The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the
legislative instrument, were prepared by Michelle Ridge.
DIGEST
SB 443 Original 2020 Regular Session Ward
Present law provides relative to the Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law.
Present law provides that unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices in
the conduct of any trade or commerce are unlawful.
Proposed law prohibits expenses for legal or insurance advertisements from being billed to clients
or customers and a violation of this prohibition shall be a deceptive and unfair trade practice
pursuant to present law.
Proposed law provides that in addition to penalties prescribed in the Unfair Trade Practices and
Consumer Protection Law, a violator of proposed law shall be subject to any other penalty provided
by law.
Effective August 1, 2020.
(Adds R.S. 51:1429)