Ohio Revised Code Search
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Section 1345.23 | Written agreement or offer to purchase.
...xplanation of this right." (2) A completed form, in duplicate, captioned "notice of cancellation", shall be attached to the contract signed by the buyer and be easily detachable, and shall contain in ten-point, bold-face type, the following information and statements in the same language as that used in the contract: NOTICE OF CANCELLATION (enter date of transaction) ___________________________ (Date) You... |
Section 1345.24 | Retaining notice of cancellation.
...me solicitation sale, the seller shall retain, for the period in which an action to enforce the sale could be commenced, any notice of cancellation made pursuant to section 1345.22 of the Revised Code. The seller shall also retain any envelope in which a notice of cancellation is sent or delivered. If the date of delivery is not indicated or recorded on the notice of cancellation or on the envelope, the seller shall ... |
Section 1345.25 | Presumption.
...Where a sale is made pursuant to negotiations that occur at a place other than the seller's fixed location business establishment where goods or services are offered or exhibited for sale, but the agreement or offer to purchase is signed at a seller's fixed location business establishment, a presumption arises that the sale was a home solicitation sale. |
Section 1345.26 | Right of buyer after cancellation.
...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 lien on the goods in his possession or control for any r... |
Section 1345.27 | Right of seller after cancellation.
...6 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Revised Code, within a reasonable time after a home solicitation sale has been cancelled or an offer to purchase has been revoked, the buyer upon demand must make available to the seller any goods delivered by the seller pursuant to the sale.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 obligated to make the goods available at... |
Section 1345.28 | Deceptive acts or practices.
...Failure to comply with sections 1345.21 to 1345.27 of the Revised Code constitutes a deceptive act or practice in connection with a consumer transaction in violation of section 1345.02 of the Revised Code. |
Section 1345.30 | Fitting, sale, and returns of hearing aids.
...to its owner through the mail upon completion of the repairs. (D) A hearing aid dealer or hearing aid fitter licensed under Chapter 4747. of the Revised Code, a physician authorized under Chapter 4731. of the Revised Code to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery, or an audiologist licensed under Chapter 4753. of the Revised Code who enters into a consumer transaction with a consumer shal... |
Section 1345.31 | Failing to comply with refund obligations.
...The failure of a hearing aid dealer, hearing aid fitter, physician, or audiologist to comply with section 1345.30 of the Revised Code is an unfair or deceptive act or practice in violation of section 1345.02 of the Revised Code. All powers and remedies available to the attorney general to enforce sections 1345.01 to 1345.13 of the Revised Code as regards an unfair or deceptive act or practice are available to the at... |
Section 1345.41 | Prepaid entertainment contract definitions.
...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 organization formed for any purpose described in this division. "Prepaid enter... |
Section 1345.42 | Contract provision of prepaid entertainment contracts.
...rtainment 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 at the time he signs ... |
Section 1345.421 | Surety bond where facility under construction and not available for service at time buyer signs contract.
...ontract, 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 completion of the facility and commencement of service. The bond shall be in favor of the state of Ohio for the benefit of any person injured by... |
Section 1345.43 | Right of buyer to cancel.
...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. Notice of the buyer's right to cancel must appear on all notes or other evidence of indebtedness given pursuant to any prepaid entertainment contract. |
Section 1345.44 | Prepaid entertainment contract form.
...ncellation, or send an electronic mail message, to (name of seller), at (the address of any facility of the seller available for use by the buyer, the seller's facsimile number, or the seller's electronic mail address) not later than midnight of the third business day after the date on which the first service under the contract is available, and if the facility or service that is the subject of the contract is not ... |
Section 1345.45 | Retaining notice of cancellation.
... 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 delivery on the notice of cancellation. |
Section 1345.46 | Buyer to deliver goods or evidence of membership to seller after cancellation.
...id 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 other personal delivery. The goods ... |
Section 1345.47 | Defenses of buyer against holder in due course.
...hat the buyer may assert against the seller of the prepaid entertainment contract. |
Section 1345.48 | Deceptive acts or practices - damages.
....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 reasonable attorney's fees. |
Section 1345.49 | Buyer's waiver void.
...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. |
Section 1345.50 | Remedies.
...n addition to remedies otherwise available under state or local law. |
Section 1345.51 | Consumer protection enforcement fund.
...nforcement fund shall be used for the sole purpose of paying expenses incurred by the consumer protection section of the office of the attorney general. |
Section 1345.52 | Title defect recision fund.
...ection 4505.181 of the Revised Code to retail purchasers of motor vehicles who suffer damages due to failure of a motor vehicle dealer or person acting on behalf of such a dealer to comply with that section, and pursuit of deficiencies in the fund caused by the failure of motor vehicle dealers to comply with divisions (A), (B), and (G) of that section. The attorney general may adopt rules governing the maintenance an... |
Section 1345.61 | Invention development services definitions.
...nal Revenue Code of 1954," 68A Stat. 3, 26 U.S.C. 1, as amended, or any nonprofit, scientific, or educational organization qualified under a state nonprofit organization statute; (3) Any attorney acting within the scope of the attorney's professional license; (4) Any person duly registered before the United States patent and trademark office acting within the scope of that person's professional license; (5) Any pe... |
Section 1345.62 | Invention development services contracts.
...ention developer upon revocation shall return to the customer any payment made on account of the performance of services specified in the contract and the customer shall return all materials and contracts submitted to him by the invention developer. |
Section 1345.63 | Conspicuous and legible cover sheet with notice.
...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 of the services detailed in the contract provides no guaran... |
Section 1345.64 | Record of contacts.
...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. |