Section 13-68-401 - Unlawful acts(1) It is unlawful for a lawyer referral consultant or any other person to: (a) make a false or misleading statement to a client while providing services to that client;(b) make a guarantee or promise to a client, unless the guarantee or promise is in writing and there is basis in fact for making the guarantee or promise;(c) charge a client a fee for referral of the client to another person for services that the lawyer referral consultant cannot or will not provide to the client; or(d) communicate with a prospective client for the purpose of obtaining or referring business if the communication concerns a disaster, or an action for personal injury or wrongful death, unless: (i) the disaster, injury, or death occurred more than 30 days before the communication;(ii) the prospective client is a person who has a prior familial, prior personal, or prior professional relationship with the lawyer to be referred, the lawyer referral consultant, or the person communicating with the prospective client;(iii) the communication is initiated by the prospective client; or(iv) the communication is requested by a third party who has a prior familial or prior close personal relationship with the prospective client.(2) A sign describing the prohibition described in Subsection (1)(c) shall be conspicuously displayed in the office of a lawyer referral consultant.Amended by Chapter 209, 2024 General Session ,§ 1, eff. 5/2/2024.Added by Chapter 536, 2023 General Session ,§ 12, eff. 5/2/2024, technically renumbered to avoid duplication.