Solar companies and setters calling homeowners in Maine work under the federal telemarketing rules plus Maine's own. Here is what each one means for a solar appointment floor, with the official source for every rule.
From official sources, checked September 26, 2026. General information, not legal advice.
Maine requires some telephone sellers or telemarketers to register or be licensed before calling there. Transient sellers without a Maine place of business need a license. Check the exemptions before your floor dials Maine.
32 M.R.S. 14701(8), 14702Maine sets its own window: Automated device calls: weekdays 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. It covers automated telephone calling device solicitation calls only. Set the dialer to the narrower of the state and federal windows.
10 M.R.S. 1498(3)Maine relies on the National Do Not Call Registry. Statute lets the national registry serve as Maine's registry.
10 M.R.S. 1499-B(4)Maine has its own law on automated or recorded sales calls. Automated or prerecorded solicitation calls need prior written express consent. It can be stricter than the federal rules.
10 M.R.S. 1498(2), (6)(E)Maine allows recording with one party's consent. A party, or someone a party authorized, may record.
15 M.R.S. 709(4), 710(1)Maine bars automated or prerecorded solicitation calls to residential and cell numbers without prior written express consent, limits automated device calls to weekdays 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and requires sales callers to exclude do not call numbers and check reassigned numbers.
Federal rules and Maine's own rules both apply: the National Do Not Call Registry, the calling window, consent rules for automated calls and texts, and any Maine registration requirement. The Maine rules page lists each one with its source. General information, not legal advice.
Maine: Automated device calls: weekdays 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The federal window is 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. at the homeowner's location; use the narrower one.
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