Junk Fax Prevention Act of 2005

The Junk Fax Prevention Act of 2005 regulates the transmission of unsolicited advertisements to facsimile machines by establishing specific rules for when and how businesses can send them. Under this law, senders are generally prohibited from sending "junk faxes" unless they have an established business relationship with the recipient and obtained the fax number through voluntary means.

For citizens, this law provides a practical way to stop unwanted transmissions by requiring every fax advertisement to include a clear, "opt-out" notice on the first page. This notice must provide a domestic phone and fax number that recipients can use at any time to request that no further advertisements be sent. Additionally, the law tasks the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) with monitoring these regulations and reporting to Congress on how effectively the rules are being enforced against violators.