ORS Chapter 646 - Oregon Statutes

Chapter 646 — TradePractices and Antitrust Regulation

 

2009 EDITION

 

 

TRADEPRACTICES AND ANTITRUST REGULATION

 

TRADEREGULATIONS AND PRACTICES

 

PRICEDISCRIMINATION IN COMMERCE AND FOOD COMMERCE

 

646.010     Designationand scope of ORS 646.010 to 646.180

 

646.020     Definitionsand explanations

 

646.030     Applicationto cooperative associations

 

646.040     Pricediscrimination prohibited; price differentials

 

646.050     Establishingprima facie case of discrimination;

justificationof discrimination

 

646.060     Commissionsand allowances

 

646.070     Specialpayments to customers

 

646.080     Specialservices to customers

 

646.090     Inducingor receiving price discrimination prohibited

 

646.130     Costsurveys as evidence

 

646.140     Enjoiningviolations; treble damages; attorney fees; limitation on commencement ofactions

 

646.150     Actionfor damages

 

646.160     Presumptionof damages

 

646.170     Requiringdefendant to testify

 

646.180     Illegalcontracts

 

TRADESECRETS

 

646.461     Definitionsfor ORS 646.461 to 646.475

 

646.463     Enjoiningmisappropriation; payment of royalties; affirmative acts

 

646.465     Damagesfor misappropriation

 

646.467     Attorneyfees

 

646.469     Preservationof trade secret by court; methods

 

646.471     Limitationon commencement of action

 

646.473     Conflictingtort, restitution or other law providing civil remedies; exclusions for certainother remedies; limited immunity for public bodies and officers, employees andagents

 

646.475     Applicationand construction of ORS 646.461 to 646.475; short title; effect of invalidity

 

PRODUCERS’COOPERATIVE BARGAINING ASSOCIATIONS

 

646.515     Definitionsfor ORS 646.515 to 646.545

 

646.525     Cooperativebargaining associations authorized

 

646.535     Unfairtrade practices prohibited; exception

 

646.545     Remedyfor unfair trade practices; attorney fees

 

TELEPHONESOLICITATION

 

(Registrationof Telephonic Sellers)

 

646.551     Definitionsfor ORS 646.551 to 646.557

 

646.553     Registrationof telephonic sellers; fee; Attorney General as attorney for service ofprocess; rules

 

646.555     Burdenof proof for person claiming exemption

 

646.557     Requireddisclosures by telephonic seller

 

646.559     Rules

 

(UnlawfulTelephone Solicitations)

 

646.561     Definitionsfor ORS 646.561 to 646.565

 

646.563     Telephonesolicitation of party who states desire not to be called

 

646.565     Noticeof provisions of ORS 646.561 and 646.563; rulemaking by Public UtilityCommission

 

646.567     Definitionsfor ORS 646.567 to 646.578

 

646.568     Findingsand purpose

 

646.569     Prohibitionon telephone solicitation of party whose name is included on list described inORS 646.574 or on federal registry designated under ORS 646.572

 

646.572     Administrationof telephone solicitation program through contract or by designation of federalregistry; contract provisions; duty of Attorney General

 

646.574     Listof persons who do not wish to receive telephone solicitations; fee; disclosureof list; complaints

 

646.576     Rules

 

646.578     Noticeof provisions of ORS 646.567 to 646.578; rulemaking by Public UtilityCommission

 

UNLAWFULTRADE PRACTICES

 

646.605     Definitionsfor ORS 646.605 to 646.652

 

646.607     Unlawfulbusiness, trade practices

 

646.608     Additionalunlawful business, trade practices; proof; rules

 

646.609     “Pyramidclub” and “investment” defined

 

646.611     Informationrequired to be given by telephone or door to door seller to potential customer

 

646.612     Applicationof ORS 646.607 and 646.608

 

646.618     Investigativedemand; petition to modify

 

646.622     Methodof serving investigative demand

 

646.626     Effectof failure to obey investigative demand

 

646.632     Enjoiningunlawful trade practices; assurance of voluntary compliance; attorney fees

 

646.636     Remedialpower of court

 

646.638     Civilaction by private party; damages; attorney fees; effect of prior injunction;time for commencing action; counterclaim; class actions

 

646.639     Unlawfulcollection practices

 

646.641     Civilaction for unlawful collection practice; damages; attorney fees; time forcommencing action

 

646.642     Civilpenalties

 

646.643     Applicabilityof ORS 646.639

 

646.646     Lossof license or franchise by person violating injunction

 

646.647     Unlawfuluse of recording group name; exceptions

 

646.648     Unlawfulpractice by manufactured dwelling dealer

 

646.649     Latefees on delinquent cable service accounts; amount; disclosure; notice

 

646.651     Contestand sweepstakes solicitations; required disclosures; prohibited representations

 

646.652     Districtattorney’s reports to Attorney General; filing of voluntary compliances

 

646.656     Remediessupplementary to existing statutory or common law remedies

 

ANTITRUSTLAW

 

646.705     Definitionsfor ORS 136.617 and 646.705 to 646.805

 

646.715     Declarationof purpose

 

646.725     Prohibitedacts

 

646.730     Monopoliesprohibited

 

646.740     Permittedactivities

 

646.745     Jointoperation of Memorial Coliseum and Arena in Portland; definitions; legislativefindings and goals; state supervision

 

646.750     Investigativedemand by Attorney General; petition to modify

 

646.760     Civilpenalties; attorney fees; mitigation

 

646.770     Equitableremedies; attorney fees

 

646.775     Actionsby Attorney General; damages; attorney fees

 

646.780     Recoveryof treble damages; exception; recovery of fees and costs; action under federallaw as bar; action parens patriae by Attorney General

 

646.790     Venue

 

646.800     Timeof commencing action

 

646.805     Effectof prior final judgment or decree

 

646.815     Criminalprosecutions; compromise of criminal charges; effect of prior action seekingcivil penalties

 

646.821     Takingtestimony for investigative demand

 

646.823     Attendanceof Attorney General at grand jury proceedings

 

646.826     Counselfor persons testifying; grounds for refusing to answer questions; compellingtestimony; exclusion of spectators

 

646.831     Feesand mileage for persons testifying

 

646.836     Confidentialstatus of investigative material; permitted disclosures; use of information inother proceedings; return of investigative material

 

PRICECOMPARISON ADVERTISING

 

646.881     Definitionsfor ORS 646.881 to 646.885

 

646.883     Pricecomparison in advertisement prohibited; exceptions

 

646.885     Useof terms in advertisement containing price comparison