SB224 Alabama 2020 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Cam Ward

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2020

Title

Consumer protection, deceptive trade practices, pyramid sales structure, further provided, Secs. 8-19-3, 8-19-5 am'd.

Description

Under existing law, it is a deceptive trade practice for a person to sell or offer to sell a right to participate in a pyramid sales structure, which are plans for the sale or distribution of goods, services, or other property in which a person, for consideration, acquires the opportunity to receive a pecuniary benefit, which is based primarily upon the inducement of additional persons by that person and others, regardless of number, to participate in the same plan or operation, and is not primarily contingent on the volume or quantity of goods, services, or other property sold or distributed.

This bill would further provide for the prohibition against pyramid sales structures by excluding plans that include a bona fide inventory repurchase program and would provide requirements for bona fide inventory repurchase programs.

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Subjects

Consumers and Consumer Protection