SB49 - Revises provisions relating to consumer protection. (BDR 52-439)

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AN ACT relating to consumer protection; clarifying the authority of the Attorney General with respect to bringing certain actions relating to deceptive trade practices; authorizing the Consumer's Advocate of the Bureau of Consumer Protection in the Office of the Attorney General to conduct certain administrative hearings and impose certain civil penalties relating to deceptive trade practices; eliminating certain sanctions that may be imposed by a court relating to deceptive trade practices; eliminating the statute of limitations for civil actions involving unfair trade practices which are brought by the Attorney General; revising the authorized uses of money in the Consumer Protection Legal Account in the Office of the Attorney General; clarifying when the Consumer's Advocate has custody or control of certain records; making various other changes relating to deceptive trade practices; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.