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Vermont SMS Marketing and A2P Messaging Rules

A plain-language, source-linked guide to Vermont 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 Vermont 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

9 V.S.A. § 2464e

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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

  • Vermont supplies a call-focused telemarketing enforcement overlay.

Limits and important context

  • State enforcement.
  • Current Vermont Statutes Online page.
  • It does not independently define texts as calls.

Official and supporting sources

  1. § 2464e, federal telemarketing standards
Source and review details
Jurisdiction
Vermont
Source type
State law
Current status
Current

Official agency guidance · Current

Vermont data broker law

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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

  • Requires annual registration with the Secretary of State and an information-security program with administrative, technical, and physical safeguards. Vermont also separately prohibits acquiring or using brokered personal information for certain abusive purposes.

Limits and important context

  • Applies to businesses that knowingly collect and sell or license brokered personal information of consumers with whom they lack a direct relationship. Important for purchased leads, third-party appended phone-number data, enrichment vendors, and non-direct relationship prospecting. Enforcement runs through Vermont’s unfair-and-deceptive-act framework and the AG/other designated authorities. Vermont statutory text. Security program at § 2447; acquisition/use prohibitions at § 2431; registration penalties at § 2446.

Official and supporting sources

  1. 9 V.S.A. § 2430
  2. 9 V.S.A. § 2446
  3. 9 V.S.A. § 2447
  4. 9 V.S.A. § 2431
Source and review details
Jurisdiction
Vermont
Source type
Official agency guidance
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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