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15 U.S.C. § 52 — Dissemination of false advertisements

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15 U.S.C. § 52 — Dissemination of false advertisements

**(a) Unlawfulness** It shall be unlawful for any person, partnership, or corporation to disseminate, or cause to be disseminated, any false advertisement— (1) By United States mails, or in or having an effect upon commerce, by any means, for the purpose of inducing, or which is likely to induce, directly or indirectly the purchase of food, drugs, devices, services, or cosmetics; or (2) By any means, for the purpose of inducing, or which is likely to induce, directly or indirectly, the purchase in or having an effect upon commerce, of food, drugs, devices, services, or cosmetics. **(b) Unfair or deceptive act or practice** The dissemination or the causing to be disseminated of any false advertisement within the provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall be an unfair or deceptive act or practice in or affecting commerce within the meaning of [section 45 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section45&num=0&edition=prelim).

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15 U.S.C. § 45 — Unfair methods of competition unlawful; prevention by Commission

**(a) Declaration of unlawfulness; power to prohibit unfair practices; inapplicability to foreign trade** (1) Unfair methods of competition in or affecting commerce, and unfair or deceptive acts or practices in or affecting commerce, are hereby declared unlawful. (2) The Commission is hereby empowered and directed to prevent persons, partnerships, or corporations, except banks, savings and loan institutions described in [section 57a(f)(3) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section57a/f/3&num=0&edition=prelim), Federal credit unions described in [section 57a(f)(4) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section57a/f/4&num=0&edition=prelim), common carriers subject to the Acts to regulate commerce, air carriers and foreign air carriers subject to part A of subtitle VII of title 49, and persons, partnerships, or corporations insofar as they are subject to the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, as amended [[7 U.S.C. 181](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section181&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], except as provided in section 406(b) of said Act [[7 U.S.C. 227(b)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section227/b&num=0&edition=prelim)], from using unfair methods of competition in or affecting commerce and unfair or deceptive acts or practices in or affecting commerce. (3) This subsection shall not apply to unfair methods of competition involving commerce with foreign nations (other than import commerce) unless— (A) such methods of competition have a direct, substantial, and reasonably foreseeable effect— (i) on commerce which is not commerce with foreign nations, or on import commerce with foreign nations; or

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15 U.S.C. § 53 — False advertisements; injunctions and restraining orders

**(a) Power of Commission; jurisdiction of courts** Whenever the Commission has reason to believe— (1) that any person, partnership, or corporation is engaged in, or is about to engage in, the dissemination or the causing of the dissemination of any advertisement in violation of [section 52 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section52&num=0&edition=prelim), and (2) that the enjoining thereof pending the issuance of a complaint by the Commission under [section 45 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section45&num=0&edition=prelim), and until such complaint is dismissed by the Commission or set aside by the court on review, or the order of the Commission to cease and desist made thereon has become final within the meaning of [section 45 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section45&num=0&edition=prelim), would be to the interest of the public, the Commission by any of its attorneys designated by it for such purpose may bring suit in a district court of the United States or in the United States court of any Territory, to enjoin the dissemination or the causing of the dissemination of such advertisement. Upon proper showing a temporary injunction or restraining order shall be granted without bond. Any suit may be brought where such person, partnership, or corporation resides or transacts business, or wherever venue is proper under [section 1391 of title 28](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title28-section1391&num=0&edition=prelim). In addition, the court may, if the court determines that the interests of justice require that any other person, partnership, or corporation should be a party in such suit, c

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15 U.S.C. § 58 — Short title

This subchapter may be cited as the “Federal Trade Commission Act”.

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15 U.S.C. § 6101 — Findings

The Congress makes the following findings: (1) Telemarketing differs from other sales activities in that it can be carried out by sellers across State lines without direct contact with the consumer. Telemarketers also can be very mobile, easily moving from State to State. (2) Interstate telemarketing fraud has become a problem of such magnitude that the resources of the Federal Trade Commission are not sufficient to ensure adequate consumer protection from such fraud. (3) Consumers and others are estimated to lose $40 billion a year in telemarketing fraud. (4) Consumers are victimized by other forms of telemarketing deception and abuse. (5) Consequently, Congress should enact legislation that will offer consumers necessary protection from telemarketing deception and abuse.

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15 U.S.C. § 52 — Dissemination of false advertisements

Page 74 TITLE 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE § 52 (Sept. 26, 1914, ch. 311, § 11, 38 Stat. 724.) § 52. Dissemination of false advertisements (a) Unlawfulness It shall be unlawful for any person, partner- ship, or corporation to disseminate, or cause to be disseminated, any false advertisement— (1) By United States mails, or in or having an effect upon commerce, by any means, for the purpose of inducing, or which is likely to induce, directly or indirectly the purchase of food, drugs, devices, services, or cosmetics; or (2) By any means, for the purpose of induc- ing, or which is likely to induce, directly or indirectly, the purchase in or having an effect upon commerce, of food, drugs, devices, serv- ices, or cosmetics. (b) Unfair or deceptive act or practice The dissemination or the causing to be dis- seminated of any false advertisement within the provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall be an unfair or deceptive act or practice in or af- fecting commerce within the meaning of section 45 of this title. (Sept. 26, 1914, ch. 311, § 12, as added Mar. 21, 1938, ch. 49, § 4, 52 Stat. 114; amended Pub. L. 93–637, title II, § 201(c), Jan. 4, 1975, 88 Stat. 2193; Pub. L. 103–297, § 8, Aug. 16, 1994, 108 Stat. 1550.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1994—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103–297 inserted ‘‘services,’’ after ‘‘devices,’’ in pars. (1) and (2). 1975—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 93–637 substituted ‘‘in or having an effect upon commerce,’’ for ‘‘in commerce’’. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 93–637 substituted ‘‘in or affecting commerce’’ for ‘‘in commerce’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries INFORMATION ABOUT SCAMS RELATED TO COVID–19 Pub. L. 116–287, § 2, Jan. 5, 2021, 134 Stat. 4882, provided that: ‘‘(a) DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—As expedi

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