2014 US Code
Title 15 - Commerce and Trade (Sections 1 - 8405)
Chapter 83 - Telephone Disclosure and Dispute Resolution (Sections 5701 - 5724)
Subchapter I - Regulation of Unfair and Deceptive Acts and Practices in Connection With Pay-per-Call Services (Sections 5711 - 5714)
Sec. 5714 - Definitions
| Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 2, Title 15 - COMMERCE AND TRADE |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 15 - COMMERCE AND TRADE CHAPTER 83 - TELEPHONE DISCLOSURE AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION SUBCHAPTER I - REGULATION OF UNFAIR AND DECEPTIVE ACTS AND PRACTICES IN CONNECTION WITH PAY-PER-CALL SERVICES Sec. 5714 - Definitions |
| Contains | section 5714 |
| Date | 2014 |
| Laws In Effect As Of Date | January 5, 2015 |
| Positive Law | No |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Pub. L. 102-556, title II, §204, Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 4191; Pub. L. 104-104, title VII, §701(b)(1), Feb. 8, 1996, 110 Stat. 147. |
| Statutes at Large References | 106 Stat. 4191 110 Stat. 147 |
| Public and Private Laws | Public Law 102-556, Public Law 104-104 |
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For purposes of this subchapter:
(1) The term "pay-per-call services" has the meaning provided in section 228(i) of title 47, except that the Commission by rule may, notwithstanding subparagraphs (B) and (C) of section 228(i)(1) of title 47, extend such definition to other similar services providing audio information or audio entertainment if the Commission determines that such services are susceptible to the unfair and deceptive practices that are prohibited by the rules prescribed pursuant to section 5711(a) of this title.
(2) The term "attorney general" means the chief legal officer of a State.
(3) The term "State" means any State of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, and any territory or possession of the United States.
(4) The term "Commission" means the Federal Trade Commission.
(Pub. L. 102–556, title II, §204, Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 4191; Pub. L. 104–104, title VII, §701(b)(1), Feb. 8, 1996, 110 Stat. 147.)
AMENDMENTS1996—Par. (1). Pub. L. 104–104 amended par. (1) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (1) read as follows: "The term 'pay-per-call services' has the meaning provided in section 228 of title 47."
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