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Unfair and Deceptive Acts and Practices: D.C. Code §§ 28-3901 through 28-3913

Prohibited Practices: 35 enumerated deceptive, unfair or unlawful trade practices, including unconscionable terms.

Scope: Private cause of action must relate to trade practice, defined as any act which does or would create, alter, repair, furnish, make available, provide information about, or, directly or indirectly, solicit or offer for or effectuate a sale, lease, or transfer of consumer goods or services.

Unfair and Deceptive Acts and Practices: Fla. Stat. §§ 501.201 through 501.213 Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act

Prohibited Practices: Unfair methods of competition, unconscionable acts or practices, and unfair or deceptive acts or practices. Violations may be based on violation of FTC rules, FTC standards of unfairness and deception, or any statute, rule, regulation or ordinance proscribing unfair, deceptive, or unconscionable practices. Special restrictions on motor vehicle sales, added in 2001, are found at Fla. Stat. §§ 501.975 to 501.976 and are explicitly made actionable.

Unfair and Deceptive Acts and Practices: Ga. Code Ann. §§ 10-1-370 through 10-1-375 Uniform Deceptive Trade Practices Act

Prohibited Practices: 12 enumerated deceptive practices and conduct likely to create confusion or misunderstanding.

Scope: Action in course of business, vocation or occupation.

Exclusions: Conduct which complies with federal, state or local rules, orders, or statutes; publishers, broadcasters, printers or other persons who disseminate information without knowledge of deceptive character.

Unfair and Deceptive Acts and Practices: 5 Guam Code Ann. §§ 32101 through 32603 Deceptive Trade Practices—Consumer Protection Act

Prohibited Practices: False, misleading or deceptive trade practices, including 50 enumerated practices. Additional provisions regarding vehicle warranties, telemarketing, prizes and gifts, homeowners’ warranties, and cable television.

Scope: Very broad. Protects business consumers (including corporations and the government) as well as individuals purchasing goods or services for personal use.

Unfair and Deceptive Acts and Practices: Haw. Rev. Stat. §§ 480-1 through 480-24

Prohibited Practices: Unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive trade practices; antitrust violations.

Scope: Trade or commerce. Private action extended to consumer, defined to be natural person who primarily for personal, family or household purposes attempts to purchase, purchases, or is solicited to purchase goods or services or who commits money, property, or services in a personal investment. “Purchase” includes leasing and licensing. (Business entities can bring suit only for violation of prohibition of unfair competition.)

Unfair and Deceptive Acts and Practices: 815 Ill. Comp. Stat. 505/1 through 505/12 Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act

Prohibited Practices: Unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices including concealment or omission of any material fact with intent to cause reliance, including many enumerated prohibitions; violation of UDTPA.

Scope: Trade or commerce, defined as advertising, sale, offering for sale, or distribution of any real, personal or intangible property or services, and any other thing of value.

Unfair and Deceptive Acts and Practices: 815 Ill. Comp. Stat. 510/1 through 510/7 Uniform Deceptive Trade Practices Act

Prohibited Practices: 11 enumerated deceptive trade practices plus a catchall prohibiting any conduct likely to cause confusion or misunderstanding.

Scope: In course of business, vocation or occupation.

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

Unfair and Deceptive Acts and Practices: Iowa Code §§ 714.16 through 714.16A, 714H.1 through 714H.8

Prohibited Practices: A general prohibition of unfair practices, deception, fraud, false pretense, false promise, or misrepresentation, or the concealment, suppression, or omission of a material fact with intent to cause reliance, and 15 other enumerated practices.

Scope: Lease, sale, offer of sale, attempt to sell, or advertisement of any objects, wares, goods, commodities, intangibles, stocks, bonds, securities, debentures, realty or services, or solicitation of charitable contributions.

Unfair and Deceptive Acts and Practices: Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 367.110 through 367.990 (West) Consumer Protection Act

Prohibited Practices: Unfair, false, misleading, or deceptive acts or practices; unfair construed to mean unconscionable; antitrust violations.

Scope: In trade or commerce, defined as the advertising, offer for sale, or distribution of any service, real, personal, tangible or intangible property and any other thing of value.

Exclusions: Advertisements by publisher, radio and television media, with no knowledge of falsity; activities authorized or approved under federal or state law or regulation.

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.