Arizona Unsolicited Commercial Fax Advertisements
AZ Rev Stat § 44-1481 - § 44-1482
Arizona Revised Statutes
Title 44 - Trade and Commerce
Article 5 - Advertising
§ 44-1481 - Fraudulent advertising practices defined; violation; classification
§ 44-1482 - Unsolicited commercial fax advertisements; definition
44-1481. Fraudulent advertising practices defined; violation; classification
A. A person is guilty of a class 3 misdemeanor who:
1. Knowingly and with the intent to sell to the public real or personal property or services, or to induce the public to acquire an interest therein, makes and publishes an advertisement, either printed or by public outcry or proclamation, or otherwise, containing any false, fraudulent, deceptive or misleading representations in respect to such property or services, or the manner of its sale or distribution.
2. Publishes, circulates or disseminates any statement or assertion of fact concerning real estate which is known by him to be untrue, and which is made or disseminated with the intention of misleading.
B. A merchant is guilty of a class 3 misdemeanor who advertises or displays any brand of goods known to the general public and quotes prices in connection therewith as an inducement to attract purchasers to the place of business so advertised, and makes false statements regarding the quality or merits of the goods advertised.
44-1482. Unsolicited commercial fax advertisements; definition
A. Each unsolicited commercial fax advertisement shall include the name, address, fax number and toll free or local contact telephone number of the vendor that sends the fax.
B. Any person who receives an unsolicited commercial fax advertisement may contact the vendor that sent the fax and request that no further faxes be sent. On receiving a request that no further faxes be sent, a vendor shall have three business days to update its records. If the vendor continues to send unsolicited commercial faxes three business days after the person requests not to receive further faxes, the person may charge the vendor five dollars for each faxed page received.
C. This section shall not be construed to alter or restrict any rights a person may have under federal law to recover for the sending of an unsolicited commercial fax advertisement by a vendor.
D. For the purposes of this section, "vendor" means any individual, corporation, business trust, partnership, association or other legal entity.
Facsimile Solicitations (Arizona Revised Statutes Sec. 44-1482, added by Laws of 2003, Chapter 192, approved May 12, 2003, effective 90 days after adjournment.)
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