Title XXXI, Trade and Commerce

I. Any person injured by another's use of any method, act or practice declared unlawful under this chapter may bring an action for damages and for such equitable relief, including an injunction, as the court deems necessary and proper. If the court finds for the plaintiff, recove…

The provisions of RSA 358-O:4 through 358-O:7 shall not apply to the sale or purchase, or solicitation or representation in connection therewith, of goods from a catalog or of books, recordings, videocassettes, periodicals and similar goods through a membership group or club whic…

I. Upon completion of any service or repair work for which a charge is made, a motor vehicle repair facility shall prepare an invoice which itemizes: (a) All work that the motor vehicle repair facility has performed; (b) All work that any subcontractor has performed; (c) All part…

Any waiver of the member or buyer of any of the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed contrary to public policy and shall be void and unenforceable.

I. The provisions of RSA 358-I:2, 4, 6 and 7 shall apply to all health clubs operating or intending to operate in this state. II. The provisions of RSA 358-I:3 and 5 shall apply to all health club contracts entered into on or after June 24, 1983.

I. A renegotiation shall occur when an existing rent-to-own agreement is satisfied and replaced by a new agreement undertaken by the same rent-to-own dealer and consumer. A renegotiation shall be considered a new agreement requiring new disclosures. A renegotiation shall not incl…

I. Persons entitled to bring an action under RSA 358-A:10 may, if the unlawful act or practice has caused similar injury to numerous other persons, institute an action as representative or representatives of a class of persons who are residents of this state or whose cause of act…

In order to prevail in any prosecution under this chapter, it is not necessary to prove actual confusion or misunderstanding.

I. (a) A rent-to-own dealer who fails to comply with the requirements of this chapter is liable to the consumer damaged thereby in an amount equal to the greater of: (1) The actual damages sustained by the consumer as a result of the rent-to-own dealer's failure to comply with th…

Each motor vehicle repair facility shall conspicuously post a notice of no fewer than 6 square feet on the premises of the facility for the purpose of advising any customer of his rights under this chapter. The notice shall contain the following information: I. The motor vehicle …

I. Any person who knowingly manufactures, imports, sells, offers for sale, purchases, installs, or reinstalls any object intended to replace a supplemental restraint system component as part of a vehicle inflatable restraint system, and said object is not a properly operating air…

I. Nothing in RSA 358-D:11-a shall prohibit the installation or reinstallation of a recycled airbag that was designed in accordance with federal safety regulations for the make, model, and year of the vehicle, as part of a vehicle inflatable restraint system. II. Nothing in RSA 3…

This chapter does not affect unfair trade practices otherwise actionable at common law or under other statutes of this state.

I. If a rent-to-own dealer establishes by a preponderance of evidence that a violation of this chapter was unintentional or the result of a bona fide error notwithstanding the maintenance of procedures reasonably adapted to avoid such errors, no penalty as specified in RSA 358-P:…

I. Any violation of any provision of this chapter is an unfair or deceptive act or practice within the meaning of RSA 358-A:2. Any right or remedy set forth in RSA 358-A may be used to enforce the provisions of this chapter. II. Except as provided in paragraph III of this section…

It is the intent of the legislature that in any action or prosecution under this chapter, the courts may be guided by the interpretation and construction given Section 5(a)(1) of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 45(a)(1)), by the Federal Trade Commission and the federa…

I. Any person operating or intending to open or operate a martial arts school within this state shall file a registration statement with the department of justice, bureau of consumer protection and antitrust. The registration statement shall contain the name and address of the ma…

In this chapter: I. "Anything of value," "item of value" or "item" means any item or service with monetary value. II. "Handling charge" means any charge, fee or sum of money which is paid by a consumer to receive a prize, gift or any item of value including, but not limited to, p…

I. "Customer" means a natural person using a kiosk. II. "Digital asset" means a digital representation of value recorded on a distributed ledger or blockchain, including cryptocurrency. III. "Digital asset transaction kiosk" or "kiosk" means a self-service electronic terminal loc…

Before selling to any customer any used motor vehicle which is believed by the customer to be unsafe for operation upon the highways pursuant to RSA 266, the dealer shall, upon the request of the customer, conduct or have conducted a safety inspection of such vehicle. If the vehi…

Upon the request of any customer, a motor vehicle repair facility shall provide a written estimate to the customer in advance of performing any service or repair work. The written estimate shall contain: I. An itemization of the service or repair work to be performed; II. An esti…

I. No person shall advertise as an auction the sale of property unless such advertised sale is conducted pursuant to RSA 311-B. II. No person shall enter into and participate in collusive bidding practices.

No debt collector shall collect or attempt to collect a debt in an unfair, deceptive or unreasonable manner as defined in this chapter.

In this chapter: I. "Advertisement" means a commercial message in any medium that solicits a consumer to enter a rent-to-own agreement. II. "Cash price" means the price at which the lessor would have sold the property to the consumer for cash on the date of the rent-to-own agreem…

I. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, upon prepayment in full of a precomputed consumer credit transaction, pursuant to acceleration or otherwise, the creditor shall rebate to the consumer an amount not less than the unearned portion of the interest computed according…

I. Any person, corporation, partnership, association, or other entity operating or intending to open or operate a health club within this state shall file a registration statement with the attorney general. Such registration statement shall contain the name and address of the hea…

No rental referral agency shall charge or attempt to collect any fee or other consideration from any prospective tenant in excess of $10 except where rental property is in fact obtained by such prospective tenant through the assistance of that agency. For the purposes of this sec…

If a covered person with benefits covering emergency services under a health benefit plan is furnished emergency services, then: I. In the case that the hospital emergency department or independent freestanding emergency department is a nonparticipating emergency facility, the ho…

It shall be unlawful for any person to use any unfair method of competition or any unfair or deceptive act or practice in the conduct of any trade or commerce within this state. Such unfair method of competition or unfair or deceptive act or practice shall include, but is not lim…

In addition to the penalty under RSA 358-Q:1, IV, any violation of the provisions of this chapter shall constitute an unfair or deceptive act or practice within the meaning of RSA 358-A:2. Any right, remedy or power set forth in RSA 358-A may be used to enforce the provisions of …

It shall be unlawful for any person, partnership, corporation, trust or association, or any agent or employee thereof, to promote, offer or grant participation in a chain distributor scheme.

I. Any person who has elected to become a member of a club may cancel such membership by: (a) Giving written notice any time before midnight of the third business day following the date on which membership was attained. Such cancellation shall be without liability on the part of …

No person may advertise, offer, contract, sell, or promote any distributorship in this state unless the person has registered with the attorney general, as provided in RSA 358-E:3.

A provider of travel services for which a travel agent is an agent shall not impose a surcharge on or reduce the commission paid to such travel agent if the consumer uses a credit card to obtain credit in the transaction.

If a buyer's premium is to be charged at any auction held in this state, any advertisement for such auction shall state clearly that a buyer's premium will be charged. In addition, a notice disclosing that a buyer's premium will be charged shall also be posted conspicuously at th…

I. Unless exempted by paragraph V, any person who advertises, offers, contracts, sells or promotes any distributorship in the state must register with the attorney general and file, in a form prescribed by the attorney general, an application which shall contain the following doc…

A motor vehicle repair facility shall not perform any service or repair work set forth in the written estimate unless it receives the written permission of the customer to proceed; provided, however, that if it is impracticable to give the customer a written estimate or obtain hi…

I. Subject to paragraph II, if a covered person is furnished health care items or services, other than emergency services, by a nonparticipating provider at a participating facility for which benefits are provided under the covered person's health benefit plan, then such provider…

Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, with respect to closed-end consumer credit transactions entered into after June 30, 1985, interest shall be collected only as earned, and no interest on such transactions shall be paid, deducted or added to principal in advance. This…

Any person who violates the provisions of this chapter or an injunction issued under RSA 358-B:4 shall be guilty of a class B felony.

Each dealer shall notify each customer of his rights under this chapter before selling an unsafe used motor vehicle to the customer and shall obtain a written acknowledgment from the customer that he has been so notified.

I. With respect to the first transaction for a customer, an operator shall: (a) Hold the first digital asset transaction made by a customer for a period of at least 48 hours, after which time the operator may complete the customer's digital asset transaction. (b) Not permit a cus…

Any violation of this chapter is an unfair or deceptive act or practice within the meaning of RSA 358-A:2, provided that, notwithstanding RSA 358-A:6, any person who violates RSA 358-G:2, II shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor if a natural person or a felony if any other per…

I. No rental referral agency shall charge or attempt to collect any fee or other consideration from any prospective tenant except pursuant to a written contract which shall be delivered to the prospective tenant at the time the contract is signed. Every contract must constitute t…

I. A fully completed copy of each contract shall be delivered to the buyer at the time the contract is signed. Every contract shall constitute the entire agreement between the seller and the buyer, shall be in writing, shall be signed by the buyer, and shall designate the date on…