15 USC § 5723 - Enforcement

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title: "15 USC § 5723 - Enforcement"
title_number: 15
title_name: "COMMERCE AND TRADE"
section_number: "5723"
section_name: "Enforcement"
chapter_number: 83
chapter_name: "TELEPHONE DISCLOSURE AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "BILLING AND COLLECTION"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 102–556, title III, § 303, Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 4192.)"
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# § 5723. Enforcement

15 U.S.C. 41

The Commission shall enforce the requirements of this subchapter. For the purpose of the exercise by the Commission of its functions and powers under the Federal Trade Commission Act [ et seq.], a violation of any requirement imposed under this subchapter shall be deemed a violation of a requirement imposed under that Act. All the functions and powers of the Commission under that Act are available to the Commission to enforce compliance by any person with the requirements imposed under this subchapter, irrespective of whether that person is engaged in commerce or meets any other jurisdictional tests in that Act. The Commission may prescribe such regulations as are necessary or appropriate to implement the provisions of this subchapter.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 102–556, title III, § 303, Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 4192.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

The Federal Trade Commission Act, referred to in text, is , , which is classified generally to subchapter I (§ 41 et seq.) of chapter 2 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see  and Tables.