Ohio Revised Code
Chapter 4712 | Ohio Credit Services Organization Act
Section 4712.08 | Prohibiting Fraudulent Activities.

Effective: September 26, 1996
Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 293 - 121st General Assembly
No credit services organization shall do any of the following:
(A) Obtain a certificate of registration through any false or fraudulent representation or make any substantial misrepresentation in any registration application;
(B) Make false promises through advertising or other means in the conduct of its business or engage in a continued course of misrepresentations in the conduct of its business;
(C) Engage in conduct that constitutes improper, fraudulent, or dishonest dealings in the conduct of its business;
(D) Fail to notify the division of financial institutions if the credit services organization is convicted, in a court of competent jurisdiction of this state or any other state, of a felony or any criminal offense involving fraud.