<section number="13-11-4"><effdate>5/6/2026</effdate><histories><history>Amended by Chapter <modchap sess="2026GS">394</modchap>, 2026 General Session</history><modyear>2026</modyear></histories><catchline>Deceptive act or practice by supplier.</catchline><subsection number="13-11-4(1)">A supplier that engages in a deceptive act or practice in connection with a consumer transaction violates this chapter, whether the deceptive act or practice occurs before, during, or after the transaction.</subsection><subsection number="13-11-4(2)">Without limiting the scope of Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="13-11-4(1)">(1)</xref>, a supplier commits a deceptive act or practice if the supplier:<subsection number="13-11-4(2)(a)">indicates that the subject of a consumer transaction has sponsorship, approval, performance characteristics, accessories, uses, or benefits, if the subject has not;</subsection><subsection number="13-11-4(2)(b)">indicates that the subject of a consumer transaction is of a particular standard, quality, grade, style, or model, if the subject is not;</subsection><subsection number="13-11-4(2)(c)">indicates that the subject of a consumer transaction is new, or unused, if the subject is not, or has been used to an extent that is materially different from the fact;</subsection><subsection number="13-11-4(2)(d)">indicates that the subject of a consumer transaction is available to the consumer for a reason that does not exist, including any of the following reasons falsely used in an advertisement:<subsection number="13-11-4(2)(d)(i)">"going out of business";</subsection><subsection number="13-11-4(2)(d)(ii)">"bankruptcy sale";</subsection><subsection number="13-11-4(2)(d)(iii)">"lost our lease";</subsection><subsection number="13-11-4(2)(d)(iv)">"building coming down";</subsection><subsection number="13-11-4(2)(d)(v)">"forced out of business";</subsection><subsection number="13-11-4(2)(d)(vi)">"final days";</subsection><subsection number="13-11-4(2)(d)(vii)">"liquidation sale";</subsection><subsection number="13-11-4(2)(d)(viii)">"fire sale";</subsection><subsection number="13-11-4(2)(d)(ix)">"quitting business"; or</subsection><subsection number="13-11-4(2)(d)(x)">an expression similar to any of the expressions in Subsections <xref depth="4" refnumber="13-11-4(2)(d)(i)">(2)(d)(i)</xref> through <xref depth="4" refnumber="13-11-4(ix)">(ix)</xref>;</subsection></subsection><subsection number="13-11-4(2)(e)">indicates that the subject of a consumer transaction has been supplied in accordance with a previous representation, if the subject has not;</subsection><subsection number="13-11-4(2)(f)">indicates that the subject of a consumer transaction will be supplied in greater quantity than the supplier intends;</subsection><subsection number="13-11-4(2)(g)">indicates that replacement or repair is needed, if the replacement or repair is not;</subsection><subsection number="13-11-4(2)(h)">indicates that a specific price advantage exists, if the specific price advantage does not;</subsection><subsection number="13-11-4(2)(i)">indicates that the supplier has a sponsorship, approval, license, certification, or affiliation the supplier does not have;</subsection><subsection number="13-11-4(2)(j)"><subsection number="13-11-4(2)(j)(i)">indicates that a consumer transaction involves or does not involve a warranty, a disclaimer of warranties, particular warranty terms, or other rights, remedies, or obligations, if the representation is false; or</subsection><subsection number="13-11-4(2)(j)(ii)">fails to honor a warranty or a particular warranty term;</subsection></subsection><subsection number="13-11-4(2)(k)">indicates that the consumer will receive a rebate, discount, or other benefit as an inducement for entering into a consumer transaction in return for giving the supplier the names of prospective consumers or otherwise helping the supplier to enter into other consumer transactions, if receipt of the benefit is contingent on an event occurring after the consumer enters into the transaction;</subsection><subsection number="13-11-4(2)(l)">after receipt of payment for goods or services, fails to ship the goods or furnish the services within the time advertised or otherwise represented or, if no specific time is advertised or represented, fails to ship the goods or furnish the services within 30 days, unless within the applicable time period the supplier provides the buyer with the option to:<subsection number="13-11-4(2)(l)(i)">cancel the sales agreement and receive a refund of all previous payments to the supplier if the refund is mailed or delivered to the buyer within 10 business days after the day on which the seller receives written notification from the buyer of the buyer's intent to cancel the sales agreement and receive the refund; or</subsection><subsection number="13-11-4(2)(l)(ii)">extend the shipping date to a specific date proposed by the supplier;</subsection></subsection><subsection number="13-11-4(2)(m)">except as provided in Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="13-11-4(3)(b)">(3)(b)</xref>, fails to furnish a notice meeting the requirements of Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="13-11-4(3)(a)">(3)(a)</xref> of the purchaser's right to cancel a direct solicitation sale within three business days of the time of purchase if:<subsection number="13-11-4(2)(m)(i)">the sale is made other than at the supplier's established place of business pursuant to the supplier's personal contact, whether through mail, electronic mail, facsimile transmission, telephone, or any other form of direct solicitation; and</subsection><subsection number="13-11-4(2)(m)(ii)">the sale price exceeds $25;</subsection></subsection><subsection number="13-11-4(2)(n)">promotes, offers, or grants participation in a pyramid scheme as defined under Title 76, Chapter 17, Part 3, Offenses Concerning Pyramid Schemes;</subsection><subsection number="13-11-4(2)(o)">in connection with a charitable solicitation:<subsection number="13-11-4(2)(o)(i)">falsely indicates that:<subsection number="13-11-4(2)(o)(i)(A)">the supplier is affiliated with a charitable organization;</subsection><subsection number="13-11-4(2)(o)(i)(B)">the supplier is an employee, officer, or representative of a public safety agency;</subsection><subsection number="13-11-4(2)(o)(i)(C)">the supplier has sponsorship or approval of a given charitable organization;</subsection><subsection number="13-11-4(2)(o)(i)(D)">a charitable contribution will be provided to a given charitable organization;</subsection><subsection number="13-11-4(2)(o)(i)(E)">providing a charitable contribution has an additional benefit, including a tax benefit; or</subsection><subsection number="13-11-4(2)(o)(i)(F)">the recipient of the solicitation has previously contributed to a given charitable organization;</subsection></subsection><subsection number="13-11-4(2)(o)(ii)">uses a fictitious name or a name the supplier is not authorized to use; or</subsection><subsection number="13-11-4(2)(o)(iii)">with intent to deceive:<subsection number="13-11-4(2)(o)(iii)(A)">uses a name that is substantially similar to that of another charitable organization; or</subsection><subsection number="13-11-4(2)(o)(iii)(B)">falsely indicates that a charitable contribution will be used for a particular purpose;</subsection></subsection></subsection><subsection number="13-11-4(2)(p)">if a consumer indicates the consumer's intention of making a claim for a motor vehicle repair against the consumer's motor vehicle insurance policy:<subsection number="13-11-4(2)(p)(i)">commences the repair without first giving the consumer oral and written notice of:<subsection number="13-11-4(2)(p)(i)(A)">the total estimated cost of the repair; and</subsection><subsection number="13-11-4(2)(p)(i)(B)">the total dollar amount the consumer is responsible to pay for the repair, which dollar amount may not exceed the applicable deductible or other copay arrangement in the consumer's insurance policy; or</subsection></subsection><subsection number="13-11-4(2)(p)(ii)">requests or collects from a consumer an amount that exceeds the dollar amount a consumer was initially told the consumer was responsible to pay as an insurance deductible or other copay arrangement for a motor vehicle repair under Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="13-11-4(2)(p)(i)">(2)(p)(i)</xref>, even if that amount is less than the full amount the motor vehicle insurance policy requires the insured to pay as a deductible or other copay arrangement, unless:<subsection number="13-11-4(2)(p)(ii)(A)">the consumer's insurance company denies that coverage exists for the repair, in which case, the full amount of the repair may be charged and collected from the consumer; or</subsection><subsection number="13-11-4(2)(p)(ii)(B)">the consumer misstates, before the repair is commenced, the amount of money the insurance policy requires the consumer to pay as a deductible or other copay arrangement, in which case, the supplier may charge and collect from the consumer an amount that does not exceed the amount the insurance policy requires the consumer to pay as a deductible or other copay arrangement;</subsection></subsection></subsection><subsection number="13-11-4(2)(q)">includes in any contract, receipt, or other written documentation of a consumer transaction, or any addendum to any contract, receipt, or other written documentation of a consumer transaction, any confession of judgment or any waiver of any of the rights to which a consumer is entitled under this chapter;</subsection><subsection number="13-11-4(2)(r)">charges a consumer for a consumer transaction or a portion of a consumer transaction that has not previously been agreed to by the consumer;</subsection><subsection number="13-11-4(2)(s)">solicits or enters into a consumer transaction with an individual who lacks the mental ability to comprehend the nature and consequences of:<subsection number="13-11-4(2)(s)(i)">the consumer transaction; or</subsection><subsection number="13-11-4(2)(s)(ii)">the individual's ability to benefit from the consumer transaction;</subsection></subsection><subsection number="13-11-4(2)(t)">solicits for the sale of a product or service by providing a consumer with an unsolicited check or negotiable instrument the presentment or negotiation of which obligates the consumer to purchase a product or service, unless the supplier is:<subsection number="13-11-4(2)(t)(i)">a depository institution under Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="7-1-103">7-1-103</xref>;</subsection><subsection number="13-11-4(2)(t)(ii)">an affiliate of a depository institution; or</subsection><subsection number="13-11-4(2)(t)(iii)">an entity regulated under Title 7, Financial Institutions Act;</subsection></subsection><subsection number="13-11-4(2)(u)">sends an unsolicited mailing to a person that appears to be a billing, statement, or request for payment for a product or service the person has not ordered or used, or that implies that the mailing requests payment for an ongoing product or service the person has not received or requested;</subsection><subsection number="13-11-4(2)(v)">issues a gift certificate, instrument, or other record in exchange for payment to provide the bearer, upon presentation, goods or services in a specified amount without printing in a readable manner on the gift certificate, instrument, packaging, or record any expiration date or information concerning a fee to be charged and deducted from the balance of the gift certificate, instrument, or other record;</subsection><subsection number="13-11-4(2)(w)">misrepresents the geographical origin or location of the supplier's business;</subsection><subsection number="13-11-4(2)(x)">fails to comply with the restrictions of Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="15-10-201">15-10-201</xref> on automatic renewal provisions;</subsection><subsection number="13-11-4(2)(y)">violates Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="13-59-201">13-59-201</xref>; </subsection><subsection number="13-11-4(2)(z)">fails to comply with the restrictions of Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="13-54-202(2)">13-54-202(2)</xref>;</subsection><subsection number="13-11-4(2)(aa)">states or implies that a registration or application administered or enforced by the division is an endorsement, sanction, or approval by the division or a governmental agency or office;</subsection><subsection number="13-11-4(2)(bb)">fails to comply with the requirements of Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="71A-4-102">71A-4-102</xref> regarding assistance to veterans for benefits; or</subsection><subsection number="13-11-4(2)(cc)">fails to comply with the requirements of Chapter 82, Virtual Currency Kiosk Regulation.</subsection></subsection><subsection number="13-11-4(3)"><subsection number="13-11-4(3)(a)">The notice required by Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="13-11-4(2)(m)">(2)(m)</xref> shall:<subsection number="13-11-4(3)(a)(i)">be a conspicuous statement written in dark bold with at least 12-point type on the first page of the purchase documentation; and</subsection><subsection number="13-11-4(3)(a)(ii)">read as follows: "YOU, THE BUYER, MAY CANCEL THIS CONTRACT AT ANY TIME PRIOR TO MIDNIGHT OF THE THIRD BUSINESS DAY (or time period reflecting the supplier's cancellation policy but not less than three business days) AFTER THE DATE OF THE TRANSACTION OR RECEIPT OF THE PRODUCT, WHICHEVER IS LATER."</subsection></subsection><subsection number="13-11-4(3)(b)">A supplier is exempt from the requirements of Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="13-11-4(2)(m)">(2)(m)</xref> if the supplier's cancellation policy:<subsection number="13-11-4(3)(b)(i)">is communicated to the buyer; and</subsection><subsection number="13-11-4(3)(b)(ii)">offers greater rights to the buyer than Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="13-11-4(2)(m)">(2)(m)</xref>.</subsection></subsection></subsection><subsection number="13-11-4(4)"><subsection number="13-11-4(4)(a)">A gift certificate, instrument, or other record that does not print an expiration date in accordance with Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="13-11-4(2)(v)">(2)(v)</xref> does not expire.</subsection><subsection number="13-11-4(4)(b)">A gift certificate, instrument, or other record that does not include printed information concerning a fee to be charged and deducted from the balance of the gift certificate, instrument, or other record is not subject to the charging and deduction of the fee.</subsection><subsection number="13-11-4(4)(c)">Subsections <xref depth="4" refnumber="13-11-4(2)(v)">(2)(v)</xref> and <xref depth="4" refnumber="13-11-4(4)(b)">(4)(b)</xref> do not apply to a gift certificate, instrument, or other record useable at multiple, unaffiliated sellers of goods or services if an expiration date is printed on the gift certificate, instrument, or other record.</subsection></subsection></section>