15 USC § 1716 - Unlawful representations

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identifier: "/us/usc/t15/s1716"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "15 USC § 1716 - Unlawful representations"
title_number: 15
title_name: "COMMERCE AND TRADE"
section_number: "1716"
section_name: "Unlawful representations"
chapter_number: 42
chapter_name: "INTERSTATE LAND SALES"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 90–448, title XIV, § 1417, Aug. 1, 1968, 82 Stat. 598; Pub. L. 111–203, title X, § 1098A(1), July 21, 2010, 124 Stat. 2105.)"
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# § 1716. Unlawful representations

The fact that a statement of record with respect to a subdivision has been filed or is in effect shall not be deemed a finding by the Director that the statement of record is true and accurate on its face, or be held to mean the Director has in any way passed upon the merits of, or given approval to, such subdivision. It shall be unlawful to make, or cause to be made, to any prospective purchaser any representation contrary to the foregoing.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 90–448, title XIV, § 1417, Aug. 1, 1968, 82 Stat. 598; Pub. L. 111–203, title X, § 1098A(1), July 21, 2010, 124 Stat. 2105.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2010— substituted “Director” for “Secretary” in two places.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 2010 Amendment

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### Effective Date

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