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Title 15 — Commerce and TradeRelease 119-73not60

§5713 Administration and Applicability of Subchapter

Title 15 › Chapter 83— TELEPHONE DISCLOSURE AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION › Subchapter I— REGULATION OF UNFAIR AND DECEPTIVE ACTS AND PRACTICES IN CONNECTION WITH PAY-PER-CALL SERVICES › § 5713

Last updated Apr 3, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) must enforce the rules in this subchapter under the Federal Trade Commission Act, except where section 5712 says otherwise. If something is outside the FTC Act’s jurisdiction, this law does not change that—unless it is needed to apply the subchapter. The FTC must stop people from breaking rules made under section 5711. It uses the same powers, procedures, penalties, and legal protections found in the Federal Trade Commission Act as if those parts were part of this subchapter.

Full Legal Text

Title 15, §5713

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(a)Except as otherwise provided in section 5712 of this title, this subchapter shall be enforced by the Commission under the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.). Consequently, no activity which is outside the jurisdiction of that Act shall be affected by this chapter, except for purposes of this subchapter.
(b)The Commission shall prevent any person from violating a rule of the Commission under section 5711 of this title in the same manner, by the same means, and with the same jurisdiction, powers, and duties as though all applicable terms and provisions of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.) were incorporated into and made a part of this subchapter. Any person who violates such rule shall be subject to the penalties and entitled to the privileges and immunities provided in the Federal Trade Commission Act in the same manner, by the same means, and with the same jurisdiction, power, and duties as though all applicable terms and provisions of the Federal Trade Commission Act were incorporated into and made a part of this subchapter.

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References in Text

The Federal Trade Commission Act, referred to in text, is act Sept. 26, 1914, ch. 311, 38 Stat. 717, which is classified generally to subchapter I (§ 41 et seq.) of chapter 2 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 58 of this title and Tables.

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15 U.S.C. § 5713

Title 15 — Commerce and Trade

Last Updated

Apr 3, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60