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Can you summarize Chapter 9.04 WARC?
CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS > Advertising, crimes relating to.
Short Summary
This legal document, found in the Revised Code of Washington under the section ‘Advertising, crimes relating to’, prohibits the publication, dissemination, or display of false, deceptive, or misleading advertising. It applies to any person engaging in such advertising for any business, trade, or commercial purpose, or with the intention of inducing the public to purchase, consume, lease, dispose of, utilize, or sell any property or service, or enter into any related obligation or transaction. However, there are exemptions for radio or television broadcasting stations, as well as publishers, printers, or distributors of newspapers, magazines, billboards, or other advertising mediums who publish, print, or distribute such advertising in good faith without knowledge of its false, deceptive, or misleading nature. The document does not specify the penalties for non-compliance or violation.
Whom does it apply to?
Any person engaging in false, deceptive, or misleading advertising for any business, trade, or commercial purpose, or with the intention of inducing the public to purchase, consume, lease, dispose of, utilize, or sell any property or service, or enter into any related obligation or transaction.
What does it govern?
Advertising, crimes relating to
What are exemptions?
Exemptions are provided for radio or television broadcasting stations, as well as publishers, printers, or distributors of newspapers, magazines, billboards, or other advertising mediums who publish, print, or distribute such advertising in good faith without knowledge of its false, deceptive, or misleading nature.
What are the Penalties?
The document does not specify the penalties for non-compliance or violation.
Jurisdiction
Washington