{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-175-149q","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 175, § 149Q","heading":"Prohibited language in provider name; false or misleading statements; purchase of service contract as condition of loan or sale of property prohibited","body":"Section 149Q. (a) A provider shall not: (i) use in its name the words insurance, casualty, surety, mutual or any other words descriptive of the insurance, casualty or surety business; or (ii) a name deceptively similar to the name or description of any insurance or surety corporation or to the name of any other provider; provided, however, that the words ''guaranty'', ''warranty'' or other similar words may be used.\n(b) A provider or its representative shall not permit or cause to be made any false or misleading statement or deliberately omit any material statement that a reasonable person would consider misleading if omitted.\n(c) A person shall not require the purchase of a service contract as a condition of a loan or a condition for the sale of any property, but may promote, endorse or recommend the purchase unless otherwise prohibited by law.","path":["Part I","Title XXII","Chapter 175"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXXII/Chapter175/Section149Q","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:08Z","sha256":"50de8d31b8305bac8932524648eb0d2ef424ba33b2ea1141d1df6d2baadeb36e","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-175-149p","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-175-149r"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}