, the map says so instead of guessing. State laws change and several have no B2B exemption — this is a starting point, not legal advice.

What this tool does not check

Whether a specific call is legal depends on things a map cannot know: whether you hold valid written consent for that person, whether the number is on the national or your internal Do-Not-Call list, how many times you have already attempted them, and whether your disclosure script is actually delivered. This page covers the rules by state; for a specific number right now, use the calling-hours checker.

Frequently asked questions

Is AI cold calling legal in the United States?

Yes, but conditionally — in every state. The FCC ruled in February 2024 that AI-generated voices are artificial or prerecorded voices under the TCPA, so an AI marketing call to a US consumer requires prior express written consent, identifying the business at the start of the call, Do-Not-Call scrubbing, and calling only between 8am and 9pm in the called party's local time. Skipping any of these makes each call a statutory violation worth $500–$1,500. A federal rule requiring the call to say it is AI has been proposed but is not final; some states already require it, so disclosing the AI on every call is the safe default.

Which states have stricter AI calling rules than federal law?

On calling hours: 18 states have calling rules stricter than the federal 8:00am–9:00pm window, each checked against the statute text: Alabama, Connecticut, Florida, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas, Utah, Washington and Wyoming. The windows differ by state — Kentucky allows no calls before 10:00am, and Texas none before noon on a Sunday. Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Pennsylvania (from Oct 18, 2026), Rhode Island and Utah bar solicitation on Sundays, and Alabama, Louisiana, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Utah bar it on holidays. Florida has no Sunday ban: its limits are 8:00am–8:00pm and three calls per person per 24 hours. Separately, all-party recording-consent states — California, Washington, Illinois, Florida, Pennsylvania and others — require every party's consent before recording, and California (AB 2905) and Maine add their own AI-disclosure requirements. Other states have telemarketing statutes too; this map only asserts the rules our platform's rule engine and published guides carry.

Does federal TCPA law apply in every state?

Yes. The TCPA is federal law, so the baseline — prior express written consent for AI/prerecorded marketing calls, identifying the business at the start of every artificial-voice call, DNC scrubbing, and the 8am–9pm recipient-local calling window — applies in all 50 states and DC. State law can only add restrictions on top of it, never relax it; an AI-disclosure duty, for example, comes from states such as California and Maine, not yet from federal law.

Is anything I click on this page stored?

No. The whole page runs in your browser from data embedded in it — the state you select is never sent to us or written to a database or a log, and there is no email gate or signup. The only thing we record is an anonymous, cookie-free count that the map was used. The ?state= in the URL exists only so you can link someone straight to a state's answer.

Is this legal advice?

No. It is a starting point built from the rules our platform enforces on live calls and the guides we publish. State telemarketing laws change, several have no B2B exemption, and this page deliberately does not attempt to catalogue every state statute — where we hold no stricter-state data, it says so. Confirm the current rule with qualified counsel for every state you call.