TCPA
How Much Can You Recover for Illegal Robocalls and Spam Texts?
By David A. Prado, The Prado Law Firm, LLC
If your phone keeps buzzing with robocalls or spam texts you never agreed to receive, federal law may entitle you to real money — not just an apology.
What the TCPA provides
The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (47 U.S.C. § 227) restricts calls and texts made with autodialers or prerecorded voices to your cell phone without your consent. The statute provides:
- $500 per violation — each illegal call or text counts separately
- Up to $1,500 per violation if the caller acted willfully or knowingly
- Protection for numbers on the National Do Not Call Registry
These are the amounts the statute provides — not a prediction about any individual case. Every case depends on its own facts.
Signs a call may violate the TCPA
- A pause or click before a person comes on the line
- A prerecorded or artificial voice
- Texts that keep coming after you reply STOP
- Calls to a number listed on the Do Not Call Registry for more than 31 days
What to do right now
- Do not delete the texts or call log. Your phone records are the core evidence.
- Note the number, date, and time of each call.
- If you told them to stop, write down when and how.
The Prado Law Firm reviews robocall and spam-text cases at no cost, and you owe no attorney's fees unless we recover.