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.