§ 6-13.1-27. Employment status information. A consumer may, at no charge, furnish a statement, sworn and notarized, of any lapse in employment to the credit bureau to become part of the record in the consumer file. This employment information is subject to the provisions of § 6-13.1-23. History of Section.P.L. 1995, ch. 59, § 1.
§ 6-13.1-28. Financing of motor vehicles — Term and rate of interest prominently displayed. (a) Any contract to finance the sale of a motor vehicle shall prominently display the term and rate of interest. (b) The borrower’s initials or signature shall appear immediately adjacent to the term and to the rate of interest on the […]
§ 6-13.1-29. Furnishing of credit reports. No credit bureau doing business in this state shall use all or part of a consumer’s social security number as the sole factor when determining whether a credit report in its files matches the identity of a person who is the subject of a credit inquiry from a user […]
§ 6-13.1-3. Interpretation. It is the intent of the legislature that in construing §§ 6-13.1-1 and 6-13.1-2 due consideration and great weight shall be given to the interpretations of the Federal Trade Commission and the federal courts relating to § 5(a) of the Federal Trade Commission Act. 15 U.S.C. § 45(a)(1), as from time to […]
§ 6-13.1-30. Cash payment for retail purchases. It shall be a deceptive trade practice in violation of this chapter for any retail establishment offering goods or services for sale to discriminate against a prospective customer by requiring the use of credit for purchase of goods or services. All retail establishments shall accept legal tender currency […]
§ 6-13.1-4. Exemptions. (a) Nothing in this chapter shall apply to actions or transactions permitted under laws administered by the department of business regulation or other regulatory body or officer acting under statutory authority of this state or the United States. (b) For actions brought by the attorney general, the exemption in subsection (a) applies […]
§ 6-13.1-5. Restraining prohibited acts. (a) Whenever the attorney general has reason to believe that any person is using, has used, or is about to use any method, act, or practice declared to be unlawful by § 6-13.1-2, and that proceedings would be in the public interest, the attorney general may bring an action in […]
§ 6-13.1-5.1. Power of receiver. When a receiver is appointed by the court pursuant to this chapter, he or she shall have the power to sue for, collect, receive, and take into his or her possession all the goods and chattels, rights and credits, moneys and effects, lands and tenements, books, records, documents, papers, choses […]
§ 6-13.1-5.2. Private and class actions. (a) Any person who purchases or leases goods or services primarily for personal, family, or household purposes and thereby suffers any ascertainable loss of money or property, real or personal, as a result of the use or employment by another person of a method, act, or practice declared unlawful […]
§ 6-13.1-6. Assurances of voluntary compliance. In the administration of this chapter, the attorney general may accept an assurance of voluntary compliance with respect to any method, act, or practice deemed to be a violation of the chapter from any person who has engaged or was about to engage in any method, act, or practice. […]
§ 6-13.1-7. Investigations — Procedure — Remedies for failure to comply. (a) When it appears to the attorney general that a person has engaged in, is engaging in, or is about to engage in, any act or practice declared to be unlawful by this chapter, or when the attorney general believes it to be in […]
§ 6-13.1-8. Civil penalties. Any person who violates the provisions of this chapter shall forfeit and pay to the state a civil penalty of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) per violation. The attorney general, acting in the name of the state, may petition for recovery of civil penalties. History of Section.P.L. 1968, ch. […]
§ 6-13.1-9. Forfeiture of corporate franchise. Upon petition by the attorney general, the superior court may, in its discretion, order the dissolution or suspension or forfeiture of franchise of any corporation that violates the terms of an injunction issued under § 6-13.1-5. History of Section.P.L. 1968, ch. 12, § 1.
