§ 4-95-105 — Offers of gifts or prizes

(a) It shall be an unlawful practice under this chapter for any product promoter to enforce or to attempt to enforce an agreement for a consumer product not in compliance with the requirements of this chapter. (b) It shall be an unlawful practice under this chapter for any person to offer a gift, prize, or award by means of written notice sent through the mail or by telephone with the intent to sell, lease, or rent a consumer product, or to initiate the sale, lease, or rental of a consumer product when, at the time of such offer, the consumer product and all the material terms of the transaction, including the price, handling, shipping, delivery, or any other fee, are not fully described, unless done so in compliance with this chapter. (c) It shall be an unlawful practice for any person to offer a gift, prize, or award by means of written notice sent through the mail or by telephone with the intent to receive a payment of any money when at the time of such offer all of the material terms of the transaction, including handling, shipping, delivery, or any other fee, are not fully described and: (1) Which requests the consumer to further the transaction by calling a 900 number or "pay-per-call"; or (2) Which requests the consumer to send payment to claim the prize.

Legislative History

Acts 1991, No. 680, § 3; 1993, No. 139, §§ 5, 6.