422.416 Referral transactions prohibited.
(1) With respect to a consumer transaction no merchant shall give or offer to give a rebate or discount or otherwise pay or offer to pay value to the customer as an inducement for a consumer transaction in consideration of the customer's giving to the creditor the names of prospective customers, or otherwise aiding the creditor in entering into a transaction with another customer or, without being limited by any of the foregoing, performing any other act or the occurrence of any other event, if the earning of the rebate, discount or other value is contingent upon the occurrence of an event subsequent to the time the customer enters into the agreement.
(2) A violation of this section is subject to s. 425.305.
History: 1971 c. 239; 1991 a. 316.
Structure Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 422 - Consumer credit transactions.
422.201 - Finance charge for consumer credit transactions.
422.203 - Delinquency charges.
422.205 - Finance charge on refinancing.
422.206 - Finance charge on consolidation.
422.207 - Advances to perform agreements of customer.
422.209 - Rebate on prepayment.
422.210 - Agricultural credit transactions.
422.301 - Requirements of federal act.
422.302 - General requirements and provisions.
422.303 - Form requirements other than open-end or discount.
422.304 - Prohibition of blank writings.
422.306 - Receipts; accounting; evidence of payment.
422.307 - Estimates or approximations.
422.308 - Open-end credit disclosures.
422.310 - Refund anticipation loans.
422.402 - Balloon payments prohibited.
422.403 - Maximum periods of repayment.
422.404 - Assignment of earnings.
422.405 - Authorization to confess judgment prohibited.
422.406 - Negotiable instruments.
422.407 - Defenses assertable against an assignee.
422.409 - Notice of assignment.
422.410 - Statements of compliance or performance.
422.412 - Restriction on liability in consumer lease.
422.413 - Limitation on default charges.
422.414 - Use of multiple agreements.
422.415 - Changes in open-end credit terms.
422.4155 - Notice of termination of liability.
422.416 - Referral transactions prohibited.
422.417 - Restrictions on security interests.
422.418 - Security interests: consolidations; open-end credit plans.
422.421 - Variable rate transaction.
422.502 - Registration requirements.
422.503 - Prohibited activities.