Deceptive Practices In Marketing In Salt Lake
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The purpose of this Chapter is to prevent deceptive, misleading, and false advertising practices and forms in Utah. Section 13-11a-3 prohibits any person from advertising goods or services without the intention to sell them as advertised and such acts or practices are held unlawful.
Statutes of limitation apply in both civil and criminal cases. The statute of limitations for some cases is as short as six months, while some serious criminal offenses have no limit and can be filed at any time, even decades after the crime occurred. Most statutes of limitation range from one to eight years.
Actions by consumer. Whether a consumer seeks or is entitled to recover damages or has an adequate remedy at law, he may bring a class action for declaratory judgment, an injunction, and appropriate ancillary relief against an act or practice that violates this chapter.
An act or practice may be found to be deceptive if there is a representation, omission, or practice that misleads or is likely to mislead a consumer. Deception is not limited to situations in which a consumer has already been misled.
Deceptive act or practice by supplier. A deceptive act or practice by a supplier in connection with a consumer transaction violates this chapter whether it occurs before, during, or after the transaction.
76-6-405 Theft by deception. (a) An actor commits theft by deception if the actor obtains or exercises control over property of another person: (i) by deception; and (ii) with a purpose to deprive the other person of property.
This act shall be construed liberally to promote the following policies: (1) to simplify, clarify, and modernize the law governing consumer sales practices; (2) to protect consumers from suppliers who commit deceptive and unconscionable sales practices; (3) to encourage the development of fair consumer sales practices; ...
Utah's Unfair Practices Act was enacted to “safeguard the public against the creation or per- petuation of monopolies and to foster and encourage competition, by prohibiting unfair and discrimi- natory practices by which fair and honest competition is destroyed or prevented.”
Filing a Complaint Department of Consumer Affairs. File a complaint online at .dca.ca or call 800.952. The Better Business Bureau. Go to .bbb, or consult your phone directory for a local office. The District Attorney's Office in your county. Consult your phone directory under "county offices."
You may need to consult an attorney to determine what remedies may be available to you and any statute of limitations that may apply to your complaint. If you have any questions prior to filling your complaint, you may call the division at (801)530‑6601 during normal business hours.
