District Of Columbia § 22-3226.07 - Deceptive acts and practices prohibited.
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§ 22-3226.07. Deceptive acts and practices prohibited.
22-3226.07It is a deceptive telemarketing act or practice for any seller or telephone solicitor to misrepresent any of the following material information:
The total purchase cost to the consumer of the goods or services to be received;
The true name of the telephone solicitor; or
Material aspects of the quality or basic characteristics of the goods or services purchased.
It is a deceptive telemarketing act or practice for any seller or telephone solicitor to misrepresent any material fact regarding the goods or services purchased that has a tendency to mislead.
No person shall commit a deceptive telemarketing act or practice.
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Source: official District Of Columbia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 22-3226.07 ("Deceptive acts and practices prohibited.") is part of the D.C. Code, the codified statutory law of District Of Columbia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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