Solar companies and setters calling homeowners in Virginia work under the federal telemarketing rules plus Virginia'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 Virginia telemarketer registration requirement in the statutes it reviewed. No telemarketer registration found in Virginia Code titles searched. Confirm before dialing.
Va. Code tit. 59.1, 18.2, 56, 57, 38.2, 6.2, 54.1 searchedVirginia's own window is 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., the same as the federal window. It covers telephone solicitation calls and texts, unless prior consent obtained.
Va. Code 59.1-511Virginia relies on the National Do Not Call Registry. State law bars solicitations to numbers on the national registry.
Va. Code 59.1-514(B)Virginia has its own law on automated or recorded sales calls. Prerecorded dialing devices need consent or a live operator first. It can be stricter than the federal rules.
Va. Code 59.1-518.2Virginia allows recording with one party's consent. A party, or one party's prior consent, may intercept.
Va. Code 19.2-62(B)(2)Virginia's Telephone Privacy Protection Act limits telephone solicitations, including texts, to 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. without prior consent, bars them to numbers on the National Do Not Call Registry, requires caller ID, and makes sellers and telephone solicitors jointly liable.
Federal rules and Virginia's own rules both apply: the National Do Not Call Registry, the calling window, consent rules for automated calls and texts, and any Virginia registration requirement. The Virginia rules page lists each one with its source. General information, not legal advice.
Virginia: 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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