# Legal Calling Hours by Country and State

In the US, federal law allows telemarketing calls to homes from 8am to 9pm in the called person's local time, and Florida, Oklahoma, Maryland and Washington cut that to 8pm. Canada allows 9am to 9:30pm on weekdays and 10am to 6pm at weekends, for business numbers too. Australia allows 9am to 8pm on weekdays and 9am to 5pm on Saturdays, and the UAE 9am to 6pm. Most of the other countries we cover set no legal hours for B2B calls.

Local time of the person called. A plain summary, not legal advice. Live checker: https://switchstack.io/legal-calling-hours

| Where | Monday to Friday | Saturday | Sunday | Applies to | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States (federal rule) | 8am to 9pm | 8am to 9pm | 8am to 9pm | Calls to residential numbers | [47 CFR 64.1200(c)(1)](https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/47/64.1200) |
| Canada | 9am to 9:30pm | 10am to 6pm | 10am to 6pm | All telemarketing calls, business numbers included | [CRTC: Unsolicited Telecommunications Rules](https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/trules-reglest.htm) |
| Australia | 9am to 8pm | 9am to 5pm | No calls | All telemarketing calls | [ACMA Do Not Call Register: Industry standards](https://www.donotcall.gov.au/industry/industry-overview/industry-standards) |
| United Arab Emirates | 9am to 6pm | 9am to 6pm | 9am to 6pm | Marketing calls (how far this reaches B2B calls isn't settled) | [Mondaq: New telemarketing regulations in the UAE](https://www.mondaq.com/advertising-marketing-branding/1495836/new-telemarketing-regulations-introduced-in-uae) |
| Norway | 9am to 9pm | No calls | No calls | Calls to consumers | [Marketing Control Act, section 14 (Norwegian)](https://lovdata.no/lov/2009-01-09-2/%C2%A714) |
| South Africa | 8am to 8pm | 9am to 1pm | No calls | Direct marketing to consumers at home | [Consumer Protection Act: prohibited times for contacting consumers](https://www.acts.co.za/consumer-protection/r293_prohibited_time_for_contacting_consumers.php) |
| Florida | 8am to 8pm | 8am to 8pm | 8am to 8pm | Sales calls about consumer goods or services | [Florida Statutes s. 501.616](http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0500-0599/0501/Sections/0501.616.html) |
| Maryland | 8am to 8pm | 8am to 8pm | 8am to 8pm | Telephone solicitation, including most B2B calls | [Maryland SB 90 (2023), bill text (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/sb/sb0090t.pdf) |
| New York | 8am to 9pm | 8am to 9pm | 8am to 9pm | Telemarketing to people who live in New York | [New York General Business Law § 399-z](https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/GBS/399-Z) |
| Oklahoma | 8am to 8pm | 8am to 8pm | 8am to 8pm | Commercial sales calls, including most B2B calls | [Oklahoma HB 3168 (2022), enrolled text (PDF)](https://oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2021-22%20ENR/hB/HB3168%20ENR.PDF) |
| Texas | 9am to 9pm | 9am to 9pm | noon to 9pm | Calls to consumers about consumer goods or services | [Texas Business and Commerce Code s. 301.051](https://texas.public.law/statutes/tex._bus._&_com._code_section_301.051) |
| Washington | 8am to 8pm | 8am to 8pm | 8am to 8pm | Unsolicited sales calls to any person | [RCW 80.36.390](https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=80.36.390) |

Page: https://switchstack.io/legal-calling-hours