The Washington legislature has enacted statutes to protect Washington Consumers from commercial telephone solicitation by use of an automatic dialing and announcing device (“ADAD”). Often these telephone calls are referred to as “robocalls.” Washington statutes include RCW 80.36.400 which provides, in part, that ADAD solicitation calls to Washington telephones violate the Washington Consumer Protection Act, RCW 19.86 et seq. In addition, RCW 80.36.390 provides protections for Washington non-business consumers who make “Do-Not-Call” requests of telemarketers, or ask the telemarketers to stop calling them. For a more in-depth explanation of Washington law, and how state law interrelates with federal law in this area, including the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”), see this article by Kim Williams in the Washington State Association for Justice’s June 2011 edition of Trial News.