Publicidad engañosa y precios de combustible en estaciones de servicio

Explicación Simple

Esta ley dice que no puedes engañar a las personas con anuncios falsos o confusos. También establece que los precios de la gasolina deben ser claros y no pueden depender de comprar algo más.

Es como cuando en una tienda de dulces anuncian un caramelo a un precio muy bajo, pero solo si compras una bolsa gigante. No sería justo si no te lo dicen claramente.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan tiene una estación de servicio y pone un cartel que dice que la gasolina cuesta $2 por galón, pero en realidad solo ese precio es válido si compras un paquete de galletas. Esto sería engañoso y podría meterse en problemas con la ley.

Penalidades

La violación de esta ley se considera un delito menor.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

RCW 9.04.080 - False, misleading, deceptive advertising -- Assurance of discontinuance of unlawful practice In the enforcement of RCW 9.04.050 through 9.04.080 the official enforcing RCW 9.04.050 through 9.04.080 may accept an assurance of discontinuance of any act or practice deemed in violation of RCW 9.04.050 through 9.04.080, from any person engaging in, or who has engaged in such act or practice. Any such assurance shall be in writing and be filed with and subject to the approval of the superior court of the county in which the alleged violator resides or has his principal place of business, or in Thurston county. A violation of such assurance shall constitute prima facie proof of a violation of RCW 9.04.050 through 9.04.080: PROVIDED, That after commencement of any action by a prosecuting attorney, as provided herein, the attorney general may not accept an assurance of discontinuance without the consent of the prosecuting attorney. RCW 9.04.090 - Advertising fuel prices by service stations It is unlawful for any dealer or service station, as both are defined in *RCW 82.36.010, to advertise by publication, dissemination, display, or whatever means:(1) A price per unit of fuel that is expressed in a unit of measurement different from that employed by the pump or other device used to dispense the fuel, unless the price is advertised for both units of measurement in the same fashion; or(2) A price per unit of fuel that is conditioned upon the purchase of another product, unless the conditional language, name, and price of the other product are clearly expressed in the advertisement in characters at least one-half the height of the characters used to advertise the fuel price.Violation of this section is a misdemeanor and is subject to the provisions of RCW