Missouri Code of State Regulations
Title 15 - ELECTED OFFICIALS
Division 60 - Attorney General
Chapter 8 - Unfair Practices
Section 15 CSR 60-8.020 - Unfair Practice in General
Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, March 15, 2024
PURPOSE: The attorney general administers and enforces the provisions of the Merchandising Practices Act, Chapter 407, RSMo. The attorney general may make rules necessary to the administration and enforcement of the provisions of Chapter 407, RSMo and, in order to provide notice to the public, may specify the meaning of terms whether or not used in the Act. This rule specifies the settled meanings of certain terms used in the enforcement of the Act and provides notice to the public of their application.
(1) An unfair practice is any practice which-
(2) Proof of deception, fraud, or misrepresentation is not required to prove unfair practices as used in section 407.020.1., RSMo. (See Federal Trade Commission v. Sperry and Hutchinson Co., 405 U.S. 233, 92 S.Ct. 898, 31 L.Ed.2d 170 (1972); Marshall v. Miller, 302 N.C. 539, 276 S.E.2d 397 (N.C. 1981); see also, Restatement, Second, Contracts, sections 364 and 365).
*Original authority: 407.020, RSMo 1967, amended 1973, 1985, 1986, 1992 and 407.145, RSMo 1986, amended 1993.
