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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2024

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS --

DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICES

     

     Introduced By: Senators Gallo, Cano, Lawson, and LaMountain

     Date Introduced: March 01, 2024

     Referred To: Senate Commerce

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Section 6-13.1-2 of the General Laws in Chapter 6-13.1 entitled "Deceptive

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Trade Practices" is hereby amended to read as follows:

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     6-13.1-2. Unlawful acts or practices Unlawful acts or practices -- Void provisions.

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     Unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices in the conduct of

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any trade or commerce are declared unlawful. Any term or condition in any agreement which

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unnecessarily burdens a person's effective vindication of rights under this chapter shall be null and

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void.

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS --

DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICES

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     This act would make any term or condition in any agreement that unnecessarily burdens a

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person's vindication of rights under this section null and void.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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