This bill amends provisions relating to consumer protection.
This bill:
- defines terms;
- renumbers Title 13, Chapter 2, Division of Consumer Protection;
- renumbers Title 13, Chapter 21, Credit Services Organizations Act;
- renumbers Title 13, Chapter 22, Charitable Solicitations Act;
- renumbers and renames Title 13, Chapter 23, Health Spa Services Protection Act;
- renumbers Title 13, Chapter 26, Telephone Fraud Prevention Act;
- adds Title 13, Chapter 77, Generative Artificial Intelligence - Consumer Disclosures and Enforcement, to the list of chapters the Division of Consumer Protection (division) enforces;
- amends the division's investigatory authority to investigate conduct related to statutes that the division administers and enforces;
- amends filing requirements a person makes with the division;
- amends provisions relating to an entity's surety bond and certificate of deposit;
- provides the circumstances under which the division may recover costs from a surety bond or a certificate of deposit;
- provides that a person correct information contained in a filing the person makes with the division if the information becomes incorrect or incomplete;
- provides that certain persons may not represent that the division or the state endorses or approves the person;
- clarifies that the issuance of certain documents does not constitute an approval or endorsement by the division or the state;
- provides the circumstances under which the division may deny, suspend, or revoke certain documents;
- requires that a person that registers with the division maintain a registered agent in this state;
- provides requirements for the information a person shall maintain for a registered agent in this state;
- amends provisions relating to the division's enforcement powers and penalties the division may impose;
- provides the actions a court may take when the division brings an enforcement action;
- provides the circumstances under which a court may order disgorgement of money;
- amends charitable solicitation financial report requirements;
- changes references in Title 13, Chapter 23, Health Spa Service Protection Act from "health spa" to "fitness center";
- provides registration and renewal requirements for certain entities and individuals;
- provides the length of a term for certain registrations;
- amends provisions relating to criminal background checks for an entity applying for registration with the division;
- provides that a seller or a seller's solicitor provide a consumer certain disclosures;
- provides the circumstances under which the attorney general shall give legal advice to and act as counsel for the division;
- updates terminology to refer to the division;
- removes redundant provisions from provisions the division enforces;
- amends provisions relating to an annual report a person is required to file with the division; and
- makes technical and conforming changes.
Recommended by: Business and Labor Interim Committee

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 10-3-209, 13-11-8, 13-11-16, 13-11-17, 13-15-102, 13-15-201, 13-15-301, 13-28-7, 13-34-102, 13-34-103, 13-34-104, 13-34-105, 13-34-106, 13-34-108, 13-34-109, 13-34-111, 13-34-201, 13-34-202, 13-34-302, 13-41-202, 13-42-102, 13-42-103, 13-42-104, 13-42-105, 13-42-106, 13-42-107, 13-42-108, 13-42-109, 13-42-110, 13-42-111, 13-42-112, 13-42-113, 13-42-114, 13-42-118, 13-42-119, 13-42-121, 13-42-122, 13-42-123, 13-42-128, 13-42-129, 13-42-132, 13-42-133, 13-42-134, 13-42-135, 13-49-102, 13-49-201, 13-49-202, 13-49-204, 13-49-301, 13-49-302, 13-49-303, 13-49-305, 13-49-401, 13-49-402, 13-49-403, 13-49-404, 13-51-102, 13-51-104, 13-51-105, 13-52-102, 13-52-202, 13-52-207, 13-52-301, 13-52-302, 13-53-103, 13-53-104, 13-53-105, 13-53-108, 13-53-110, 13-57-102, 13-57-201, 13-57-202, 13-57-203, 13-57-302, 13-57-401, 13-57-402, 13-57-502, 13-61-101, 13-64-101, 13-64-301, 13-65-203, 13-68-101, 13-68-201, 13-68-202, 13-68-204, 13-68-301, 13-68-302, 13-68-303, 13-68-401, 13-68-402, 13-68-403, 13-68-404, 13-70-101, 13-70-301, 13-71-101, 13-71-301, 13-76-101, 13-77-101, 13-77-102, 13-78-101, 13-78-102, 13-78-103, 13-78-104, 17-70-401, 20A-11-104, 36-11-102, 51-9-801, 63G-2-305, 63G-26-103, 71A-4-101, 78B-3-112