15 U.S.C. § 7711 — Regulations

submitted 23 years ago by Pub. L. 108-187 to r/title-15-COMMERCE-AND-TRADE · 106 words · no verdicts yet

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The Commission can write rules to carry out this Act, except for two specific added sections, following standard rulemaking procedure. It cannot make senders use specific words or labels, or put a required notice in a specific spot, like the subject line.

(a) In general: The Commission (the FTC) may issue regulations to put this Act into effect, but not for the changes added by sections 4 and 12. Any such rules must follow the standard rulemaking process under section 553 of title 5. (b) Limitation: This does not let the Commission require specific words, characters, marks, or labels in a commercial email under section 7704(a)(5)(A), nor require the identifying label to sit in a specific spot in the message, such as the subject line or body.

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(a) In general

The Commission may issue regulations to implement the provisions of this Act (not including the amendments made by sections 4 and 12). Any such regulations shall be issued in accordance with section 553 of title 5.

(b) Limitation

Subsection (a) may not be construed to authorize the Commission to establish a requirement pursuant to section 7704(a)(5)(A) of this title to include any specific words, characters, marks, or labels in a commercial electronic mail message, or to include the identification required by section 7704(a)(5)(A) of this title in any particular part of such a mail message (such as the subject line or body).

Source credit: (Pub. L. 108–187, § 13, Dec. 16, 2003, 117 Stat. 2717.)

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2003Enacted · Pub. L. 108-187 · 117 Stat. 2717

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