City of Baltimore - File #: 07-0627

• File #: 07-0627
• Version: 0
• Name: Office of Consumer Affairs
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Failed - End of Term
• File created: 3/26/2007
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 12/5/2007
• Title: Office of Consumer Affairs FOR the purpose of establishing an Office of Consumer Affairs and providing for its administration, powers, and duties; establishing an Advisory Board on Consumer Affairs and providing for its composition, appointment, powers, and duties; prohibiting certain unfair or deceptive trade practices; defining certain terms; imposing certain penalties; and generally relating to the promotion of consumer affairs and the prohibition of unfair or deceptive trade practices.
• Sponsors: James B. Kraft, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, Mary Pat Clarke, Agnes Welch, Edward Reisinger
• Indexes: Consumer Affairs

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
7/16/2007	0	Judiciary and Legislative Investigations	Scheduled for a Public Hearing
3/29/2007	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
3/29/2007	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
3/26/2007	0	City Council	Introduced
3/26/2007	0	City Council	Assigned

EXPLANATION: CAPITALS indicate matter added to existing law.
[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.

* WARNING: THIS IS AN UNOFFICIAL, INTRODUCTORY COPY OF THE BILL.
THE OFFICIAL COPY CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IS THE FIRST READER COPY.
INTRODUCTORY*

CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL

Introduced by: Councilmember Kraft
A BILL ENTITLED

AN ORDINANCE concerning
Title
Office of Consumer Affairs

FOR the purpose of establishing an Office of Consumer Affairs and providing for its administration, powers, and duties; establishing an Advisory Board on Consumer Affairs and providing for its composition, appointment, powers, and duties; prohibiting certain unfair or deceptive trade practices; defining certain terms; imposing certain penalties; and generally relating to the promotion of consumer affairs and the prohibition of unfair or deceptive trade practices.
Body
BY adding
Article 2 - Protections
Section(s) 18-1 through 18-57, to be under the new subtitle,
"Subtitle 18. Office of Consumer Affairs"
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)

BY adding
Article 8 - Ethics
Section(s) 7-8(6a)
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)

SECTION 1. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE, That the Laws of Baltimore City read as follows:

Baltimore City Code

Article 2. Consumer Protections


SUBTITLE 18. OFFICE OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS

PART I. DEFINITIONS; GENERAL PROVISIONS

§ 18-1. DEFINITIONS.

(A) IN GENERAL.

IN THIS SUBTITLE, THE FOLLOWING TERMS HAVE THE MEANINGS INDICATED.

(B) "ADMINISTRATOR".

"ADMINISTRATOR" MEANS THE CONSUMER AFFAIRS ADMINISTRATOR OR THE ADMINISTRATOR'S DESIGNEE.

(C) "ADVERTISEMENT".

(1) "ADVERTIS...