On page 1, line 18, of the Senate bill, delete "Requires " and insert "Coerces "
On page 1, line 20, of the Senate bill, delete "Requires " and insert "Coerces "
On page 2, line 5, of the Senate bill, after "§ 37-24-6" delete " or has entered into a contract with a provision that is void and unenforceable under § 53-9-13"
On page 2, line 6, of the Senate bill, delete "he " and insert "the attorney general "
On page 2, line 8, of the Senate bill, remove the overstrikes from " or"
On page 2, line 8, of the Senate bill, after "or" delete the comma
On page 2, line 8, of the Senate bill, after "practice" delete ", or contract,"
On page 2, line 8, of the Senate bill, delete "he " and insert "the attorney general "
On page 2, line 12, of the Senate bill, delete "he " and insert "such person "
On page 2, line 14, of the Senate bill, after "concerning" delete " a provision covered under § 53-9-13 or"
On page 2, after line 16, of the Senate bill, insert "
Section 4. That a NEW SECTION be added:
37-24-12.1. Attorney general's investigative demand--Report--Contract provisions.
If the attorney general has reason to believe that a person has engaged in or is engaging in any act or practice declared to be unlawful by § 53-9-13, on or after July 1, 2021, and the attorney general believes it to be in the public interest that an investigation should be made to ascertain whether a person has entered into a contract with a provision that is void and unenforceable under § 53-9-13, the attorney general may execute in writing and cause to be served upon any person who is believed to have information, documentary material, or physical evidence relevant to the alleged violation, an investigative demand requiring such person to furnish, under oath or otherwise, a report in writing setting forth the relevant facts and circumstances of which such person has knowledge, or to appear and testify, or to produce relevant documentary material or physical evidence for examination, at such reasonable time and place as may be stated in the investigative demand, concerning a provision covered under § 53-9-13.
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