Kansas Telemarketing and Cold Calling Laws
In Kansas, sales calls follow the federal 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. window, the National Do Not Call Registry applies, and recording a call needs one party’s consent.
Kansas rules next to federal law
| Rule | Kansas | Federal baseline |
|---|---|---|
| Calling hours | No separate state rule confirmed | Telephone solicitations only between 8 a.m. and 9 p.m. in the called person’s local time.47 C.F.R. § 64.1200(c)(1) |
| State do-not-call list | The FTC's national registry is designated as the Kansas no-call list; telemarketers must scrub against it before calling and at least every 30 days, and may not make unsolicited consumer calls to listed residential or mobile numbers. Calls at the person's express request or written agreement, about an existing debt or contract, or to an established business relationship (prior 18 months; an opt-out must be honored for five years) are not 'unsolicited.'K.S.A. 50-670(a)(3), 50-670a(a)–(c), (l) | No telephone solicitations to residential or wireless numbers on the National Do Not Call Registry, subject to the rule’s exemptions such as an established business relationship.47 C.F.R. § 64.1200(c)(2) |
| Autodialer and consent | If an unsolicited consumer call is answered by an automatic dialing-announcing device, the message may only identify the caller and the business and may not contain an advertisement. A live operator or the device must come on the line within 5 seconds, and the device must disconnect within 25 seconds after the called person hangs up.K.S.A. 50-670(b)(5)–(6) | Autodialed or prerecorded telemarketing calls to wireless numbers need the called person’s prior express written consent.47 C.F.R. § 64.1200(a)(2) |
| Caller ID | Telephone solicitors may not withhold their telephone number from caller ID. On an unsolicited consumer call they must immediately identify themselves, the business, and the purpose, and must end the pitch at once if the person says no.K.S.A. 50-670(b)(1)–(4), (c) | Telemarketers must transmit caller ID with a number that can be called back during business hours.47 C.F.R. § 64.1601(e) |
| Telemarketer registration | No telemarketer registration requirement was found in the Kansas no-call act or the Kansas telemarketing statutes (K.S.A. 50-670 to 50-675).Source | No general federal equivalent |
| Call recording consent | Intercepting a phone call is a crime only if done without the consent of the sender or the receiver, so a party may record their own call.K.S.A. 21-6101(a)(1) | Federal law allows recording when one party to the call consents.18 U.S.C. § 2511(2)(d) |
| Business-to-business calls | The no-call act covers only calls to a consumer's residence or mobile number, so calls to business lines fall outside it; a solicitor also has an affirmative defense if the person held out that residential or mobile number as a business number and the call related to that business. Kansas's signed-confirmation rule for telemarketing sales covers only consumer goods and does not apply to transactions establishing a business-to-business relationship.K.S.A. 50-670(a)(1), 50-670a(f), 50-671(a), 50-673(b) | No general federal equivalent |
Calling Kansas from a sales team
- Schedule call blocks in the prospect’s local time, not the rep’s.
- Check numbers against the National Do Not Call Registry before each campaign, and honor opt-outs right away.
- If a call may cross into an all-party state, announce the recording anyway.
Trellus dials from the CRM list your reps already work, with each call logged back to the record. See the power and parallel dialer.
Kansas calling questions
What are the legal calling hours in Kansas?
We could not confirm a Kansas calling-hours rule, so the federal limit applies: telephone solicitations only between 8 a.m. and 9 p.m. in the called person’s local time (47 C.F.R. § 64.1200(c)(1)).
Does Kansas have its own do-not-call list?
The FTC's national registry is designated as the Kansas no-call list; telemarketers must scrub against it before calling and at least every 30 days, and may not make unsolicited consumer calls to listed residential or mobile numbers. Calls at the person's express request or written agreement, about an existing debt or contract, or to an established business relationship (prior 18 months; an opt-out must be honored for five years) are not 'unsolicited.' (K.S.A. 50-670(a)(3), 50-670a(a)–(c), (l))
Is Kansas a one-party or all-party consent state for recording calls?
Intercepting a phone call is a crime only if done without the consent of the sender or the receiver, so a party may record their own call. (K.S.A. 21-6101(a)(1))
Do Kansas telemarketing rules apply to business-to-business calls?
The no-call act covers only calls to a consumer's residence or mobile number, so calls to business lines fall outside it; a solicitor also has an affirmative defense if the person held out that residential or mobile number as a business number and the call related to that business. Kansas's signed-confirmation rule for telemarketing sales covers only consumer goods and does not apply to transactions establishing a business-to-business relationship. (K.S.A. 50-670(a)(1), 50-670a(f), 50-671(a), 50-673(b))
Do telemarketers need to register in Kansas?
No telemarketer registration requirement was found in the Kansas no-call act or the Kansas telemarketing statutes (K.S.A. 50-670 to 50-675).
This page summarizes Kansas and federal rules for general information. It is not legal advice, rules change, and exemptions depend on the facts of your calls. Read the cited sources or ask counsel before relying on it.