§ 75-42 – Deceptive representation of geographical location in telephone directory, print advertisement, or on the Internet.
75-42. Deceptive representation of geographical location in telephone directory, print advertisement, or on the Internet. (a) A person who is in the business of supplying a perishable product shall not misrepresent the geographical location of the business in the listing of the business in a telephone directory, other directory assistance database, or on the Internet. […]
§ 75-10 – Power to compel examination.
75-10. Power to compel examination. In performing the duty required in G.S. 75-9, the Attorney General shall have power, at any and all times, to require the officers, agents or employees of any such corporation or business, and all other persons having knowledge with respect to the matters and affairs of such corporations or businesses, […]
§ 75-28 – Unauthorized disclosure of tax information; violation a Class 1 misdemeanor.
75-28. Unauthorized disclosure of tax information; violation a Class 1 misdemeanor. Except in accordance with proper judicial order, or as otherwise provided by law, it shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation employed or engaged to prepare, or who or which prepares or undertakes to prepare, for any other person or taxpayer any […]
§ 75-11 – Person examined exempt from prosecution.
75-11. Person examined exempt from prosecution. No natural person examined, as provided in G.S. 75-10, shall be subject to indictment, criminal prosecution, criminal punishment or criminal penalty by reason of or on account of anything disclosed by him upon examination, and full immunity from criminal prosecution and criminal punishment by reason of or on account […]
§ 75-29 – Unfair and deceptive trade names; use of term "wholesale" in advertising, etc.
75-29. Unfair and deceptive trade names; use of term "wholesale" in advertising, etc. (a) No person, firm or corporation shall advertise the sale of its merchandise using the term "wholesale" with regard to its sale prices, except as such word may appear in the company or firm name, unless such advertised sale or sales is, […]
§ 75-12 – Refusal to furnish information; false swearing.
75-12. Refusal to furnish information; false swearing. Any corporation or person unlawfully refusing or willfully neglecting to furnish the information required by this Chapter, when it is demanded as herein provided, shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor and only fined not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000): Provided, that if any corporation or […]
§ 75-31 – Work-at-home solicitations.
75-31. Work-at-home solicitations. No person, firm, association, or corporation shall advertise, represent, or imply that any person can earn money by stuffing envelopes, addressing envelopes, mailing circulars, clipping newspaper and magazine articles, or performing similar work, unless the person, firm, association or corporation making the advertisement or representation: (1) Actually pays a wage, salary, set […]
§ 75-13 – Criminal prosecution; district attorneys to assist; expenses.
75-13. Criminal prosecution; district attorneys to assist; expenses. The Attorney General in carrying out the provisions of this Chapter shall have a right to send bills of indictment before any grand jury in any county in which it is alleged this Chapter has been violated or in any adjoining county, and may take charge of […]
§ 75-32 – Representation of winning a prize.
75-32. Representation of winning a prize. No person, firm or corporation engaged in commerce shall, in connection with the sale or lease or solicitation for the sale or lease of any goods, property, or service, represent that any other person, firm or corporation has won anything of value or is the winner of any contest, […]
§ 75-14 – Action to obtain mandatory order.
75-14. Action to obtain mandatory order. If it shall become necessary to do so, the Attorney General may prosecute civil actions in the name of the State on relation of the Attorney General to obtain a mandatory order, including (but not limited to) permanent or temporary injunctions and temporary restraining orders, to carry out the […]