(a) It is a deceptive telemarketing act or practice for any seller or telephone solicitor to misrepresent any of the following material information:
(1) The total purchase cost to the consumer of the goods or services to be received;
(2) The true name of the telephone solicitor; or
(3) Material aspects of the quality or basic characteristics of the goods or services purchased.
(b) It is a deceptive telemarketing act or practice for any seller or telephone solicitor to misrepresent any material fact regarding the goods or services purchased that has a tendency to mislead.
(c) No person shall commit a deceptive telemarketing act or practice.
(Dec. 1, 1982, D.C. Law 4-164, § 126g; as added June 8, 2001, D.C. Law 13-301, § 102, 47 DCR 7039.)
This section is referenced in § 22-3226.11.
Structure District of Columbia Code
Title 22 - Criminal Offenses and Penalties
Chapter 32 - Theft; Fraud; Stolen Property; Forgery; and Extortion
Subchapter III-B - Telephone Fraud
§ 22–3226.02. Application for a certificate of registration of telephone solicitor
§ 22–3226.03. Surety bond requirements for telephone solicitors
§ 22–3226.04. Security alternative to surety bonds
§ 22–3226.06. Unlawful acts and practices
§ 22–3226.07. Deceptive acts and practices prohibited
§ 22–3226.08. Abusive telemarketing acts or practices
§ 22–3226.10. Criminal penalties
§ 22–3226.11. Private right of action
§ 22–3226.12. Statute of limitations period
§ 22–3226.13. Task force to combat fraud