This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Idaho consumer protection act”. The purpose of this act is to protect both consumers and businesses against unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts and practices in the conduct of trade or commerce, and to provide efficient and economical procedures to secure such protection. It is the intention of the legislature that this chapter be remedial and be so construed.
Idaho Code § 48-601
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Applied in 18 court decisions — leading case 34 Cal. App. 4th 1179 - A-Mark Financial Corp. v. Cigna Property & Casualty Co. (1995)
Most recently applied in Dennis Speerly v. General Motors, LLC (August 2024)
1971, ch. 181, § 2, p. 847; am. 1990, ch. 273, § 1, p. 766.
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Current official text: Idaho Statutes (Idaho Legislature). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Idaho statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.