eLaws of Florida

 

  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.