Montana Code 30-14-503. Disclosure obligation
30-14-503. Disclosure obligation. Before any personal solicitation, each seller shall, at the time of initial contact or communication with the potential buyer, clearly and expressly disclose the individual seller’s name, the name of the business, firm, or organization that the seller represents, and the identity or kinds of goods or services that the seller wishes to demonstrate or sell. When the initial contact is made in person, the seller shall also show the potential buyer an identification card that clearly states the seller’s name and the name of the business or organization that the seller represents. The disclosures required by this section must be made before asking any questions or making any statements except an initial greeting. Failure to provide the information required by this section may be punished by a civil fine of not more than $1,000 for each violation.
Terms Used In Montana Code 30-14-503
- Buyer: means anyone who gives a consideration for the purchase or use of goods or services. See Montana Code 30-14-502
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
- Person: includes a corporation or other entity as well as a natural person. See Montana Code 1-1-201
- Personal solicitation: means any attempt by a seller to sell goods or services when either the seller or a person acting for the seller contacts the buyer by telephone or in person other than at the place of business of the seller, except:
(a)an attempted sale in which the buyer, prior to the attempted sale, personally knows the identity of the seller, the name of the business, firm, or organization that the seller represents, and the identity or kinds of goods or services offered for sale;
(b)an attempted sale in which the buyer has initiated the contact with the seller;
(c)an attempted sale of a newspaper subscription in which the seller is a minor engaged in both the delivery and the sale of the newspaper;
(d)an attempted sale of an insurance policy; or
(e)an attempted sale of more than $5,000 of goods or services that are not primarily for personal, family, or household purposes. See Montana Code 30-14-502
- Seller: means a lessor, renter, or anyone offering goods or services for consideration, including an assignee of a seller. See Montana Code 30-14-502