Florida Statutes (Last Updated: April 21, 2021) |
TITLE XXXIII. REGULATION OF TRADE, COMMERCE, INVESTMENTS, AND SOLICITATIONS |
CHAPTER 501. CONSUMER PROTECTION |
PART I. GENERAL PROVISIONS |
SECTION 501.001. Florida Anti-Tampering Act. |
SECTION 501.005. Consumer report security freeze. |
SECTION 501.0051. Protected consumer report security freeze. |
SECTION 501.011. Credit cards; unsolicited delivery or mailing prohibited. |
SECTION 501.0113. Unsolicited goods; no obligation on part of recipient. |
SECTION 501.0115. Service station credit cards and franchise agreements; certain restrictions on sales and purchasers prohibited. |
SECTION 501.0117. Credit cards; transactions in which seller or lessor prohibited from imposing surcharge; penalty. |
SECTION 501.0118. Restrictions on information printed on receipts for payment-card transactions; penalties. |
SECTION 501.012. Health studios; legislative findings. |
SECTION 501.0125. Health studios; definitions. |
SECTION 501.013. Health studios; exemptions. |
SECTION 501.014. Health studios; powers and duties of the department. |
SECTION 501.015. Health studios; registration requirements and fees. |
SECTION 501.016. Health studios; security requirements. |
SECTION 501.017. Health studios; contracts. |
SECTION 501.018. Health studios; change of ownership or location. |
SECTION 501.019. Health studios; penalties. |
SECTION 501.021. Home solicitation sale; definitions. |
SECTION 501.022. Home solicitation sale; permit required. |
SECTION 501.025. Home solicitation sale; buyer’s right to cancel. |
SECTION 501.031. Home solicitation sale; written agreement. |
SECTION 501.035. Home solicitation sale; exclusions. |
SECTION 501.041. Home solicitation sale; restoration of down payment. |
SECTION 501.045. Home solicitation sale; duty of buyer. |
SECTION 501.046. Home solicitation sale; duty of businesses conducting home solicitation sales. |
SECTION 501.047. Home solicitation sale; prohibited practices. |
SECTION 501.052. Home solicitation sale; enforcement authority; injunctive relief. |
SECTION 501.053. Home solicitation sale; judicial review. |
SECTION 501.055. Home solicitation sale; penalties. |
SECTION 501.057. Commercial Weight-Loss Practices Act; short title. |
SECTION 501.0571. Commercial Weight-Loss Practices Act; definitions. |
SECTION 501.0573. Weight-loss provider requirements. |
SECTION 501.0575. Weight-Loss Consumer Bill of Rights. |
SECTION 501.0577. Commercial Weight-Loss Practices Act; exemptions. |
SECTION 501.0579. Commercial Weight-Loss Practices Act; unlawful practices. |
SECTION 501.0581. Commercial Weight-Loss Practices Act; civil remedies. |
SECTION 501.0583. Selling, delivering, bartering, furnishing, or giving weight-loss pills to persons under age 18; penalties; defense. |
SECTION 501.059. Telephone solicitation. |
SECTION 501.122. Control of nonionizing radiations; laser; penalties. |
SECTION 501.135. Consumer unit pricing. |
SECTION 501.137. Mortgage lenders; tax and insurance payments from escrow accounts; duties. |
SECTION 501.1375. Deposits received for purchase of residential dwelling units; placement in escrow; waiver; exceptions. |
SECTION 501.1377. Violations involving homeowners during the course of residential foreclosure proceedings. |
SECTION 501.138. Advertising of previews or trailers; standards. |
SECTION 501.141. Delivery of crated goods; written statement of satisfaction; right to cancel. |
SECTION 501.142. Retail sales establishments; preemption; notice of refund policy; exceptions; penalty. |
SECTION 501.145. Bedding Label Act. |
SECTION 501.155. Electronic dissemination of commercial recordings or audiovisual works; required disclosures; injunctive relief. |
SECTION 501.160. Rental or sale of essential commodities during a declared state of emergency; prohibition against unconscionable prices. |
SECTION 501.164. Civil penalties. |
SECTION 501.165. Automatic renewal of service contracts. |
SECTION 501.171. Security of confidential personal information. |
PART II. DECEPTIVE AND UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES |
SECTION 501.201. Short title. |
SECTION 501.202. Purposes; rules of construction. |
SECTION 501.203. Definitions. |
SECTION 501.204. Unlawful acts and practices. |
SECTION 501.205. Rulemaking authority. |
SECTION 501.206. Investigative powers of enforcing authority. |
SECTION 501.2065. Confidentiality of intelligence or investigative information. |
SECTION 501.207. Remedies of enforcing authority. |
SECTION 501.2075. Civil penalty. |
SECTION 501.2077. Violations involving senior citizen, person who has a disability, military servicemember, or the spouse or dependent child of a military servicemember; civil penalties; presumption. |
SECTION 501.2079. Violations involving discrimination in the provision of video services. |
SECTION 501.208. Cease and desist orders; procedures. |
SECTION 501.209. Other supervision. |
SECTION 501.2101. Enforcing authorities; moneys received in certain proceedings. |
SECTION 501.2105. Attorney’s fees. |
SECTION 501.211. Other individual remedies. |
SECTION 501.212. Application. |
SECTION 501.213. Effect on other remedies. |
PART III. AFTERMARKET CRASH PARTS ACT |
SECTION 501.30. Short title. |
SECTION 501.31. Legislative purpose. |
SECTION 501.32. Definitions. |
SECTION 501.33. Disclosure. |
SECTION 501.34. Enforcement. |
PART IV. FLORIDA TELEMARKETING ACT |
SECTION 501.601. Short title. |
SECTION 501.602. Purpose. |
SECTION 501.603. Definitions. |
SECTION 501.604. Exemptions. |
SECTION 501.605. Licensure of commercial telephone sellers and entities providing substance abuse marketing services. |
SECTION 501.606. Disclosures required of commercial telephone sellers and entities providing substance abuse marketing services. |
SECTION 501.607. Licensure of salespersons. |
SECTION 501.608. License or affidavit of exemption; occupational license. |
SECTION 501.609. License renewal. |
SECTION 501.611. Security. |
SECTION 501.612. Grounds for departmental action against licensure applicants or licensees. |
SECTION 501.613. General disclosures. |
SECTION 501.614. Disclosures of gifts and premiums. |
SECTION 501.615. Written contract; cancellation; refund. |
SECTION 501.616. Unlawful acts and practices. |
SECTION 501.617. Investigative powers of enforcing authority. |
SECTION 501.6175. Recordkeeping. |
SECTION 501.618. General civil remedies. |
SECTION 501.619. Civil penalties. |
SECTION 501.621. Attorney’s fees and costs. |
SECTION 501.622. Criminal prosecuting authority. |
SECTION 501.623. Criminal penalties. |
SECTION 501.624. Exempt businesses; burden of proof. |
SECTION 501.625. Other individual remedies. |
SECTION 501.626. Rulemaking power. |
PART V. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS |
SECTION 501.91. Short title. |
SECTION 501.911. Administration of act. |
SECTION 501.912. Definitions. |
SECTION 501.913. Registration. |
SECTION 501.914. Cancellation of registration. |
SECTION 501.915. Adulteration of antifreeze. |
SECTION 501.916. Mislabeling of antifreeze. |
SECTION 501.917. Inspection by department; sampling and analysis. |
SECTION 501.918. Prohibited activity. |
SECTION 501.919. Enforcement; stop-sale order. |
SECTION 501.92. Formula may be required. |
SECTION 501.921. Standards. |
SECTION 501.922. Violation. |
SECTION 501.923. Injunctive relief. |
SECTION 501.925. Used watches; sales regulated. |
SECTION 501.93. Copyright owners and performing rights societies. |
SECTION 501.937. Industrial hygienists and safety professionals; use of professional titles; failure to comply. |
SECTION 501.95. Gift certificates and credit memos. |
SECTION 501.97. Deceptive trade practices; print advertisement; penalties. |
SECTION 501.971. Fictitious Name Act not abrogated. |
SECTION 501.972. Actions based upon use of a creation that is not protected under federal copyright law. |
SECTION 501.973. Chambers of commerce. |
SECTION 501.974. Veterans’ organizations; prohibition against advertising. |
PART VI. UNFAIR OR DECEPTIVE ACTS OR PRACTICES; VEHICLES |
SECTION 501.975. Definitions. |
SECTION 501.976. Actionable, unfair, or deceptive acts or practices. |
SECTION 501.98. Demand letter. |
PART VII. PATENT TROLL PREVENTION ACT |
SECTION 501.991. Legislative intent; construction. |
SECTION 501.992. Definitions. |
SECTION 501.993. Bad faith assertions of patent infringement. |
SECTION 501.995. Private right of action. |
SECTION 501.996. Enforcement. |
SECTION 501.997. Exemptions. |