Chapter 50 — UNFAIR TRADE AND CONSUMER PROTECTION

50-649. Odometer fraud; enforcement by attorney general. The attorney general shall enforce K.S.A. 50-647 through 50-653 throughout the state. History: L. 1988, ch. 211, § 4; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Arc…

50-650. Odometer fraud; purchase of motor vehicle not voided; consumer remedies. (a) If the purchase of a motor vehicle is not voided under subsection (a) of K.S.A. 50-648, the consumer may recover in a private right of action the civil penalties in K.S.A. 50-651. (b) The consume…

50-651. Civil penalty. (a) The commission of any act or practice declared to be a violation of K.S.A. 21-5835, and amendments thereto, or K.S.A. 50-653, and amendments thereto, shall make the violator liable to the aggrieved consumer, or to the state, for the payment of a civil p…

50-652. Odometer statement required; exceptions. A completed odometer statement shall be a required document for application for a title for a motor vehicle, except for motor vehicles which are 10 model years or older and trucks with a gross vehicle weight of more than 16,000 pou…

50-653. Title search disclosure; supplier no liability if disclosed. A supplier as defined herein shall disclose in writing to the purchaser of a motor vehicle at or before the time of entering into the purchase agreement whether the supplier has or has not performed a title sear…

50-653a. Odometer fraud; attorney general investigations of violations; subpoena power. (a) If, by the attorney general's own inquiries or as a result of complaints, the attorney general has reason to believe that a person has engaged in, is engaging in or is about to engage in a…

50-654. Citation of act. K.S.A. 50-654 through 50-658, inclusive, shall be known and may be cited as the Kansas collision damage waiver act. History: L. 1988, ch. 193, § 3; January 1, 1989. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Docume…

50-655. Application of act. K.S.A. 50-654 through 50-658, inclusive, shall apply to all persons in the business of leasing rental motor vehicles for a period of 60 days or less from locations in this state under an agreement which imposes upon the lessee an obligation to pay for …

50-656. Definitions. (a) "Authorized driver" means: (1) The lessee; (2) the lessee's spouse if such spouse is a licensed driver and satisfies the lessor's minimum age requirement; (3) any person who operates the vehicle during an emergency situation; or (4) any person listed by t…

50-657. Rental agreement; collision damage waiver; requirements. No lessor shall deliver or issue for delivery in this state a rental agreement containing a collision damage waiver unless: (a) It is written in simple and readable words with common meanings and is understandable; …

50-658. Collision damage waiver; deceptive acts or practices. The commission of any deceptive act or practice in the advertisement or sales of collision damage waivers is prohibited. The following are deceptive acts or practices when conducted by a lessor or its officials or repr…

50-659. Vehicle dealer's duty to disclose specific facts; failure to disclose creates rebuttable presumption; definitions; deceptive act or practice. (a) A vehicle dealer, as defined in K.S.A. 8-2401, and amendments thereto, shall not knowingly or intentionally fail to disclose i…

50-660. After market parts; definitions. As used in this act: (a) "After market part" means replacement sheet metal or plastic parts which are not made by or for the original equipment manufacturer and which generally constitute the exterior or provide support for the exterior of…

50-661. Disclosure by insurer to use after market parts; violations. (a) No insurer shall require the use of after market parts in the repair of a motor vehicle without disclosing to the owner the intent to use such parts; (b) violations of subsection (a) and K.S.A. 50-662 by ins…

50-662. Disclosure requirements; installer of parts responsible for negligent installation. No person who prepares an estimate of repair shall specify the use of after market parts in the repair of a motor vehicle without disclosing the intended use of such parts to the owner. In…

50-663. Enforcement under consumer protection act; deceptive act or practice. The jurisdiction to enforce the provisions of K.S.A. 50-662 and amendments thereto shall be under the provisions of the consumer protection act, except as it applies to an insurer. Failure to provide th…

50-664. Vehicles not covered by act. The requirements of this act shall not apply to vehicles more than 10 model years of age or older. History: L. 1989, ch. 34, § 5; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LC…

50-665. Failure to disclose by vehicle dealer that vehicle is being sold by dealer. (a) A vehicle dealer, as defined in K.S.A. 8-2401, and amendments thereto, shall not knowingly or intentionally fail to disclose in any solicitation or advertisement offering a motor vehicle for s…

50-666. Invention promotion services; definitions. As used in this act: (a) "Contract for invention promotion services" means a contract by which an invention promoter undertakes to develop or promote an invention for a consumer. (b) "Invention" means a process, machine, manufact…

50-667. Required disclosures, information and statement in contract. An invention promoter shall make the following disclosures: (a) In any solicitation, whether a fee is charged for invention promotion services. (b) In any contract between an invention promoter and consumer for …

50-668. Deceptive act or practice; supplemental to Kansas consumer protection act. (a) Failure to provide the disclosures required by K.S.A. 50-667 and amendments thereto is a deceptive act or practice under the Kansas consumer protection act. (b) This act shall be a part of and …

50-669. Required presentation of credit card when writing a check; exceptions. (a) A person shall not require as a condition or acceptance of a check or share draft, or as a means of identification, that the person presenting the check provide a credit card number or expiration d…

50-669a. Prohibiting the taking of personal information when using a credit card. (a) No person, firm, partnership, association or corporation which accepts credit cards for the transaction of business shall require the cardholder, as a condition to accepting the credit card, to:…

50-669b. Prohibiting printing of credit card or debit card account numbers on receipts. (a) No supplier which accepts credit cards or debit cards shall print more than the last five digits of the credit card or debit card account number or print the credit card or debit card expi…

50-670. Definitions; requirements and prohibitions; remedies. (a) As used in this section and K.S.A. 50-670a, and amendments thereto: (1) "Consumer telephone call" means a call made by a telephone solicitor to the residence or mobile telephone number of a consumer for the purpose…

50-670a. No-call list; prohibitions; remedies; attorney general, powers and duties. (a) Prior to making unsolicited consumer telephone calls in this state and not less frequently than every 30 days thereafter, a telephone solicitor shall consult the no-call list provided for by t…

50-671. Definitions. As used in this act*: (a) "Consumer" means an actual or prospective purchaser, lessee, or recipient of consumer goods or services bought primarily for use for personal, family, or household purposes. (b) "Telemarketer" means any person or organization who, in…

50-672. Verbal agreement not valid unless signed confirmation; consumer not liable for payment, when; right to cancel. (a) Any verbal agreement made by a consumer to purchase any goods or services from a telemarketer shall not be considered valid and legally binding unless the te…

50-673. When law inapplicable; implied warranty of telemarketer exempted pursuant to this section; consumer's right to cancel and refund. The provisions of K.S.A. 50-671 through 50-674 and amendments thereto do not apply to a transaction: (a) That has been made in accordance with…

50-674. Where law enforced. For the purposes of enforcement under K.S.A. 50-671 through 50-674, any telemarketing sale shall be considered to have taken place in the state where the consumer is located, regardless of the location of the telemarketer. History: L. 1991, ch. 70, § 4…

50-675. Supplemental to Kansas consumer protection act; unconscionable acts. (a) This act* shall be part of and supplemental to the Kansas consumer protection act. (b) Any attempt to collect a fee, or enforce a credit card charge or transaction or any refusal to make a refund to …

50-675a. History: L. 2000, ch. 91, § 1; Repealed, L. 2006, ch. 35, § 1; 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 USE…

50-676. Definitions. As used in K.S.A. 50-676 through 50-679, and amendments thereto: (a) "Elder person" means a person who is 60 years of age or older. (b) "Disabled person" means a person who has physical or mental impairment, or both, that substantially limits one or more of s…

50-677. Enhanced civil penalty. If any person is found to have violated any provision of the Kansas consumer protection act, and such violation is committed against a protected consumer, in addition to any civil penalty otherwise provided by law, the court may impose an additiona…

50-678. Factors to consider in imposition of enhanced civil penalty. In determining whether to impose a civil penalty as provided in K.S.A. 50-676 through 50-679, and amendments thereto, and the amount of such civil penalty, the court shall consider the extent to which one or mor…

50-679. Cause of action; priority over enhanced civil penalty. A protected consumer who suffers damage or injury as a result of a violation of the Kansas consumer protection act has a cause of action to recover actual damages, punitive damages, if appropriate, and reasonable atto…

50-679a. K.S.A. 50-676 through 50-679 supplemental to consumer protection act. The provisions of K.S.A. 50-676 through 50-679, and amendments thereto, shall be part of and supplemental to the consumer protection act. History: L. 1996, ch. 121, § 5; L. 2010, ch. 129, § 10; July 1.…

50-680. Citation of act. This act shall be known and may be cited as the Kansas consumer lease-purchase agreement act. History: L. 1991, ch. 71, § 1; July 1. Attorney General's Opinions: Theft; breach of lease; purchase agreement and failure to return property. 94-134. Previous |…

50-681. Definitions. As used in this act: (1) "Advertisement" means a commercial message in any medium that aids, promotes or assists, directly or indirectly, a lease-purchase agreement; (2) "cash price" means the price at which the lessor would have sold the property to the cons…

50-682. Lease-purchase agreements; scope; applicability of other laws. (a) Lease-purchase agreements which comply with this act are not governed by the laws relating to: (1) Door-to-door sales as defined in K.S.A. 50-640, and amendments thereto; (2) a consumer credit transaction …

50-683. Required disclosures by lessor, when and how. (a) The lessor shall disclose to the consumer the information required by this act. In a transaction involving more than one lessor, only one lessor need make the disclosures, but all lessors shall be bound by such disclosures…

50-684. Required disclosures in agreement. (a) For each lease-purchase agreement, the lessor shall disclose in the agreement the following items, as applicable: (1) the total number, total amount and timing of all payments necessary to acquire ownership of the property; (2) a sta…

50-685. Proscribed provisions. A lease-purchase agreement may not contain: (1) A confession of judgment; (2) a negotiable instrument; (3) a security interest or any other claim of a property interest in any goods except those goods delivered by the lessor pursuant to the lease-pu…

50-686. Consumer's right to reinstate agreement. (a) A consumer who fails to make a timely rental payment may reinstate the agreement, without losing any rights or options which exist under the agreement, by the payment, within five days of the renewal date if the consumer pays m…

50-687. Written receipt required. A lessor shall provide the consumer a written receipt for each payment made by cash or money order. History: L. 1991, ch. 71, § 8; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC …

50-688. Renegotiations. (a) A renegotiation shall occur when an existing lease-purchase agreement is satisfied and replaced by a new agreement undertaken by the same lessor and consumer. A renegotiation shall be considered a new agreement requiring new disclosures. However, event…

50-689. Advertisements. (a) If an advertisement for a lease-purchase agreement refers to or states the dollar amount of any payment and the right to acquire ownership for any one specific item, the advertisement shall also clearly and conspicuously state the following items, as a…

50-690. Violations of act are an unconscionable act or practice. Any violation of this act is an unconscionable act or practice under the provisions of the Kansas consumer protection act and shall be subject to any and all of the enforcement provisions of the Kansas consumer prot…

50-691. Reserved. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents USEFUL LINKS Session Laws Kansas Administrative Regulations OTHER…

50-692. Prize notification; definitions; requirements of notice and solicitation; violations. (a) As used in this section: (1) "Prize" means a gift, award or other item or service of value. (2) "Prize notice" means a notice given to an individual in this state that satisfies all …