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9 V.S.A. § 2503
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 9 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 67 - Pay-per-Call Services|§ 2503. Requirements for preambles

§ 2503. Requirements for preambles|A sponsor of pay-per-call services for which the charge to the caller may in any case exceed $2.00 shall commence the service with a disclosure message or "preamble" provided at no charge to the caller, clearly indicating the following information:  (1) an accurate description of the service; (2) the total price of the service, including:  (A) all per-call charges; and (B) if the call is billed on a usage-sensitive basis, all rates by minute or other unit of time, any minimum charges and the total cost for calls to that program if the duration of the program can be determined;  (3) that billing will commence only after a specific identified event following the disclosure message, such as a signal tone, followed by a reasonable period of time within which the caller may disconnect before that event; (4) if the service is directed at or likely to be of interest to children under age 18, a statement that the caller should hang up if parental consent has not been obtained; and (5) the legal name of the sponsor of the service. (Added 1993, No. 99, § 2.)
9 V.S.A. § 2504
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 9 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 67 - Pay-per-Call Services|§ 2504. Bypass mechanisms

§ 2504. Bypass mechanisms|A sponsor may offer a caller the means to bypass the preamble on subsequent calls, provided that the caller is in sole control of that capability, except that any bypass device shall be disabled for a period of 30 days following the effective date of a price increase for the pay-per-call service. A sponsor shall include at the end of the preamble or the end of the program instructions on how to bypass. (Added 1993, No. 99, § 2.)
9 V.S.A. § 2505
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 9 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 67 - Pay-per-Call Services|§ 2505. Loan and credit card services

§ 2505. Loan and credit card services|It shall be an unlawful practice for a sponsor to sell or offer for sale pay-per-call services directly or indirectly purporting to extend callers any form of credit, loan, or charge card unless:  (1) all advertisements and promotions for the service include a complete and accurate description of all terms, including fees, required purchases, interest rates, minimum account balances or deposits, limitations on usage, and other conditions, limitations, or charges associated therewith; (2) the sponsor is authorized to act as an agent in connection with the issuance of the loan, credit, or charge card by an authorized financial institution; (3) the sponsor has complied with all applicable State and federal laws relating to the extension of loans, credit, or charge cards; and (4) the sponsor provides a full refund to any caller who requests one. (Added 1993, No. 99, § 2.)
9 V.S.A. § 2506
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 9 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 67 - Pay-per-Call Services|§ 2506. Employment services

§ 2506. Employment services|It shall be an unlawful practice for a sponsor to sell or offer for sale pay-per-call services directly or indirectly offering employment or job-placement related services unless:  (1) all advertisements and promotions for the service include an accurate description of the material terms and conditions associated with the job or employment opportunities that are the subject of the service, including geographic locations and applicant qualifications; (2) for programs where no specific job listings are provided to the caller, but rather the names of companies are listed as potential employers, the sponsor states in all advertising and promotions, and in the program script, that the companies named are only potential employers, who may not have openings at the time the caller contacts them; (3) the sponsor removes from the program script job listings that have closed within one day of the closing; and (4) the sponsor has complied with all applicable State and federal laws relating to the offering of employment or job-placement services. (Added 1993, No. 99, § 2.)
9 V.S.A. § 2507
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 9 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 67 - Pay-per-Call Services|§ 2507. Prize award services

§ 2507. Prize award services|It shall be an unlawful practice for a sponsor to sell or offer for sale pay-per-call services that involve unsolicited notification to prospective callers that they are entitled to a prize, award, or other thing of value and with respect to which they are requested to access a pay-per-call service unless:  (1) all advertisements and promotions for such services include:  (A) an accurate description of all material terms, conditions, and rules regarding the prospective caller's eligibility for the prize or prizes; (B) a statement as to whether all prizes will be awarded and the odds of winning each prize; (C) the identity and true market value of the prize or prizes to which the caller is entitled, and a complete description of each prize including any related expenses which will be the responsibility of the winner; and (D) a description of how to claim the prize without calling the pay-per-call service or incurring any other cost;  (2) the sponsor provides a full refund to any caller who requests one; (3) the identity and value of the prize or prizes is not determined by chance. (Added 1993, No. 99, § 2.)
9 V.S.A. § 2508
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 9 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 67 - Pay-per-Call Services|§ 2508. Children's program services

§ 2508. Children's program services|(a) It shall be an unlawful practice for a sponsor to sell or offer for sale pay-per-call services directed at children age 12 or under.(b) The advertisement or promotion of pay-per-call services on television during a time slot used by television stations to air programming for children age 12 or under shall give rise to a rebuttable presumption of a violation of this section.(c) It shall be an unlawful practice for a sponsor to sell or offer for sale pay-per-call services directed at children under the age of 18 where the service, or any advertisement or promotion for it:  (1) contains an imperative statement, including language such as "call now" or "you must call"; (2) contains an embedded message to call other pay-per-call numbers; (3) requests that the caller provide his or her name, address, telephone number, or other identifying information; (4) requests that the caller make an additional purchase in order for the complete message to be received; (5) contains a message soliciting copies of phone bills; or (6) requires the viewing of a television program to obtain the complete message.   (d) It shall be an unlawful practice for a sponsor to sell or offer for sale pay-per-call services directed at children under the age of 18 unless the sponsor provides a full credit upon request for any call by a child that was not authorized by the child's parent.(e) It shall be an unlawful practice for a sponsor to sell or offer for sale pay-per-call services directed at children under the age of 18 for which the total charges per call to the customer exceed $4.00. (Added 1993, No. 99, § 2.)
9 V.S.A. § 2509
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 9 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 67 - Pay-per-Call Services|§ 2509. Charitable solicitations

§ 2509. Charitable solicitations|It shall be an unlawful practice for a sponsor to sell or offer for sale pay-per-call services that involve charitable fundraising either directly or indirectly by solicitation of donations or through the sale of information, goods, or services unless:  (1) all advertisements and promotions for the service include the identity of the nonprofit tax-exempt charity or charitable organization for which the funds are being raised; (2) the sponsor gives callers the right to cancel any pledge made by virtue of the telephone call, whether it is characterized as a donation or as the cost of the call itself, and notifies callers of that right as part of the service; and (3) the sponsor and charity or charitable organization have complied with all applicable federal and State laws governing charitable fundraising. (Added 1993, No. 99, § 2.)
9 V.S.A. § 2510
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 9 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 67 - Pay-per-Call Services|§ 2510. Pay-per-call fulfillment services

§ 2510. Pay-per-call fulfillment services|It shall be an unlawful practice for a sponsor to sell or offer for sale pay-per-call services that involve provision of value-added information, not product sales, with a supplemental tangible item sent free of charge to the customer after the completion of the call unless all advertisements and promotions for such services include:  (1) an 800 number or business name and full address for callers to obtain additional information or to follow up on items not yet received; and (2) the true market value of the item to be sent free of charge and a complete and accurate description of the item. (Added 1993, No. 99, § 2.)
9 V.S.A. § 2511
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 9 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 67 - Pay-per-Call Services|§ 2511. Automatic dialing devices

§ 2511. Automatic dialing devices|It shall be an unlawful practice for a sponsor to utilize equipment programmed to randomly or sequentially dial telephone numbers to advertise, promote, or initiate pay-per-call services. (Added 1993, No. 99, § 2.)
9 V.S.A. § 2512
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 9 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 67 - Pay-per-Call Services|§ 2512. Chain referral services

§ 2512. Chain referral services|It shall be an unlawful practice for a sponsor to sell or offer for sale pay-per-call services that require a caller to access more than one pay-per-call service in order to receive the full benefit of the service. (Added 1993, No. 99, § 2.)
9 V.S.A. § 2513
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 9 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 67 - Pay-per-Call Services|§ 2513. Automatic billing arrangements

§ 2513. Automatic billing arrangements|It shall be an unlawful practice for a sponsor to initiate or make available pay-per-call services that impose a pay-per-call charge on persons as a result of a call placed to them, or that impose a pay-per-call charge on persons who have made a call to regular or noncharged telephone lines, unless the caller initiates a separate call to the pay-per-call service using a telephone number expressly identified by the sponsor as a pay-per-call number. (Added 1993, No. 99, § 2.)
9 V.S.A. § 2514
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 9 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 67 - Pay-per-Call Services|§ 2514. Billing for pay-per-services; Public Utility Commission authority

§ 2514. Billing for pay-per-services; Public Utility Commission authority|(a) Every local exchange company and interexchange carrier providing billing and collection services for pay-per-call services doing business in this State shall:  (1) list all charges for pay-per-call services on a separate section of the subscriber telephone bill, which section shall be titled "Pay-Per-Call Services"; and (2) state on at least a quarterly basis, through bill inserts or other means reasonably calculated to notify customers, in a clear and conspicuous manner that telephone service will not be disconnected if the subscriber fails to pay for pay-per-call charges.   (b) Any other entity providing or performing billing and collection services for a pay-per-call service doing business in this State shall:  (1) comply with the terms of subdivision (a)(1) of this section; and (2) ensure that each pay-per-call service section of the consumer's bill, as well as the page containing the amount of the total bill, state in a clear and conspicuous manner that telephone service will not be disconnected if the subscriber fails to pay for pay-per-call charges.   (c) In addition to its other authority under Title 30, the Public Utility Commission shall have the authority to regulate compliance with this section and to adopt any other rules to protect consumers that the Commission finds necessary and appropriate and in accordance with this chapter, including rules concerning periodic notification of the passage of time to a caller while using interactive pay-per-call services and rules setting specific caps for any type of pay-per-call service. (Added 1993, No. 99, § 2; amended 2015, No. 23, § 91.)
9 V.S.A. § 2515
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 9 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 67 - Pay-per-Call Services|§ 2515. Service agent

§ 2515. Service agent|All sponsors who are doing business in this State and whose principal place of business is out-of-state shall establish within the State an authorized agent for service of process. (Added 1993, No. 99, § 2.)
9 V.S.A. § 2516
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 9 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 67 - Pay-per-Call Services|§ 2516. Violations

§ 2516. Violations|(a) A violation of this chapter is deemed to be a violation of section 2453 of this title, the State's general civil antifraud statute. This section shall not be construed to limit a person's liability under any other law.(b) With respect to a pay-per-call service that fails to meet the requirements of this chapter, no sponsor shall:  (1) bill, cause to bill, collect, or cause to collect from the caller for the service; or (2) report any amount due for the service to any consumer reporting agency as defined in the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1681a(f).   (c) The Attorney General has the same authority to make rules, conduct civil investigations, and bring civil actions with respect to acts and practices governed by this chapter as is provided under chapter 63, subchapter 1 of this title.(d) A caller has the same rights with respect to any act or practice governed by this chapter as a consumer has under section 2461 of this title. (Added 1993, No. 99, § 2.)
9 V.S.A. § 2517
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 9 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 68 - Charitable Gift Annuities|§ 2517. Charitable gift annuities

§ 2517. Charitable gift annuities|(a) Definitions. As used in this section:  (1) "Annuity obligation" means the present value of the charity's payment obligation to the donor as calculated by the Internal Revenue Code actuarial tables. (2) "Charitable gift annuity" means an annuity described in 26 U.S.C. § 501(m)(5) and 514(c)(5). (3) "Charitable organization" means an entity described either in 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3) or 170(c). (4) "Qualified charitable organization" means a charitable organization that:  (A) has a minimum of $300,000.00 in unrestricted cash, cash equivalents, or publicly traded securities, in addition to the assets necessary to fund the charity's outstanding annuity obligations; and (B) has been in continuous operation for at least three years, or is a successor or affiliate of a charitable organization that has been in continuous operation for at least three years.    (b) Limitation. Charitable gift annuities may be issued and maintained only by a qualified charitable organization.(c) Notice to donor. When entering into an agreement for a charitable gift annuity, the charitable organization shall disclose to the donor in writing in the annuity agreement, in print no smaller than that used in the annuity agreement generally, that a charitable gift annuity is not insurance under the laws of this State and is not subject to regulation as insurance by the Department of Financial Regulation or protected by an insurance guaranty association. The following information shall also be similarly disclosed:  (1) the intervals at which payment is to be made; (2) when payments are scheduled to begin; and (3) the amount of each payment.   (d) Effect of failure to provide notice. The failure of a charitable organization to comply with the notice requirements imposed under subsection (c) of this section does not prevent a charitable gift annuity that otherwise meets the requirements of this section from constituting a valid charitable gift annuity. The Attorney General may enforce the performance of the requirements of subsection (c) of this section by sending a letter by certified mail, return receipt requested, demanding that the charitable organization comply with the requirements of subsection (c) of this section. A charitable organization that fails to comply with subsection (c) of this section shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $1,000.00 for each noncomplying agreement, up to a maximum total penalty of $10,000.00. (Added 2001, No. 37, § 2; amended 2021, No. 20, § 24.)
9 V.S.A. § 2521
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 9 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 71 - Trademarks; Registration of Name or Mark|§ 2521. Trademark defined

§ 2521. Trademark defined|The term "trademark" as used in this subchapter includes any word, name, symbol, or device, or any combination thereof, adopted and used:  (1) by a manufacturer or merchant to identify his or her goods and distinguish them from those manufactured or sold by others; or (2) by another person on goods produced by his or her labor. (Amended 2021, No. 20, § 25.)
9 V.S.A. § 2522
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 9 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 71 - Trademarks; Registration of Name or Mark|§ 2522. Registration

§ 2522. Registration|Every person who adopts and uses any trademark for the purpose of designating, making known, and distinguishing any merchandise, goods, wares, or other products of labor, manufactured, produced, compounded, sold, or offered for sale in this State may, subject to the limitations hereafter set forth, file for record in the Office of the Secretary of State a statement under oath setting forth:  (1) The name and address of the person applying for such registration. (2) The class of merchandise and a particular description of the goods comprised in each class to which such trademark has been appropriated and the mode in which it is used, the general nature of the applicant's business, and the use of the subject of registration. (3) The date when such trademark hereunder was first used or adopted, and that no other person has the right to it, either in the identical form, or having such near resemblance thereto as may be calculated to deceive, or that would be liable to be mistaken therefor. (4) A facsimile, copy, or counterpart of such trademark shall be incorporated in or annexed to such statement, and a duplicate shall be filed therewith. Such statement shall be signed by the applicant in whose behalf it is filed, or by his, her, or its agent or duly authorized officer.
9 V.S.A. § 2523
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 9 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 71 - Trademarks; Registration of Name or Mark|§ 2523. Certificate of registration; filing fee

§ 2523. Certificate of registration; filing fee|There shall be paid to the Secretary of State for the filing of such statement a fee of $20.00. The Secretary of State shall deliver to the person filing such statement or causing the same to be filed, a certificate of registration under his or her signature and State Seal, showing the name and address of the person claiming ownership of the trademark registered, the date of such filing, a general description of the trademark to be registered, and a receipt showing the payment of the filing fee therefore. The fee for renewal of any registration shall be $20.00. (Amended 2003, No. 70 (Adj. Sess.), § 6, eff. March 1, 2004.)
9 V.S.A. § 2524
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 9 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 71 - Trademarks; Registration of Name or Mark|§ 2524. Duration and renewal

§ 2524. Duration and renewal|Registrations recorded under the provisions of this subchapter shall be effective for 10 years and shall be renewable for like periods upon application to the Secretary of State and payment of the fee specified in section 2523 of this title. Registrants of trademarks recorded hereunder shall be notified by the Secretary of State of the necessity of renewal within the one-year period next preceding the expiration of the 10 years from the date of registration. Trademarks previously registered under sections 7757 to 7762, inclusive, of the Vermont Statutes, Revision of 1947, shall expire six months after January 1, 1958, or 10 years from the date of their registration, whichever date is later, and applications for re-registration may be made within the six months' period preceding the expiration of the original registration. The fee for a re-registration under the provisions of this section shall be $20.00. (Amended 2003, No. 70 (Adj. Sess.), § 7, eff. March 1, 2004.)
9 V.S.A. § 2525
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 9 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 71 - Trademarks; Registration of Name or Mark|§ 2525. Assignments

§ 2525. Assignments|Title to any trademark and its registration hereunder may be transferred and assigned to any person together with the goodwill of the business to which such trademark pertains or with that part of the goodwill of the business connected with the use of and symbolized by the mark. Written assignments shall be recorded by the Secretary of State upon payment of the fee of $20.00. When such assignment is recorded, a new certificate of registration shall be issued in the name of the assignee. (Amended 2003, No. 70 (Adj. Sess.), § 8, eff. March 1, 2004.)
9 V.S.A. § 2526
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 9 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 71 - Trademarks; Registration of Name or Mark|§ 2526. Applications for registration; classification

§ 2526. Applications for registration; classification|All applications for registration of a trademark and renewals or assignments thereof shall be on forms prescribed by the Secretary of State. The Secretary of State shall establish classes of merchandise for the purpose of trademark registration, and shall determine the particular descriptions of goods comprised in each class. (Amended 1981, No. 217 (Adj. Sess.), § 9.)
9 V.S.A. § 2527
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 9 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 71 - Trademarks; Registration of Name or Mark|§ 2527. Suitability for registration

§ 2527. Suitability for registration|(a) The Secretary of State shall not register a trademark that consists of or comprises immoral, deceptive, or scandalous matter; or matter that may disparage or falsely suggest a connection with persons, living or dead, institutions, beliefs, or national symbols, or bring them into contempt, or disrepute, or consists of or comprises the flag or coat of arms or other insignia of the United States, or of any state or municipality, or of any foreign nation or any simulation thereof.(b) The Secretary of State shall not register as a trademark the portrait of any living individual, except with the consent of such individual evidenced by an instrument in writing, or a merely geographical name or term, or any trademark that is identical with any trademark theretofore used or registered by any other person that, when applied to the goods of the applicant, is likely to cause confusion or mistake or to deceive purchasers, or that so nearly resembles such trademark as to be likely to cause confusion or mistake in the minds of the public or to deceive purchasers, or any trademark that consists merely in the name of any person, not written, printed, impressed, or woven in a particular or distinctive manner or in association with a portrait of such individual, or that consists merely in words that are descriptive of the merchandise with which they are used or the character or quality of such merchandise. (Amended 1981, No. 217 (Adj. Sess.), § 10.)
9 V.S.A. § 2528
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 9 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 71 - Trademarks; Registration of Name or Mark|§ 2528. Fraudulent registration

§ 2528. Fraudulent registration|Any person who shall for himself, herself, or on behalf of any other person, procure the filing and registration of any trademark by making knowingly and willfully any false or fraudulent representations or declarations, verbally, or in writing, or by any fraudulent means, shall be liable to pay all damages sustained in consequence of any such filing, to be recovered by or on behalf of the party injured thereby, in a civil action on this statute, and shall be fined not exceeding $500.00 or imprisoned not exceeding one year, or both.