The provisions of this subchapter shall not apply to:
(1) Any person who is a licensee, as defined by § 17-42-103(7)(A), who is a resident of the State of Arkansas and whose telephone call to the consumer is for the sole purpose of selling, exchanging, purchasing, renting, listing for sale or rent, or leasing real estate in accordance with the provisions for which he or she was licensed and not in conjunction with any other offer;
(2) Any motor vehicle dealer, as that term is defined in § 23-112-103(19), who is a resident of the State of Arkansas, and who maintains a current motor vehicle dealer's license issued by the Arkansas Motor Vehicle Commission, whose call to the consumer is for the sole purpose of selling, offering to sell, soliciting, or advertising the sale of motor vehicles in accordance with the provisions for which they were licensed and not in conjunction with any other offer;
(3) Any agent, as that term is defined in § 23-64-102(1), who maintains a current license as an insurance agent whose call to the consumer is for the purpose of soliciting, consulting, advising, or adjusting in the business of insurance;
(4) Any broker-dealer, agent, or investment advisor registered by the Securities Commissioner pursuant to the provisions of § 23-42-301 et seq., whose telephone call to the consumer is for the purpose of effecting or attempting to effect the purchase or sale of securities or has the purpose of providing or seeking to provide investment or financial advice;
(5) Any person calling on behalf of a charitable organization as that term is defined in § 4-99-403(2), whose call to the consumer is for the sole purpose of soliciting for the charitable organization and who receives no compensation as a result of his or her solicitation activities on behalf of the charitable organization;
(6) Any person calling on behalf of a newspaper of general circulation whose call to the consumer is for the purpose of soliciting a subscription to the newspaper from the consumer or soliciting advertising from the consumer;
(7) (A) Telephone calls made on behalf of any federally chartered or state-chartered bank if the call to the consumer relates to banking services other than credit card offers.
(B) In no event shall the telephone calls made pursuant to this subdivision (7) of this section reference any form of credit card offer; and
(8) Telephone calls made on behalf of a funeral establishment properly licensed pursuant to § 17-29-301 et seq., if the purpose of the telephone call relates to services provided by the funeral establishment in its ordinary course of business.
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