NCJ Number
41743
Date Published
1977
Length
116 pages
Annotation
TESTIMONY AND OTHER MATERIALS CONCERNING PROPOSED LEGISLATION TO PROTECT CONSUMERS FROM FRAUDULENT ACTIONS BY MAKING THE KNOWING COMMISSION OF SPECIFIED CONSUMER FRAUDS SUBJECT TO CRIMINAL SANCTIONS.
Abstract
THE CONSUMER FRAUD ACT WOULD FILL THE CURRENT GAP IN CONSUMER PROTECTION LAWS BY PROSCRIBING FIVE SPECIFIC KINDS OF FRAUDULENT ACTIVITIES AFFECTING CONSUMERS. THE ACT AVOIDS ANY POSSIBILITY OF THE IMPOSITION OF CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR AN INADVERTENT VIOLATION BY REQUIRING THAT THE PRACTICES BE DONE KNOWINGLY. THE TEXTS OF THE TWO BILLS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS DOCUMENT. WITNESSES AT THE HEARING INCLUDED REPRESENTATIVES OF SEVERAL STATE ATTORNEYS GENERAL OFFICES, THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, THE CONSUMER AFFAIRS SECTION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, AND THE CRIME PREVENTION PROGRAM OF THE NATIONAL RETIRED TEACHERS ASSOCIATION AND AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF RETIRED PERSONS.