State Rules for Attorneys General

• Colorado
• Idaho
• Maine
• Massachusetts
• Missouri
• Nebraska
• North Dakota
• Oregon
• Vermont
• West Virginia

Colorado

• Peace Officer Standards and Training Board Operations Manual
• Administrator - Uniform Consumer Credit Code and Commission on Consumer Credit
• Collection Agency Board Rules and Regulations
• Rules of the Administrator, Collection Agency Board for Private Child Support Collectors
• Office of the Attorney General Rules - Repossessor Bonds

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Idaho

• Idaho Rules of Consumer Protection

000. Legal Authority (Rule 0)

001. Title And Scope (Rule 1)

002. Written Interpretations--Agency Guidelines (Rule 2)

003. Rules Of Construction (Rule 3)

004. Non-Inclusive (Rule 4)

005. Cumulative (Rule 5)

006. Non-Exclusive (Rule 6)

007. Exceptions To These Rules (Rule 7)

008. Regulated Persons (Rule 8)

009. Knowledge (Rule 9)

010. Citation (Rule 10)

011. -- 019. (Reserved)

020. Definitions (Rule 20)

021. -- 029. (Reserved)

030. General Rule (Rule 30)

031. Substantiation (Rule 31)

032. Contradictory Representations (Rule 32)

033. Violations Of Other Laws And Court Orders (Rule 33)

034. Official, Governmental, Or Other Misleading Envelopes Or Offers (Rule 34)

035. Invoices And Bills (Rule 35)

036. Mailbox Addresses (Rule 36)

037. -- 039. (Reserved)

040. General Rule (Rule 40)

041. Subsequent Disclosure (Rule 41)

042. -- 049. (Reserved)

050. General Rule (Rule 50)

051. Initial Offer (Rule 51)

052. Discouragement Of Purchase Of Advertised Merchandise (Rule 52)

053. Switch After Sale (Rule 53)

054. Pattern Of Conduct (Rule 54)

055. Leader Items (Rule 55)

056. -- 059. (Reserved)

060. Deceptive Pricing--General Rule (Rule 60)

061. Comparative Pricing -- General Rule (Rule 61)

062. Comparisons Of Seller's Present Prices To Seller's Former Prices (Rule 62)

063. Competitor Retail Price Comparisons (Rule 63)

064. Comparable Price Comparisons (Rule 64)

065. Reference Retail Pricing Practices (Rule 65)

066. Wholesale, Factory Direct, Or Similar Claims (Rule 66)

067. Limited Offers (Rule 67)

068. Substantiation (Rule 68)

069. (Reserved)

070. General Rule (Rule 70)

071. Tie-In Sales (Rule 71)

072. Conditional Offers (Rule 72)

073. Use Of Similar Terms (Rule 73)

074. Asterisks (Rule 74)

075. Delivery Charges (Rule 75)

076. -- 079. (Reserved)

080. No Purchase Required For Chance Promotions (Rule 80)

081. Disclosure Requirements In Gift Promotions (Rule 81)

082. Misleading Offers (Rule 82)

083. -- 089. (Reserved)

090. General Rule (Rule 90)

091. Inflating Inventory (Rule 91)

092. -- 099. (Reserved)

100. General Rule (Rule 100)

101. Rain Checks (Rule 101)

102. Substitute Goods (Rule 102)

103. Determination Of Reasonably Expected Public Demand (Rule 103)

104. Limitation Of Quantity Of Fungible Goods (Rule 104)

105. Coupon Sales (Rule 105)

106. Increment Step Pricing (Rule 106)

107. -- 109. (Reserved)

110. General Rule (Rule 110)

111. Disclosure Required (Rule 111)

112. Acceptable Disclosures (Rule 112)

113. Returned Goods (Rule 113)

114. -- 119. (Reserved)

120. General Rule (Rule 120)

121. Unforeseeable Conditions (Rule 121)

122. Express Limited Authorization (Rule 122)

123. -- 129. (Reserved)

130. General Rule (Rule 130)

131. Itemized Billing (Rule 131)

132. Old Or Replaced Parts (Rule 132)

133. -- 139. (Reserved)

140. General Rule (Rule 140)

141. Mail Order Sales (Rule 141)

142. -- 149. (Reserved)

150. General Rule (Rule 150)

151. Refunds Of Lay-Away Payments (Rule 151)

152. Forfeiture And Default (Rule 152)

153. -- 159. (Reserved)

160. Disclosure Requirements (Rule 160)

161. General Rule (Rule 161)

162. Prohibited Practices (Rule 162)

163. Mail Order And Catalog Sales (Rule 163)

164. Application Of Other Rules (Rule 164)

165. -- 169. (Reserved)

170. General Rule (Rule 170)

171. -- 179. (Reserved)

180. General Rule (Rule 180)

181. Additional Remedies Available To The Consumer (Rule 181)

182. Election Of Remedies (Rule 182)

183. -- 189. (Reserved)

190. General Rule (Rule 190)

191. Purported Limitations (Rule 191)

192. Factors (Rule 192)

193. -- 199. (Reserved)

200. General Rule (Rule 200)

201. Exceptions (Rule 201)

202. -- 209. (Reserved)

210. General Rule (Rule 210)

211. -- 219. (Reserved)

220. General Rule (Rule 220)

221. -- 229. (Reserved)

230. Objective (Rule 230)

231. Application Of Other Rules (Rule 231)

232. General Advertising Practices (Rule 232)

233. Price Advertising (Rule 233)

234. Other Advertising Practices (Rule 234)

235. Credit Sales Advertising (Rule 235)

236. Truth In Leasing Advertising. (Rule 236)

237. Motor Vehicle Subject-To-Financing Contracts (Rule 237)

238. -- 999. (Reserved)

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Maine

• Ch. 100: Trade Practices in the Sale of Residential Heating Oil
• Ch. 102: Trade Practices in the Sale of Urea Formaldehyde
• Ch. 104: Motor Vehicle Advertising
• Ch. 105: Trade Practices in the Sale of New Motor Vehicles
• Ch. 106: Rules for Administering State Lemon Law Arbitration
• Ch. 109: Unfair Trade Practices and Charitable Solicitations By Law Enforcement Officers
• Ch. 111: Prescription Drug Clinical Trial Reporting (a joint rule with 10-144 Ch. 275 Section 1)

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Massachusetts

• 940 CMR 2.00: Regulations Of The Director Of Public Charities
• 940 CMR 3.00: General Regulations
• 940 CMR 4.00: Long Term Care Facilities
• 940 CMR 5.00: Motor Vehicle Regulations
• 940 CMR 6.00: Retail Advertising
• 940 CMR 7.00: Debt Collection Regulations
• 940 CMR 8.00: Mortgage Brokers and Mortgage Lenders
• 940 CMR 9.00: Group Health Care Insurers, Termination Of Coverage
• 940 CMR 10.00: Manufactured Housing Community Regulations
• 940 CMR 11.00: Fair Information Practices Act
• 940 CMR 12.00: Regulations Governing Raffles
• 940 CMR 13.00: Regulations Governing Bazaars
• 940 CMR 14.00: Compensation Of Victims Of Violent Crimes
• 940 CMR 15.00: The Sale Of Travel Services
• 940 CMR 16.00: Handgun Sales
• 940 CMR 17.00: Industrial Homework
• 940 CMR 18.00: Viatical Settlements And Viatical Loans
• 940 CMR 19.00: Retail Marketing And Sale Of Electricity
• 940 CMR 20.00: Employee Leave For Certain Family Obligations
• 940 CMR 21.00: Sales And Distribution Of Cigarettes And Smokeless Tobacco Products In Massachusetts
• 940 CMR 22.00: Sales And Distribution Of Cigars In Massachusetts
• 940 CMR 23.00: Brownfields Covenant Not To Sue Agreements
• 940 CMR 24.00: Tobacco Product Manufacturer Certifications
• 940 CMR 25.00: Foreclosure Rescue Transactions and Foreclosure-Related Services

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Missouri

• Chapter   3 - Charitable Organizations and Solicitations Rules
• Chapter   4 - Time-Sharing Rules
• Chapter   5 - Rules for the Issuance of Orders
• Chapter   6 - Operation of Health Spas
• Chapter   7 - Rules for Advertising
• Chapter   8 - Unfair Practices
• Chapter   9 - Fraudulent and Omissive Acts and Practices
• Chapter 10 - Reporting of Motor Vehicle Stops by Law Enforcement Agencies
• Chapter 11 - Rules for Assistive Devices
• Chapter 13 - Rules for Establishment of a Missouri No-Call Database
• Chapter 14 - Legal Expense Fund Coverage

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Nebraska

• Title 53: Model Procedures for Negotiated Rulemaking

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North Dakota

• 9 Contracts and Obligations

Chapter 9-14 – Inventions

• 13 Debtor and Creditor Relationship

Chapter 13-07 -- Consumer Credit Counseling Services

• 50 Public Welfare

Chapter 50-22 -- Charitable Solicitations

• 51 Sales and Exchanges 

Chapter 51-04 -- Transient Merchants

Sections 51-07-16 through 51-07-22 -- Lemon Law

Chapter 51-07-23 -- Unsolicited Faxes

Chapter 51-08.1 -- Uniform State Antitrust Act

Chapter 51-12 -- False Advertising

Chapter 51-14.1 --Credit Cards

Chapter 51-15 -- Consumer Fraud Law

Chapter 51-16.1 -- Pyramid Schemes

Chapter 51-18 -- Home Solicitation Sales

• 51 Telephone Solicitations ("Do Not Call")

Chapter 51-28 -- Telephone Solicitations

• 53 Sports and Amusement

Chapter 53-11 -- Contest Prize Notices

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Oregon

• Authority for adoption of rules
• Existing consumer protection rules

OAR 137-020-0015   Misleading Use of "Free" Offers
OAR 137-020-0020   Motor Vehicle Price Disclosure
OAR 137-020-0040   Adoption of Federal Credit and Leasing Law
OAR 137-020-0050   Motor Vehicle Advertising

• Proposed Rules

OAR 137-020-0040: Pending proposal to amend rules incorporating federal consumer protection laws/rules into state law.

OAR 137-020-0015: Pending proposal to enhance protections against the false or misleading effects on consumers of offers to sell goods and services accompanied by "free" items or by "rebates".

OAR 137-020-0020: Pending proposal to amend rules clarifying existing law concerning pricing disclosures, sales and leasing practices and financing of used and new motor vehicles.

OAR 137-020-0050: Pending proposal to amend rules clarifying existing law oncerning advertising of used and new motor vehicles.

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Vermont

• CF 100 (Definitions)
• CF 101 (Chain Distribution Schemes)
• CF 102 (No rule)
• CF 103 (Bait Advertising)
• CF 104 (Debt Collection)
• CF 105 (Substitution of Products/Failure to Deliver)
• CF 106 (Disclosure of Refund Policy)
• CF 107 (No rule)
• CF 108 (Odometers)
• CF 109 (Contests and Prizes)
• CF 110 (Deceptive Pricing)
• CF 111 (Liquified Petroleum "Propane" Gas)
• CF 112 (Fair Credit Reporting)
• CF 113 (Telephonic Home Solicitation Sales)
• CF 114 (Distress Sales)
• CF 115 (Rent-to-Own Disclosures)
• CF 116 (Sale of Vacation Packages)
• CF 117 (Statements of Origin)
• CF 118 (Automobile Advertising)
• CF 119 (Charitable Solicitations)
• CF 120 (Representations Of Vermont Origin)

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West Virginia

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