---
title: "‘Has Anybody Gone to Prison for Violating the F.C.C.’s Do Not Call List?’"
metaTitle: "Dnc Violations Jail Time"
slug: dnc-violations-jail-time
date: "2017-01-30T14:47:40-06:00"
image:
  src: "https://cdn.securelogix.dev/slx/images/undefined.webp"
sourcePublisher:
  name: New York Times
  url: nyti.ms
sourceArticle:
  url: "http://nyti.ms/2oLsUaA"
legacySlug: has-anybody-gone-to-prison-for-violating-the-f-c-c-s-do-not-call-list
tags: [Do Not Call, FCC, FTC, Robocalls]
status: published
---

January 30, 2017

No, no one has ever gone to prison for violating the National Do Not Call Registry, and it’s unlikely anyone ever will. That’s because the two federal agencies that oversee the list largely hand out civil, not criminal, penalties...