R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-5.1-3

Unlawful acts and practices

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case In Re New Motor Vehicles Canadian Export Antitrust Litigation (2004)

Most recently applied in In Re New Motor Vehicles Canadian Export Antitrust Litigation (December 2004)

P.L. 1974, ch. 292, § 1; P.L. 1989, ch. 174, § 2; P.L. 1991, ch. 44, art. 14, § 3; P.L. 2008, ch. 98, § 6; P.L. 2008, ch. 145, § 6; P.L. 2009, ch. 227, § 1; P.L. 2009, ch. 228, …

(a) Unfair methods of competition, and unfair or deceptive acts or practices, as defined in this chapter, are declared to be unlawful.

(b) In construing subsection (a) of this section, the courts may be guided by the interpretations of § 45 of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. § 45), as from time to time amended.

(c) The department of revenue (hereinafter in this chapter, the “department”) may make rules and regulations interpreting the provisions of subsection (a) of this section. The rules and regulations shall not be inconsistent with the rules, regulations, and decisions of the Federal Trade Commission and the federal courts interpreting the provisions of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. § 45), as from time to time amended.

Official source: Rhode Island General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Rhode Island statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.