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Kentucky SMS Marketing and A2P Messaging Rules

A plain-language, source-linked guide to Kentucky authorities relevant to SMS, MMS, telemarketing, privacy, consent, and do-not-call issues.

2reviewed source records
0express text-message sources
0fact-dependent sources
2related or unresolved sources

What the sources say

The Kentucky sources reviewed for this page do not expressly establish a general SMS or MMS rule. They are included because related telemarketing, do-not-call, privacy, or consumer-protection requirements may still matter to a messaging program.

Authorities and official sources

Each entry explains what the source says, where its limits are, and what it does not establish.

State law · Current

KRS Chapter 367 telephone-solicitation provisions

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How this authority relates to messaging

This source is relevant to the broader program, but the reviewed text does not expressly establish general SMS or MMS coverage.

What the source establishes

  • Kentucky has a telemarketing registration and conduct framework.

Limits and important context

  • AG enforcement.
  • Current chapter index.
  • The chapter index and located provisions do not expressly establish text coverage.

Official and supporting sources

  1. §§ 367.46951–367.46999
Source and review details
Jurisdiction
Kentucky
Source type
State law
Current status
Current

State law · Current

Kentucky Consumer Data Protection Act

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How this authority relates to messaging

This source is relevant to the broader program, but the reviewed text does not expressly establish general SMS or MMS coverage.

What the source establishes

  • Add Kentucky to the omnibus-law matrix for privacy notice, deletion/access/portability logic, targeted-ad and sale opt-outs, sensitive-data handling, and processor controls.

Limits and important context

  • Kentucky enacted a standard-form omnibus privacy law; the official resources surfaced here identify the act and its January 2026 effective date. Pulls Kentucky-resident phone numbers, audience data, and opt-out/profiling data into a controller/processor framework. Use as a normalization addition rather than a distinctive-law exception. Effective January 1, 2026. Strongest surfaced official source is the Kentucky AG consumer-alert page and official legislative bill page. Effective January 1, 2026; exclusive Attorney General enforcement; assessment duty applies to processing generated on or after June 1, 2026.

Facts that may change the result

  • Does the organization fall within the Kentucky Consumer Data Protection Act?

Official and supporting sources

  1. Office of Data Privacy - Kentucky Attorney General
Source and review details
Jurisdiction
Kentucky
Source type
State law
Current status
Current

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Check this state in the SMS Compliance Preflight Use program details to identify the authority layers that may apply. Federal law The federal statutes and regulations that form the national legal baseline for U.S. A2P text messaging. FCC rules and orders FCC actions addressing consent revocation, opt-out handling, robotext blocking, and related operational controls. Carrier policy Carrier policies and public guidance concerning approved messaging paths, consent evidence, opt-out handling, filtering, and sender behavior. Sender registration 10DLC, short-code, toll-free, vetting, and monitoring requirements used to register or verify U.S. A2P senders. National Do Not Call The national registry and federal do-not-call framework relevant to covered U.S. telemarketing programs. Browse SMS marketing laws by state Return to the complete state and national authority index.

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