AI Receptionist for Washington Businesses
Yes, a Washington business can use an AI receptionist. Washington needs every party’s consent to record a call, and the law spells out how to get it: announce the recording at the start. Washington also bans commercial texts to its residents’ cell phones unless they agreed in advance. Awava sets up the announcement and keeps texting consent-based, along with missed-call text back and review requests. The AI Receptionist is included in AI Pro ($1,997 setup plus $397 a month), or $97 a month added to the Website or Core plan.
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WASHINGTON AT A GLANCE
- Recording callsAll-party consent (RCW 9.73.030)
- Sales calls and textsRCW 19.190.060 and 19.190.070, plus the federal TCPA
- AI voicesOutbound AI calls need prior consent (FCC, 2024)
- Last checkedOctober 2026
What Washington law means for an AI front desk.
The three rules that shape how an AI receptionist is set up in Washington, each with the statute it comes from.
RECORDING CALLS
All-party consent
Washington makes it illegal to record a private phone call without the consent of everyone on it. The statute also says how consent can be given: it counts as obtained when one party announces to the others, in any reasonably effective way, that the call is about to be recorded, and that announcement is itself recorded. A spoken notice in the greeting does exactly that.
SALES CALLS AND TEXTS
Washington’s commercial text ban
Washington bans sending a commercial text, meaning one that promotes goods or services, to a Washington resident’s cell phone. The exception for most businesses is consent: the person has to have clearly and affirmatively agreed in advance to get those texts. A violation counts as an unfair practice under the state Consumer Protection Act.
FEDERAL
AI voices and the federal rules
On 8 February 2024 the FCC ruled that AI-generated voices count as “artificial” under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, so calls a business places with an AI voice need the called person’s prior express consent. That ruling is about calls you place. An AI receptionist answers calls people place to you, and Awava does not use it to dial lists.
Built around the rules from the first call.
Awava installs the AI receptionist, connects it to your number and manages it for you. These are the defaults for Washington businesses. How the AI Receptionist works
- When calls are recorded, the greeting announces it first, and that announcement is part of the recording, as RCW 9.73.030 describes.
- The AI receptionist answers calls people place to you. It does not make unsolicited sales calls.
- Missed-call text back answers someone who just called you, and replying STOP ends the texts.
- Promotional texts go only to customers who clearly agreed in advance to get them.
- If a caller asks, the AI says it is an AI and offers to have you call back.
Everything Awava does for Washington businesses.
The AI receptionist is one piece. Awava sets up and manages the whole front office, remotely, for businesses across Washington.
AI receptionist
Answers every call 24/7, books the right next step and tells callers it is an AI if they ask.
Learn moreMissed-call text back
Texts back anyone you couldn’t answer within seconds, from your own business number.
Learn moreAI lead follow-up
Replies to web, Google and social leads in seconds and keeps following up until they answer.
Learn moreGoogle review requests
Asks every customer for a review after the job, with one tap to your Google page.
Learn moreWebsite design
A fast site built around the searches your customers make, hosted and managed for you.
Learn moreSEO and AI search
Local SEO plus AEO and GEO, so Google ranks you and AI assistants name you.
Learn moreText and email campaigns
One-click campaigns to customers who agreed to hear from you, with opt-outs handled.
Learn moreGoogle Business Profile
Categories, services, photos and posts kept current, so you show up in the map pack.
Learn moreWhat it does in your line of work.
The calls, questions and bookings are different in every industry. Each page shows the jobs an AI employee takes off your plate.
Real estate agents
An AI receptionist that answers sign calls and books showings, plus instant replies to every lead.
See the pageLaw firms
An AI receptionist that runs intake 24/7 and books consultations, without giving legal advice.
See the pageMedical practices
An AI front desk that books new patients and answers routine questions, day and night.
See the pageDentists
An AI front desk that books new patients, cleanings and emergency visits.
See the pageMed spas
An AI assistant that answers calls and Instagram messages at night and books consultations.
See the pageChiropractors
An AI receptionist that books new-patient exams while you’re adjusting.
See the pageAccountants and CPAs
An AI receptionist that answers through tax season and books new clients.
See the pageInsurance agents
An AI receptionist that takes quote details and books a call with a licensed agent.
See the pageTherapists and counselors
Websites for private practices that want to be found by the right clients.
See the pageQuestions Washington businesses ask us.
General information, not legal advice. Checked October 2026 against the official statute text linked above. Laws change, and how they apply depends on your business; check with a lawyer licensed in Washington.
Massachusetts
All-party consent to record calls. Sales calls in Massachusetts.
See the rulesFlorida
All-party consent to record calls. The Florida Telephone Solicitation Act.
See the rulesCalifornia
All-party consent to record calls. Why a beep may not be enough.
See the rulesTexas
One-party consent to record calls. SB 140: texts are telephone solicitation.
See the rulesNew York
One-party consent to record calls. New York’s telemarketing law.
See the rulesMaryland
All-party consent to record calls. The Stop the Spam Calls Act.
See the rulesPennsylvania
All-party consent to record calls. The 2026 telemarketing update.
See the rulesIllinois
All-party consent to record calls. Illinois auto-dialer and solicitation rules.
See the rulesConnecticut
All-party consent or notice to record calls. The 2023 telemarketing law.
See the rulesOklahoma
One-party consent to record calls. The Oklahoma Telephone Solicitation Act.
See the rulesMichigan
One-party consent to record calls. Michigan’s recorded-message sales call ban.
See the rulesNevada
All-party consent to record calls. Nevada auto-dialer and do-not-call rules.
See the rulesNew Hampshire
All-party consent to record calls. New Hampshire telemarketing rules.
See the rulesMontana
All-party consent or warning to record calls. Montana solicitation and recorded-call rules.
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