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15 U.S.C. § 52

Dissemination of false advertisements

United States · Title 15 — COMMERCE AND TRADE · Status: effective

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15 U.S.C. § 52, Dissemination of false advertisements, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/439835
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It shall be unlawful for any person, partnership, or corporation to disseminate, or cause to be disseminated, any false advertisement— The dissemination or the causing to be disseminated of any false advertisement within the provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall be an unfair or deceptive act or practice in or affecting commerce within the meaning of section 45 of this title.

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone. The law that originally enacted this section predates the public laws loaded here, so only later amendments are listed.

  • Amended byPub. L. 93-637(S. 356)1975-01-04
    Magnuson-Moss Warranty—Federal Trade Commission Improvement Act
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 103-297(H.R. 868)1994-08-16
    Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally