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...If, following the cancellation of a home solicitation sale by the buyer, the seller fails to return any goods traded in by the buyer, the buyer may elect to recover an amount equal to the trade-in allowance stated in the agreement. Until division (D) (4) of section 1345.23 of the Revised Code has been complied with by the seller, the buyer may retain possession of the goods delivered to him by the seller and has a li...

...Except as provided in section 1345.26 of the Revised Code, within a reasonable time after a home solicitation sale has been cancelled or an offer to purchase has been revoked, the buyer upon demand must make available to the seller any goods delivered by the seller pursuant to the sale. The goods made available shall not have been diminished in quantity nor subjected to unreasonable wear or use. The buyer is not obli...

...ve act or practice in connection with a consumer transaction in violation of section 1345.02 of the Revised Code.

...ion 1345.31 of the Revised Code: (1) "Consumer" means a person who engages in a consumer transaction with a hearing aid dealer, hearing aid fitter, physician, or audiologist. (2) "Consumer transaction" means a sale, lease, assignment, award by chance, or other transfer of a hearing aid. (3) "Hearing aid" has the same meaning as in section 4747.01 of the Revised Code, except that it does not include any instrume...

...sed Code, and all remedies available to consumers under section 1345.09 of the Revised Code to remedy violations of section 1345.02 of the Revised Code are available to consumers to remedy failure to comply with section 1345.30 of the Revised Code.

...to a specific degree of expertise; (4) Health spa service, which includes contracts for instruction, training, or assistance in physical culture, body-building, exercising, reducing, figure development, or any other similar activity or for the use of the facilities of a health spa, gymnasium, or other facility used for any purpose described in this division, or for membership in any group, club, association, or orga...

...(A) All prepaid entertainment contracts between the same seller and the same buyer that are in effect at the same time, or the terms of which overlap for any period, shall be considered as one contract for the purpose of sections 1345.43 and 1345.44 of the Revised Code. (B) Prepaid entertainment contracts shall: (1) Be in writing and be signed by the buyer and the seller, and a copy shall be provided to the buyer a...

...If the facility that is the subject of the contract is under construction, and is not available for service at the time the buyer signs the contract, the seller shall maintain a surety bond issued by a surety company authorized to do business in this state the principal sum of which shall be a minimum of ten thousand dollars. The seller is relieved from the obligation to maintain the bond twenty-four months after com...

...o the seller's facsimile number and the consumer has received confirmation of the facsimile transmission. Manual delivery or personal delivery is effective when delivered to the seller or to the seller's address, whichever comes first. Notice of cancellation need not take a particular form and is sufficient if it indicates, by any form of written expression, the intention of the buyer not to be bound by the contract....

...(A) Every prepaid entertainment contract shall state the date on which the buyer actually signs. The seller shall give the buyer a copy of the contract that has been signed by the seller and complies with division (B) of this section. (B) All of the following apply to any prepaid entertainment contract: (1) A completed form, in duplicate, captioned "notice of cancellation," shall be attached to the contract signed ...

...If a buyer cancels a prepaid entertainment contract pursuant to sections 1345.41 to 1345.50 of the Revised Code, the seller shall retain for the period in which an action to enforce the contract could be commenced, the notice of cancellation made pursuant to section 1345.43 of the Revised Code. If the date of delivery is not indicated or recorded on the notice of cancellation, the seller shall record the date of del...

...Within twenty days after a prepaid entertainment contract has been canceled pursuant to sections 1345.41 to 1345.50 of the Revised Code, the buyer upon demand must deliver to the seller any evidence of membership or other goods provided to the buyer by the seller pursuant to the contract. The buyer may deliver evidence of membership or other goods provided under the contract by certified mail, manual delivery, or oth...

...Notwithstanding section 1303.35 of the Revised Code, a buyer who executes a prepaid entertainment contract or a note in connection with such a contract may assert as a defense to a claim by a holder in due course, as defined in section 1303.32 of the Revised Code, any defense that the buyer may assert against the seller of the prepaid entertainment contract.

...ve act or practice in connection with a consumer transaction in violation of section 1345.02 of the Revised Code. (B) If the seller of a prepaid entertainment contract fails to comply with division (D) (4) (a) of section 1345.44 of the Revised Code, the buyer may recover the amount of money due to him under that section and, in addition, may recover damages in an amount equal to the amount of money due to him and r...

...Any waiver by the buyer of the provisions of sections 1345.41 to 1345.50 of the Revised Code is contrary to public policy and is void.

...The remedies provided in sections 1345.41 to 1345.50 of the Revised Code are in addition to remedies otherwise available under state or local law.

...reby created in the state treasury the consumer protection enforcement fund. The fund shall include civil penalties ordered pursuant to divisions (A) and (D) of section 1345.07 of the Revised Code and paid as provided in division (G) of that section, all civil penalties assessed under division (A) of section 1349.192 of the Revised Code, all costs awarded to the attorney general and all penalties imposed under ...

...There is hereby created in the state treasury the title defect recision fund. The fund shall consist of money collected under section 4505.09 of the Revised Code when a motor vehicle dealer is issued a certificate of title, money collected under section 4517.10 of the Revised Code when the registrar of motor vehicles grants the initial application of a person for a license as a motor vehicle dealer or motor vehicle l...

...As used in sections 1345.61 to 1345.68 of the Revised Code: (A) "Contract for invention development services" means a contract by which an invention developer undertakes invention development services for a customer. (B) "Customer" means any person who enters into a contract for invention development services regarding an invention, except any person, other than an individual, who purchases invention development se...

...(A) Every contract for invention development services shall be in writing and is subject to sections 1345.61 to 1345.68 of the Revised Code. The invention developer shall give a copy of the written contract to the customer at the time the customer signs the contract. (B) The invention developer shall provide in writing a description of the services to be performed pursuant to each contract. At the time the customer ...

...(A) Every contract for invention development services shall have a conspicuous and legible cover sheet attached to it with the following notice to the customer imprinted on the cover sheet in boldface type of not less than ten-point size, or in capital letters of a size not less than that used in a standard office typewriter: "The purchase of invention development services is a high risk expenditure. The performance...

...The invention developer shall maintain a record with respect to each contract which contains the name and address of each person to whom the customer's invention or idea is submitted, and the date of submission. The customer may request a copy of or inspect the record during normal working hours.

...Every contract for invention development services shall set forth in boldface type of not less than ten-point size, or in capital letters of a size not less than that used in a standard office typewriter, both of the following: (A) The terms and conditions of payment and contract revocation rights required by section 1345.62 of the Revised Code. (B) The name and principal place of business in Ohio of the invention ...

...(A) Any customer who is injured by a violation of sections 1345.61 to 1345.67 of the Revised Code has an action at law as provided by this section. (B) A customer has a cause of action pursuant to this division to remedy any injury caused by the invention developer arising from: (1) A violation of sections 1345.61 to 1345.67 of the Revised Code, or (2) The customer's acceptance of the invention development service...

...(A) Every invention developer rendering or offering to render invention development services in this state shall maintain a bond in the amount of ten thousand dollars issued by a surety company that is authorized to do business in this state. The invention developer shall file a copy of the bond with the secretary of state prior to the time the invention developer first commences business in this state. (B) The bond...