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1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 714.17A PROMOTING DUPLICATIVE
1 2 SERVICES AVAILABLE FROM GOVERNMENTAL BODIES.
1 3 1. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise
1 4 requires:
1 5 a. "Duplicative service" means a service provided by a
1 6 person other than a governmental body who is engaged in the
1 7 business of selling or offering to sell information, goods, or
1 8 functions, if the information, goods, or functions are
1 9 obtained from a governmental body and are routinely provided
1 10 by the governmental body to persons generally without charge.
1 11 A duplicative service does not include a service provided by a
1 12 person including a professional practice, business, or
1 13 nonprofit corporation, if the service is provided as one of
1 14 the following:
1 15 (1) An incidental part of other services provided by the
1 16 person which are not duplicative.
1 17 (2) A means to allow a person to receive information,
1 18 goods, or functions in a convenient manner, including the
1 19 provision of information in an electronic format as or part of
1 20 a compilation of materials.
1 21 b. "Governmental body" means the government of this state,
1 22 including its agencies and political subdivisions; the
1 23 government of the United States, including its agencies; the
1 24 government of another state, including its agencies and
1 25 political subdivisions; and the District of Columbia.
1 26 c. "Promote" means to present a commercial message in any
1 27 medium, including but not limited to, print, radio,
1 28 television, sign, display, label, tag, or articulation.
1 29 d. "Promoter" means a person other than a governmental
1 30 body who promotes the availability of a duplicative service.
1 31 2. a. A promoter shall not promote the availability of a
1 32 duplicative service in this state, unless the promoter
1 33 provides the following disclaimer:
1 34 NOTICE TO CONSUMERS
1 35 DUPLICATIVE SERVICES
2 1 THE SERVICES OFFERED HERE ARE AVAILABLE WITHOUT CHARGE FROM
2 2 (HERE INSERT NAME OF GOVERNMENTAL BODY). BEFORE PAYING ANY
2 3 MONEY TO THIS BUSINESS YOU ARE ADVISED TO CONTACT (HERE INSERT
2 4 NAME OF GOVERNMENTAL BODY) FOR FURTHER ASSISTANCE.
2 5 b. If the promotion is made in a document, the notice
2 6 shall appear in fourteen-point boldface type.
2 7 3. A person violating this section is guilty of a serious
2 8 misdemeanor.
2 9 EXPLANATION
2 10 This bill regulates duplicative services, which are defined
2 11 in the bill to mean any service provided by a person other
2 12 than a governmental body who is engaged in the business of
2 13 selling or offering to sell information, goods, or functions,
2 14 if the information, goods, or functions are obtained from a
2 15 governmental body and are routinely provided by the
2 16 governmental body to persons generally without charge. A
2 17 duplicative service does not include a service provided by a
2 18 person as an incidental part of other services provided by the
2 19 person which are not duplicative of a service which provides
2 20 information, goods, or functions for the convenience of a
2 21 consumer.
2 22 The bill provides that a person who promotes such a service
2 23 must provide a notice to consumers advising them to contact
2 24 the appropriate governmental body for further assistance prior
2 25 to paying any money for the offered service.
2 26 A person who does not provide such a notice is guilty of a
2 27 serious misdemeanor.
2 28 LSB 3486SS 77
2 29 da/cf/24.2
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