Chapter 9.52
AUTOMATIC CALLING DEVICES
Sections:
9.52.010 Prohibitions.
No person, except a public utility engaged in the business of providing communications services and facilities, shall use or operate, or attempt to use or operate, or cause to be used and operated, or arrange, adjust, program or otherwise provide or install any device or combination of devices that will upon activation, either mechanically, electronically or by other automatic means, initiate an intrastate call and deliver a recorded message to any telephone number assigned to any subscriber by a public telephone company, without the prior written consent of such subscriber. “Telephone number” includes any additional numbers assigned by a public utility company engaged in the business of providing communications services and facilities to be used by means of a rotary or other system to connect with the subscriber to a primary number when such primary telephone number is in use.
The city council finds and determines that, in addition to the penal sanctions provided for violations of this code, the violation of this section is a public nuisance subject to civil abatement and the city may bring such legal action as is necessary to secure the removal of such equipment. (1964 Code § 17.37.)