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MT Code § 30-14-504 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 30. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 14. Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection|Part 5. Personal Solicitation Sales|30-14-504. Buyer's right to cancel -- time allowed -- notice -- return of goods

  30-14-504. Buyer's right to cancel -- time allowed -- notice -- return of goods. (1) Except as provided in subsection (5), in addition to any right otherwise to revoke an offer, the buyer or any other person obligated for any part of the purchase price may cancel a personal solicitation sale until midnight of the third business day after the day on which the buyer has signed an agreement or offer to purchase relating to the sale, provided that in the case of a personal solicitation sale made by telephone, the buyer may cancel at any time prior to the buyer's signing of an agreement or offer to purchase relating to the sale.   (2) Cancellation occurs when written notice of cancellation is given to the seller.   (3) Notice of cancellation, if given by mail, is considered given when deposited in a mailbox properly addressed and postage prepaid.   (4) Notice of cancellation need not take the form prescribed and is sufficient if it indicates the intention of the buyer not to be bound.   (5) A personal solicitation sale may not be canceled if, in the case of goods, the goods cannot be returned to the seller in substantially the same condition as when received by the buyer.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 426, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 191, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 85-503; amd. Sec. 964, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 30-14-505 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 30. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 14. Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection|Part 5. Personal Solicitation Sales|30-14-505. Notice of right to cancel

  30-14-505. Notice of right to cancel. (1) The seller shall furnish the buyer a notice that contains the statement set forth in subsection (1)(a) or a statement as prescribed by federal trade commission rule governing door-to-door sales and printed in capital and lowercase letters of not less than 10-point boldfaced type with the seller's name and business address and the statement set forth in subsection (1)(b):   (a) YOU MAY CANCEL THIS SALE WITHIN THREE BUSINESS DAYS.   If you decide within 3 days that you want to cancel the sale, tear off and mail the bottom of this card. To cancel, the card must be mailed BY CERTIFIED MAIL within 3 days after you sign the contract.   (date)   (b) CONTRACT CANCELED   I hereby cancel this sale.   (Buyer's signature)   (2) Until the seller has complied with this section, the buyer or any other person obligated for any part of the purchase price may cancel the personal solicitation sale by notifying the seller in any manner and by any means of the intention to cancel. However, failure to mail the cancellation by certified mail does not nullify the cancellation as long as the cancellation is mailed within the prescribed time period. The period prescribed by 30-14-504 begins to run from the time the seller complies with this section.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 426, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 191, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 85-504; amd. Sec. 965, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 30-14-506 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 30. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 14. Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection|Part 5. Personal Solicitation Sales|30-14-506. Repayment to buyer -- retention of goods by buyer -- court award, costs, and attorney fees

  30-14-506. Repayment to buyer -- retention of goods by buyer -- court award, costs, and attorney fees. (1) Except as provided in this section, within 10 days after a personal solicitation sale has been canceled or an offer to purchase revoked, the seller shall tender to the buyer any payments made by the buyer and any note or other evidence of indebtedness.   (2) If the downpayment 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) If the seller refuses within the period prescribed by subsection (1) to return the cash downpayment or goods tendered as downpayment, the seller is liable to the buyer for the entire downpayment, and if the buyer is successful in a court action for recovery, the court shall also award the buyer $500 plus reasonable attorney fees and costs.   (4) Until the seller has complied with this section, the buyer may retain possession of goods delivered by the seller and has a lien on the goods or control for any recovery to which the buyer may be entitled.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 426, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 191, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 85-505; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 137, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 16, Ch. 322, L. 2003.
MT Code § 30-14-507 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 30. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 14. Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection|Part 5. Personal Solicitation Sales|30-14-507. Redelivery of goods

  30-14-507. Redelivery of goods. (1) Except as provided by 30-14-506(4), within a reasonable time after a personal solicitation sale has been canceled or an offer to purchase revoked, the buyer upon demand shall tender to the seller any goods delivered by the seller pursuant to the sale but need not tender at any place other than the buyer's residence. If the seller fails to demand possession of the goods within a reasonable time after cancellation or revocation, the goods become the property of the buyer without obligation to pay for them. For the purpose of this section, 40 days is presumed to be a reasonable time.   (2) The buyer shall take reasonable care of the goods in the buyer's possession both before cancellation or revocation and for a reasonable time after cancellation or revocation, during which time the goods are otherwise at the seller's risk, and the goods must be returned in substantially the same condition as received.   History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 426, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 191, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 85-506; amd. Sec. 966, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 30-14-508 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 30. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 14. Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection|Part 5. Personal Solicitation Sales|30-14-508. Violation

  30-14-508. Violation. Except where inconsistent with the provisions of this part, a violation of this part is a violation of part 1.   History: En. 85-507 by Sec. 8, Ch. 191, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 85-507.
MT Code § 30-14-601 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 30. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 14. Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection|Part 6. Sale of Imitation Indian Articles|30-14-601. Definitions

  30-14-601. Definitions. As used in this part, the following definitions apply:   (1) "Imitation Indian arts or crafts articles" means those made by machine or made wholly out of synthetic or artificial materials or articles which are not made by Indian labor or workmanship.   (2) "Indian" means a person who is enrolled or who is a lineal descendant of one enrolled upon an enrollment listing of the bureau of Indian affairs or upon the enrollment listing of a recognized Indian tribe, domiciled in the United States.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 42, L. 1967; R.C.M. 1947, 85-301.
MT Code § 30-14-602 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 30. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 14. Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection|Part 6. Sale of Imitation Indian Articles|30-14-602. Articles to be designated and segregated

  30-14-602. Articles to be designated and segregated. A person may not distribute, sell, or offer for sale in this state any imitation American Indian arts or crafts articles unless the articles are at all times clearly and legibly designated as imitation. All imitation articles must be physically segregated from authentic Indian articles for display purposes. All imitation Indian arts or crafts articles must be displayed near a sign prominently and legibly designating the articles as imitation.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 42, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 52, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 85-302; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 182, L. 1991.
MT Code § 30-14-603 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 30. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 14. Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection|Part 6. Sale of Imitation Indian Articles|30-14-603. Designation of authenticity

  30-14-603. Designation of authenticity. Only those articles bearing a registered trademark or label of authentic Indian labor or workmanship may be deemed authentic Indian arts or crafts articles.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 42, L. 1967; R.C.M. 1947, 85-303.
MT Code § 30-14-604 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 30. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 14. Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection|Part 6. Sale of Imitation Indian Articles|30-14-604. Violation as misdemeanor

  30-14-604. Violation as misdemeanor. Any person who violates this part is guilty of a misdemeanor.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 42, L. 1967; R.C.M. 1947, 85-304.
MT Code § 30-14-701 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 30. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 14. Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection|Part 7. Fraudulent Financing of Mining and Oil Companies|30-14-701. Mining and oil companies -- fraudulent handling of finances

  30-14-701. Mining and oil companies -- fraudulent handling of finances. For the purposes of 30-14-701 through 30-14-704, the following acts and offenses relative to the handling of the finances of mine and oil operations within the state of Montana shall be deemed fraudulent:   (1) failure to expend at least 75% of all money raised from the public from the sale of stock or securities of any other kind or character in the actual operation and development of the oil and mining property or in the construction of treating plants or from bona fide payments on the purchase price of state property;   (2) failure to apply net earnings from said operations, after deducting only reasonable and legitimate expenses, to either a reserve fund, distribution of dividends, liquidation of bona fide indebtedness, or reasonable development of said properties;   (3) the operation of holding companies in such a manner as to deprive the stockholders of the parent company of an equitable interest in the earnings of the parent company.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 199, L. 1935; re-en. Sec. 11458.1, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 94-2322, R.C.M. 1947; redes. 15-22-141 by Sec. 29, Ch. 513, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 15-22-141.
MT Code § 30-14-702 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 30. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 14. Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection|Part 7. Fraudulent Financing of Mining and Oil Companies|30-14-702. Application

  30-14-702. Application. The provisions of 30-14-701 through 30-14-704 shall apply to any person, corporation, or other form of association now operating or which shall hereafter operate a mining or oil enterprise, the finances of which are derived in whole or in part from subscription and security sales to the public, and operating within the state of Montana. The provisions of 30-14-701 through 30-14-704 do not apply to any person, firm, corporation, or cooperative association holding a permit in good standing from the state securities commissioner or to securities listed on the New York stock exchange, Boston stock exchange, the board of trade of the city of Chicago, the Chicago stock exchange, or the New York curb exchange.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 199, L. 1935; re-en. Sec. 11458.2, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 94-2323, R.C.M. 1947; redes. 15-22-142 by Sec. 29, Ch. 513, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 15-22-142; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 84, L. 1983.
MT Code § 30-14-703 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 30. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 14. Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection|Part 7. Fraudulent Financing of Mining and Oil Companies|30-14-703. Investigation of complaints

  30-14-703. Investigation of complaints. Any stockholder or creditor of a mining or oil company as heretofore provided in 30-14-701 through 30-14-704 who has bona fide reason to believe that the provisions of 30-14-701 through 30-14-704 have been violated may complain relative thereto to the attorney general of the state, the county attorney of the county in which the property is located, or the state securities commissioner, and it shall be incumbent upon the officers mentioned to make a complete investigation of the records and affairs of said corporation or corporations. In the event the facts disclose the violation of the provisions of 30-14-701 through 30-14-704, it shall be the duty of the officer to prefer charges against the officers and directors of the corporation or corporations involved.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 199, L. 1935; re-en. Sec. 11458.3, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 94-2324, R.C.M. 1947; redes. 15-22-143 by Sec. 29, Ch. 513, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 15-22-143; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 351, L. 1979.
MT Code § 30-14-704 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 30. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 14. Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection|Part 7. Fraudulent Financing of Mining and Oil Companies|30-14-704. Penalty

  30-14-704. Penalty. Any person or the officers or directors of any corporation, cooperative association, or any other association of any kind or character found guilty of the violation of the provisions of 30-14-701 through 30-14-704 shall be subject to imprisonment in the state prison for a term of not less than 90 days or more than 3 years or by a fine of not less than $100 or more than $1,000 or both such fine and imprisonment.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 199, L. 1935; re-en. Sec. 11458.4, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 94-2325, R.C.M. 1947; redes. 15-22-144 by Sec. 29, Ch. 513, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 15-22-144.
MT Code § 30-14-801 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 30. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 14. Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection|Part 8. Retail Motor Fuel Marketing (Repealed)|30-14-801. Repealed

  30-14-801. Repealed. Sec. 1, I.M. No. 134, Nov. 3, 1998.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 499, L. 1991.
MT Code § 30-14-802 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 30. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 14. Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection|Part 8. Retail Motor Fuel Marketing (Repealed)|30-14-802. Repealed

  30-14-802. Repealed. Sec. 1, I.M. No. 134, Nov. 3, 1998.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 499, L. 1991.
MT Code § 30-14-803 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 30. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 14. Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection|Part 8. Retail Motor Fuel Marketing (Repealed)|30-14-803. Repealed

  30-14-803. Repealed. Sec. 1, I.M. No. 134, Nov. 3, 1998.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 499, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 358, L. 1995.
MT Code § 30-14-804 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 30. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 14. Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection|Part 8. Retail Motor Fuel Marketing (Repealed)|30-14-804. Repealed

  30-14-804. Repealed. Sec. 1, I.M. No. 134, Nov. 3, 1998.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 499, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 519, L. 1993.
MT Code § 30-14-805 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 30. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 14. Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection|Part 8. Retail Motor Fuel Marketing (Repealed)|30-14-805. Repealed

  30-14-805. Repealed. Sec. 1, I.M. No. 134, Nov. 3, 1998.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 499, L. 1991.
MT Code § 30-14-806 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 30. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 14. Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection|Part 8. Retail Motor Fuel Marketing (Repealed)|30-14-806. Repealed

  30-14-806. Repealed. Sec. 1, I.M. No. 134, Nov. 3, 1998.   History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 499, L. 1991.
MT Code § 30-14-901 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 30. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 14. Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection|Part 9. Price Discrimination|30-14-901. Discrimination in price

  30-14-901. Discrimination in price. (1) It is unlawful for a business to discriminate, directly or indirectly, in the price charged to different purchasers of commodities of like grade and quality if the effect of the discrimination upon other businesses or customers is to substantially lessen competition, to create a monopoly in any line of commerce, or to injure, destroy, or prevent competition with any business that grants or knowingly receives the benefit of the discrimination.   (2) This section does not prohibit:   (a) price differentials that make due allowance for the costs of manufacture, sale, or delivery resulting from the differing methods or quantities in which the commodities are sold or delivered to the purchasers;   (b) businesses engaged in selling commodities from selecting their own customers in bona fide transactions and not in restraint of trade; or   (c) price changes from time to time made in response to changing conditions affecting the market for, or the marketability of, the commodities, including but not limited to actual or imminent deterioration of perishable goods, obsolescence of seasoned goods, distress sales under court process, or sales in good faith in discontinuance of business in the goods concerned.   (3) It is unlawful for a business to discriminate in favor of one purchaser against another purchaser of a processed or unprocessed commodity bought for resale by contracting to furnish, by furnishing, or by contributing to the furnishing of any service or facility connected with the processing, handling, sale, or offering for sale of the commodity purchased upon terms not accorded to all purchasers on proportionally equal terms.   (4) It is unlawful for a business to knowingly induce or receive a discrimination in price that is prohibited by this section.   (5) This section does not apply to industry members regulated by Title 16, chapters 1 through 4 and 6.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 486, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 43, Ch. 130, L. 2005.
MT Code § 30-14-902 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 30. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 14. Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection|Part 9. Price Discrimination|30-14-902. Return of net earnings or surplus of cooperative association -- exemption of nonprofit institution from price discrimination provision

  30-14-902. Return of net earnings or surplus of cooperative association -- exemption of nonprofit institution from price discrimination provision. (1) Section 30-14-901 may not be construed to prevent a cooperative association from returning to its members, producers, or consumers, in proportion to their purchases or sales from, to, or through the association, all or any part of the net earnings or surplus resulting from its trading operations.   (2) Section 30-14-901 does not apply to the purchase of supplies for its own use by a school, college, university, public library, church, hospital, or charitable institution not operated for profit.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 486, L. 1991.
MT Code § 30-14-903 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 30. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 14. Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection|Part 9. Price Discrimination|30-14-903. Federal interpretation

  30-14-903. Federal interpretation. It is the intent of the legislature that in construing 30-14-901 and 30-14-902, due consideration and weight be given to the interpretations of the federal trade commission and the federal courts relating to the provisions of the federal Robinson-Patman Antidiscrimination Act regarding discrimination in price that are codified in 15 U.S.C. 13(b) and (c).   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 486, L. 1991.
MT Code § 30-14-904 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 30. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 14. Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection|Part 9. Price Discrimination|30-14-904. Burden of rebutting prima facie case of discrimination

  30-14-904. Burden of rebutting prima facie case of discrimination. (1) In a proceeding for a violation of 30-14-901, if proof is made that there has been discrimination in price, the burden of rebutting the prima facie case by showing justification is upon the person charged with a violation of 30-14-901.   (2) A seller may rebut the prima facie case by showing that a lower price to a purchaser was made in good faith to meet an equally low price of a competitor.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 486, L. 1991.
MT Code § 30-14-905 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 30. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 14. Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection|Part 9. Price Discrimination|30-14-905. Recovery on illegal contracts forbidden

  30-14-905. Recovery on illegal contracts forbidden. A contract, express or implied, made by a person in violation of the provisions of 30-14-901 is an illegal contract, and no recovery may be had on the contract.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 486, L. 1991.
MT Code § 30-14-906 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 30. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 14. Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection|Part 9. Price Discrimination|30-14-906. Injunctions -- damages -- production of evidence

  30-14-906. Injunctions -- damages -- production of evidence. (1) A person who is injured by a violation of 30-14-901 may maintain an action to enjoin a continuance of an act in violation of 30-14-901 and to recover damages. A court, upon finding that the defendant is violating or has violated the provisions of 30-14-901, shall enjoin the defendant from continuing the violation. It is not necessary to allege or prove actual damages to the plaintiff.   (2) In addition to injunctive relief, the plaintiff may recover from the defendant three times the amount of actual damages sustained plus attorney fees and costs of suit.   (3) A defendant in an action brought under this section may be required to testify under the Montana Rules of Civil Procedure. In addition, the books and records of a defendant may be brought into court and introduced into evidence by reference. Information so obtained may not be used against the defendant as a basis for a misdemeanor prosecution for a violation of 30-14-901.   History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 486, L. 1991.
MT Code § 30-14-1001 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 30. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 14. Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection|Part 10. Home Inspection Trade Practices Act (Renumbered and Repealed)|30-14-1001. Repealed

  30-14-1001. Repealed. Sec. 10, Ch. 294, L. 2019.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 276, L. 1999.
MT Code § 30-14-1002 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 30. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 14. Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection|Part 10. Home Inspection Trade Practices Act (Renumbered and Repealed)|30-14-1002. Repealed

  30-14-1002. Repealed. Sec. 10, Ch. 294, L. 2019.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 276, L. 1999.
MT Code § 30-14-1003 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 30. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 14. Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection|Part 10. Home Inspection Trade Practices Act (Renumbered and Repealed)|30-14-1003. Repealed

  30-14-1003. Repealed. Sec. 10, Ch. 294, L. 2019.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 276, L. 1999.
MT Code § 30-14-1004 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 30. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 14. Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection|Part 10. Home Inspection Trade Practices Act (Renumbered and Repealed)|30-14-1004. Renumbered 39-9-213

  30-14-1004. Renumbered 39-9-213. Sec. 11, Ch. 294, L. 2019.
MT Code § 30-14-1005 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 30. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 14. Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection|Part 10. Home Inspection Trade Practices Act (Renumbered and Repealed)|30-14-1005. Repealed

  30-14-1005. Repealed. Sec. 10, Ch. 294, L. 2019.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 276, L. 1999.
MT Code § 30-14-1101 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 30. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 14. Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection|Part 11. Plain Language in Contracts|30-14-1101. Short title

  30-14-1101. Short title. This part may be cited as the "Plain Language in Contracts Act".   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 615, L. 1985.