Wisconsin residents can report illegal telemarketing calls, robocalls and robotexts to the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, Bureau of Consumer Protection online or by phone at (800) 422-7128 (Consumer Protection Hotline), and should register with the National Do Not Call Registry.
On this page
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, Bureau of Consumer Protection
Register a Wisconsin number (via national registry)
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English (other languages not stated)
Complaint rules
What to include in a complaint
Date and time of each call or text; the caller ID number exactly as shown (a screenshot helps); the company, seller or caller name given; what was offered; whether it was a prerecorded or artificial voice; any voicemail, recording or text; the date your number was put on the do-not-call list; and any earlier request you made to stop calling.
Deadlines and limitations
Private lawsuit limitation period (per TCPA.com research): Unsettled: neither § 100.52 nor § 100.20 states a period; 6 years under § 893.93(1m)(b) is likely for § 100.20(5) claims but not confirmed. Complaint deadlines at the agency: none stated unless noted.
How to register
Register through nocall.wisconsin.gov or the national registry; registration is permanent.
Private right of action
Limited No statutory damages; double pecuniary loss plus costs and mandatory attorney fees under Wis. Stat. § 100.20(5); a do-not-call call alone is not a loss (ATCP 127.82(2)).
