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4-92-103. Liability of lessor.
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4-92-103. Liability of lessor.
(a) A consumer damaged by a violation of this chapter by a lessor is entitled to recover from the lessor:
(1) Actual damages;
(2) Twenty-five percent (25%) of an amount equal to the total amount of payments required to obtain ownership of the merchandise involved. However, the amount recovered under this subdivision (a)(2) may not be less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000); and
(3) Reasonable attorney's fees not to exceed fifteen percent (15%) of the consumer's allowable recovery and court costs.
(b)(1) Any execution or enforcement of a rental-purchase agreement in violation of this chapter or any other violation of this chapter shall constitute an unfair or deceptive act or practice as defined by the Deceptive Trade Practices Act, § 4-88-101 et seq.
(2) All remedies, penalties, and authority granted to the Attorney General under the Deceptive Trade Practices Act, § 4-88-101 et seq., shall be available to the Attorney General for the enforcement of this chapter.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 4-92-103
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4-92-103. Liability of lessor.
(a) A consumer damaged by a violation of this chapter by a lessor is entitled to recover from the lessor:
(1) Actual damages;
(2) Twenty-five percent (25%) of an amount equal to the total amount of payments required to obtain ownership of the merchandise involved. However, the amount recovered under this subdivision (a)(2) may not be less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000); and
(3) Reasonable attorney's fees not to exceed fifteen percent (15%) of the consumer's allowable recovery and court costs.
(b)(1) Any execution or enforcement of a rental-purchase agreement in violation of this chapter or any other violation of this chapter shall constitute an unfair or deceptive act or practice as defined by the Deceptive Trade Practices Act, § 4-88-101 et seq.
(2) All remedies, penalties, and authority granted to the Attorney General under the Deceptive Trade Practices Act, § 4-88-101 et seq., shall be available to the Attorney General for the enforcement of this chapter.
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4-88-101. Applicability of chapter.
This chapter does not apply to:
(1) Advertising or practices which are subject to and which comply with any rule, order, or statute administered by the Federal Trade Commission;
(2) Broadcasters, printers, publishers, and other persons engaging in the dissemination of information who do not have actual knowledge of the intent, design, purpose, or deceptive nature of the advertising or practice;
(3) Actions or transactions specifically permitted under laws administered by the Insurance Commissioner, the Securities Commissioner, the State Highway Commission, the Bank Commissioner, or other regulatory body or officer acting under statutory authority of this state or the United States, unless a director of these divisions specifically requests the Attorney General to implement the powers of this chapter; or
(4) Actions or transactions of a public utility which have been authorized by the Arkansas Public Service Commission, a municipal authority, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the Federal Communications Commission, or other regulatory body or officer acting under statutory authority of the United States.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 4-88-101
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 4-88-101. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.