Attorney General's News Release

September 26, 2001

Nixon obtains $102,500 from telemarketers who violated No Call law

Jefferson City, Mo. — Attorney General Jay Nixon today announced that his office has obtained an additional $102,500 from 17 businesses that made telemarketing calls in violation of Missouri's No Call law. Nixon now has collected $267,500 from telemarketers in enforcement actions in the three months that the No Call law has been in effect.

"With more than 2 million Missourians as full partners with us on the No Call team, we've succeeded both in reducing telemarketing calls to those on the list and in pursuing those who violate the law," Nixon said.

The telemarketers included in today's announcement are:

• Accurate Installation (also known as Superior Interiors or Supreme Exteriors), whose principal place of business is St. Peters, Mo., which will pay $5,000 for making calls marketing home repairs and waterproofing to consumers;
• Accu-tech Water Treatment Inc., whose principal place of business is in Springfield, which will pay $5,000 for making calls marketing water treatment systems to consumers;
• Advanced Home Design Inc., whose principal place of business is in Shawnee Mission, Kan., which will pay $5,000 for making calls marketing home remodeling services to consumers;
• American Home Exteriors Inc., whose principal place of business is in Overland Park, Kan., which will pay $5,000 for making calls marketing home remodeling services to consumers;
• Autoglass Plus, whose principal place of business is in Carrollton, Texas, which will pay $5,000 for making calls marketing windshield repair and replacement to consumers;
• Banner Construction Co., whose principal place of business is in St. Louis, which will pay $5,000 for making calls marketing home repair and remodeling services to consumers;
• Cornerstone Senior Services, whose principal place of business is in Bowling Green, Ky., which will pay $5,000 for making calls marketing insurance services to consumers;
• Earthsmart Pest Control, whose principal place of business is in St. Louis, which will pay $5,000 for making calls marketing pest control services to consumers;
• H&R Block Financial Advisors, whose principal place of business is in Detroit, which will pay $15,000 for making calls marketing financial services to consumers;
• International Marketing Association, whose principal place of business is in Virginia Beach, Va., which will pay $10,000 for making calls marketing magazine subscriptions to consumers;
• Protect America Inc., whose principal place of business is in Round Rock, Texas, which will pay $5,000 for making calls to consumers marketing security alarm systems;
• Reliable Home Repairs (also known as Certified Home Improvements or Certified Waterproofing), whose principal place of business is in St. Louis, which will pay $5,000 for making calls marketing home repair and remodeling services to consumers;
• Rolox Inc. (which does business as Rolox Windows of Kansas City), whose principal place of business is in Grandview, Mo., which will pay $5,000 for making calls marketing the installation and sale of windows;
• Spinnaker Development Corp. (which does business as Spinnaker Resorts), whose principal place of business is in Orlando, Fla., which will pay $5,000 for making calls marketing resort and travel packages to consumers;
• Tri-State Water Treatment, whose principal place of business is in Cape Girardeau, which will pay $5,000 for making calls marketing water treatment systems to consumers;
• United Homecraft Inc., whose principal place of business is in St. Louis, which will pay $5,000 for making calls marketing products and services for home maintenance and repairs; and
• Winning Strategies Marketing Inc., whose principal place of business is in Canton, Texas, which will pay $7,500 for making calls marketing a free workshop/educational seminar to consumers.

In addition to the penalties, the court orders will require the business to obtain current copies of the No Call list and comply with the law in the future, or face stipulated penalties of $5,000 for any and each future violation. More than 814,000 residential phone numbers — representing an estimated two million Missourians — have been placed on the No Call list since last December.

"Those Missourians not yet on the list can place their phone numbers on the No Call list at any time," Nixon said. "The process to sign up is quick, easy and free."

Missourians can still register their home phone numbers on the No Call list at no cost, either online or by calling toll-free 1-866 NO CALL 1 (1-866-662-2551). Nixon reminded Missourians who haven't registered to sign up by Nov.1 in order to be covered by Jan. 1.

Those already on the No Call list may file complaints about telemarketing calls by downloading a complaint form or by calling the toll-free number.

Telemarketers can obtain information on how to get a copy of the database containing the telephone numbers on the No Call list. The cost of the database is $25 and is updated four times a year.

Inquiries from consumers should be directed to consumer@ago.mo.gov or 1-800-392-8222 (from within Missouri) or 573-751-3321 (outside Missouri).

All media inquiries should be directed to Press Secretary John Fougere.

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