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Kentucky · Snapshot 09/05/2026

KRS 367.580: Contents of promotional material -- Time limits for mailing.

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  1. KRS Chapter 367

(1) In connection with the use of any negative option plan, promotional material shall

clearly and conspicuously disclose the material terms of the plan, including:

(a) That aspect of the plan under which the subscriber must notify the seller, in

the manner p rovided for by the seller, if he does not wish to purchase the

selection;

(b) Any obligation assumed by the subscriber to purchase a minimum quantity of

merchandise;

(c) The right of a contract -complete subscriber to cancel his membership at any

time;

(d) Whether billing charges will include an amount for postage and handling;

(e) A disclosure indicating that the subscriber will be provided with at least ten

(10) days in which to mail any form, contained in or accompanying an

announcement identifying the selection, to the seller;

(f) A disclosure that the seller will credit the return of any selections sent to a

subscriber, and guarantee to the postal service or the subscriber postage to

return such selections to the seller when the announcement and for m are not

received by the subscriber in time to afford him at least ten (10) days in which

to mail his form to the seller;

(g) The frequency with which the announcements and forms will be sent to the

subscriber, and the maximum number of announcements and forms which will

be sent to him during a 12-month period.

(2) In connection with the use of any negative option plan, prior to sending any

selection, the seller shall mail to its subscribers, within the time specified by

subsection (3) of this section:

(a) An announcement identifying the selection;

(b) A form, contained in or accompanying the announcement, clearly and

conspicuously disclosing that the subscriber will receive the selection

identified in the announcement unless he instructs the seller tha t he does not

want the selection, designating a procedure by which the form may be used for

the purpose of enabling the subscriber so to instruct the seller, and specifying

either the return date or the mailing date.

(3) The seller shall mail the announce ment and form either at least twenty (20) days

prior to the return date or at least fifteen (15) days prior to the mailing date, or

provide a mailing date at least ten (10) days after receipt by the subscriber,

provided, however, that whichever system the seller chooses for mailing the

announcement and form, such system must provide the subscriber with at least ten

(10) days in which to mail his form.

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