What United States Federal Trade Commission Act of 1914 (Title 15 USC Chapter 2 Subchapter I): Federal Trade Commission Established, Section 5 Unfair Methods of Competition and Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices, Additional Powers, False Advertisements, Consumer Review Protection, Online Marketplace Transparency, and Rulemaking requires
The Federal Trade Commission Act of 1914, codified at Title 15 of the United States Code, Chapter 2, Subchapter I, is the principal federal statute establishing the Federal Trade Commission and prohibiting unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices in or affecting commerce, and is administered by the Federal Trade Commission as the consumer protection and competition enforcement agency. Federal Trade Commission Act, 15 U.S.C. 41 establishes the Federal Trade Commission as a five-member body appointed by the President with Senate consent. Federal Trade Commission Act, 15 U.S.C. 42 authorises the FTC to hire employees and manage expenses. Federal Trade Commission Act, 15 U.S.C. 44 contains the definitions including commerce, corporation, and documentary evidence. Federal Trade Commission Act, 15 U.S.C. 45 (Section 5) declares unfair methods of competition in or affecting commerce, and unfair or deceptive acts or practices in or affecting commerce, unlawful, and confers on the FTC the authority to prevent persons, partnerships, or corporations from using such methods, acts, or practices. Federal Trade Commission Act, 15 U.S.C. 45b governs consumer review protection including voiding contract clauses prohibiting consumer reviews or imposing penalties for such reviews. Federal Trade Commission Act, 15 U.S.C. 45e establishes the office for the prevention of fraud targeting seniors. Federal Trade Commission Act, 15 U.S.C. 45f governs the collection, verification, and disclosure of information by online marketplaces under the INFORM Consumers Act. Federal Trade Commission Act, 15 U.S.C. 46 confers additional powers including investigatory authority. The Act is the controlling federal instrument for consumer protection and the Section 5 unfair competition and unfair or deceptive acts and practices prohibition.
Pillar: Competition & Antitrust · Authority: United States Government - Federal Trade Commission · Version: 1.0.0 · Last updated:
Primary source: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCODE-2023-title15/html/USCODE-2023-title15-chap2.htm
SHA-256 integrity: d72663b0077b333a0760548203f2142d483df8083c075199ed73bff385670046
Primary Citations — 8 traced to source
- Federal Trade Commission Act, 15 U.S.C. 41 - Federal Trade Commission established with five Commissioners.
- Federal Trade Commission Act, 15 U.S.C. 44 - definitions including commerce and corporation.
+ 6 more citations (full bibliography, deterministic workflow, actionable schema and crosswalks) included in the vault unlock — $0.01 via Skyfire / L402 / Direct Base USDC.
Access
- Discovery (free): /api/v1/nodes/us-ftc-act-15-usc-ch2-subch-i.json — 6-field metadata
- Vault (full node): /api/v1/vault/nodes/us-ftc-act-15-usc-ch2-subch-i.json — full 13-key payload, $0.01 USDC (L402/Skyfire/Direct Base)
- Canonical URL: https://bidda.com/intelligence/us-ftc-act-15-usc-ch2-subch-i
- Back to registry: Browse all 10,085 compliance nodes