No person shall engage in any deceptive or unconscionable trade practice in the sale, lease, rental or loan or in the offering for sale, lease, rental, or loan of any consumer goods or services, or in the collection of consumer debts.
(a) The Director may adopt such rules and regulations, pursuant to the provisions of chapter 35 of Title 3 of this Code, as may be necessary to effectuate the purposes of this chapter, including regulations defining specific deceptive or unconscionable trade practices. (b) Such rules and regulations may supplement but shall not be inconsistent with […]
(a) Upon previous notice and an opportunity for a fair hearing, the Commissioner may impose administrative fines of not more than $5,000.00 for a violation of the provisions of this chapter, or of any valid regulation or order issued pursuant to this chapter. The Commissioner may issue a subpoena requiring the appearance of an individual […]
(a) In lieu of instituting or continuing an action pursuant to this chapter, the Director may accept written assurance of discontinuance of any act or practice in violation of this chapter from the person or persons who have engaged in such acts or practices. Such assurance shall include a stipulation for voluntary payment by the […]
(a) The Director may, in addition to other remedies provided in this chapter, bring a class action on behalf of consumers where appropriate for the actual damages caused by an act or practice declared by law or rule as violating this chapter. (b) On motion of the Director and without bond in action under this […]
(a) If the Director receives a complaint or other information relating to noncompliance with this chapter by a merchant who is subject to other supervision or regulation by another department or agency of the Government, the Director shall inform the official or agency having that supervision. The Director may request information about such merchants from […]
(a) Whether he seeks or is entitled to damages or has an adequate remedy at law, a consumer may bring an action to: (1) obtain a declaratory judgment that an act or practice violates this chapter; or (2) enjoin in accordance with the principles of equity, a merchant who has violated, is violating, or is […]
(a) An action may be maintained as a class action under this chapter only if: (1) the class is so numerous that joinder of all members is impracticable; (2) there are questions of law or fact common to the class; (3) the claims or defenses of the representative parties are typical of the claims or […]
The provisions of this chapter shall be construed so as to supplement the rules, regulations, and decisions of the Federal Trade Commission and judicial interpretation of 15 U.S.C. sec. 45(a)(1), of the Federal Trade Commission Act.
