{"data":{"id":"us-de/6-del.-c.-2512","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"6 Del. C. § 2512","heading":"Purpose; construction.","body":"The purpose of this subchapter shall be to protect consumers and legitimate business enterprises from unfair or deceptive merchandising practices in the conduct of any trade or commerce in part or wholly within this State. It is the intent of the General Assembly that such practices be swiftly stopped and that this subchapter shall be liberally construed and applied to promote its underlying purposes and policies.","path":["Title 6. Commerce and Trade","SUBTITLE II","Other Laws Relating to Commerce and Trade","CHAPTER 25. Prohibited Trade Practices","Subchapter II. Consumer Fraud"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title6/c025/sc02/index.html#2512","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:07Z","sha256":"544a7bfff38881d24cc59294243b5118c201fd0b3f5db0a18e5de8c64f1249f5","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/6-del.-c.-2511","next":"us-de/6-del.-c.-2513"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}