{"id":35126,"date":"2008-03-26T16:35:41","date_gmt":"2008-03-26T21:35:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.findlaw-admin.com\/ability-legal\/uncategorized\/idaho-passes-new-spam-statute-that-becomes-effective-july-1-2000.html"},"modified":"2008-03-26T16:35:41","modified_gmt":"2008-03-26T21:35:41","slug":"idaho-passes-new-spam-statute-that-becomes-effective-july-1-2000","status":"publish","type":"corporate","link":"https:\/\/corporate.findlaw.com\/law-library\/idaho-passes-new-spam-statute-that-becomes-effective-july-1-2000.html","title":{"rendered":"Idaho Passes New Spam Statute That Becomes Effective July 1, 2000"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"fl-gutenberg-byline\">\n    <div class=\"fl-gutenberg-byline-content\">\n                    <p><em>This article was edited and reviewed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/company\/our-team.html\" rel=\"noopener\">FindLaw Attorney Writers<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n                | Last reviewed\n        <time>\n                            May 07, 2026\n                    <\/time>\n    <\/div>\n\n    \n    <details class=\"fl-gutenberg-byline-toggle fl-gutenberg-byline-legally-reviewed\">\n        <summary>\n            <i class=\"fl-gutenberg-byline-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n            Legally Reviewed\n        <\/summary>\n\n        <div class=\"fl-gutenberg-byline-toggle-content\">\n            <p><em>This article has been written and reviewed for legal accuracy, clarity, and style by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/company\/our-team.html\" rel=\"noopener\">FindLaw\u2019s team of legal writers and attorneys<\/a> and in accordance with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/company\/company-history\/editorial-policy.html\" rel=\"noopener\">our editorial standards<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/details>\n\n    <details class=\"fl-gutenberg-byline-toggle fl-gutenberg-byline-fast-checked\">\n        <summary>\n            <i class=\"fl-gutenberg-byline-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n            Fact-Checked\n        <\/summary>\n\n        <div class=\"fl-gutenberg-byline-toggle-content\">\n            <p><em>The last updated date refers to the last time this article was reviewed by FindLaw or one of our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/company\/our-team\/contributing-authors.html\" rel=\"noopener\">contributing authors<\/a>. We make every effort to keep our articles updated. For information regarding a specific legal issue affecting you, please <a href=\"https:\/\/lawyers.findlaw.com\/?fli=bylinelink\" rel=\"noopener\">contact an attorney in your area<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/details>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"rxbodyfield\" xmlns:o=\"urn:www.microsoft.com\/office\" xmlns:st1=\"urn:www.microsoft.com\/smarttags\" xmlns:w=\"urn:www.microsoft.com\/word\" xmlns:x=\"urn:www.microsoft.com\/excel\"><p>On April 17, 2000, the Idaho legislature passed a new law governing bulk e-mail advertisements (&#8220;spam&#8221;), which becomes effective on July 1, 2000. The new statute governs e-mail messages that contain the same or similar advertisement and are contemporaneously transmitted to two or more recipients.<\/p><p>Under the new statute:<\/p><ul type=\"DISC\"><li>The sender may not transmit bulk e-mail using a fictitious name of a third party in the return address without the permission of the third party;<\/li><li>The sender must clearly and accurately identify the point of origin of the transmission path of the bulk e-mail advertisement;<\/li><li>All bulk e-mail advertisements must include within the e-mail an easily identifiable e- mail address to which recipients may send a request for declining such mail; and<\/li><li>If a recipient requests to decline future e-mail messages, the sender must cease the transmittal of any bulk e-mail advertisements to that recipient within five business days after receiving recipient&#8217;s request.<\/li><\/ul><p>The statute does not apply to:<\/p><ul type=\"DISC\"><li>Interactive computer services that transmit bulk e-mail on behalf of their users;<\/li><li>E-mail advertisements that are accessed from an electronic bulletin board;<\/li><li>Entities that provide free e-mail, where, as a condition of providing such access, users must receive unsolicited advertisements; or<\/li><li>The transmission of bulk e-mail from an organization to its members.<\/li><li>Idaho joins approximately 14 other states that have enacted legislation governing the distribution of bulk e-mail advertisements. 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