Wash. Rev. Code § 19.275.010

Current through Chapter 376 of the 2024 Regular Session

Section 19.275.010 - Findings

The legislature finds that pyramid schemes, chain letters, and related illegal schemes are enterprises:

(1) That finance returns to participants through sums taken from newly attracted participants;

(2) In which new participants are promised large returns for their investment or contribution; and

(3) That involve unfair and deceptive sales tactics, including: Misrepresentations of sustainability, profitability and legality of the scheme, and false statements that the scheme is legal or approved by governmental agencies.

RCW 19.275.010

2006 c 65 § 1.