The Louisiana Anti-Caller ID Spoofing Act Will Affect LA Private Investigators
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The Louisiana state legislature is currently considering making the use of “Caller ID Spoofing” illegal within the state through a bill introduced by State Senator Neil Riser titled the “Louisiana Anti-Caller ID Spoofing Act.” Currently, LA private investigators are not exempted from the Act.
The “Anti-Caller ID Spoofing Act” is intended to protect Louisiana citizens from caller ID scams which have led to financial loss, the loss of personal information, harassment, and to potentially threatening telephone calls.
The proposed law provides for findings and defines the unlawful acts that constitute “caller ID spoofing.”
The proposed law makes unlawful for a caller, including private investigators, to knowingly insert false information into a caller identification system with the intent to mislead, defraud, or deceive the recipient of the call but exempts any municipal, parish, state, or federal law enforcement agency and any federal investigative or security agency.
The law provides for private civil actions, seeking injunctive relief and money damages against the violator of the proposed law. It also provides a mechanism through which the LA Attorney General or a District Attorney can seek civil money penalties against violators and specifically states that “criminal sanctions are not precluded for violations of the Louisiana Anti-Caller ID Spoofing Act.”
If passed, this law will go into effect in Louisiana on August 15, 2009.
Pursuant to your article dated April 15, 2009 regarding the Louisiana Anti-Caller ID Spoofing Act, I am writing to advise you that the Louisiana Private Investigators Association (LPIA) is working hard within the legislature at this time to add an amendment which would exempt licensed private investigators from SB 29. The bill is pending a vote in the senate this week with the amendment being proposed from the senate floor. Thanks for bringing this issue to private investigators.
Paul Dugas, LPIA President
http://www.LPIA.net
Pursuant to your article dated April 15, 2009 regarding the Louisiana Anti-Caller ID Spoofing Act, I am writing to advise you that the Louisiana Private Investigators Association (LPIA) is working hard within the legislature at this time to add an amendment which would exempt licensed private investigators from SB 29. The bill is pending a vote in the senate this week with the amendment being proposed from the senate floor. Thanks for bringing this issue to private investigators.
Paul Dugas, LPIA President
http://www.LPIA.net