44-1481. Fraudulent advertising practices
defined; violation; classification
A. A person is guilty of a class 3 misdemeanor who:
1. Knowingly and with the intent to sell to the public real or personal property or
services, or to induce the public to acquire an interest therein, makes and publishes an
advertisement, either printed or by public outcry or proclamation, or otherwise,
containing any false, fraudulent, deceptive or misleading representations in respect to
such property or services, or the manner of its sale or distribution.
2. Publishes, circulates or disseminates any statement or assertion of fact
concerning real estate which is known by him to be untrue, and which is made or
disseminated with the intention of misleading.
B. A merchant is guilty of a class 3 misdemeanor who advertises or displays any
brand of goods known to the general public and quotes prices in connection therewith as
an inducement to attract purchasers to the place of business so advertised, and makes
false statements regarding the quality or merits of the goods advertised.
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