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Consumer Sales Practices Act (1972)
Protects consumers from unfair practices in connection with the purchase. -
Consumer Sales Practices Act- Substantive Rules
Rules for further depth in Consumer Sales Practices Act. -
Home Solicitation Sales Act (1973)
Gives the consumer three days to cancel any transaction over $25 that occurs outside the sellers location of business. -
Anti-Pyramid Sales Act (1974)
Made it illegal to participate in pyramids sales schemes. -
Prepaid Entertainment Contracts Act (1976)
Protects the consumer who pays in advance for the services of health spas, dance studios, diet centers, dating agencies or martial arts schools. -
Odometer Rollback and Disclosure Act (1977)
This made it illegal to alter or conceal the mileage reading of a vehicle. -
Business Opportunity Purchaser's Protection Act (1979)
This gave consumers five days to cancel business opportunity agreements. -
Lemon Law (Nonconforming New Motor Vehicle Law) (1987)
Requires auto manufacturers to repair or replace lemon vehicles within a reasonable amount of time. -
Retail Installment Sales Layaway Arrangements Act (1992)
Requires merchants to notify consumers who are about to default on their layaway agreements. -
Credit Card Recording Act (1993)
Prohibits sellers from giving out consumers' social security numbers, or any other personal financial information. -
Defective Assistive Devices Act (1996)
Requires one-year warranties covering the full cost of repair or replacement for products designed for disabled consumers. -
Hearing Aid Returns Act (1996)
Gives consumers 30 days to return hearing aids. -
Telephone Solicitation Sales Act (1996)
Requires certain telemarketing businesses operating inside and outside of Ohio to register with the Ohio Attorney General's Office. -
Title Defect Rescission Act (1996)
Allows dealers that participate in the Title Defect Rescission Fund to sell vehicles before acquiring titles for them. -
Public Utilities Commission Act (2000)
Requires public utilities to get consumers' permission to change their natural gas or public telecommunications providers. -
Certificate of Motor Vehicle Title Act (2001)
Gives consumers the unconditional right to cancel their vehicle purchase if dealers do not deliver their titles within 40 days of the purchase. -
Motor Vehicle Collision Repair Operators Act (2001)
Requires registration and insurance for people who repair vehicles that have been damaged in collision. -
Condominium Sales Act (2004)
Protects the rights of condominium unit owners. -
Credit Card Truncation Act (2004)
Prohibits sellers from printing credit card expiration dates or more than five digits of consumers' credit card numbers on receipts. -
Credit Services Organization Act (2004)
Mandates registration and bonding for organizations that offer credit repair, debt counseling or related services. -
Debt Adjusters Act (2004)
Requires debt adjusters to file annual financial statement with the Attorney General's Office. -
Telemarketing Act (2004)
Allows the Ohio Attorney General to enforce federal telemarketing laws. -
Gift Card Act (2006)
Makes it illegal for most gift cards to expire in less than two years from their issues date. -
Security Breach Notification Act (2006)
Requires sellers to notify consumers if a security breach puts their personal information at risk for identity theft or other fraud. -
Homebuyer's protection Act (2007)
Amends several statutes -
Title Insurance Act (2007)
Prohibits title insurance agents from pressuring or misleading consumers regarding loans of seventy-five thousand dollars or less. -
Credit Freeze Act (2008)
Requires credit reporting agencies to allow consumers to place a "freeze" on each of their credit reports to prevent opening new credit accounts in the consumers' names.