§ 18-14-502 - False advertising declared unlawful.

18-14-502. False advertising declared unlawful.

(a) It shall be unlawful for any person with intent, directly or indirectly, to offer for sale or sell time-shares in this state to authorize, use, direct, or aid in the publication, distribution, or circulation of any advertisement, radio broadcast, or telecast concerning the time-share project in which the time-shares are offered which contains any statement, pictorial representation, or sketch which is false or misleading.

(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to hold the publisher or employee of any newspaper, any job printer, any broadcaster or telecaster, or any magazine publisher, or any of the employees thereof, liable for any publication herein referred to unless the publisher, employee, or printer has actual knowledge of the falsity thereof or has an interest either as an owner or agent in the time-share project so advertised.