Kansas Statutes 50-6,102. Act part of and supplemental to Kansas consumer protection act; deceptive practices; enforcement by attorney general; other rights and remedies not limited
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 50-6,102
- Consumer: means an individual, husband and wife, sole proprietor, or family partnership who seeks or acquires property or services for personal, family, household, business or agricultural purposes. See Kansas Statutes 50-624
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Person: means any individual, corporation, government, governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, cooperative or other legal entity. See Kansas Statutes 50-624
- Uniform Commercial Code: A set of statutes enacted by the various states to provide consistency among the states' commercial laws. It includes negotiable instruments, sales, stock transfers, trust and warehouse receipts, and bills of lading. Source: OCC
(a) This act shall be part of and supplemental to the Kansas consumer protection act.
(b) Any failure to comply with the provisions or requirements, or both, of this act is a deceptive act or practice within the meaning of Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 50-626 and amendments thereto or an unconscionable act or practice within the meaning of Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 50-627 and amendments thereto.
(c) The attorney general shall have jurisdiction to enforce this section in the event the consumer elects not to pursue violations of this act through arbitration or private action.
(d) Nothing in this act shall in any way limit or affect the rights or remedies which are otherwise available to a consumer under the uniform consumer credit code, or to any person under the uniform commercial code or to any person under this or any other law, statutory or otherwise.