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title: "15 U.S.C. § 1716"
description: "Unlawful representations"
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title_name: "COMMERCE AND TRADE"
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# 15 U.S.C. § 1716 - Unlawful representations
## Text
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.
(Pub. L. 90448, title XIV, § 1417, Aug. 1, 1968, 82 Stat. 598; Pub. L. 111203, title X, § 1098A(1), July 21, 2010, 124 Stat. 2105.)
## Notes
Editorial Notes
Amendments2010—Pub. L. 111203 substituted “Director” for “Secretary” in two places.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 2010 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 111203 effective on the designated transfer date, see section 1100H of Pub. L. 111203, set out as a note under section 552a of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
Effective DateSection effective upon the expiration of two hundred and seventy days after Aug. 1, 1968, see section 1423 of Pub. L. 90448, set out as a note under section 1701 of this title.