Chapter 50 — UNFAIR TRADE AND CONSUMER PROTECTION

50-6,148. Required disclosures to distributed energy retailers by electric public utilities. (a) To allow a distributed energy retailer to provide informed and accurate information to a distributed energy customer pursuant to K.S.A. 50-6,147, and amendments thereto, upon request …

50-6,149. Standard disclosure form for distributed energy retailers; advisory group; appointment by attorney general; deadline. (a) The attorney general shall appoint and convene an advisory group to collectively develop, approve and periodically revise a standard form that may b…

50-6,150. Soliciting fees for filing or retrieving certain documents from governmental entities; requirements and notices; violation constitutes a deceptive act or practice. (a) This section applies to any person other than the federal government, the state, a state agency or a l…

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50-601. History: L. 1968, ch. 341, § 1; Repealed, L. 1973, ch. 217, § 22; January 1, 1974. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Violation of assurance of discontinuance filed under K.S.A. 60-610 and approved by court held not court order; not punishable for contempt. State v. McPherson, 208 Kan. …

50-602. History: L. 1968, ch. 341, § 2; Repealed, L. 1973, ch. 217, § 22; January 1, 1974. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Assurance of discontinuance filed under K.S.A. 50-610 not court order; not punishable for contempt. State v. McPherson, 208 Kan. 511, 514, 493 P.2d 228. 2. Cited in diss…

50-603. History: L. 1968, ch. 341, § 3; Repealed, L. 1973, ch. 217, § 22; L. 1973, ch. 85, § 158; January 1, 1974. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Merchandising and recruitment plan held violative of section as involving chain referral technique. State, ex rel., v. Koscot Interplanetary, Inc…

50-604. History: L. 1968, ch. 341, § 4; Repealed, L. 1973, ch. 217, § 22; January 1, 1974. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Assurance of discontinuance filed under K.S.A. 50-610 not court order; not punishable for contempt. State v. McPherson, 208 Kan. 511, 514, 493 P.2d 228. 2. Subpoenas iss…

50-605. History: L. 1968, ch. 341, § 5; Repealed, L. 1973, ch. 217, § 22; January 1, 1974. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Subpoenas in case issued pursuant to provisions of section. Hunter v. Haun, 210 Kan. 11, 12, 14, 499 P.2d 1087. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General …

50-606. History: L. 1968, ch. 341, § 6; Repealed, L. 1973, ch. 217, § 22; January 1, 1974. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Do…

50-607. History: L. 1968, ch. 341, § 7; Repealed, L. 1973, ch. 217, § 22; January 1, 1974. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Assurance of discontinuance filed under K.S.A. 50-610 not court order; not punishable for contempt. State v. McPherson, 208 Kan. 511, 514, 493 P.2d 228. Previous | Next …

50-608. History: L. 1968, ch. 341, § 8; Repealed, L. 1973, ch. 217, § 22; January 1, 1974. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Assurance of discontinuance filed under K.S.A. 50-610 not court order; not punishable for contempt. State v. McPherson, 208 Kan. 511, 514, 493 P.2d 228. 2. Cited; substa…

50-611. History: L. 1968, ch. 341, § 11; Repealed, L. 1973, ch. 217, § 22; January 1, 1974. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Violation of assurance of discontinuance held not punishable for contempt; failure to enjoin. State v. McPherson, 208 Kan. 511, 513, 514, 493 P.2d 228. Previous | Next …

50-614. History: L. 1968, ch. 341, § 14; Repealed, L. 1973, ch. 217, § 22; January 1, 1974. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Assurance of discontinuance filed under K.S.A. 50-610 not court order; not punishable for contempt. State v. McPherson, 208 Kan. 511, 514, 493 P.2d 228. Previous | Next…

50-617. Receipt of unsolicited goods, wares or merchandise deemed gift, when; negative option invitation or announcement; defense in action for return; deceptive act or practice. (a) Whenever any supplier shall, in any manner, or by any means, deliver property or services not aff…

50-618. Unsolicited credit cards; rights of recipient when card lost or stolen. Whenever any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation or other business organization, or any agent thereof, shall voluntarily issue or cause to be issued a financial card, as defined in K.S…

50-619. Definitions. As used in this act, unless the context otherwise requires, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them herein: (a) "Junk dealer" means any person engaged in the business of buying, selling and dealing in junk, or any…

50-620. Prohibited acts; certain information as to ownership of junk required; register. It shall be unlawful for any person to sell any item or items of junk to a junk dealer in this state unless such person shall present to said junk dealer, at the time of sale, information as …

50-621. Junk dealers prohibited from purchasing items of junk without receiving from seller information as to ownership; record of ownership. It shall be unlawful for any such junk dealer to purchase any item or items of junk after the effective date of this act without demanding…

50-622. Penalty. Any person violating the provisions of this act shall be guilty of a Class C misdemeanor. History: L. 1971, ch. 225, § 4; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUT…

50-623. Kansas consumer protection act; purpose; construction. This act shall be construed liberally to promote the following policies: (a) To simplify, clarify and modernize the law governing consumer transactions; (b) to protect consumers from suppliers who commit deceptive and…

50-624. Definitions. As used in this act: (a) "Agricultural purpose" means a purpose related to the production, harvest, exhibition, marketing, transportation, processing or manufacture of agricultural products by a consumer who cultivates, plants, propagates or nurtures the agri…

50-625. Waiver; agreement to forego rights; settlement of claims. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this act, a consumer may not waive or agree to forego rights or benefits under this act. (b) A claim, whether or not disputed, by or against a consumer may be settled for less va…

50-626. Deceptive acts and practices. (a) No supplier shall engage in any deceptive act or practice in connection with a consumer transaction. (b) Deceptive acts and practices include, but are not limited to, the following, each of which is hereby declared to be a violation of th…

50-627. Unconscionable acts and practices. (a) No supplier shall engage in any unconscionable act or practice in connection with a consumer transaction. An unconscionable act or practice violates this act whether it occurs before, during or after the transaction. (b) The unconsci…

50-628. Duties of the attorney general. (a) The attorney general shall: (1) Enforce this act throughout the state; (2) cooperate with state and local officials, officials of other states and officials of the federal government in the administration of comparable statutes; (3) mai…

50-629. General powers of the attorney general. The attorney general may conduct research, hold public hearings, make inquiries and publish studies relating to consumer sales acts or practices. History: L. 1973, ch. 217, § 7; January 1, 1974. KANSAS COMMENT, 1973 This section ill…

50-630. Rule-making requirements. (a) The attorney general may: (1) Adopt as a rule a description of the organization of his or her office stating the general course and method of operation of the office and methods whereby the public may obtain information or make submissions or…

50-631. Investigation of violations; remedies. (a) If, by the attorney general's own inquiries or as a result of complaints, the attorney general has reason to believe that a supplier has engaged in, is engaging in or is about to engage in an act or practice that violates this ac…

50-632. Remedies of the attorney general or any county or district attorney; procedure for sequestration. (a) The attorney general or any county or district attorney may bring an action: (1) To obtain a declaratory judgment that an act or practice violates this act; (2) to enjoin…

50-633. Coordination with other supervision. (a) If the attorney general receives a complaint or other information relating to noncompliance with this act by a supplier who is subject to other supervision in this state, the attorney general shall inform the official or agency hav…

50-634. Private remedies. (a) Whether a consumer seeks or is entitled to damages or otherwise has an adequate remedy at law or in equity, a consumer aggrieved by an alleged violation of this act may bring an action to: (1) Obtain a declaratory judgment that an act or practice vio…

50-635. Application of act. (a) The Kansas consumer protection act does not apply to a publisher, broadcaster, printer or other person engaged in the dissemination of information or the reproduction of printed or pictorial matter so far as the information or matter has been disse…

50-636. Civil penalties. (a) The commission of any act or practice declared to be a violation of this act shall render the violator liable to the aggrieved consumer, or the state or a county as provided in subsection (c), for the payment of a civil penalty, recoverable in an indi…

50-637. Powers of receiver; effect of receivership. (a) When a receiver is appointed by the court pursuant to this act, the receiver shall have the power to sue for, collect, receive and take into the receiver's possession all the property and chattels, rights and credits, moneys…

50-638. Jurisdiction and venue. (a) Jurisdiction. Any supplier, whether or not a resident or citizen of this state, who in person or through an agent or an instrumentality, engages in a consumer transaction in this state, thereby submits the supplier to the jurisdiction of the co…

50-639. Disclaimer or limitation of warranties; liabilities; attorney fees, when; section inapplicable to seed for planting, livestock for agricultural purposes or disposal of surplus property by a governmental entity. (a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, with respect…

50-640. Door-to-door sales; cancellation; required disclosures; notice of cancellation; definition. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c)(1)(C), in addition to any right otherwise to revoke, a consumer has the right to cancel a door-to-door sale made within this state until mi…

50-640a. Individuals prohibited from engaging in door-to-door sales. The attorney general may post conspicuously on an official and publicly available website of the office of the attorney general any judgment or order that restrains, enjoins or otherwise prohibits a person from …

50-641. History: L. 1973, ch. 217, § 19; Repealed, L. 1974, ch. 230, § 7; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents U…

50-642. Citation of act. This act may be cited as the Kansas consumer protection act. History: L. 1973, ch. 217, § 20; January 1, 1974. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived…

50-643. Severability. If any provision of this act or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this act which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to…

50-644. Thermal insulation, flame spread standards. (a) No person shall manufacture, distribute, offer for sale, sell or install any thermal insulation in this state unless such insulation has been tested in accordance with the American Society for Testing and Materials Standard …

50-645. Motor vehicle warranties; definitions; consumer rights and remedies; enforcement by attorney general. (a) As used in this act: (1) "Consumer" means the original purchaser or lessee, other than for purposes of resale, of a motor vehicle; and (2) "motor vehicle" means a new…

50-646. Other remedies. Nothing in this act shall in any way limit or affect the rights or remedies which are otherwise available to a consumer under the uniform consumer credit code, or to any person under the uniform commercial code, or to any person under this or any other law…

50-647. Odometer fraud; civil remedies; definitions. As used in K.S.A. 50-647 through 50-653: (a) "Supplier" means: (1) A licensed motor vehicle dealer; (2) any person or business which purchases, sells or exchanges five or more motor vehicles in any one calendar year; or (3) any…

50-648. Purchase of motor vehicle voided; consumer remedies. (a) Any consumer who has purchased a motor vehicle from a supplier and who proves: (1) That any of the acts declared to be a violation of K.S.A. 21-5835, and amendments thereto, have taken place; and (2) that the mileag…