16 CFR § 464.4 - Relation to State laws.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t16/s464.4"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "16 CFR § 464.4 - Relation to State laws."
title_number: 16
title_name: "Commercial Practices"
section_number: "464.4"
section_name: "Relation to State laws."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "TRADE REGULATION RULES"
part_number: "464"
part_name: "RULE ON UNFAIR OR DECEPTIVE FEES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "15 U.S.C. 41 through 58."
regulatory_source: "90 FR 2166, Jan. 10, 2025, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "464"
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# 464.4 Relation to State laws.
(a) *In general.* This part will not be construed as superseding, altering, or affecting any State statute, regulation, order, or interpretation relating to unfair or deceptive fees or charges, except to the extent that such statute, regulation, order, or interpretation is inconsistent with the provisions of this part, and then only to the extent of the inconsistency.
(b) *Greater protection under State law.* For purposes of this section, a State statute, regulation, order, or interpretation is not inconsistent with the provisions of this part if the protection such statute, regulation, order, or interpretation affords any consumer is greater than the protection provided under this part.