Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 50-663

  • Consumer: means an individual, husband and wife, sole proprietor, or family partnership who seeks or acquires property or services for personal, family, household, business or agricultural purposes. See Kansas Statutes 50-624
  • insurer: includes any person authorized to represent the insurer with respect to a claim who is acting within the scope of the person's authority. See Kansas Statutes 50-660
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.

The jurisdiction to enforce the provisions of Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 50-662 and amendments thereto shall be under the provisions of the consumer protection act, except as it applies to an insurer. Failure to provide the disclosures required by Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 50-662 and amendments thereto is a deceptive act or practice under the Kansas consumer protection act.