Chapter 646A - Trade Regulation

Section 646A.030 - Definitions for ORS 646A.030 to 646A.042.
Section 646A.032 - Price list for health spa services.
Section 646A.034 - Contracts; contents.
Section 646A.036 - Contracts and rules; delivery to buyer.
Section 646A.038 - Moneys paid prior to facility opening; disposition; priority of claim; refund.
Section 646A.040 - Waiver of provisions of ORS 646A.030 to 646A.042.
Section 646A.042 - Remedies and obligations supplementary to existing remedies.
Section 646A.050 - Definitions.
Section 646A.052 - Form of purchase agreement.
Section 646A.054 - Rules.
Section 646A.060 - Purchase of used goods; records; application to pawnbrokers.
Section 646A.062 - Penalty for violation of ORS 646A.060.
Section 646A.064 - Definitions for ORS 646A.064 to 646A.067.
Section 646A.065 - Records required for transactions involving items of precious metal; maintenance required of precious metal secondhand dealer; retention of items of precious metal.
Section 646A.066 - Applicability to local ordinances.
Section 646A.067 - Preemption of local requirements applicable to pawnbrokers.
Section 646A.068 - Penalty for violating ORS 646A.065.
Section 646A.070 - Sale of telephonic equipment; disclosure requirements; enforcement; penalty.
Section 646A.072 - Exceptions to disclosure requirements.
Section 646A.075 - Required information prior to purchase of dog.
Section 646A.077 - Qualification for full refund; replacement dog; reimbursement for cost of veterinary care; exceptions.
Section 646A.080 - Sale of novelty item containing mercury; penalty.
Section 646A.081 - Prohibition on sale or installation of mercury vapor outdoor lighting fixtures.
Section 646A.082 - Floral retail sales; disclosure of principal place of business; enforcement; penalty.
Section 646A.085 - Sale of rights by distributor to exhibit motion picture without first giving exhibitor opportunity to view motion picture prohibited; attorney fees.
Section 646A.090 - Offer to sell or lease motor vehicle under retail installment contract or lease agreement; return of items if lender does not approve loan; charges for use of vehicle; exceptions.
Section 646A.092 - Advertisements for sale or lease of motor vehicle; exceptions.
Section 646A.093 - Disclosures for handling and shipping consumer goods required in advertisements, offers and sales; penalty.
Section 646A.095 - Disclosure required when purchaser of product offered technical support through information delivery system.
Section 646A.097 - Payment of sales commissions following termination of contract between sales representative and principal; definitions; civil action.
Section 646A.100 - Definitions for ORS 646A.100 to 646A.110.
Section 646A.102 - Notice of intent to conduct going out of business sale; display and filing; exceptions; prohibited activities.
Section 646A.104 - Information required in notice of intent.
Section 646A.106 - Circumstances in which going out of business sale prohibited.
Section 646A.108 - Prohibited conduct.
Section 646A.110 - Applicability of ORS 646A.100 to 646A.110 and 646A.112.
Section 646A.112 - Injunction of sham sale; evidence; attorney fees; defense; definitions.
Section 646A.115 - Software prohibited that interferes with sale of admission tickets to entertainment events; unlawful practice.
Section 646A.120 - Definitions for ORS 646A.120 to 646A.134.
Section 646A.122 - Applicability of ORS 646A.120 to 646A.134.
Section 646A.124 - General disclosure requirements.
Section 646A.126 - Specific disclosure requirements.
Section 646A.128 - Provisions prohibited in lease-purchase agreements.
Section 646A.130 - Reinstatement of lease-purchase agreement by consumer; receipt for each payment.
Section 646A.132 - Renegotiation or extension of lease-purchase agreement.
Section 646A.134 - Disclosures required in advertisement for lease-purchase agreements.
Section 646A.140 - Definitions for ORS 646A.140 and 646A.142.
Section 646A.142 - Rental vehicle collision damage waiver notice.
Section 646A.150 - Applicability of ORS 646A.150 to 646A.172.
Section 646A.152 - Definitions for ORS 646A.150 to 646A.172.
Section 646A.154 - Service contract defined; registration; proof of financial stability; bond; action; rules; applicability of Insurance Code.
Section 646A.156 - Required contents of service contracts.
Section 646A.158 - Prohibited conduct.
Section 646A.160 - Service contract obligor as agent of insurer; indemnification or subrogation rights of insurer.
Section 646A.162 - Investigation of violations; inspection of records; subpoenas; discontinue or desist order; civil penalties.
Section 646A.164 - Complaints and investigations confidential; exceptions.
Section 646A.166 - Refusal to continue or suspension or revocation of registration.
Section 646A.168 - Assessment fee; rules; purpose; registration fee.
Section 646A.170 - Remedies not exclusive.
Section 646A.172 - Rules; exemption of certain obligors.
Section 646A.200 - Definitions for ORS 646A.202 and 646A.204.
Section 646A.202 - Payment processing systems.
Section 646A.204 - Customer information.
Section 646A.206 - Rules.
Section 646A.210 - Requiring credit card number as condition for accepting check or share draft prohibited; exceptions.
Section 646A.212 - "Credit card" defined.
Section 646A.214 - Verification of identity in credit or debit card transactions.
Section 646A.220 - Credit card solicitation; required disclosure; definitions.
Section 646A.222 - Charge card solicitation; required disclosure; definitions.
Section 646A.230 - Action by Attorney General or district attorney; civil and criminal penalties.
Section 646A.232 - Effect of compliance with federal law.
Section 646A.240 - Treatment of child support obligations by creditor in applications for extensions of credit.
Section 646A.242 - "Creditor" defined.
Section 646A.244 - Cause of action for violation of ORS 646A.240; injunction; attorney fees; defenses.
Section 646A.274 - Definitions for ORS 646A.276 and 646A.278.
Section 646A.276 - Sale of gift card that expires, declines in value, includes fee or does not give option to redeem.
Section 646A.278 - Requirements for sale of gift card that expires.
Section 646A.280 - Definitions for ORS 646A.280 to 646A.290.
Section 646A.282 - Simulated invoices prohibited.
Section 646A.284 - Cause of action by Attorney General; judgment; attorney fees.
Section 646A.286 - Cause of action by private party; judgment; attorney fees.
Section 646A.288 - Presumptions in cause of action brought under ORS 646A.284 or 646A.286.
Section 646A.290 - Construction; other remedies.
Section 646A.292 - Legislative intent.
Section 646A.293 - Definitions for ORS 646A.293 and 646A.295.
Section 646A.295 - Prohibited actions; requirements; timing; failure to obtain consent; exceptions.
Section 646A.300 - Definitions for ORS 646A.300 to 646A.322.
Section 646A.302 - Application of ORS 646A.300 to 646A.322 to successor in interest or assignee of supplier.
Section 646A.304 - Payment for farm implements, parts, software, tools and signs upon termination of retailer agreement.
Section 646A.306 - Repurchase of inventory by supplier; effect of new retailer agreement.
Section 646A.308 - Civil action for supplier’s failure to pay; venue.
Section 646A.310 - Prohibited conduct by supplier.
Section 646A.312 - Termination, cancellation or nonrenewal of retailer agreement; notice; good cause.
Section 646A.314 - New or relocated dealership; notice; area of responsibility.
Section 646A.316 - Warranty claims; payment; time for completion.
Section 646A.318 - Warranty claims; processing.
Section 646A.320 - Retailer’s improvements to products.
Section 646A.322 - Remedies; arbitration; cause of action; attorney fees; injunctive relief.
Section 646A.325 - Repurchase of motor vehicle by manufacturer; notice to dealer; contents of notice; notice to prospective buyer.
Section 646A.327 - Attorney fees for action under ORS 646A.325.
Section 646A.340 - Definitions for ORS 646A.340 to 646A.348.
Section 646A.342 - Prohibited conduct; required verifications and notice.
Section 646A.344 - Bond or letter of credit; action; exceptions.
Section 646A.346 - Damages.
Section 646A.348 - Action by Attorney General; civil penalty; injunction; damages; attorney fees and costs.
Section 646A.350 - Delivery of unrequested hazardous substances prohibited.
Section 646A.352 - Penalty.
Section 646A.360 - Unsolicited facsimile machine transmissions.
Section 646A.362 - Exclusion of name from sweepstakes promotion mailing list; written request; rules.
Section 646A.365 - Check, draft or payment instrument creating obligation for payment.
Section 646A.370 - Definitions for ORS 646A.370 to 646A.374.
Section 646A.372 - Limits on usage of automatic dialing and announcing device.
Section 646A.374 - Prohibited actions.
Section 646A.376 - Enforcement; civil penalty.
Section 646A.400 - Definitions for ORS 646A.400 to 646A.418.
Section 646A.402 - Availability of remedy.
Section 646A.404 - Consumer’s remedies; manufacturer’s affirmative defenses.
Section 646A.405 - Manufacturer action under ORS 646A.404; request to Department of Transportation; notice to buyer; unlawful practice; rules.
Section 646A.406 - Presumption of reasonable attempt to conform; extension of time for repairs; notice to manufacturer.
Section 646A.408 - Use of informal dispute settlement procedure as condition for remedy; binding effect on manufacturer.
Section 646A.410 - Informal dispute settlement procedure; recordkeeping; review by Department of Justice.
Section 646A.412 - Action in court; damages if manufacturer does not act in good faith; attorney fees; expert witness fees; costs.
Section 646A.414 - Limitations on actions against dealers.
Section 646A.416 - Limitation on commencement of action.
Section 646A.418 - Remedies supplementary to existing statutory or common law remedies; election of remedies.
Section 646A.430 - Definitions for ORS 646A.430 to 646A.450.
Section 646A.432 - Applicability of ORS 646A.430 to 646A.450; applicability of other law.
Section 646A.434 - Sale of vehicle protection product; conditions and requirements.
Section 646A.436 - Warrantor registration; requirements; expiration; fees; rules.
Section 646A.438 - Reimbursement insurance; requirements; insurer qualifications.
Section 646A.440 - Required provisions of reimbursement insurance policy; cancellation; notice.
Section 646A.442 - Vehicle protection product warranty administrator.
Section 646A.444 - Recordkeeping requirements for warrantor; record retention.
Section 646A.446 - Prohibited conduct for warrantor.
Section 646A.448 - Prohibited activities.
Section 646A.450 - Rules; investigative powers of department.
Section 646A.452 - Enforcement by Attorney General.
Section 646A.460 - Definitions for ORS 646A.460 to 646A.476.
Section 646A.462 - Express warranty; duration.
Section 646A.464 - Repair of assistive device.
Section 646A.466 - Replacement or refund after attempt to repair.
Section 646A.468 - Procedures for replacement or refund.
Section 646A.470 - Sale or lease of returned assistive device.
Section 646A.472 - Dispute resolution.
Section 646A.474 - Applicability of other laws; waiver.
Section 646A.476 - Civil action for damages; attorney fees; limitation on actions.
Section 646A.480 - Definitions for ORS 646A.480 to 646A.495.
Section 646A.482 - Estimate required before beginning work; contents; evaluation.
Section 646A.486 - Prohibited actions if estimate exceeds $200; revision of estimate; methods to obtain owner authorization.
Section 646A.490 - Additional prohibited actions; reassembly required; copies.
Section 646A.495 - Owner designee; waiver of authorization requirement.
Section 646A.500 - Legislative findings; declaration of purpose.
Section 646A.502 - Short title.
Section 646A.504 - Definitions for ORS 646A.500 to 646A.514.
Section 646A.506 - Prohibited conduct.
Section 646A.508 - Penalties.
Section 646A.510 - Exemptions.
Section 646A.512 - Private right of action; attorney fees.
Section 646A.514 - Scope of remedies.
Section 646A.525 - Definitions for ORS 646A.525 to 646A.535.
Section 646A.530 - Prohibited sales of certain children’s products; recall notices and warnings; disposal of recalled children’s products; compliance with warning instructions.
Section 646A.535 - Assistance of Attorney General in obtaining recall notices.
Section 646A.550 - Short title.
Section 646A.555 - License to engage in business activity not required for individual under 17 years of age.
Section 646A.560 - Legislative findings.
Section 646A.562 - Definitions for ORS 646A.560 to 646A.566.
Section 646A.564 - Standards for mercury content in electric lamps; exceptions.
Section 646A.566 - Considerations for state agency procurement of lighting devices that contain mercury.
Section 646A.575 - Definitions for ORS 646A.575 to 646A.590.
Section 646A.577 - Limited license required; application; fee; renewal; prohibited representations.
Section 646A.580 - Cost of coverage; billing requirements; remission to insurer or supervising entity; funds held in trust; compensation.
Section 646A.582 - Written disclosure requirements.
Section 646A.585 - Exceptions to license requirement; prohibited representations; acts of employees.
Section 646A.588 - Restrictions on modification or termination of coverage; notice; consent to notice.
Section 646A.590 - Rules.
Section 646A.592 - Enforcement.
Section 646A.600 - Short title.
Section 646A.602 - Definitions for ORS 646A.600 to 646A.628.
Section 646A.604 - Notice of breach of security; delay; methods of notification; contents of notice; application of notice requirement.
Section 646A.606 - Security freeze; requirements; proof of authority; effect.
Section 646A.608 - Deadline for placing security freeze; protective record creation; use and release of information; confirmation; personal identification number; exception; lifting and removal.
Section 646A.610 - Fees not permitted.
Section 646A.612 - Conditions for lifting or removing security freeze.
Section 646A.614 - Effect of security freeze on use of consumer reports or protective records.
Section 646A.616 - Effect of request for consumer report subject to security freeze.
Section 646A.618 - Prohibition on changes to consumer report subject to security freeze; entities subject to requirement to place security freeze.
Section 646A.620 - Prohibition on printing, displaying or posting Social Security numbers; exemptions.
Section 646A.622 - Requirement to develop safeguards for personal information; conduct deemed to comply with requirement; defenses.
Section 646A.624 - Powers of director; penalties.
Section 646A.626 - Rules.
Section 646A.628 - Allocation of moneys.
Section 646A.640 - Definitions.
Section 646A.643 - License requirement to engage in debt buying; exemptions.
Section 646A.646 - License application; requirements; application through Nationwide Multistate Licensing System; fee; insurance; license renewal; director’s investigation; license term; suspension or revocation; rules.
Section 646A.649 - Licensee’s principal place of business and registered agent; assumed business name; display of license; rules.
Section 646A.652 - Required notices.
Section 646A.655 - Compliance with director’s standards; rules.
Section 646A.658 - Prohibited practices.
Section 646A.661 - Director’s supervisory authority; examinations and investigations; referral to Attorney General; costs of examination or investigation; consultation and cooperation with trade association and members of public.
Section 646A.664 - Enforcement actions; penalties.
Section 646A.667 - Preemption.
Section 646A.670 - Legal action to collect debt; requirements for pleadings; judgments; attorney fees.
Section 646A.673 - Rules.
Section 646A.677 - Requirement to screen for financial assistance before transferring medical debt for cellection; permitted interest rate; unlawful collection practices.
Section 646A.680 - Legislative intent.
Section 646A.683 - Requirement to report increase in drug price; exemptions.
Section 646A.686 - Short title.
Section 646A.689 - Requirement to report certain information concerning drug manufacturing and pricing; contents of report; penalty; rules.
Section 646A.692 - Civil penalty.
Section 646A.700 - Short title.
Section 646A.702 - Definitions for ORS 646A.702 to 646A.720.
Section 646A.705 - Persons that are not foreclosure consultants.
Section 646A.710 - Foreclosure consulting contract; requirements; void provisions.
Section 646A.715 - Cancellation; effective date; payment for services provided before cancellation or breach; form; sufficiency of notice.
Section 646A.720 - Prohibited acts of foreclosure consultant.
Section 646A.725 - Definitions for ORS 646A.725 to 646A.750.
Section 646A.730 - Persons that are not equity purchasers.
Section 646A.735 - Written contract; requirements; void provisions; power of attorney prohibited.
Section 646A.740 - Cancellation; effective date; rebuttable presumption of delivery; payment for services; form; sufficiency of notice; return of documents.
Section 646A.745 - Required and prohibited acts.
Section 646A.750 - Rebuttable presumptions; accounting; bona fide purchaser; memorandum of agreement; form.
Section 646A.755 - Acts not precluded.
Section 646A.760 - Civil action for damages; attorney fees and costs; limitation on commencement of action.
Section 646A.765 - Penalties.
Section 646A.770 - Definitions.
Section 646A.773 - Applicability of Insurance Code; statement of costs; exemptions.
Section 646A.776 - Required disclosures; cancellation provisions; effect on motor vehicle purchaser’s credit.
Section 646A.779 - Determination of amount of waiver; waivers that are required and waivers that are not required.
Section 646A.781 - Cancellation and expiration; refunds; effect of sale, assignment or transfer.
Section 646A.784 - Reimbursement insurance policies for guaranteed asset protection waivers.
Section 646A.787 - Fiduciary responsibilities.
Section 646A.790 - Unlawful practices.
Section 646A.800 - Late fees on delinquent cable service accounts; amount; disclosure; notice.
Section 646A.801 - Termination of residential cable service or residential telecommunications service for certain persons.
Section 646A.803 - Contest and sweepstakes solicitations; required disclosures; prohibited representations.
Section 646A.806 - Website with photographs and information about arrested persons; requirement to remove photographs and information upon request; penalty.
Section 646A.808 - Obtaining personal information by false representation via electronic media.
Section 646A.810 - Patent infringement claim made in bad faith; enforcement as unlawful practice; limitations; rules.
Section 646A.813 - Security requirements for Internet-connected devices; exemptions; penalty.