§ 31-19-106 — Unlawful acts

(a) No rental vehicle agency, employee thereof, or other
person required to be licensed under this chapter shall:
(i) Rent or offer to rent rental vehicles unless the
person holds a valid rental vehicle agency certificate;
(ii) Engage in the business for which a rental
vehicle agency certificate is issued without maintaining an
established place of business as required by this chapter;
(iii) Violate this chapter or any of the rules and
regulations promulgated under it;
(iv) Knowingly purchase, sell, acquire, rent, offer
to rent or dispose of a stolen vehicle;
(v) Knowingly rent or offer to rent a vehicle which
has an altered or removed vehicle identification number or alter
or remove a vehicle identification number;
(vi) Violate any law of this state respecting
commerce in vehicles or any related state agency rule or
regulation;
(vii) Violate any provision of the federal motor
vehicle safety standards;
(viii) Knowingly publish or circulate any misleading
or inaccurate advertisement which misrepresents any of the
products or services offered by a rental vehicle agency or use
any false or misleading advertisement in the conduct of its
business;
(ix) Make a false report to the department with the
intent to misrepresent the amount of registration fees paid on
rental vehicles or the amount of surcharge fees collected.
(b) Any statement, threats, promises, acts, contracts or
offers of contracts which lessen or eliminate competition or
tend to create a monopoly are unfair trade practices, unfair
methods of competition and are prohibited.
(c) No rental vehicle agency or employee thereof shall
attempt to nullify any of the provisions of this chapter,
whether by written instrument, agreement, release or waiver.
Any such attempt, agreement, written instrument, release or
waiver is null and void.