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Show News SOUTHERN UTAH NEWS WEDNESDAY MARCH 12, 2003 Legislature scores big for Utah consumers The Utah State Legislature Giani, Director, Utah Division of Consumer Protection. Obviously, the passage of SB 194, acting a variety of consumer which establishes a friendly pieces of legislation dur- List for Utah residents, is the ing the 2003 legislative session. most notable piece of new legisThe most significant, passed in lation from a consumers perthe Legislatures waning hours, spective. adds Utah to the growing numCredit must be given to the ber of states that have bills sponsor, Senator Dave Tholists, making it possible for mas and to Utah Attorney Genreceived high marks from Utahs top consumer advocate for en- Do-Not-C- all do-not-c- all consumers to limit, and in many cases eliminate, telemarketing calls. Other key consumer legislation includes limits placed on contracts that would automatically renew, how credit card account numbers will be printed on receipts, and requiring consumers be notified regarding information gathered through business transactions that would be sold to third parties. We believe that this session has been very responsive to consumer needs, said Francine Landing Continued from Page 1 air. Dick Brewer unburied and towed the plane to a hangar, where mechanic Ervin Crowther went to work fixing it. Meanwhile, project engineer Lamar Sullivan set about making sure the pilot would have a h runway surface to take off on. Sullivan, who is to oversee the airport reconstruction, had a person come in with a roller to compact the dirt. By Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m. , the plane and runway were The four ready for take-of- f. people reboarded the plane and thanks to a number of caring folks in Kanab, were safely on the way to their original firm-enoug- FAA-approv- restrictions on automatically renewing contracts. S.B. 86 is going to help many consumers, says Giani. There have been problems with companies that have, in the past, induced customers to sign long term contracts which at the end, ifthe coneral Mark Shurtleff for sumer didnt remember to cancel, shepherding this bill through to would automatically renew for passage. The support it received an additional three or five years. from members of both the Sen- This bill now requires compaate and House, and from the nies to notify their customers EMT class finishes up telemarketing industry was tre- when their contract is up. No, its not a wreck on Hwy 89. Its the latest class of EMTs finding out just mendous. According to Giani, offer key what its like to be a patient. In a combined extrication effort, the Kanab and According to Giani, the Utah consumer legislation includes Fredonia Fire Departments took apart a vehicle with the new EMTs still inside! Division ofConsumer Protection Senator Carlene Walkers S.B. The fledgling EMTs finish up their grueling nine weeks of studying and testing is already at work developing 6, which mandates that credit onSaturday, March8. Afterallthat, theyll volunteertheirtime! Letsgivethem the new program for introduc- card receipts only print the last a round of applause!!! tion and implementation in early few digits of a credit card. This fall. will make it more difficult for The Division is in contact with would be identity thieves to gain several states that already have valuable information from a dissuccessful carded credit card slip. Addiprograms up and running, she says. tionally, H.B. 40, sponsored by Its our intention to adapt what Representative Douglas Aagard DO YOU EXCELLENT successful programs have found now requires a company to proto work well and to utilize the vide a consumer notice, if, in the CUSTOMER SERVICE AND expertise that other states have course ofa transaction, the comCOMMUNICATION developed. A couple of states pany obtains nonpublic inforhave already offered assistance, mation which it would then sell ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A which will allow us to reduce our to a third party. Both of these Do-Not-C- . great benefit to Utah consumers is S.B. 86, sponsored by Senator Mike Waddoups, which places CUSTOMER SERVICE MANAGER all POSSESS SKILLS? program development time and be ready to begin enrolling consumers in the program within a few months. 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