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§ 765.3. Acts constituting fraud

Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 15. Contracts

Oklahoma Statutes Annotated
Title 15. Contracts
Chapter 20. Consumer Protection (Refs & Annos)
Home Repair Fraud Act (Refs & Annos)
15 Okl.St.Ann. § 765.3
§ 765.3. Acts constituting fraud
A person commits the offense of home repair fraud if the person knowingly or with reason to know:
1. enters into a consumer transaction for home repair and knowingly or with reason to know:
a. misrepresents a material fact relating to the terms of the consumer transaction or the preexisting or existing condition of any portion of the property involved, or creates or confirms an impression of the consumer which is false and which the violator does not believe to be true, or promises performance which the violator does not intend to perform or knows will not be performed; or
b. uses or employs any deception, false pretense or false promises in order to induce, encourage or solicit such consumer to enter into any consumer transaction; or
c. requires payment for the home repair at a price which unreasonably exceeds the value of the services and materials needed for the home repair;
2. damages the property of a person with the intent to enter into a consumer transaction for home repair; or
3. misrepresents himself or another to be an employee or agent of any unit of the federal, state, county, or municipal government, or an employee or agent of any public utility, with the intent to cause a person to enter into, with himself or another, any consumer transaction for home repair.

Credits

Laws 1988, c. 161, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 1988.
15 Okl. St. Ann. § 765.3, OK ST T. 15 § 765.3
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 257 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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