Utah Statutes

§ 13-11-2 — Construction and purposes of act.

Utah § 13-11-2
JurisdictionUtah
Title 13Commerce and Trade
Ch. 13-11Utah Consumer Sales Practices Act

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Utah Code Ann. § 13-11-2 (2026).

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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, including by disgorging money or any thing of value obtained in violation of this chapter;
(3)to encourage the development of fair consumer sales practices;
(4)to make state regulation of consumer sales practices consistent with the policies of the Federal Trade Commission Act relating to consumer protection;
(5)to make uniform the law, including the administrative rules, with respect to the subject of this chapter among those states that enact similar laws; and
(6)to recognize and protect suppliers that in good faith comply with the pr

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Legislative History

Amended by Chapter 442, 2025 General Session

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