Kentucky Consumer Laws

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Laws and regulations meant to protect consumers from deceptive business practices, financial or online fraud, and the forces of the marketplace in general are referred to as consumer laws. But there's quite a bit of crossover into other legal areas, as a number of business, real estate, and criminal laws also protect consumer interests. Kentucky consumer laws prohibit identity theft, Ponzi schemes, and pyramid schemes, while protecting consumers from being stuck with an inoperable or devalued new car (also called a "lemon"). Learn more about Kentucky consumer laws in this section by clicking on one of the topics below.

Learn About Kentucky Consumer Laws

  • Kentucky Homestead Protection Law

    General overview of Kentucky's homestead protection law, which allows financially struggling homeowners to declare a portion of their property a homestead and thus off limits to creditors in bankruptcy.

  • Kentucky Deceptive Trade Practices Law

    What Kentucky statute considers to be deceptive and therefore prohibited trade practices, such as tampering with a used car's odometer, making false claims about a product, and bait-and-switch.

  • Kentucky Interest Rate Law

    How Kentucky law limits the amount of interest a creditor (bank, retailer, etc.) may charge in the absence of a contract, which has many exceptions and loopholes.

  • Kentucky Antitrust Law

    Summary of Kentucky antitrust law, which ensures a more level playing field among businesses by preventing mergers or other tactics for the sole purpose of squashing the competition.

  • Kentucky Identity Theft Law

    Summary of Kentucky statute prohibiting the crime of identity theft, which involves the theft of personally identifying information such as Social Security numbers for the commission of fraud and other crimes.

  • Kentucky Lemon Law

    Basics of Kentucky's lemon law, which requires automobile dealers and manufacturers to either refund or replace a new vehicle that is inoperable or has serious problems that cannot be fixed.

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