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TITLE XXIX.  COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 367.  CONSUMER PROTECTION
TELEPHONE SOLICITATIONS
KRS § 367.46981
§ 367.46981. Bond required for telemarketing companies -- Notification to Attorney General of promotion

offering premium

(1) Every telemarketing company shall maintain a bond issued by a surety company admitted to do business in this state. The bond shall be in the amount of fifty thousand dollars ($ 50,000) in favor of the Attorney General for the benefit of any person suffering injury or loss by reason of any violation of KRS 367.46951 to 367.46999 to be paid under the terms of any order of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by the Attorney General, as a result of any violation of KRS 367.46951 to 367.46999. A copy of the bond shall be filed with the division.

(2) At least ten (10) days prior to the inception of any promotion offering a premium with an actual market value or advertised value of five hundred dollars ($ 500) or more, the telemarketing company shall notify the Attorney General in writing of the details of the promotion, describing the premium and its current market value, the value at which it is advertised or held out to the customer, the date the premium shall be awarded, and the conditions under which the award shall be made. The telemarketing company shall maintain an additional bond for the greater of the current total market value or the advertised value of the premiums held out or advertised to be available to a purchaser or recipient. A copy of the bond shall be filed with the division. The bond, or a portion of it necessary to cover the cost of the award, shall be forfeited if the premium is not awarded to a bona fide customer within thirty (30) days of the date disclosed as the time of award or the time otherwise required by law. The proceeds of the bond shall be paid to any person suffering injury or loss by reason of any violation of KRS 367.46951 to 367.46999 or shall be paid pursuant to the terms of any order of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by the Attorney General, Commonwealth's attorney, or county attorney as a result of any violation of KRS 367.46951 to 367.46999. The bond shall be maintained until the telemarketing company files with the Attorney General proof that the premium was awarded.

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