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	29	+	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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	31	+	1st Session of the 58th Legislature (2021)
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35		-	SENATE BILL NO. 321 By: Haste of the Senate
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39		-	Boatman of the House
	33	+	SENATE BILL NO. 321 By: Haste
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	39	+	AS INTRODUCED
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45	41		An Act relating to on-line businesses; requiring
46	42		certain Internet website notification; requiring
47	43		redirect statement; providing content of redirect
48	44		statement; prohibiting redirect tracking features and
49	45		links without consent; amending 78 O.S. 2011, Section
50	46		53, which relates to deceptive trade prac tices;
51	47		adding certain deceptive practice for on-line
52	48		businesses; amending 15 O.S. 2011, Section 753, as
53	49		amended by Section 1, Chapter 258, O.S.L. 2012 (15
54	50		O.S. Supp. 2020, Secti on 753), which relates to the
55	51		Consumer Protection Act; adding certain unfair
56	52		consumer practice; requiring certain notification for
57	53		redirect to third-party websites; providing for
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63	59		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
64	60		SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
65	61		in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 57 of Title 78, unless there is
66	62		created a duplication in numb ering, reads as follows:
67	63		It shall be a deceptive trade practice for an on-line business
68	64		operating within this state to use or allow to be embedded any
69	65		redirect tracking feature, link or hyperlink on its Internet website
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98	93		complete a financial transaction, unless the original on -line
99	94		business website uses a redirect statem ent that clearly appears to
100	95		the consumer prior to the redirect to a third-party website. The
101	96		redirect statement shall have language substantially similar to:
102	97		"You are being redirected to a third-party website that (is/is not)
103	98		(associated/affiliated) wi th this business".
104	99		SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 78 O.S. 2011, Section 53, is
105	100		amended to read as follows:
106	101		Section 53. A. A person engages in a deceptive trade practice
107	102		when in the course of business, vocation , or occupation, the person:
108	103		1. Passes off goods or services as those of another;
109	104		2. Knowingly makes a false re presentation as to the source,
110	105		sponsorship, approval , or certification of goods or services;
111	106		3. Knowingly makes a false representation as to affiliation,
112	107		connection, association with , or certification by another;
113	108		4. Uses deceptive representations or desi gnations of geographic
114	109		origin in connection with goods or services;
115	110		5. Knowingly makes a false representation as to the
116	111		characteristics, ingredients, uses, benefits or quantities of goods
117	112		or services or a false representation as to the sponsorship,
118	113		approval, status, affiliation, or connection of a person therewith;
119	114		6. Represents that goods are original or new if they are not;
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147	141		7. Represents that goods or services are a particular standard,
148	142		quality, or grade, or that goods are a particular style or model, if
149	143		they are another;
150	144		8. Disparages the goods, services , or business of another by
151	145		false or misleading representation of fact;
152	146		9. Advertises goods or services which differ from those offered
153	147		for sale in the advertisements;
154	148		10. Advertises goods or service s with intent not to supply
155	149		reasonably expectable public demand, unless the advertisement
156	150		discloses a limitation of quantity;
157	151		11. Makes false or misleading statements of fact concerning the
158	152		reasons for, existence of, or amounts of price reductions;
159	153		12. Advertises the price of an item after deduction of a rebate
160	154		unless the actual selling price is advertised and clear and
161	155		conspicuous notice is given in the advertisement that a mail -in
162	156		rebate is required to achieve the lower net price;
163	157		13. Misrepresents the geographic location of the supplier by
164	158		listing a fictitious business name or an assumed business name in a
165	159		local telephone directory if:
166	160		a. the name misrepresents the geographic location of the
167	161		supplier,
168	162		b. the listing fails to identify the locality and s tate
169	163		of the business of the supplier,
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197	190		c. calls to the local telephone number are routinely
198	191		forwarded or otherwise transferred to a business
199	192		location that is outside the calling area covered by
200	193		the local telephone directory, or
201	194		d. the business location of t he supplier is located in a
202	195		county that is not contiguous to a county in the
203	196		calling area covered by the local telephone directory;
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205	198		14. Lists a fictitious business name or assumed business na me
206	199		in a directory assistance database if:
207	200		a. the name misrepresents the geographic location of the
208	201		supplier,
209	202		b. calls to the local telephone number are routinely
210	203		forwarded or otherwise transferred to a business
211	204		location that is outside the local calling ar ea, or
212	205		c. the business location of the supplier is located in a
213	206		county that is not contiguous to a county in the local
214	207		calling area; or
215	208		15. Fails to use a written redirect statement on its on-line
216	209		business website to notify the customer that he or she is being
217	210		redirected away from the original on-line business website to a
218	211		third-party website to complete a financial transaction. The
219	212		redirect statement shall have language substantially similar to:
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248	240		(associated/affiliated) with this business ".
249	241		B. Evidence that a person has engaged in a deceptive trade
250	242		practice shall be prima facie evidence of intent to injure
251	243		competitors and to destroy or substantially lessen competition .
252	244		C. The deceptive tr ade practices listed in this section are in
253	245		addition to and do not limit the types of unfair trade practices
254	246		actionable at common law or under other statutes of this state.
255	247		SECTION 3. AMENDATORY 15 O.S. 2011, Section 753, as
256	248		amended by Section 1, Chapter 258, O.S.L. 2012 (15 O.S. Supp. 2020,
257	249		Section 753), is amended to read as follows:
258	250		Section 753. A person engages in a practice which is declared
259	251		to be unlawful under the Oklah oma Consumer Protectio n Act when, in
260	252		the course of the person 's business, the person:
261	253		1. Represents, knowingly or wi th reason to know, that the
262	254		subject of a consumer transaction is of a particular make or brand,
263	255		when it is of another;
264	256		2. Makes a false or misleading representa tion, knowingly or
265	257		with reason to know, as to th e source, sponsorship, approval, or
266	258		certification of the subject of a consumer transaction;
267	259		3. Makes a false or misleading representation, knowingly or
268	260		with reason to know, as to affili ation, connection, ass ociation
269	261		with, or certification by another;
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297	288		4. Makes a false or misleading representation or d esignation,
298	289		knowingly or with reason to know, of the geographic origin of the
299	290		subject of a consumer transaction;
300	291		5. Makes a false represen tation, knowingly or w ith reason to
301	292		know, as to the characteristics, i ngredients, uses, benefits,
302	293		alterations, or quantities of the subject of a consumer transaction
303	294		or a false representation as to the sponsorship, approval, status,
304	295		affiliation or connecti on of a person therewi th;
305	296		6. Represents, knowingly or with reason to know, that the
306	297		subject of a consumer transactio n is original or new if the person
307	298		knows that it is reconditioned, reclaimed, used , or secondhand;
308	299		7. Represents, knowingly or with reason to know, that the
309	300		subject of a consumer transaction is of a particula r standard, style
310	301		or model, if it is of another ;
311	302		8. Advertises, knowingly or with reason to know, the subject of
312	303		a consumer transaction with intent not to sell it as advertised;
313	304		9. Advertises, knowingly or with reason to know, the subject of
314	305		a consumer transaction with intent not to supply reasonably expected
315	306		public demand, unless the advertisement discloses a limitation of
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317	308		10. Advertises under the guise of obtaining sales pe rsonnel
318	309		when in fact the purpose is to sell the subject of a consumer
319	310		transaction to the sales personnel applicants;
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348	338		with reason to know, concerning the price of the subject of a
349	339		consumer transaction or the reason for, existence of, or amounts of
350	340		price reduction;
351	341		12. Employs "bait and switch" advertising, which consists of an
352	342		offer to sell the subject of a consumer transaction which the seller
353	343		does not intend to sell, which advertising is acco mpanied by one or
354	344		more of the following practices:
355	345		a. refusal to show the subject of a consumer transaction
356	346		advertised,
357	347		b. disparagement of the advertised subject of a consumer
358	348		transaction or the terms of sale,
359	349		c. requiring undisclosed tie -in sales or other
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361	351		advertised subject of a consumer transaction,
362	352		d. refusal to take orders for the subject of a consumer
363	353		transaction advertised for delivery within a
364	354		reasonable time,
365	355		e. showing or demonstrating defectiv e subject of a
366	356		consumer transaction which the seller knows is
367	357		unusable or impracticable for the purpose set forth in
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396	385		f. accepting a deposit for the subject of a consumer
397	386		transaction and subsequently charging the buyer for a
398	387		higher priced item, or
399	388		g. willful failure to make deliveries of the subject of a
400	389		consumer transaction within a reasonable time or to
401	390		make a refund therefor upon the request of the
402	391		purchaser;
403	392		13. Conducts a closing out sale without having first ob tained a
404	393		license as required in the Oklahoma Consumer Protection Act;
405	394		14. Resumes the busin ess for which the closing out sale was
406	395		conducted within thirty-six (36) months from the expiration date of
407	396		the closing out sale license;
408	397		15. Falsely states, knowingly or with reason to know, that
409	398		services, replacements or repairs are needed;
410	399		16. Violates any provision of the Oklahoma Health Spa Act;
411	400		17. Violates any provision of the Home Repair Fraud Act;
412	401		18. Violates any provision of the Consumer Disclosure of Prizes
413	402		and Gifts Act;
414	403		19. Violates any provi sion of Section 755.1 of this title or
415	404		Section 1847a of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
416	405		20. Commits an unfair or deceptive trade practice as defined in
417	406		Section 752 of this title ;
418	407		21. Violates any provision of Section 169.1 7111 of Title 8 36
419	408		of the Oklahoma Statutes in fraudulently or intentionally failing or
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447	435		refusing to honor the contract to p rovide certain cemetery services
448	436		specified in the contract entered into pursuant to the Perpetual
449	437		Care Fund Act;
450	438		22. Misrepresents a mail solicita tion as an invoice or as a
451	439		billing statement;
452	440		23. Offers to purchase a mineral or royalty interest through a n
453	441		offer that resembles an oil and gas lease and that the consumer
454	442		believed was an oil and gas lease;
455	443		24. Refuses to honor gift certificates, warra nties, or any
456	444		other merchandise offered by a person in a consu mer transaction
457	445		executed prior to the closing o f the business of the person without
458	446		providing a purchaser a means of redeeming such merchandise or
459	447		ensuring the warranties offered will be honored by another person;
460	448		25. Knowingly causes a charge to be made by any billing method
461	449		to a consumer for service s which the person knows was not auth orized
462	450		in advance by the consumer;
463	451		26. Knowingly causes a charge to be made by any billing method
464	452		to a consumer for a product or pr oducts which the person knows was
465	453		not authorized in advance by the consumer;
466	454		27. Violates Section 752A of this title;
467	455		28. Makes deceptive use of another 's name in notification or
468	456		solicitation, as defined in Section 752 of this title ;
469	457		29. Falsely states or implies that any person, product or
470	458		service is recommended or endorsed by a named th ird person;
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499	486		including, but not limited to, the name, address or phone number of
500	487		the consumer has been provided by a third person, whether that
501	488		person is named or unnamed;
502	489		31. Acting as a debt collec tor, contacts a debtor and threatens
503	490		to file a suit against the debtor over a debt barred by the statute
504	491		of limitations which has passed for filing suit for such debt; or
505	492		32. Acting as a debt collector, conta cts a debtor and uses
506	493		obscene or profane langua ge to collect a debt; or
507	494		33. Fails to use a written redirect statement on its on-line
508	495		business website to notify the customer that he or she is being
509	496		redirected away from the original on-line business website to a
510	497		third-party website to complete a financi al transaction. The
511	498		redirect statement shall have language substantially similar to:
512	499		"You are being redirected to a third-party website that (is/is not)
513	500		(associated/affiliated) with this business ".
514	501		SECTION 4. It being immediately necessar y for the preservation
515	502		of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
516	503		declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take eff ect and
517	504		be in full force from and a fter its passage and approval.
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