Solar companies and setters calling homeowners in North Dakota work under the federal telemarketing rules plus North Dakota'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.
The research found no North Dakota telemarketer registration requirement in the statutes it reviewed. No telemarketer registration found in Title 51 chapters reviewed. Confirm before dialing.
N.D. Cent. Code title 51, ch. 51-28 searchedNorth Dakota's own window is 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., the same as the federal window. It covers telephone solicitations, including texts, and automatic dialing announcing devices.
N.D. Cent. Code 51-28-05North Dakota relies on the National Do Not Call Registry. Attorney General says one registration covers state and national lists.
N.D. Cent. Code 51-28-06, 51-28-09North Dakota has its own law on automated or recorded sales calls. Prerecorded messages need consent or a live operator first. It can be stricter than the federal rules.
N.D. Cent. Code 51-28-02North Dakota allows recording with one party's consent. A party to the call, or one party's prior consent.
N.D. Cent. Code 12.1-15-02(3)(c)North Dakota limits telephone solicitations, including texts, to the hours of 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., bars them to numbers on a do not call list for at least 31 days, and requires consent or a live operator before prerecorded messages.
Federal rules and North Dakota's own rules both apply: the National Do Not Call Registry, the calling window, consent rules for automated calls and texts, and any North Dakota registration requirement. The North Dakota rules page lists each one with its source. General information, not legal advice.
North Dakota: 8 a.m. to 9 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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