Federal

Title 15 — Commerce and Trade

2,701 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.

• § 1666j — Applicability of State laws
• § 1667 — Definitions
• § 1667a — Consumer lease disclosures
• § 1667b — Lessee’s liability on expiration or termination of lease
• § 1667c — Consumer lease advertising; liability of advertising media
• § 1667d — Civil liability of lessors
• § 1667e — Applicability of State laws; exemptions by Bureau from leasing requirements
• § 1667f — Regulations
• § 1671 — Congressional findings and declaration of purpose
• § 1672 — Definitions
• § 1673 — Restriction on garnishment
• § 1674 — Restriction on discharge from employment by reason of garnishment
• § 1675 — Exemption for State-regulated garnishments
• § 1676 — Enforcement by Secretary of Labor
• § 1677 — Effect on State laws
• § 1679 — Findings and purposes
• § 1679a — Definitions
• § 1679b — Prohibited practices
• § 1679c — Disclosures
• § 1679d — Credit repair organizations contracts
• § 1679e — Right to cancel contract
• § 1679f — Noncompliance with this subchapter
• § 1679g — Civil liability
• § 1679h — Administrative enforcement
• § 1679i — Statute of limitations
• § 1679j — Relation to State law
• § 1681 — Congressional findings and statement of purpose
• § 1681a — Definitions; rules of construction
• § 1681b — Permissible purposes of consumer reports
• § 1681c — Requirements relating to information contained in consumer reports
• § 1681c–1 — Identity theft prevention; fraud alerts and active duty alerts
• § 1681c–2 — Block of information resulting from identity theft
• § 1681c–3 — Adverse information in cases of trafficking
• § 1681d — Disclosure of investigative consumer reports
• § 1681e — Compliance procedures
• § 1681f — Disclosures to governmental agencies
• § 1681g — Disclosures to consumers
• § 1681h — Conditions and form of disclosure to consumers
• § 1681i — Procedure in case of disputed accuracy
• § 1681j — Charges for certain disclosures
• § 1681k — Public record information for employment purposes
• § 1681l — Restrictions on investigative consumer reports
• § 1681m — Requirements on users of consumer reports
• § 1681n — Civil liability for willful noncompliance
• § 1681o — Civil liability for negligent noncompliance
• § 1681p — Jurisdiction of courts; limitation of actions
• § 1681q — Obtaining information under false pretenses
• § 1681r — Unauthorized disclosures by officers or employees
• § 1681s — Administrative enforcement
• § 1681s–1 — Information on overdue child support obligations
• § 1681s–2 — Responsibilities of furnishers of information to consumer reporting agencies
• § 1681s–3 — Affiliate sharing
• § 1681t — Relation to State laws
• § 1681u — Disclosures to FBI for counterintelligence purposes
• § 1681v — Disclosures to governmental agencies for counterterrorism purposes
• § 1681w — Disposal of records
• § 1681x — Corporate and technological circumvention prohibited
• § 1691 — Scope of prohibition
• § 1691a — Definitions; rules of construction
• § 1691b — Promulgation of regulations by the Bureau
• § 1691c — Administrative enforcement
• § 1691c–1 — Incentives for self-testing and self-correction
• § 1691c–2 — Small business loan data collection
• § 1691d — Applicability of other laws
• § 1691e — Civil liability
• § 1691f — Annual reports to Congress; contents
• § 1692 — Congressional findings and declaration of purpose
• § 1692a — Definitions
• § 1692b — Acquisition of location information
• § 1692c — Communication in connection with debt collection
• § 1692d — Harassment or abuse
• § 1692e — False or misleading representations
• § 1692f — Unfair practices
• § 1692g — Validation of debts
• § 1692h — Multiple debts
• § 1692i — Legal actions by debt collectors
• § 1692j — Furnishing certain deceptive forms
• § 1692k — Civil liability
• § 1692l — Administrative enforcement
• § 1692m — Reports to Congress by the Bureau; views of other Federal agencies
• § 1692n — Relation to State laws
• § 1692o — Exemption for State regulation
• § 1692p — Exception for certain bad check enforcement programs operated by private entities
• § 1693 — Congressional findings and declaration of purpose
• § 1693a — Definitions
• § 1693b — Regulations
• § 1693c — Terms and conditions of transfers
• § 1693d — Documentation of transfers
• § 1693e — Preauthorized transfers
• § 1693f — Error resolution
• § 1693g — Consumer liability
• § 1693h — Liability of financial institutions
• § 1693i — Issuance of cards or other means of access
• § 1693j — Suspension of obligations
• § 1693k — Compulsory use of electronic fund transfers
• § 1693l — Waiver of rights
• § 1693l–1 — General-use prepaid cards, gift certificates, and store gift cards
• § 1693m — Civil liability
• § 1693n — Criminal liability
• § 1693o — Administrative enforcement
• § 1693o–1 — Remittance transfers
• § 1693o–2 — Reasonable fees and rules for payment card transactions
• § 1693p — Reports to Congress
• § 1693q — Relation to State laws
• § 1693r — Exemption for State regulation
• § 17 — Antitrust laws not applicable to labor organizations
• § 1701 — Definitions
• § 1702 — Exemptions
• § 1703 — Requirements respecting sale or lease of lots
• § 1704 — Registration of subdivisions
• § 1705 — Information required in statement of record
• § 1706 — Effective date of statements of record and amendments thereto
• § 1707 — Property report
• § 1708 — Certification of substantially equivalent State law
• § 1709 — Civil liabilities
• § 171 — Repealed. Pub. L. 90–620, § 3 , Oct. 22, 1968 , 82 Stat. 1308
• § 1710 — Court review of orders
• § 1711 — Limitation of actions
• § 1712 — Contrary stipulations void
• § 1713 — Additional remedies
• § 1714 — Investigations, injunctions, and prosecution of offenses
• § 1715 — Administration
• § 1716 — Unlawful representations
• § 1717 — Penalties for violations
• § 1717a — Civil money penalties
• § 1718 — Rules, regulations, and orders
• § 1719 — Jurisdiction of offenses and suits
• § 1719a — Repealed. Pub. L. 104–66, title I, § 1071(c) , Dec. 21, 1995 , 109 Stat. 720
• § 172 — Transfer of duties of Department of Labor; special investigations
• § 1720 — Authorization of appropriations
• § 173, 174 — Repealed. Pub. L. 87–826, § 3 , Oct. 15, 1962 , 76 Stat. 953
• § 175 — Additional duties of Bureau
• § 176 — Collection of commercial statistics
• § 176a — Confidential nature of information furnished Bureau
• § 176b — Repealed. June 25, 1948, ch. 645, § 21 , 62 Stat. 862
• § 177 — Repealed. Pub. L. 87–826, § 3 , Oct. 15, 1962 , 76 Stat. 953
• § 178 — Collection of statistics of foreign and interstate commerce and transportation
• § 179 — Repealed. Pub. L. 87–826, § 3 , Oct. 15, 1962 , 76 Stat. 953
• § 18 — Acquisition by one corporation of stock of another
• § 180 — Repealed. Feb. 28, 1933, ch. 131, § 1 , 47 Stat. 1349
• § 1801 — Congressional declaration of policy
• § 1802 — Definitions
• § 1803 — Antitrust exemptions
• § 1804 — Reinstatement of joint operating arrangements previously adjudged unlawful under antitrust laws
• § 181 — Repealed. Pub. L. 87–826, § 3 , Oct. 15, 1962 , 76 Stat. 953
• § 182 — Statistics of manufactures
• § 1821 — Definitions
• § 1822 — Congressional statement of findings
• § 1823 — Horse shows and exhibitions
• § 1824 — Unlawful acts
• § 1824a — Export of horses
• § 1825 — Violations and penalties
• § 1826 — Notice of violations to Attorney General
• § 1827 — Utilization of personnel of Department of Agriculture and officers and employees of consenting States; technical and other nonfinancial assistance to State
• § 1828 — Rules and regulations
• § 1829 — Preemption of State laws; concurrent jurisdiction; prohibition on certain State action
• § 183 — Report of statistics
• § 1830 — Omitted
• § 1831 — Authorization of appropriations
• § 184 to 187 — Repealed. Pub. L. 87–826, § 3 , Oct. 15, 1962 , 76 Stat. 953
• § 1841 — Emergency Loan Guarantee Board; establishment; membership; voting
• § 1842 — Authority for loan guarantees; terms and conditions
• § 1843 — Limitations and conditions of loan guarantees
• § 1844 — Security for loan guarantees
• § 1845 — Requirements applicable to loan guarantees
• § 1846 — Powers and duties
• § 1847 — Maximum obligation
• § 1848 — Emergency loan guarantee fund
• § 1849 — Federal Reserve banks as fiscal agents
• § 1850 — Protection of Government’s interest
• § 1851 — Reports to Congress; recommendations
• § 1852 — Termination date
• § 1861 to 1875 — Omitted
• § 188 — Publication of commercial information
• § 189, 189a — Repealed. Pub. L. 91–412, § 3(b) , (c), Sept. 25, 1970 , 84 Stat. 864
• § 18a — Premerger notification and waiting period
• § 18b — Mergers involving foreign government subsidies
• § 19 — Interlocking directorates and officers
• § 190 — Discussions in commercial reports of partisan questions
• § 1901 — Repealed. Pub. L. 103–272, § 7(b) , July 5, 1994 , 108 Stat. 1379
• § 191 — Terms of measure, weight, and money in commercial reports
• § 1911 to 1922 — Repealed. Pub. L. 103–272, § 7(b) , July 5, 1994 , 108 Stat. 1379
• § 192, 192a — Repealed. Pub. L. 91–412, § 3(a) , (b), Sept. 25, 1970 , 84 Stat. 864
• § 193 — Repealed. Pub. L. 87–826, § 3 , Oct. 15, 1962 , 76 Stat. 953
• § 194, 195 — Omitted
• § 1941 to 1950 — Repealed. Pub. L. 103–272, § 7(b) , July 5, 1994 , 108 Stat. 1379
• § 196 — Payments for rent of offices in foreign countries
• § 1961 to 1963 — Repealed. Pub. L. 103–272, § 7(b) , July 5, 1994 , 108 Stat. 1379
• § 1963a — Repealed. Pub. L. 103–272, § 7(b) , July 5, 1994 , 108 Stat. 1379
• § 1964 — Repealed. Pub. L. 103–272, § 7(b) , July 5, 1994 , 108 Stat. 1379
• § 197 to 197d — Repealed. Aug. 13, 1946, ch. 957 , title XI, § 1131(54), 60 Stat. 1039
• § 197e — Repealed. Pub. L. 89–554, § 8(a) , Sept. 6, 1966 , 80 Stat. 647
• § 197f — Repealed. Aug. 13, 1946, ch. 957 , title XI, § 1131(54), 60 Stat. 1039
• § 198 — Repealed. Oct. 10, 1940, ch. 851, § 4 , 54 Stat. 1111
• § 1981 to 1991 — Repealed. Pub. L. 103–272, § 7(b) , July 5, 1994 , 108 Stat. 1379
• § 19a — Repealed. Aug. 23, 1935, ch. 614, § 329 , 49 Stat. 717
• § 2 — Monopolizing trade a felony; penalty
• § 20 — Repealed. Pub. L. 101–588, § 3 , Nov. 16, 1990 , 104 Stat. 2880
• § 2001, 2002 — Repealed. Pub. L. 103–272, § 7(b) , July 5, 1994 , 108 Stat. 1379
• § 2003 — Repealed. Pub. L. 103–272, § 7(b) , July 5, 1994 , 108 Stat. 1379 ; Pub. L. 103–429, § 11(b) , Oct. 31, 1994 , 108 Stat. 4391