Table 2: U.S. State Legal Frameworks

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The goal of this table is to provide at-a-glance information enabling rough comparison among the U.S. state legal frameworks within which state anti-spam laws are situated. An "x" in the table indicates that the specific state has a law of the given type. The reader is encouraged to review the linked state-specific page for more in-depth information, including statutory citations.

See also U.S. State Anti-Spam Laws: Introduction and Broader Framework

Anti-spam state frameworks

Spam and Commercial Email Statutes

Telemarketing & Anti-Solicitation Statutes

Anti-Solicitation Laws Specific to Faxes, Texts, & Other Media

Unlawful Trade Practice Statutes Specific to Email

Statutes Specific to Email Pornography

Computer-related Criminal Statutes

Alabama

x

x

x

x

Alaska

x

x

x

x

Arizona

x

x

x

x

x

Arkansas

x

x

x

x

California

x

x

x

x

x

x

Colorado

x

x

x

x

Connecticut

x

x

x

x

x

Delaware

x

x

x

x

District of Columbia

x

x

Florida

x

x

x

x

x

x

Georgia

x

x

x

x

Hawaii

x

x

x

Idaho

x

x

x

Illinois

x

x

x

x

x

Indiana

x

x

x

x

Iowa

x

x

x

Kansas

x

x

Kentucky

x

Louisiana

x

x

x

x

x

Maine

x

x

x

Maryland

x

x

x

x

x

Massachusetts

x

x

Michigan

x

x

x

x

x

Minnesota

x

x

x

Mississippi

x

Missouri

x

x

Montana

x

x

Nebraska

x

x

Nevada

x

x

x

x

x

New Hampshire

x

New Jersey

x

x

New Mexico

x

x

x

x

New York

x

x

x

x

North Carolina

x

x

x

North Dakota

x

x

x

Ohio

x

x

x

Oklahoma

x

x

x

Oregon

x

x

Pennsylvania

x

x

x

x

x

x

Rhode Island

x

x

x

x

South Carolina

x

x

South Dakota

x

x

Tennessee

x

x

x

x

Texas

x

x

x

x

Utah

x

x

x

Vermont

x

Virginia

x

x

x

x

Washington

x

x

x

x

x

West Virginia

x

x

x

Wisconsin

x

x

x

Wyoming

x

x

x

Guam

x

x

x

Puerto Rico

x

x

x

Virgin Islands

x

x

x