A solicitor, sponsor, or seller shall not:

Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 86-229

  • Prize: means anything offered, or purportedly offered, and given, or purportedly given, to a person by chance. See Nebraska Statutes 86-217
  • Seller: means any person or organization who individually or through salespersons initiates unsolicited consumer telephone calls in order to (1) sell, lease, or rent consumer goods or services, (2) offer gifts or prizes with the intent to sell, lease, or rent consumer goods or services, or (3) represent to a consumer that the consumer has won or will receive a prize by telephonic means or by written notice sent through the mail in which the goods and services and all the material terms of the transaction are not fully described and which require that the consumer contact the seller by telephone to learn about or initiate the transaction. See Nebraska Statutes 86-219
  • Solicitor: means any person, who is not the seller offering a prize promotion, who represents to an individual that the individual has won or will receive a prize. See Nebraska Statutes 86-220
  • Sponsor: means any person on whose behalf a solicitor gives a prize but who is not the seller offering a prize promotion. See Nebraska Statutes 86-221

(1) Misrepresent the source of any written prize notice;

(2) Represent directly or by implication that the number of individuals eligible for the prize is limited or that an individual has won or will receive a particular prize unless that representation is true;

(3) Misrepresent the value of a prize; or

(4) Request or accept any payment, or create an impression that any payment is required, from an individual prior to the receipt of a written prize notice by such individual if the solicitor, sponsor, or seller represents to such individual that he or she has won or will receive a prize. A written prize notice under this subdivision shall contain all the information required in section 86-228.

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