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Unfair and Deceptive Acts and Practices: N.Y. Exec. Law § 63(12) (McKinney)

Prohibited Practices: Repeated fraudulent or illegal acts, including deception, suppression, and unconscionable contractual provisions.

Scope: Conduct or transaction of business.

Exclusions: None specified.

Private Remedies: None specified.

Limitations: Attorney general must give notice 5 days before suit.

State Remedies: Attorney general enforces; injunction; restitution; damages; cancel filed certificate; court may award other relief proper.

State UDAP Regulations: None specified.

Unfair and Deceptive Acts and Practices: N.C. Gen. Stat. §§ 75-1.1 through 75-35

Prohibited Practices: Unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices; antitrust violations; special provisions for specific industries.

Scope: In or affecting commerce, which includes all business activities.

Exclusions: Professional services by member of learned profession; advertisements by a disinterested publisher, radio or television media, with no knowledge of falsity.

Unfair and Deceptive Acts and Practices: N.D. Cent. Code §§ 51-15-01 through 51-15-11

Prohibited Practices: Deceptive acts or practices, fraud, false pretense, false promise, or misrepresentation with intent others rely on it; acts or practices that are unconscionable or that are likely to cause substantial injury to a person which is not reasonably avoidable by the injured person and not outweighed by countervailing benefits to consumers or to competition.

Unfair and Deceptive Acts and Practices: Ohio Rev. Code Ann. §§ 1345.01 through 1345.13 (West) Consumer Sales Practices Act

Prohibited Practices: Unfair and deceptive act or practice including but not limited to 10 enumerated prohibitions, plus two prohibitions applicable to certain residential mortgage loans; any unconscionable act or practice, determined by considering 7 enumerated factors; special prohibition of unconscionable practices in connection with certain residential mortgage loans.

Unfair and Deceptive Acts and Practices: Ohio Rev. Code Ann. §§ 4165.01 through 4165.04 (West) Deceptive Trade Practices Act

Prohibited Practices: 13 enumerated deceptive trade practices.

Scope: In course of business, vocation or occupation.

Exclusions: Conduct complying with orders, rules, or laws administered by government agency; publishers, broadcasters, printers or other persons who disseminate information without knowledge of deception.

Private Remedies: Injunction; actual damages; court may award attorney fees to plaintiff if willful and knowing violation, to defendant if plaintiff knew action to be groundless. No requirement of monetary damage.

Unfair and Deceptive Acts and Practices: 73 Pa. Stat. Ann. §§ 201-1 through 201-9.3 (West) Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law

Prohibited Practices: 21 enumerated unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices, including a catchall prohibiting any other fraudulent or deceptive conduct likely to create confusion or misunderstanding; separate sections providing cancellation rights for home solicitation sales, disclosures by online sellers, and protections for dog purchasers.

Unfair and Deceptive Acts and Practices: Me. Stat. tit. 10, §§ 1211 through 1216 Uniform Deceptive Trade Practices Act

Prohibited Practices: 12 enumerated deceptive practices including a catchall provision prohibiting any conduct likely to create confusion or misunderstanding.

Scope: In course of business, vocation or occupation.

Exclusions: Conduct complying with orders, rules, or statute administered by federal, state or local agency; publishers, broadcasters, printers or other persons who disseminate information without knowledge of deceptive character.

Unfair and Deceptive Acts and Practices: Md. Code Ann., Com. Law §§ 13-101 through 13-501 (West) Maryland Consumer Protection Act

Prohibited Practices: Numerous enumerated unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practices. See also Md. Code Ann., Com. Law §§ 14-101 through 14-3202 (West) for additional consumer protection provisions regarding unit pricing, guaranties, door-to-door sales, debt collection, and other topics.

Scope: Trade practices in sale, lease, rental, loan, or bailment of consumer goods, realty or services, or offers of same; extension of consumer credit or collection of consumer debts. Also covers “We Buy Homes/Cars/Other Consumer Goods” transactions.

Unfair and Deceptive Acts and Practices: Mass. Gen. Laws Ann. ch. 93A, §§ 1 through 11 Regulation of Business Practice and Consumer Protection Act

Prohibited Practices: Unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices.

Scope: Trade or commerce includes advertising, distribution, offers or consummation of sale, rent or lease, of any services, real or personal property, commodity for future delivery, intangibles, or any other article of value; securities explicitly included.

Exclusions: Transactions or actions permitted under laws administered by regulatory board or officer.

Unfair and Deceptive Acts and Practices: Minn. Stat. § 8.31

Prohibited Practices: Unfair, discriminatory and other unlawful practices including, without limitation, §§ 317A.001 through 317A.909 (nonprofit corporation act), §§ 325D.01 through 325D.07 (unfair discrimination and competition), §§ 325D.09 through 325D.16 (unlawful trade practices), §§ 325D.49 through 325D.66 (antitrust), § 325F.67 (false and fraudulent advertising), § 325D.67 (petroleum price discrimination), § 325D.68 (monopolization of food products), §§ 325F.69 through 325F.70 (prevention of consumer fraud), § 325E.39 (telephone advertising services), § 53A (currency exchang

Unfair and Deceptive Acts and Practices: Minn. Stat. §§ 325D.09 through 325D.16 Unlawful Trade Practices Act

Prohibited Practices: Misrepresentation of quality, ingredients, or origin of merchandise, certain pricing misrepresentations, and misrepresentation regarding the nature of a business.

Scope: Most provisions are limited to sale of merchandise.

Exclusions: None specified.

Private Remedies: Injunction and actual damages. Can also be enforced through Minn. Stat. § 8.31.

Limitations: See Minn. Stat. § 8.31.

State Remedies: See Minn. Stat. § 8.31.

State UDAP Regulations: None specified.

Unfair and Deceptive Acts and Practices: Minn. Stat. §§ 325D.43 through 325D.48 Uniform Deceptive Trade Practices Act

Prohibited Practices: 13 enumerated deceptive practices, including a catchall provision prohibiting any other conduct which similarly creates a likelihood of confusion or misunderstanding.

Scope: In course of business, vocation or occupation.

Exclusions: Publishers, broadcasters, printers or other persons who disseminate information without knowledge of deception or financial interest in goods or services; conduct in compliance with orders or rules of, or statute administered by, federal state or local agency.

Unfair and Deceptive Acts and Practices: Minn. Stat. § 325F.67 False Statement in Advertising Act

Prohibited Practices: Untrue, deceptive, or misleading advertising.

Scope: Advertising in relation to merchandise, securities, service, or anything offered directly or indirectly to the public for sale or distribution.

Exclusions: None specified.

Private Remedies: See Minn. Stat. § 8.31. See also Minn. Stat. § 325F.71(4) (creating special cause of action for elders and disabled persons for damages, costs, attorney fees, and other equitable relief).

Limitations: See Minn. Stat. § 8.31.

Unfair and Deceptive Acts and Practices: P.R. Laws Ann. tit. 3, §§ 341 through 341w Department of Consumer Affairs Organic Act

Prohibited Practices: Fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation of brand, price, quantity, size, quality, guaranty, or wholesomeness of a product, article, or service.

Scope: Not specified.

Exclusions: None specified.

Private Remedies: Consumer may make administrative complaint to department of consumer affairs. Any party adversely affected by department’s ruling may appeal to court.

Limitations: None specified.

Unfair and Deceptive Acts and Practices: P.R. Laws Ann. tit. 10, §§ 257 through 273 Fair Competition Act

Prohibited Practices: Unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts and practices in trade or commerce.

Scope: Applies to any natural or artificial person who draws substantial income from used or consumed goods or services rendered in Puerto Rico and/or receives substantial income within the scope of the economy of Puerto Rico or from any impact or effect in a specific local market.

Exclusions: None specified.

Unfair and Deceptive Acts and Practices: S.D. Codified Laws §§ 37-24-1 through 37-24-35 Deceptive Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law

Prohibited Practices: 14 enumerated deceptive practices, including knowing omission of material fact in connection with sale or advertisement of merchandise.

Scope: No scope limitations.

Exclusions: Advertisements by publisher, radio and television media, with no knowledge of falsity; acts permitted by state or U.S. laws or regulations.

Private Remedies: Actual damages.

Limitations: Statute of limitations is 4 years after discovery.