TCPA calling hours checker
Not legal advice. This checks clock times against the federal rule and the state rules listed below, nothing else. Consent, do-not-call lists, exemptions and holidays decide whether a call is lawful; ask a lawyer about your calls.
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Calling hours by state: the rules this checker applies
The federal window is 8:00 AM to 9:00 PM in the called party's local time (47 CFR 64.1200(c)(1)). These 19 states set different hours in statute text we read on an official government site, checked 2026-10-17. Every other state is checked against the federal window only; that doesn't mean it has no rule of its own.
| State | Hours (local) | Covers | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut | Every day 9:00 AM-8:00 PM | Telephonic sales calls to residential, mobile or paging numbers. | Conn. Gen. Stat. § 42-288a(c) |
| Florida | Every day 8:00 AM-8:00 PM | Commercial telephone sellers and salespersons under the Florida Telemarketing Act, with that Act's exemptions. It also limits calls to three per 24 hours on the same subject. | Fla. Stat. § 501.616(6)(a) |
| Illinois | Every day 9:00 AM-9:00 PM | Autodialed calls only. Autodialer calls only. Live solicitation calls follow 815 ILCS 413/15(a), which matches the federal hours. | 815 ILCS 305/15(a) |
| Indiana | Every day 9:00 AM-8:00 PM | Autodialed calls only. Commercial solicitation with an automatic dialing-announcing device only. | Ind. Code § 24-5-14-8(b) |
| Kentucky | Every day 10:00 AM-9:00 PM | Telephone solicitations to a person's residence. | KRS § 367.46955(16) |
| Louisiana | Mon-Sat 8:00 AM-8:00 PM; Sun no calls; no legal holidays | Calls by autodialer (ADAD) or live operator to sell consumer goods, services or property, or to conduct polls or gather information. | La. R.S. 45:811(2)-(3) |
| Massachusetts | Every day 8:00 AM-8:00 PM | Unsolicited telephonic sales calls to consumers. | M.G.L. c. 159C, § 3(ii) |
| Maryland | Every day 8:00 AM-8:00 PM | Telephone solicitations as defined in the Stop the Spam Calls Act. It also limits calls to three per 24 hours on the same subject. | Md. Code, Com. Law § 14-4502(c)(1) |
| Minnesota | Every day 9:00 AM-9:00 PM | Commercial telephone solicitations and automatic dialing-announcing devices. | Minn. Stat. § 325E.30 |
| Mississippi | Mon-Sat 8:00 AM-8:00 PM; Sun no calls | Telephone solicitations (77-3-723); unsolicited sales calls to residential numbers under 77-3-603 run 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., Monday to Saturday.Source is the 2023 HB 1225 text on the Legislature's site, which restates these sections; the statute names Central Standard Time rather than the called party's time. | Miss. Code §§ 77-3-723(1) and 77-3-603(a) |
| Nevada | Every day 9:00 AM-8:00 PM | Telephone solicitation at a person's residence (a deceptive trade practice). | NRS § 598.0918(3) |
| Oklahoma | Every day 8:00 AM-8:00 PM | Commercial telephone sellers and salespersons under the Telephone Solicitation Act, with its exemptions. It also limits calls to three per 24 hours on the same subject. | 15 O.S. § 775C.4(A)(1) |
| Oregon | Every day 8:00 AM-8:00 PM | Telephone solicitations, calls and texts, unless there's an established business relationship. | ORS § 646.563(1)(b) |
| Pennsylvania | Mon-Sat 9:00 AM-7:00 PM; Sun no calls; no legal holidaysFrom 2026-10-18 | Telephone solicitations, which the amended Act defines to include calls, voicemail, ringless voicemail and texts.Approved 20 July 2026, in effect 90 days later. Before then the Act allowed 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., the same as the federal rule. | Telemarketer Registration Act § 5(a)(1), (10), as amended by Act 47 of 2026 (SB 992) |
| Rhode Island | Mon-Fri 9:00 AM-6:00 PM; Sat 10:00 AM-5:00 PM; Sun no calls; no legal holidays | Unsolicited telephonic sales calls to residential, mobile or paging numbers. | R.I. Gen. Laws §§ 5-61-3.6(a) and 5-61-2(2) |
| Texas | Mon-Sat 9:00 AM-9:00 PM; Sun 12:00 PM-9:00 PM | Consumer telephone calls by telephone solicitors; calls at the consumer's request, about an existing debt or contract, or to existing customers are excluded. | Tex. Bus. & Com. Code § 301.051(b)(2) |
| Utah | Mon-Sat 8:00 AM-9:00 PM; Sun no calls; no legal holidays | Telephone solicitations to residential or cell phones without prior express consent. | Utah Code § 13-25a-103(3) |
| Washington | Every day 8:00 AM-8:00 PM | Telephone solicitors making telephone solicitations. | RCW 80.36.390(8) |
| Wyoming | Every day 8:00 AM-8:00 PM | Unsolicited telephonic sales calls. | Wyo. Stat. § 40-12-302(d) |