§ 714H.3 — Prohibited practices and acts

Iowa § 714H.3

• Jurisdiction: Iowa
• Title XVI: CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE
• Ch. 714H: CONSUMER FRAUD — PRIVATE ACTIONS

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1. A person shall not engage in a practice or act the person knows or reasonably
should know is an unfair practice, deception, fraud, false pretense, or false promise, or
the misrepresentation, concealment, suppression, or omission of a material fact, with the
intent that others rely upon the unfair practice, deception, fraud, false pretense, false
promise, misrepresentation, concealment, suppression, or omission in connection with the
advertisement, sale, orleaseofconsumermerchandise, orthesolicitationofcontributionsfor
charitable purposes. For the purposes of this chapter, a claimant alleging an unfair practice,
deception, fraud, false pretense, false promise, or misrepresentation must prove that the
prohibited practice related to a material fact or facts. “Solicitations of contributions for
charitable purposes” does not include solicitations made on behalf of a political organization
as defined in section 13C.1, solicitations made on behalf of a religious organization as
defined in section 13C.1, solicitations made on behalf of a state, regionally, or nationally
accredited college or university, or solicitations made on behalf of a nonprofit foundation
benefiting a state, regionally, or nationally accredited college or university subject to section
509(a)(1) or 509(a)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
2. A person shall not engage in any practice or act that is in violation of any of the
following:
a. Section 321.69.
b. Section 321.71A.
c. Chapter 516D.
d. Section 523C.7 or 523C.13.
e. Section 554I.2.
f. Chapter 555A.
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g. Section 714.16, subsection 2, paragraphs “b” through “n”.
h. Chapter 714A.