Compliance

SMS review requests, legal in all 50 states.

Stello enforces federal TCPA and state-level SMS marketing rules on every send. Quiet hours, consent requirements, and state curfews are applied automatically based on the recipient's phone number. You do not have to know the rules for every state you service. Stello does.

Last reviewed: April 8, 2026

State	Send window	Consent	Statute
ALAlabama	8am–8pm local	PEWC	Ala. Code § 8-19A-1 et seq. (Alabama Telemarketing Act) / Ala. Admin. Code r. 770-X-5-.17
AKAlaska	8am–9pm local	PEWC	47 CFR § 64.1200(c)(1), (f)(9)
AZArizona	8am–9pm local	PEWC	47 CFR § 64.1200(c)(1), (f)(9)
ARArkansas	8am–9pm local	PEWC	47 CFR § 64.1200(c)(1), (f)(9)
CACalifornia	9am–9pm local	PEWC	Cal. Pub. Util. Code § 2872(c)
COColorado	8am–9pm local	PEWC	47 CFR § 64.1200(c)(1), (f)(9)
CTConnecticut	9am–8pm local	PEWC	Conn. Gen. Stat. § 42-288a (as amended by SB 1058, eff. Oct 1 2023)
DEDelaware	8am–9pm local	PEWC	47 CFR § 64.1200(c)(1), (f)(9)
DCDistrict of Columbia	8am–9pm local	PEWC	47 CFR § 64.1200(c)(1), (f)(9)
FLFlorida	8am–8pm local	PEWC	Fla. Stat. § 501.059 (FTSA, amended by HB 761, 2023)
GAGeorgia	8am–9pm local	PEWC	47 CFR § 64.1200(c)(1), (f)(9)
HIHawaii	8am–9pm local	PEWC	47 CFR § 64.1200(c)(1), (f)(9)
IDIdaho	8am–9pm local	PEWC	47 CFR § 64.1200(c)(1), (f)(9)
ILIllinois	9am–9pm local	PEWC	815 ILCS 305 (Automatic Telephone Dialers Act) / 815 ILCS 413/15
INIndiana	8am–9pm local	PEWC	47 CFR § 64.1200(c)(1), (f)(9)
IAIowa	8am–9pm local	PEWC	47 CFR § 64.1200(c)(1), (f)(9)
KSKansas	8am–9pm local	PEWC	47 CFR § 64.1200(c)(1), (f)(9)
KYKentucky	10am–9pm local	PEWC	KRS 367.46955(3)
LALouisiana	8am–8pm local	PEWC	La. R.S. § 45:844.31 et seq.
MEMaine	8am–9pm local	PEWC	47 CFR § 64.1200(c)(1), (f)(9)
MDMaryland	8am–8pm local	PEWC	Md. Code Com. Law § 14-3201 et seq. (Stop the Spam Calls Act, SB 90)
MAMassachusetts	8am–8pm local	PEWC	Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 159C § 3 / 201 CMR 12.00
MIMichigan	9am–9pm local	PEWC	MCL 750.540e
MNMinnesota	9am–9pm local	PEWC	Minn. Stat. § 325E.30
MSMississippi	8am–8pm local	PEWC	Miss. Code Ann. § 77-3-723 (as amended by HB 1225, 2023)
MOMissouri	8am–9pm local	PEWC	47 CFR § 64.1200(c)(1), (f)(9)
MTMontana	8am–9pm local	PEWC	47 CFR § 64.1200(c)(1), (f)(9)
NENebraska	8am–9pm local	PEWC	47 CFR § 64.1200(c)(1), (f)(9)
NVNevada	8am–9pm local	PEWC	47 CFR § 64.1200(c)(1), (f)(9)
NHNew Hampshire	8am–9pm local	PEWC	47 CFR § 64.1200(c)(1), (f)(9)
NJNew Jersey	8am–9pm local	PEWC	47 CFR § 64.1200(c)(1), (f)(9)
NMNew Mexico	8am–9pm local	PEWC	47 CFR § 64.1200(c)(1), (f)(9)
NYNew York	8am–9pm local	PEWC	N.Y. Gen. Bus. Law § 399-z (amended by S06327 to add 'electronic messaging text')
NCNorth Carolina	8am–9pm local	PEWC	47 CFR § 64.1200(c)(1), (f)(9)
NDNorth Dakota	8am–9pm local	PEWC	47 CFR § 64.1200(c)(1), (f)(9)
OHOhio	8am–9pm local	PEWC	47 CFR § 64.1200(c)(1), (f)(9)
OKOklahoma	8am–8pm local	PEWC	15 Okla. Stat. § 775C.1 et seq. (Telephone Solicitation Act of 2022)
OROregon	8am–8pm local	PEWC	ORS 646.561-.568 (as amended by HB 3865, eff. Jan 1 2026)
PAPennsylvania	8am–9pm local	PEWC	47 CFR § 64.1200(c)(1), (f)(9)
RIRhode Island	8am–9pm local	PEWC	47 CFR § 64.1200(c)(1), (f)(9)
SCSouth Carolina	8am–9pm local	PEWC	47 CFR § 64.1200(c)(1), (f)(9)
SDSouth Dakota	8am–9pm local	PEWC	47 CFR § 64.1200(c)(1), (f)(9)
TNTennessee	8am–9pm local	PEWC	47 CFR § 64.1200(c)(1), (f)(9)
TXTexas	9am–9pm local	PEWC	Tex. Bus. & Com. Code ch. 302 (as amended by SB 140, eff. Sep 1, 2025)
UTUtah	8am–9pm local	PEWC	47 CFR § 64.1200(c)(1), (f)(9)
VTVermont	8am–9pm local	PEWC	47 CFR § 64.1200(c)(1), (f)(9)
VAVirginia	8am–9pm local	PEWC	Va. Code § 59.1-510 et seq. (VTPPA, as amended by SB 1339, eff. Jan 1 2026)
WAWashington	8am–8pm local	PEWC	Wash. Rev. Code § 19.190.060 (CEMA) + § 80.36.390 (telephone solicitation)
WVWest Virginia	8am–9pm local	PEWC	47 CFR § 64.1200(c)(1), (f)(9)
WIWisconsin	8am–9pm local	PEWC	47 CFR § 64.1200(c)(1), (f)(9)
WYWyoming	8am–8pm local	PEWC	Wyo. Stat. § 40-12-302

“Send window” is the permitted hours during which Stello will actually send SMS to a recipient in that state. Outside the window, sends are held until the next eligible time. When the recipient state and the merchant's own quiet hours differ, Stello takes whichever is stricter.

How Stello applies these rules

Every time your dashboard sends a review request, Stello maps the recipient's phone number to its home state via the NANPA area code registry, then applies whichever is stricter: your business quiet hours, or the destination state's curfew. If either blocks the send, Stello holds the message until the next eligible window and surfaces the reason in your dashboard.

Stello also captures Prior Express Written Consent (PEWC) before any marketing SMS goes out, per 47 CFR §64.1200(f)(9) and the state-level variants above. That capture is version-pinned and auditable, so if a TCPA claim ever lands, the defense record is already in place.

This page is not legal advice. Compliance is the responsibility of the sending business. Stello provides the infrastructure; consult an attorney if you have questions about your specific use case. If a state statute updates and this page hasn't, email support@usestello.com.