Louisiana § RS 22:1526 - Unfair trade practices
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 22:1526 — Unfair trade practices, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 22:1526. Unfair trade practices
The commissioner may order any lessor which has filed a notice pursuant to this Part, or its officials and representatives, to cease and desist from engaging in the following unfair trade practices:
(1) The making of any false or misleading statements, orally or in writing, in connection with the sale, offer to sell, or advertisement of a collision damage waiver.
(2) The omission of any material statement in connection with the sale, offer to sell, or advertisement of a collision damage waiver, which under the circumstances should have been made in order to prevent the statements that were made from being misleading.
(3) The making of any statement that the purchase of a collision damage waiver is mandatory.
(4) The failure to provide proper disclosure that the purchase of a collision damage waiver may be duplicative of the lessee's automobile insurance contract.
Acts 1989, No. 773, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1990; Redesignated from R.S. 22:2091.6 by Acts 2008, No. 415, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.
NOTE: Former R.S. 22:1526 redesignated as R.S. 22:716 by Acts 2008, No. 415, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Louisiana Civil Code § RS 22:1526 cover?
Section RS 22:1526 ("Unfair trade practices") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. 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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