Title 51, Sales and Exchanges
45 chapters · 338 sections in this title.
N.D.C.C. § 51-10-01 Definitions
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In this chapter, unless the context or subject matter otherwise requires: 1. "Cost" means the actual invoice cost of the merchandise or the replacement cost of the merchandise, whichever is the lower, less all trade discounts, advertising allowances, including customary discounts…
N.D.C.C. § 51-10-02 Items advertised, offered for sale, or sold with other items at a combined price - Regulations governing
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When one or more items are advertised, offered for sale, or sold with one or more other items at a combined price, or are advertised, offered as a gift, or given with the sale of one or more items, each and all of said items, for the purpose of this chapter, must be deemed to be …
N.D.C.C. § 51-10-03 Unfair advertising, offer to sell, or sale
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Any advertising, offer to sell, or sale of any merchandise, either by retailers or wholesalers, at less than cost as defined in this chapter, which has the intent or the effect of inducing the purchase of other merchandise or of unfairly diverting trade from a competitor or other…
N.D.C.C. § 51-10-04 Schemes or devices included within sales below cost
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The inhibition against sales below cost, as defined in this chapter, shall embrace any scheme of special rebate, collateral contract, or any device of any nature by which such result is, in substance or in fact, effected in violation of the spirit and intent of this chapter.
N.D.C.C. § 51-10-05 Advertising, offering, or selling article at less than cost - Penalty
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Any retailer or wholesaler who shall advertise, offer to sell, or sell any article of merchandise at less than cost to such retailer or wholesaler as defined in this chapter, or who gives, offers to give, or advertises the intent to give away any article of merchandise, with the …
N.D.C.C. § 51-10-05.1 Powers of attorney general
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When it appears to the attorney general that a person has engaged in, or is engaging in, any practice declared to be unlawful by this chapter or when the attorney general believes it to be in the public interest that an investigation should be made to ascertain whether a person i…
N.D.C.C. § 51-10-05.2 Subpoena - Hearing - Rules
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The attorney general may issue subpoenas to any person, administer an oath or affirmation to any person, conduct hearings in the aid of any investigation of inquiry, prescribe forms, and adopt necessary rules.
N.D.C.C. § 51-10-05.3 Failure to display information or obey subpoena
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If any person fails or refuses to file any statement or report, or obey any subpoena issued by the attorney general, the attorney general may file in the district court a petition for an order directing the person to file the required statement or report or to obey the subpoena. …
N.D.C.C. § 51-10-06 Injunctional relief may be had in addition to other penalties - Duty to commence actions
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In addition to the penalties provided in this chapter, the courts of this state are invested with the jurisdiction to prevent and restrain violations of this chapter by injunctional proceedings. The attorney general and the several state's attorneys shall institute suits in behal…
N.D.C.C. § 51-10-07 Application of provisions of chapter
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The provisions of this chapter do not apply to sales at retail or sales at wholesale, where: 1. Merchandise is sold in bona fide clearance sales, if advertised, marked, and sold as such. 2. Perishable merchandise must be sold promptly in order to forestall loss. 3. Merchandise is…
N.D.C.C. § 51-10-08 No immunity from self-incrimination
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No person subpoenaed or ordered may be excused from attending and testifying or from producing books, records, correspondence, documents, or other evidence in any civil action or proceeding instituted or brought, pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, upon the ground that th…