Okla. Stat. tit. 15, § 15-753

A person engages in a practice which is declared to be unlawful

and deemed a Class D1 felony offense under the Oklahoma Consumer

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Protection Act when, in the course of the person's business, the

person:

1. Represents, knowingly or with reason to know, that the

subject of a consumer transaction is of a particular make or brand,

when it is of another;

2. Makes a false or misleading representation, knowingly or

with reason to know, as to the source, sponsorship, approval, or

certification of the subject of a consumer transaction;

3. Makes a false or misleading representation, knowingly or

with reason to know, as to affiliation, connection, association

with, or certification by another;

4. Makes a false or misleading representation or designation,

knowingly or with reason to know, of the geographic origin of the

subject of a consumer transaction;

5. Makes a false representation, knowingly or with reason to

know, as to the characteristics, ingredients, uses, benefits,

alterations, or quantities of the subject of a consumer transaction

or a false representation as to the sponsorship, approval, status,

affiliation or connection of a person therewith;

6. Knowingly or with reason to know, makes a false or

misleading representation or gives the false or misleading

impression of being affiliated with a state agency or an affiliate

of a state agency through advertisement or publication;

7. Represents, knowingly or with reason to know, that the

subject of a consumer transaction is original or new if the person

knows that it is reconditioned, reclaimed, used, or secondhand;

8. Represents, knowingly or with reason to know, that the

subject of a consumer transaction is of a particular standard, style

or model, if it is of another;

9. Advertises, knowingly or with reason to know, the subject of

a consumer transaction with intent not to sell it as advertised;

10. Advertises, knowingly or with reason to know, the subject

of a consumer transaction with intent not to supply reasonably

expected public demand, unless the advertisement discloses a

limitation of quantity;

11. Advertises under the guise of obtaining sales personnel

when in fact the purpose is to sell the subject of a consumer

transaction to the sales personnel applicants;

12. Makes false or misleading statements of fact, knowingly or

with reason to know, concerning the price of the subject of a

consumer transaction or the reason for, existence of, or amounts of

price reduction;

13. Employs "bait and switch" advertising, which consists of an

offer to sell the subject of a consumer transaction which the seller

does not intend to sell, which advertising is accompanied by one or

more of the following practices:

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a. refusal to show the subject of a consumer transaction

advertised,

b. disparagement of the advertised subject of a consumer

transaction or the terms of sale,

c. requiring undisclosed tie-in sales or other

undisclosed conditions to be met prior to selling the

advertised subject of a consumer transaction,

d. refusal to take orders for the subject of a consumer

transaction advertised for delivery within a

reasonable time,

e. showing or demonstrating defective subject of a

consumer transaction which the seller knows is

unusable or impracticable for the purpose set forth in

the advertisement,

f. accepting a deposit for the subject of a consumer

transaction and subsequently charging the buyer for a

higher priced item, or

g. willful failure to make deliveries of the subject of a

consumer transaction within a reasonable time or to

make a refund therefor upon the request of the

purchaser;

14. Conducts a closing out sale without having first obtained a

license as required in the Oklahoma Consumer Protection Act;

15. Resumes the business for which the closing out sale was
the buyer for a

higher priced item, or

g. willful failure to make deliveries of the subject of a

consumer transaction within a reasonable time or to

make a refund therefor upon the request of the

purchaser;

14. Conducts a closing out sale without having first obtained a

license as required in the Oklahoma Consumer Protection Act;

15. Resumes the business for which the closing out sale was

conducted within thirty-six (36) months from the expiration date of

the closing out sale license;

16. Falsely states, knowingly or with reason to know, that

services, replacements or repairs are needed;

17. Violates any provision of the Oklahoma Health Spa Act;

18. Violates any provision of the Home Repair Fraud Act;

19. Violates any provision of the Consumer Disclosure of Prizes

and Gifts Act;

20. Violates any provision of Section 755.1 of this title or

Section 1847a of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

21. Commits an unfair or deceptive trade practice as defined in

Section 752 of this title;

22. Violates any provision of Section 169.1 of Title 8 of the

Oklahoma Statutes in fraudulently or intentionally failing or

refusing to honor the contract to provide certain cemetery services

specified in the contract entered into pursuant to the Perpetual

Care Fund Act;

23. Misrepresents a mail solicitation as an invoice or as a

billing statement;

24. Offers to purchase a mineral or royalty interest through an

offer that resembles an oil and gas lease and that the consumer

believed was an oil and gas lease;

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25. Refuses to honor gift certificates, warranties, or any

other merchandise offered by a person in a consumer transaction

executed prior to the closing of the business of the person without

providing a purchaser a means of redeeming such merchandise or

ensuring the warranties offered will be honored by another person;

26. Knowingly causes a charge to be made by any billing method

to a consumer for services which the person knows was not authorized

in advance by the consumer;

27. Knowingly causes a charge to be made by any billing method

to a consumer for a product or products which the person knows was

not authorized in advance by the consumer;

28. Violates Section 752A of this title;

29. Makes deceptive use of another's name in notification or

solicitation, as defined in Section 752 of this title;

30. Falsely states or implies that any person, product or

service is recommended or endorsed by a named third person;

31. Falsely states that information about the consumer,

including but not limited to, the name, address or phone number of

the consumer has been provided by a third person, whether that

person is named or unnamed;

32. Acting as a debt collector, contacts a debtor and threatens

to file a suit against the debtor over a debt barred by the statute

of limitations which has passed for filing suit for such debt; or

33. Acting as a debt collector, contacts a debtor and uses

obscene or profane language to collect a debt.