This act shall be construed liberally to promote the following policies:

(1)  to simplify, clarify, and modernize the law governing consumer sales practices;

Terms Used In Utah Code 13-11-2

  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(2)  to protect consumers from suppliers who commit deceptive and unconscionable sales practices;

(3)  to encourage the development of fair consumer sales practices;

(4)  to make state regulation of consumer sales practices not inconsistent with the policies of the Federal Trade Commission Act relating to consumer protection;

(5)  to make uniform the law, including the administrative rules, with respect to the subject of this act among those states which enact similar laws; and

(6)  to recognize and protect suppliers who in good faith comply with the provisions of this act.

Enacted by Chapter 188, 1973 General Session

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