§ 6-13.1-1. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) “Documentary material” means the original or a copy of any book, record, report, memorandum, paper, communication, tabulation, map, chart, photograph, mechanical transcription, or other tangible document or recording wherever situated. (2) “Examination” of documentary material includes the inspection, study, or copying of any documentary material, and […]
§ 6-13.1-10. Severability. If any provision of this chapter is declared unconstitutional, or the application of any provision of this chapter to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the constitutionality of the remainder of the chapter and its applicability to other persons and circumstances shall not be affected thereby. History of Section.P.L. 1968, ch. […]
§ 6-13.1-11. Short title. This chapter shall be known and designated as the “Unfair Trade Practice and Consumer Protection Act.” History of Section.P.L. 1968, ch. 12, § 1.
§ 6-13.1-12. Appliances — Providing parts and manuals. No person who manufactures or distributes parts for electric and/or gas appliances shall refuse to sell or provide the parts or to sell or provide a service manual to any person engaged in the business of servicing and repairing the appliances. History of Section.P.L. 1970, ch. 182, […]
§ 6-13.1-12.1. Appliances — Information concerning used or rebuilt parts. Any person engaged in the business of servicing or repairing electric and/or gas appliances for consumers shall, prior to any servicing or repair, inform the consumer of the intention to utilize any used or rebuilt parts. The utilization of used or rebuilt parts shall be […]
§ 6-13.1-13. Price discrimination prohibited. No person who manufactures or distributes parts for electric and/or gas appliances shall discriminate in the price for which it offers the appliance parts for sale to any person engaged in the business of servicing or repairing the appliances. History of Section.P.L. 1970, ch. 182, § 1.
§ 6-13.1-14. Penalties. Any person who violates the provisions of §§ 6-13.1-12 and/or 6-13.1-13 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall pay a fine of five hundred dollars ($500). History of Section.P.L. 1970, ch. 182, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 528, § 10.
§ 6-13.1-15. Piracy of recordings. (a) As used in this section, “article” means a phonograph record, disc, wire, tape, film, compact disc, audio or video cassette, compact video disc, or other device on which sounds or images are or can be recorded or otherwise stored. (b) Unless exempt under subsection (d), it is unlawful for […]
§ 6-13.1-16. Disclosure of service contract agreements. (a) It shall be a deceptive trade practice in violation of this chapter for any service contractor to fail to disclose to any person who is a prospective customer, at the time that the person makes initial contact by any means with the service contractor, that a service […]
§ 6-13.1-17. Contracts — Provision to sell real estate. It is unlawful for any person, firm, partnership, corporation, or association to provide in any contract for the purchase of consumer goods or documents related to them a provision allowing the seller the power to sell or attach real estate for default without first obtaining an […]
§ 6-13.1-18. Manufacturers’ duties under motor vehicle warranties. Failure by a motor vehicle manufacturer, as defined in § 31-5.2-1, to comply with the provisions of chapter 5.2 of title 31 entitled “Consumer Enforcement of Motor Vehicle Warranties” shall constitute a deceptive trade practice under the terms of this chapter. All of the public and private […]
§ 6-13.1-19. Motor vehicle dealer’s duty when selling used vehicle. Failure of a motor vehicle dealer to comply with the provisions of chapter 5.3 of title 31 shall constitute a deceptive trade practice under the terms of this chapter. All of the public and private remedies provided for in this chapter shall be available to […]
§ 6-13.1-2. Unlawful acts or practices. Unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices in the conduct of any trade or commerce are declared unlawful. History of Section.P.L. 1968, ch. 12, § 1.
§ 6-13.1-20. Credit reports — Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) “Credit bureau” means any entity or person who or that, for monetary fees, dues, or on a cooperative nonprofit basis, regularly engages in whole or in part in the practice of assembling or evaluating consumer credit information or other information on consumers for […]
§ 6-13.1-21. Credit reports — Notice to individual — Requirements of users of credit reports. (a) No person or business shall request a credit report in connection with a consumer’s application for credit, employment, or insurance unless a consumer is first informed that a credit report may be requested in connection with the application. (b) […]
§ 6-13.1-22. Access to credit reports. Any consumer who requests disclosure of his or her credit file from a credit bureau shall be entitled to have mailed to the consumer a copy of the information in the files of the credit bureau that pertains to the consumer at the time of the consumer’s request for […]
§ 6-13.1-23. Disputed credit report. (a) If the completeness or accuracy of any item of information contained in a consumer’s file is disputed by that consumer, and the dispute is directly conveyed to the credit bureau by the consumer, the credit bureau shall within thirty (30) calendar days reinvestigate the current status of that information […]
§ 6-13.1-24. Registration with secretary of state. Any credit bureau doing business in this state shall immediately register in the office of the secretary of state and shall state its corporate or company name; agent for service of process; business address; and phone number. Any credit bureau shall notify the office of secretary of state, […]
§ 6-13.1-25. Penalties. A violation of §§ 6-13.1-21, 6-13.1-22 or 6-13.1-23 shall constitute a deceptive trade practice for enforcement purposes. Any credit bureau that negligently fails to comply with the requirements imposed under this chapter with respect to any consumer and that does not achieve compliance within three (3) working days of being notified of […]
§ 6-13.1-26. Severability. If any one or more sections, clauses, sentences or parts of this chapter shall for any reason be adjudged unconstitutional or otherwise invalid in any court, that judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remaining provisions of this chapter but shall be confined in its operation to the specific provisions so […]
