552.14  Prohibited activities.

1.  It is unlawful for a physical exercise club to make any misrepresentation to current members, prospective buyers, or buyers of physical exercise club contracts regarding:

a.  Qualifications of staff.

b.  Availability, quality, or extent of facilities or services.

c.  Results obtained through exercise, dieting, or weight control programs.

d.  Membership rights.

e.  The period that a special offer or discount will be available.

2.  It is unlawful for a physical exercise club to fail or refuse to:

a.  File or update the registration statement required by section 552.15.

b.  Establish the escrow account required by section 552.16.

3.  It is unlawful for a physical exercise club to advertise, state, or represent that it is approved by the state or that it has complied with this chapter.

Section History: Recent form

  88 Acts, ch 1221, §14

Internal References

  Referred to in § 552.1


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