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MO Rev Stat § 407.664 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXVI - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 407 - Merchandising Practices|Section 407.664 - Reinstatement of agreement, when, conditions.

Effective - 28 Aug 1988   407.664. Reinstatement of agreement, when, conditions. — 1. A consumer who fails to make timely rental payments has the right to reinstate the original rental-purchase agreement without losing any rights or options previously acquired under the rental-purchase agreement within three rental terms after the expiration of the last rental term for which the consumer made a timely payment if the consumer surrenders the rental property to the merchant when the merchant or its agent requests him to surrender the rental property.  2. Before reinstating a rental-purchase agreement, a merchant may require a consumer to pay any unpaid rental payments, delinquency charges, a reasonable reinstatement fee of not more than five dollars, and a delivery charge if redelivery of the rental property is necessary.  3. If reinstatement occurs pursuant to this section, the merchant shall provide the consumer with either the same property leased by the consumer prior to reinstatement or substitute property that is of comparable quality and condition. ­­-------- (L. 1988 H.B. 988)
MO Rev Stat § 407.665 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXVI - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 407 - Merchandising Practices|Section 407.665 - Violations, penalties — correction of violation — penalty not a bar to civil action.

Effective - 28 Aug 1988   407.665. Violations, penalties — correction of violation — penalty not a bar to civil action. — 1. A violation of any provision or requirement of sections 407.660 to 407.664 shall be deemed a violation of section 407.020 and any person violating such provisions shall be subject to all penalties, remedies and procedures provided in sections 407.010 to 407.145. The attorney general shall have all powers, rights and duties regarding violations of sections 407.660 to 407.665 as are provided in sections 407.010 to 407.145.  2. Notwithstanding subsection 1 of this section, any failure to comply with any provision or requirement of sections 407.660 to 407.665 may be corrected within ten days after the date of execution of the rental-purchase agreement by the merchant, and, if so corrected, neither the merchant or any holder of the executed rental-purchase agreement is subjected to any penalty under the provisions of this chapter.  3. The provisions of sections 407.660 to 407.665 are not exclusive and do not relieve the parties or the contracts subject thereto from compliance with other applicable provisions of law nor shall such provisions bar any civil claim against any person who has acquired any moneys or property, real or personal, by means of any practice declared unlawful by any provision of sections 407.660 to 407.665. ­­-------- (L. 1988 H.B. 988)
MO Rev Stat § 407.670 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXVI - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 407 - Merchandising Practices|Section 407.670 - Citation of law.

Effective - 28 Aug 1988   407.670. Citation of law. — Sections 407.670 to 407.679 shall be known and may be cited as the "Buyers Club Law". ­­-------- (L. 1988 H.B. 988)
MO Rev Stat § 407.671 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXVI - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 407 - Merchandising Practices|Section 407.671 - Definitions.

Effective - 28 Aug 1988   407.671. Definitions. — As used in sections 407.670 to 407.679, the following terms shall mean:  (1) "Business day", any day other than a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday;  (2) "Buying service", "buying club", or "club", any person, corporation, partnership, unincorporated association or other business enterprise operating for profit within the state of Missouri, the primary purpose of which is to provide benefits to members from the cooperative purchase of services or merchandise;  (3) "Buyer" or "member", any status by which any natural person is entitled to any of the benefits of a discount buying organization;  (4) "Contract", any written agreement by which one becomes a member of a club;  (5) "Prepayment", any payment greater than fifty dollars for service, merchandise or membership made before any service or merchandise is rendered. Money received by a club from a financial institution upon assignment of a contract shall be considered prepayment when and to the extent the member is required to make prepayments to the financial institution pursuant to the contract. ­­-------- (L. 1988 H.B. 988)
MO Rev Stat § 407.672 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXVI - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 407 - Merchandising Practices|Section 407.672 - Cancellation of membership.

Effective - 28 Aug 1988   407.672. Cancellation of membership. — 1. Any person who has elected to become a member of a club may cancel such membership by 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 the member and shall entitle the member to a refund of the entire consideration paid for the contract.  2. Notice of cancellation shall be in writing and delivered personally or by mail. If given by mail, the notice is effective upon deposit in a mailbox, properly addressed and postage paid. Notice of cancellation need not take a particular form and is sufficient if it indicates, by any form of written expression, the intention of the member not to be bound by the contract. If delivered personally, the notice is to be accepted by any agent or employee of the club, and a receipt for the notice must be given by that agent or employee to the person cancelling.  3. The entitled refund shall be delivered to the member within fourteen days after notice of cancellation is given.  4. Rights of cancellation may not be waived or otherwise surrendered.  5. Cancellation shall not relieve the member from paying for any merchandise or services received prior to the date of cancellation. ­­-------- (L. 1988 H.B. 988)
MO Rev Stat § 407.673 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXVI - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 407 - Merchandising Practices|Section 407.673 - Contract, requirements, right to cancel.

Effective - 28 Aug 1988   407.673. Contract, requirements, right to cancel. — 1. A fully completed copy of every contract shall be delivered to the member at the time the contract is signed. Every contract shall constitute the entire agreement between seller and member, shall be in writing, shall be signed by the member, shall designate the date on which the member signed the contract and shall state, clearly and conspicuously, in boldface type of minimum size of 14-points, in immediate proximity to the space reserved for the signature of the buyer, the following:   MEMBER'S RIGHT TO CANCEL   If you wish to cancel this contract, you may cancel by delivering or mailing a written notice to the company. Certified mail would provide greater protection than first-class mail, but is not necessary. If you deliver the notice personally, you are entitled to a receipt. Your notice must make known that you do not wish to be bound by the contract. If the notice is delivered or mailed before midnight of the third business day after you sign this contract, you are entitled to a refund of the entire consideration paid for the contract. The notice must be delivered or mailed to   _________________________________________________________________   (Insert name and mailing address of company).   If you cancel, the club is required to return, within fourteen days of the date on which you give notice of cancellation, any payments you have made.    2. Until the buying club has complied with this section, the member may cancel the contract by notifying the buying club, in any manner and by any means, of his intention to cancel and is then entitled to a refund of the entire consideration paid for the contract. ­­-------- (L. 1988 H.B. 988)
MO Rev Stat § 407.674 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXVI - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 407 - Merchandising Practices|Section 407.674 - Delivery date of goods, exception — savings claims, requirements — contracts not in compliance, unenforceable.

Effective - 28 Aug 1988   407.674. Delivery date of goods, exception — savings claims, requirements — contracts not in compliance, unenforceable. — 1. Every contract shall provide that if any goods, except furniture or custom manufactured goods, ordered by the member from the buying club, are not delivered to the member or available for pick-up by the member at the location where the order was placed within six weeks from the date the member placed an order for such goods, then any payment by the member for such goods in advance of delivery shall, upon the member's request, be fully refunded, unless a predetermined delivery date has been furnished to the member in writing at the time he or she ordered such goods and the goods are delivered to the member or available for pick-up by that date. Every contract shall disclose that delivery dates for furniture or custom manufactured goods cannot be predicted, if such is the case.  2. Every contract shall provide that all savings claims made by the buying club are based on price comparisons with retailers doing business in the trade area who sell or offer for sale the same or comparable goods and at the prices the goods are actually sold or offered for sale by such retailers.  3. Any contract which does not comply with subsections 1 and 2 of this section shall be void and unenforceable. ­­-------- (L. 1988 H.B. 988)
MO Rev Stat § 407.675 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXVI - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 407 - Merchandising Practices|Section 407.675 - Duration of contract, renewal, terms and limitations.

Effective - 28 Aug 1988   407.675. Duration of contract, renewal, terms and limitations. — No contract shall be valid for a term longer than twenty-four months from the date upon which the contract is signed. However, a club may allow a member to convert his contract into a contract for a period longer than twenty-four months after the member has been a member of the club for a period of at least six months. The duration of the contract shall be clearly and conspicuously disclosed in the contract in boldface type of a minimum size of 14-points. No contract shall contain an automatic renewal clause; provided, however, that such an agreement may provide for the buyer to exercise a renewal. ­­-------- (L. 1988 H.B. 988)
MO Rev Stat § 407.676 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXVI - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 407 - Merchandising Practices|Section 407.676 - Law not applicable, when.

Effective - 28 Aug 1988   407.676. Law not applicable, when. — Sections 407.670 to 407.679 shall not apply to:  (1) Any buyers club in which the total consideration paid by each buyer in any manner whatsoever for discount buying services does not exceed fifty dollars over the expected life of the contract;  (2) Any buyers club in which persons receive discount buyer services incidentally as part of a package of services provided to or available to such individual on account of his membership in such organization, which is not organized for the profit of any person or corporation or which does not have as one of its primary purposes or businesses the provisions of discount buying services; and  (3) Any buyers club which files with the office of the attorney general a declaration, executed under penalty of perjury by the owner or manager of such club, stating that the club does not require, or in the ordinary course of business, receive prepayment. ­­-------- (L. 1988 H.B. 988)
MO Rev Stat § 407.678 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXVI - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 407 - Merchandising Practices|Section 407.678 - Waivers, unenforceable.

Effective - 28 Aug 1988   407.678. Waivers, unenforceable. — Any waiver by the member of the provisions of sections 407.670 to 407.679 shall be deemed contrary to public policy and shall be void and unenforceable. ­­-------- (L. 1988 H.B. 988)
MO Rev Stat § 407.679 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXVI - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 407 - Merchandising Practices|Section 407.679 - Violations, penalty — penalty not a bar to civil action.

Effective - 28 Aug 1988   407.679. Violations, penalty — penalty not a bar to civil action. — 1. A violation of any provisions or requirement of sections 407.670 to 407.678 shall be deemed a violation of section 407.020 and any person violating such provisions shall be subject to all penalties, remedies and procedures provided in sections 407.010 to 407.145. The attorney general shall have all powers, rights and duties regarding violations of sections 407.670 to 407.679 as are provided in sections 407.010 to 407.145.  2. The provisions of sections 407.670 to 407.679 are not exclusive and do not relieve the parties or the contracts subject thereto from compliance with all other applicable provisions of law nor shall such provisions bar any civil claim against any person who has acquired any moneys or property, real or personal, by means of any practice declared unlawful by any provision of sections 407.670 to 407.679. ­­-------- (L. 1988 H.B. 988)
MO Rev Stat § 407.700 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXVI - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 407 - Merchandising Practices|Section 407.700 - Home solicitation sale defined.

Effective - 28 Aug 1973   407.700. Home solicitation sale defined. —  "Home solicitation sale" means a consumer credit sale of goods, or services, except the sale of real property or interest therein, or the sale of personal property which is incident to the sale of real property or interest therein, in which the seller or a person acting for him engages in a personal solicitation of the sale at a residence of the buyer and the buyer's agreement or offer to purchase is there given to the seller or a person acting for him. It does not include a sale made pursuant to a preexisting revolving charge account, or a sale made pursuant to prior negotiations between both parties present at a business establishment at a fixed location where goods or services are offered or exhibited for sale. ­­-------- (L. 1973 H.B. 61 & 367 § 1)
MO Rev Stat § 407.705 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXVI - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 407 - Merchandising Practices|Section 407.705 - Cancellation, notice of, how given — cancellation prohibited, when — business day defined.

Effective - 01 May 1986   407.705. Cancellation, notice of, how given — cancellation prohibited, when — business day defined. — 1. Except as provided in subsection 3 of this section, in addition to any right otherwise to revoke an offer, the buyer has the right to cancel a home solicitation sale until midnight of the third business day after the day on which the buyer signs an agreement or offer to purchase which complies with sections 407.700 to 407.720. For the purposes of this section, the term "business day" shall mean any day except Saturday, Sunday, and legal holidays.  2. Cancellation occurs when the buyer gives written notice of cancellation to the seller at the address stated in the agreement or offer to purchase. Notice of cancellation, if given by mail, is given when it is deposited in a mailbox properly addressed and postage prepaid. Notice of cancellation given by the buyer need not take a particular form and is sufficient if it indicates by any form of written expression the intention of the buyer not to be bound by the home solicitation sale.  3. The buyer may not cancel a home solicitation sale if:  (1) The buyer requests the seller to provide goods or services without delay because of an emergency; and  (2) The seller in good faith makes a substantial beginning of performance of the contract before the buyer gives notice of cancellation; and  (3) In the case of goods, the goods cannot be returned to the seller in substantially as good condition as when received by the buyer. ­­-------- (L. 1973 H.B. 61 & 367 § 2, A.L. 1986 S.B. 685)  Effective 5-01-86
MO Rev Stat § 407.710 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXVI - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 407 - Merchandising Practices|Section 407.710 - Agreement of sale, required statement, exception.

Effective - 28 Aug 1973   407.710. Agreement of sale, required statement, exception. — 1. In a home solicitation sale, unless the buyer requests the seller to provide goods or services without delay in an emergency, the seller must present to the buyer and obtain his signature to a written agreement or offer to purchase which designates as the date of the transaction the date on which the buyer actually signs and contains a statement of the buyer's rights which complies with subsection 2.  2. The statement must  (1) Contain in 10-point boldface type the following information and statements;   "NOTICE OF CANCELLATION"    (______________________________________________________)    Date of transaction must be filled in at time of sale by seller   ­­; and If this agreement was solicited at your residence and you do not want the goods or services, you may cancel, without further obligation, this agreement by mailing a notice to the seller at the address as shown below, within 3 business days following the above date. You shall return the goods to seller in substantially the same condition as when you obtained them. Seller will then cancel all contracts and negotiable instruments executed by you and return any property given by you to seller within 10 days from date of transaction. If seller does not pick up the purchased goods within 20 days from date of your cancellation, you may retain or dispose of the goods without any further obligation. The notice must be mailed to: (______) Name and mailing address of seller must be filled in at time of sale.  (2) A home solicitation sales contract which contains the notice of cancellation forms and content provided in the Federal Trade Commission's trade regulation rule providing a cooling-off period for door-to-door sales shall be deemed as complying with the requirements of subsection 2 herein so long as the Federal Trade Commission language provides at least equal information to the consumer concerning his right to cancel as is required by sections 407.700 to 407.720.  3. Until the seller has complied with this section the buyer may cancel the home solicitation sale by notifying the seller in any manner and by any means of his intention to cancel. ­­-------- (L. 1973 H.B. 61 & 367 § 3)
MO Rev Stat § 407.715 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXVI - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 407 - Merchandising Practices|Section 407.715 - Duties of seller after cancellation.

Effective - 28 Aug 1973   407.715. Duties of seller after cancellation. — 1. Except as provided in this section, within ten days after a home solicitation sale has been cancelled the seller must tender to the buyer any payments made by the buyer and any note or other evidence of indebtedness with the word "cancelled" stamped conspicuously on the face.  2. If the down payment includes goods traded in, the goods must be tendered in substantially as good condition as when received by the seller. If the seller fails to tender the goods as provided by this section, the buyer may elect to recover an amount equal to the trade-in allowance stated in the agreement.  3. Until the seller has complied with the obligations imposed by this section the buyer may retain possession of goods delivered to him by the seller and has a lien on the goods in his possession or control for any recovery to which he is entitled. ­­-------- (L. 1973 H.B. 61 & 367 § 4)
MO Rev Stat § 407.720 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXVI - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 407 - Merchandising Practices|Section 407.720 - Duties of seller after cancellation — lien of buyer, when.

Effective - 28 Aug 1973   407.720. Duties of seller after cancellation — lien of buyer, when. — 1. Except as provided by the provision of section 407.715, within a reasonable time after a home solicitation sale has been cancelled the buyer upon demand must tender to the seller any goods delivered by the seller pursuant to the sale but he is not obligated to tender at any place other than his residence. If the seller fails to demand possession of goods within a reasonable time after cancellation the goods become the property of the buyer without obligation to pay for them. For the purpose of this section, twenty days is presumed to be a reasonable time.  2. The buyer has a duty to take reasonable care of the goods in his possession before cancellation or revocation and for a reasonable time thereafter, during which time the goods are otherwise at the seller's risk.  3. If the seller has performed any services pursuant to a home solicitation sale prior to its cancellation, the seller is entitled to no compensation. ­­-------- (L. 1973 H.B. 61 & 367 § 5)
MO Rev Stat § 407.740 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXVI - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 407 - Merchandising Practices|Section 407.740 - Penalty, unlawful subleasing — prosecuting attorney, attorney general, duty to commence action, when.

Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories   407.740. Penalty, unlawful subleasing — prosecuting attorney, attorney general, duty to commence action, when. — 1. Any person who willfully and knowingly engages in unlawful subleasing of a motor vehicle, as defined in section 407.742, shall be guilty of a class E felony. It shall be the duty of each prosecuting attorney and circuit attorney in their respective jurisdictions to commence any criminal actions under sections 407.738 to 407.745, and the attorney general shall have concurrent original jurisdiction to commence such criminal actions throughout the state where such violations have occurred.  2. Whenever it appears to the attorney general that a person has engaged in, is engaging in, or is about to engage in unlawful subleasing of a motor vehicle, he may bring an action pursuant to section 407.100 for an injunction prohibiting such person from continuing such methods, uses, acts, or practices, or engaging therein, or doing anything in furtherance thereof. In any action brought by the attorney general under this subsection, all of the provisions of sections 407.100 to 407.140 shall apply thereto. ­­-------- (L. 1989 H.B. 893 § 5, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)  Effective 1-01-17
MO Rev Stat § 407.742 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXVI - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 407 - Merchandising Practices|Section 407.742 - Unlawful subleasing, elements of crime.

Effective - 28 Aug 1989   407.742. Unlawful subleasing, elements of crime. — A person engages in an act of unlawful subleasing of a motor vehicle if all of the following conditions are met:  (1) The motor vehicle is subject to a lease contract, conditional sale contract, or security agreement the terms of which prohibit the transfer or assignment of any right of interest in the motor vehicle or under the lease contract, conditional sale contract, or security agreement;  (2) The person is not a party to the original lease contract, conditional sale contract, or security agreement;  (3) The person transfers or assigns, or purports to transfer or assign, or assists, causes, or arranges an actual or purported transfer or assignment of any right or interest in the motor vehicle or under the lease contract, conditional sale contract, or security agreement, to any person who is not a party to the original lease contract, conditional sale contract, or security agreement;  (4) The person does not obtain, prior to the transfer or assignment described in subdivision (3) of this section, written consent to the transfer or assignment from the motor vehicle's lessor, seller, or secured party;  (5) The person receives compensation or some other consideration for the transfer or assignment described in subdivision (3) of this section. ­­-------- (L. 1989 H.B. 893 § 6)