1. “Unsolicited telephone call for the sale of goods or services” means an unsolicited telephone call, other than a telephone call on behalf of a charitable organization, religious organization or political organization, to:

(a) Rent, lease, sell, exchange, promote or gift any good or service;

(b) Solicit any act described in paragraph (a);

(c) Seek or obtain a donation or contribution of money or anything else of value; or

(d) Seek or obtain information, including, without limitation, any document, intended to be used to facilitate any act described in paragraph (a), (b) or (c).

2. As used in this section:

(a) “Charitable organization” means a person that the Secretary of the Treasury has determined to be tax exempt pursuant to the provisions of section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3).

(b) “Committee for political action” means a committee for political action, as defined in NRS 294A.0055, which has registered pursuant to NRS 294A.230.

(c) “Good or service” means:

(1) Any property or product, whether tangible or intangible;

(2) Any service, including, without limitation, financial service;

(3) A loan or any other extension of credit;

(4) Insurance;

(5) Any investment or opportunity for investment;

(6) A gift, prize, bonus or any other inducement to act; or

(7) Anything of value.

(d) “Political organization” means a committee for political action, political party or candidate for public office.

(e) “Religious organization” means an organization for which the primary purpose is the operation of a church, synagogue or other place of religious worship at which nonprofit religious services and activities are regularly conducted.

(f) “Telephone call on behalf of a charitable organization, religious organization or political organization” means a telephone call on behalf of the organization if the call is made by:

(1) An employee of the organization who is paid directly by the organization; or

(2) A volunteer.

3. For the purposes of this section, a telephone call is deemed to have been solicited if it is made to a person who:

(a) Expressly requested or expressly gave permission for the telephone call to be made;

(b) Had an established business relationship with the caller, if the telephone call is made solely to verify the termination of the business relationship; or

(c) Has a delinquent obligation for which payment or performance is due but has not been made, if the telephone call is made to:

(1) Collect the payment or obtain the performance; or

(2) Extend credit to allow the person to make the payment.

(Added to NRS by 2003, 2877)