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13A-9-42
Section 13A-9-42 False advertising. (a) A person commits the crime of false advertising if,
in connection with the promotion of a sale, transfer, consumption or use of property or services,
he makes or causes to be made a false or misleading statement in any advertisement addressed
to the public or to a substantial number of persons. (b) It is a defense to a prosecution
under this section if the actor acts neither knowingly nor recklessly in making the false
or misleading statement or in causing it to be made. The burden of injecting the issue is
on the defendant, but this does not shift the burden of proof. (c) False advertising is a
Class B misdemeanor. (Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §4110.)...
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34-9-19.1
Section 34-9-19.1 Advertising - Dental referral service; requirements; prohibitions; penalties.
(a) For purposes of this section, the following words shall have the following meanings: (1)
ADVERTISEMENT. Information communicated in a manner designed to attract public attention to
a referral service, participating dentist, or a practice of dentistry. (2) DENTAL REFERRAL
SERVICE. A person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, agent, or employee of any
of the foregoing that engages in any business or service for profit that in whole or in part
includes the referral or recommendation of persons to a dentist for any form of dental care
or treatment. (3) DENTIST. Any person licensed to practice dentistry or any entity authorized
by law which is formed for the purpose of practicing dentistry. (4) FALSE, FRAUDULENT, MISLEADING,
OR DECEPTIVE STATEMENT. A statement or claim having one or more of the following characteristics:
a. One that contains a misrepresentation of fact. b. One that...
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8-19-5
Section 8-19-5 Unlawful trade practices. The following deceptive acts or practices in the conduct
of any trade or commerce are hereby declared to be unlawful: (1) Passing off goods or services
as those of another, provided that this section shall not prohibit the private labeling of
goods or services. (2) Causing confusion or misunderstanding as to the source, sponsorship,
approval, or certification of goods or services. (3) Causing confusion or misunderstanding
as to the affiliation, connection, or association with, or certification by another, provided
that this section shall not prohibit the private labeling of goods or services. (4) Using
deceptive representations or designations of geographic origin in connection with goods or
services. (5) Representing that goods or services have sponsorship, approval, characteristics,
ingredients, uses, benefits, or qualities that they do not have or that a person has sponsorship,
approval, status, affiliation, or connection that he or she does...
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27-2B-9
Section 27-2B-9 Confidentiality of reports and plans; information sharing agreements; publication
of RBC levels prohibited; use of reports and plans by commissioner. (a) All RBC reports, to
the extent the information therein is not required to be set forth in a publicly available
annual statement schedule, and RBC plans, including the results or report of any examination
or analysis of an insurer performed pursuant hereto and any corrective order issued by the
commissioner pursuant to examination or analysis, with respect to any domestic insurer or
foreign insurer which are filed with the commissioner constitute information that may be damaging
to the insurer if made available to its competitors and therefore shall be kept confidential
by the commissioner. This information shall not be made public or be subject to subpoena,
other than by the commissioner, and then only for the purpose of enforcement actions taken
by the commissioner pursuant to this chapter or any other provision of...
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34-14-9
Section 34-14-9 Complaint and hearing; appeal; disciplinary actions. (a) Any person wishing
to make a complaint against a licensee or apprentice under this chapter shall reduce the same
to writing and file his or her complaint with the board within one year from the date of the
action upon which the complaint is based. If the board investigates and determines the charges
made in the complaint are sufficient to warrant a hearing to determine whether the license
issued under this chapter shall be suspended or revoked, it shall make an order fixing a time
and place for a hearing and require the licensee complained against to appear and defend against
the complaint. The order shall have annexed thereto a copy of the complaint. The order and
copy of the complaint shall be served upon the licensee at least 20 days before the date set
for hearing, either personally or by registered or certified mail sent to the licensee's last
known address. Continuances or adjournment of hearing date shall...
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20-1-136
Section 20-1-136 False and misleading advertising. The false and misleading advertising of
mellorine is prohibited. An advertisement of mellorine shall be deemed to be false and misleading
if in such advertisement representations are made or suggested by statement, word, grade,
designation, design, device, symbol, sound, or any combination thereof that such mellorine
is a dairy product; except, that nothing contained in this section shall prevent a truthful,
accurate, and full statement in any such advertisement of all the ingredients in such mellorine.
(Acts 1953, No. 91, p. 134, §6; Acts 1953, No. 475, p. 591, §6.)...
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13A-11-124
Section 13A-11-124 Making false statements to obtain workers' compensation benefits. Any person
who makes or causes to be made any knowingly false or fraudulent material statement or material
representation for the purpose of obtaining compensation, as defined in Section 25-5-1(1),
as amended, for himself or herself or any other person is guilty of a Class C felony. (Acts
1994, No. 94-653, §1.)...
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13A-10-107
Section 13A-10-107 When retraction of false statement bar to perjury conviction. No person
shall be convicted of perjury if he retracted his false statement in the course of the same
proceeding in which it was made before it became manifest that the falsification was or would
be exposed. Statements made in separate hearings at separate stages of the same trial or administrative
proceeding shall be deemed to have been made in the course of the same proceeding. The burden
of injecting the issue of retraction is on the defendant, but this does not shift the burden
of proof. (Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §4925.)...
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27-34-45
Section 27-34-45 Misrepresentations. No person shall cause or permit to be made, issued, or
circulated in any form: (1) Any misrepresentation or false or misleading statement concerning
the terms, benefits, or advantages of any fraternal insurance contract now issued, or to be
issued, in this state or the financial condition of any society; (2) Any false or misleading
estimate or statement concerning the dividends or shares of surplus paid, or to be paid, by
any society on any insurance contract; or (3) Any incomplete comparison of an insurance contract
of one society with an insurance contract of another society or insurer for the purpose of
inducing the lapse, forfeiture, or surrender of any insurance contract. A comparison of insurance
contracts is incomplete: a. If it does not compare in detail: 1. The gross rates and the gross
rates less any dividend or other reduction allowed at the date of the comparison; and 2. Any
increase in cash values and all the benefits provided by each...
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34-24-231
Section 34-24-231 False or misleading statements in advertisements. It shall be unlawful for
any person engaged in the practice of podiatry in this state to print or cause to be printed,
or circulate or cause to be circulated, or publish or cause to be published, by any means
whatsoever, any advertisement or circular in which appears any untruthful, impossible, or
improbable or misleading statement or statements, or anything calculated or intended to mislead
or deceive the public. (Acts 1967, No. 741, p. 1586, §18.)...
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