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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2013 | |
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A N A C T | |
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RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW - GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS - | |
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DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICES | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Williams, Palangio, Edwards, Hull, and Nunes | |
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Date Introduced: February 27, 2013 | |
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Referred To: House Corporations | |
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It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
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SECTION 1. Section 6-13.1-16 of the General Laws in Chapter 6-13.1 entitled |
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"Deceptive Trade Practices" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
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6-13.1-16. Disclosure of service contract agreements. -- (a) It shall be a deceptive trade |
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practice in violation of this chapter for any service contractor to fail to disclose to any person who |
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is a prospective customer, at the time that the person makes initial contact by any means with the |
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service contractor, that a service call made by the service contractor to the home or business of |
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the prospective customer will require the payment by the prospective customer of separate, |
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distinct, and itemized fees for the following: |
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(1) Service charge -- the fee charged by the service contractor to respond to the request |
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for service. |
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(2) Labor charge. |
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(3) Parts and materials. |
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(b) As used in this section: |
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(1) "Service contractor" means a person engaged in the business of repairing, |
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overhauling, adjusting, assembling, or disassembling consumer goods. |
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(2) "Person" means a natural person, corporation, trust, partnership, incorporated or |
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unincorporated association, and any other legal entity. |
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SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
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BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW - GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS - | |
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DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICES | |
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This act would make the failure to disclose separate, distinct and itemized fees for parts |
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and materials, by a service contractor, to a prospective customer, a deceptive trade practice. |
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This act would take effect upon passage. |
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