South Carolina Code 39-5-20. Unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices unlawful; application of federal act
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(a) Unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices in the conduct of any trade or commerce are hereby declared unlawful.
(b) It is the intent of the legislature that in construing paragraph (a) of this section the courts will be guided by the interpretations given by the Federal Trade Commission and the Federal Courts to Section 5(a) (1) of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. § 45(a)(1)), as from time to time amended.
Terms Used In South Carolina Code 39-5-20
- commerce: shall include the advertising, offering for sale, sale or distribution of any services and any property, tangible or intangible, real, personal or mixed, and any other article, commodity or thing of value wherever situate, and shall include any trade or commerce directly or indirectly affecting the people of this State. See South Carolina Code 39-5-10