Ohio Revised Code Search
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Section 1345.20 | Action by aggrieved consumer for switch in natural gas or public telecommunications service providers with consent.
... be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the general revenue fund. (B) Upon a finding in an action under division (A) of this section that a supplier is violating or has violated section 1345.18 of the Revised Code, a service provider or providers of natural gas service or public telecommunications service from whom the aggrieved consumer was switched may bring an action seeking the relief authorized by thi... |
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Section 1345.21 | Home solicitation sale definitions.
...he right of rescission by the "Consumer Credit Protection Act," (1968) 82 Stat. 152, 15 U.S.C. 1635, or regulations adopted pursuant to it. (B) "Sale" includes a lease or rental. (C) "Seller" includes a lessor or anyone offering goods for rent. (D) "Buyer" includes a lessee or anyone who gives a consideration for the privilege of using goods. (E) "Consumer goods or services" means goods or services purchased,... |
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Section 1345.22 | Right of buyer to cancel.
...e day on which the buyer signs an agreement or offer to purchase. Cancellation is evidenced by the buyer giving written notice of cancellation to the seller at the seller's address, electronic mail address, or facsimile number stated in the agreement or offer to purchase. The buyer shall deliver the notice by certified mail delivery, return receipt requested, manual delivery, personal delivery, facsimile transmission... |
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Section 1345.23 | Written agreement or offer to purchase.
...rty traded in, any payments made by you under the contract or sale, and any negotiable instrument executed by you will be returned within ten business days following receipt by the seller of your cancellation notice, and any security interest arising out of the transaction will be cancelled. If you cancel, you must make available to the seller at your residence, in substantially as good condition as when received, ... |
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Section 1345.24 | Retaining notice of cancellation.
...n, 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 record the date of delivery on the notice of... |
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Section 1345.25 | Presumption.
...ler'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. |
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Section 1345.26 | Right of buyer after cancellation.
... 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 recovery to which he is entitled. |
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Section 1345.27 | Right of seller after cancellation.
...diminished in quantity nor subjected to unreasonable wear or use. The buyer is not obligated to make the goods available at any place other than his residence. If the buyer does make the goods available to the seller and the seller fails to pick them up within twenty days of the buyer's notice of cancellation the goods become the property of the buyer without obligation to pay for them. The buyer has the duty to take... |
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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. |
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Section 1345.30 | Fitting, sale, and returns of hearing aids.
... and is intended to be used only while hunting or shooting. (B) The following individuals are permitted to recommend or fit a hearing aid: (1) A hearing aid dealer or hearing aid fitter licensed under Chapter 4747. of the Revised Code; (2) A physician authorized under Chapter 4731. of the Revised Code to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery; (3) An audiologist licensed under Chapt... |
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Section 1345.31 | Failing to comply with refund obligations.
...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 attorney general to enforce section 1345.30 of the Revised 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... |
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Section 1345.41 | Prepaid entertainment contract definitions.
...provides matching of members of the opposite sex, by any means, for purposes of introduction, dating, or general social contacts; (3) Martial arts training, whether or not the training will lead 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... |
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Section 1345.42 | Contract provision of prepaid entertainment contracts.
... questionnaires, photographs, or background information, shall be returned by the seller to the buyer by regular mail within thirty days after the expiration of the contract or after the expiration for any reason of the service to be rendered by the seller; (5) Provide that if by reason of death or disability, the buyer is unable to receive benefits from the seller's services, the contract shall be proportionally di... |
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Section 1345.421 | Surety bond where facility under construction and not available for service at time buyer signs contract.
...pal 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 having paid moneys for the use of a facility which fails to open within one hundred eighty days after the date upon which the... |
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Section 1345.43 | Right of buyer to cancel.
...cancel a prepaid entertainment contract until 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 available at the time that the buyer signs the contract, the buyer has until midnight of the seventh business day after the date on which the first service under the contract is available to... |
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Section 1345.44 | Prepaid entertainment contract form.
...ter the date on which the first service under the contract is available, and if the facility or services that is the subject of the contract is not available when you sign the contract, you may cancel the contract at any time prior to midnight of the seventh business day after the date on which you receive your first service under the contract. If you cancel within this period, the seller must send you a full refund ... |
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Section 1345.45 | Retaining notice of cancellation.
... 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 delivery on the notice of cancellation. |
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Section 1345.46 | Buyer to deliver goods or evidence of membership to seller after cancellation.
...e of membership or other goods provided under the contract by certified mail, manual delivery, or other personal delivery. The goods shall not be diminished in quantity nor subjected to unreasonable wear or use. If the seller fails to demand possession of the goods within twenty days of the buyer's notice of cancellation, the goods become the property of the buyer without obligation to pay for them. The buyer has the... |
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Section 1345.47 | Defenses of buyer against holder in due course.
...hat the buyer may assert against the seller of the prepaid entertainment contract. |
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Section 1345.48 | Deceptive acts or practices - damages.
...ised 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. |
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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. |
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Section 1345.50 | Remedies.
...ddition to remedies otherwise available under state or local law. |
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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. |
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Section 1345.52 | Title defect recision fund.
...r 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 leasing dealer, money collected under division (L) of section 4517.22 of the Revised Code, money paid to the attorney general... |
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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... |