Code of Massachusetts Regulations
940 CMR - OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
Title 940 CMR 3.00 - General Regulations
Section 3.04 - Deceptive Pricing

Universal Citation: 940 MA Code of Regs 940.3

Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024

No claim or representation shall be made by any means which has the capacity or tendency or effect of deceiving buyers or prospective buyers as to the value or the past, present, common or usual price of a product, or as to any reduction in price of a product, or any saving relating to a product. Savings or value claims utilized in connection with terms such as "originally," "formerly," "regularly," "usually," "comparable value," "list price" or other like terms, expressions or representations must be based on facts provable by the claimant or advertiser.

(1) By his own records; or

(2) By reasonably substantial competitive sales in the trading area where such claims or representations are made, under circumstances and conditions as represented or implied by the claims or representations.

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