# Calif starts DO NOT CALL list Tue. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 31, 2003, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calif-starts-do-not-call-list-tue/165460 "2003-03-31T15:55:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2003, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calif-starts-do-not-call-list-tue/165460/1 "2003-03-31T15:55:51Z")
Oh, about time… Yep, the state of California is starting an online registry so you can keep telemarketers from calling you. You can preregister now. ‘DO NOT CALL’ LIST – What is it? A free “do not call” registry managed by the Federal Trade Commission. How to sign up: California starts taking names Tuesday through the Internet. The site is [nocall.doj.state.ca.us](http://nocall.doj.state.ca.us) – click on “pre-register” and follow the directions. There is no ability to register by mail, but phone registration is expected by July. More Info: > **[Californians can soon muzzle telemarketers / Laws let consumers sign 'do not...](https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Californians-can-soon-muzzle-telemarketers-Laws-2658959.php)** > > Attorney General Bill Lockyer said he will begin taking the names and phone numbers of... ---
**Author:** ![scout1222](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/34f0e0/32.png) [@scout1222](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scout1222)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2003, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calif-starts-do-not-call-list-tue/165460/2 "2003-03-31T18:04:03Z")
Woo! I’m preregistered. ---
**Author:** ![Spurious\_George](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/94ad74/32.png) [@Spurious\_George](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spurious_George)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2003, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calif-starts-do-not-call-list-tue/165460/3 "2003-03-31T18:34:26Z")
Woo! Thanks **handy** , it’s like a dream come true! Hope it actually works. Link to the pre-register site: [http://nocall.doj.state.ca.us/](http://nocall.doj.state.ca.us/) ---
**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2003, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calif-starts-do-not-call-list-tue/165460/4 "2003-03-31T18:43:30Z")
The list, of course, does not apply to non-profits or political campaigns. ---
**Author:** ![Spurious\_George](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/94ad74/32.png) [@Spurious\_George](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spurious_George)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2003, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calif-starts-do-not-call-list-tue/165460/5 "2003-03-31T18:53:53Z")
After reading the FAQ, I see it’s for the national Do Not Call list. California abandoned their separate list and decided to put their efforts towards the national list. So it’s just a place for Californians to pre-reg. Starts in September, then telemarketing scum have 30 days to comply, so October is when it fully takes effect. ---
**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2003, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calif-starts-do-not-call-list-tue/165460/6 "2003-04-01T15:45:40Z")
AH, more catches: The new law does not apply to calls from charities, surveys and politicians. & No matter who’s calling, the new rules do not protect you from solicitations from anyone you’ve done business with in the past 18 months’ [http://www.montereyherald.com/mld/montereyherald/5531575.htm](http://www.montereyherald.com/mld/montereyherald/5531575.htm) Above article has a lot more info. ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2003, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calif-starts-do-not-call-list-tue/165460/7 "2003-04-01T15:49:26Z")
I signed up for Tennessee’s after I moved here in August 2002 - I wasn’t going to, but I immediately began being swamped with telemarketing calls. I get almost none now - I rarely even get charity calls. So, if the national one works as well as Tennessee’s, it’ll be nice. ---
**Author:** ![TroubleAgain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e480ec/32.png) [@TroubleAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroubleAgain)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2003, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calif-starts-do-not-call-list-tue/165460/8 "2003-04-01T20:15:50Z")
Yeah, Florida’s works like a dream, too. Even better when you’re unlisted to begin with. I haven’t gotten a solicitation call in 3 years. ---
**Author:** ![Winnowill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/4491bb/32.png) [@Winnowill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winnowill)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2003, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calif-starts-do-not-call-list-tue/165460/9 "2003-04-02T00:03:23Z")
For those of us who do not live in California, [here](http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/edcams/donotcall/index.html) is the sign-up for the national list. ---
**Author:** ![Winnowill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/4491bb/32.png) [@Winnowill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winnowill)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2003, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calif-starts-do-not-call-list-tue/165460/10 "2003-04-02T00:04:44Z")
Oops. That’s not the signup, yet. But it WILL be. ---
**Author:** ![Violet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/ebca7d/32.png) [@Violet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Violet)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2003, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calif-starts-do-not-call-list-tue/165460/11 "2003-04-02T00:10:50Z")
Good news! Thanks for the links. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![InTransit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e47774/32.png) [@InTransit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/InTransit)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2003, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calif-starts-do-not-call-list-tue/165460/12 "2003-04-02T00:21:28Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by handy \* > \*\*AH, more catches: > > The new law does not apply to calls from charities, surveys and politicians. > > \*\* Of course not… the same politicians who made the law still want to be call you and hit you up for votes and money.