§ 310.7 - Actions by states and private persons.

§ 310.7 Actions by states and private persons.

Cross Reference

Link to an amendment published at 89 FR 26785, Apr. 16, 2024.

(a) Any attorney general or other officer of a state State authorized by the state State to bring an action under the Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act, and any private person who brings an action under that Act, shall must serve written notice of its action on the Commission, if feasible, prior to its initiating an action under this Rulepart. The notice shall must be sent to the Office of the Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Federal Trade Commission, Washington, DC 20580, at [e-mail] and shall must include a copy of the stateState's or private person's complaint and any other pleadings to be filed with the court. If prior notice is not feasible, the state State or private person shall must serve the Commission with the required notice immediately upon instituting its action.

(b) Nothing contained in this Section shall prohibit any attorney general or other authorized state official from proceeding in state court on the basis of an alleged violation of any civil or criminal statute of such state.

[75 FR 48516, Aug. 10, 2010, as amended at 89 FR 26785, Apr. 16, 2024]