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Is AI calling legal in my state?
In every US state the answer is the same shape: yes, with conditions. The federal TCPA sets the baseline everywhere — written consent, an AI disclosure, and the 8:00am – 9:00pm calling window in the called party’s local time — and a handful of states tighten it further. Pick a state to see exactly what applies there.
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.
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, an upfront disclosure that the caller is artificial, 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.
- Which states have stricter AI calling rules than federal law?
- On calling hours, Florida (SB 1120) and Oklahoma both cut off telephone solicitations at 8:00pm local instead of the federal 9:00pm; Florida additionally bans Sunday solicitation and caps calls at three per number per day. Separately, all-party recording-consent states — California, Washington, Illinois, Florida, Pennsylvania and others — require every party's consent before recording, and California's SB 1001 adds its own bot-disclosure requirement. 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, the artificial-voice disclosure, 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.
- Is anything I click on this page stored?
- No. The whole page runs in your browser from data embedded in it — selecting a state triggers no network request, nothing is written to a database or a log, and there is no email gate or signup. 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.
Enforce this automatically instead of memorizing it
Lead Friendly applies the federal window and the stricter state overlays at the gate before any call or text leaves the platform, in each contact’s own timezone, with the AI disclosure delivered on the first turn. Only consumer marketing and lead outbound is gated — inbound answering runs unrestricted.