Voluntary compliance, assurance made, effect of
If a business or person may have broken Missouri's consumer protection rules, the attorney general can make a deal with them instead of going to court. The person signs a written promise to stop what they were doing. That written promise has to be approved by a court, and signing it does not count as admitting they did anything wrong. If the person later breaks that promise, they can be fined up to $2,000 for each violation.
407.030. Voluntary , made, effect of — violation, . — 1. In the of this chapter, the may accept an with respect to any method, act, use, practice or to be of this chapter from any person who has engaged in or is engaging in such a method, act, use, practice or solicitation. The assurance of voluntary compliance shall be in writing and shall be filed with and subject to the approval of the of the county in which the alleged violator resides or has his , or the circuit court of Cole County. Such assurance of voluntary compliance shall not be considered an admission of violation for any purpose.
2. Any person who violates the terms of an assurance of voluntary compliance entered into under 1 of this section shall and pay to the state a of not more than two thousand dollars per violation. For the purposes of this subsection, the circuit court of a county approving an assurance of voluntary compliance shall , and the attorney general acting in the name of the state may for recovery of under this subsection.
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Source & history notes
(L. 1967 p. 607 § 3, A.L. 1973 H.B. 55, A.L. 1985 H.B. 96, et al., A.L. 1986 S.B. 685) Effective 5-01-86 (1980) Attorney General not authorized to seek civil penalties for alleged violation of assurance of voluntary compliance; may seek injunctive relief under 407.100. State ex rel. Danforth v. European Health Spa (A.), 611 S.W.2d 250.
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