Kentucky Statutes 367.46981 – Bond required for telemarketing companies — Notification to Attorney General of promotion offering premium
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(1) Every telemarketing company shall maintain a bond issued by a surety company admitted to do business in this state. The bond shall be in the amount of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) in favor of the Attorney General for the benefit of any person suffering injury or loss by reason of any violation of KRS § 367.46951 to
367.46999 to be paid under the terms of any order of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by the Attorney General, as a result of any violation of KRS
367.46951 to 367.46999. A copy of the bond shall be filed with the division.
(2) At least ten (10) days prior to the inception of any promotion offering a premium with an actual market value or advertised value of five hundred dollars ($500) or more, the telemarketing company shall notify the Attorney General in writing of the details of the promotion, describing the premium and its current market value, the value at which it is advertised or held out to the customer, the date the premium shall be awarded, and the conditions under which the award shall be made. The telemarketing company shall maintain an additional bond for the greater of the current total market value or the advertised value of the premiums held out or advertised to be available to a purchaser or recipient. A copy of the bond shall be filed with the division. The bond, or a portion of it necessary to cover the cost of the award, shall be forfeited if the premium is not awarded to a bona fide customer within thirty (30) days of the date disclosed as the time of award or the time otherwise required by law. The proceeds of the bond shall be paid to any person suffering injury or loss by reason of any violation of KRS § 367.46951 to KRS § 367.46999 or shall be paid pursuant to the terms of any order of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by the Attorney General, Commonwealth’s attorney, or county attorney as a result of any violation of KRS § 367.46951 to KRS § 367.46999. The bond shall be maintained until the telemarketing company files with the Attorney General proof that the premium was awarded.
Effective: July 15, 2002
History: Amended 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 21, sec. 4, effective July 15, 2002. — Created
1994 Ky. Acts ch. 302, sec. 10, effective July 15, 1994; and ch. 463, sec. 10, effective July 15, 1994.
Legislative Research Commission Note (7/15/94). This statute was created by 1994
Ky. Acts chs. 302 and 463, which are substantively identical and have been codified together. Minor variations have been resolved by giving precedence to Acts ch. 463 which was enacted last.
367.46999 to be paid under the terms of any order of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by the Attorney General, as a result of any violation of KRS
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 367.46981
- Attorney: means attorney-at-law. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Company: may extend and be applied to any corporation, company, person, partnership, joint stock company, or association. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- 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.
- State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
367.46951 to 367.46999. A copy of the bond shall be filed with the division.
(2) At least ten (10) days prior to the inception of any promotion offering a premium with an actual market value or advertised value of five hundred dollars ($500) or more, the telemarketing company shall notify the Attorney General in writing of the details of the promotion, describing the premium and its current market value, the value at which it is advertised or held out to the customer, the date the premium shall be awarded, and the conditions under which the award shall be made. The telemarketing company shall maintain an additional bond for the greater of the current total market value or the advertised value of the premiums held out or advertised to be available to a purchaser or recipient. A copy of the bond shall be filed with the division. The bond, or a portion of it necessary to cover the cost of the award, shall be forfeited if the premium is not awarded to a bona fide customer within thirty (30) days of the date disclosed as the time of award or the time otherwise required by law. The proceeds of the bond shall be paid to any person suffering injury or loss by reason of any violation of KRS § 367.46951 to KRS § 367.46999 or shall be paid pursuant to the terms of any order of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by the Attorney General, Commonwealth’s attorney, or county attorney as a result of any violation of KRS § 367.46951 to KRS § 367.46999. The bond shall be maintained until the telemarketing company files with the Attorney General proof that the premium was awarded.
Effective: July 15, 2002
History: Amended 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 21, sec. 4, effective July 15, 2002. — Created
1994 Ky. Acts ch. 302, sec. 10, effective July 15, 1994; and ch. 463, sec. 10, effective July 15, 1994.
Legislative Research Commission Note (7/15/94). This statute was created by 1994
Ky. Acts chs. 302 and 463, which are substantively identical and have been codified together. Minor variations have been resolved by giving precedence to Acts ch. 463 which was enacted last.