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correct answers |||\\\
563-1 Legislative Findings - correct answer✔✔The county. legislature hereby finds and
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determines the health, safety and general welfare of the consumers of Suffolk County will be |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
enyanced if provision is made for the licensing of persons engaged in the occupations regulated
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by this chapter
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Business - correct answer✔✔Includes occupation, profession, trade, craft or any other calling
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for hire |||\\\
commissioner or director - correct answer✔✔The Commissioner of the Department of |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
Consumer Affairs |||\\\
Consumer - correct answer✔✔an individual who buys or leases or agrees to buy or lease |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
consumer goods or services or credit including a co guarantor or surety |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
consumer goods, services, credits and debts - correct answer✔✔Those which are primarily for
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personal, household or family purposes |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
contract - correct answer✔✔an oral or written agreement contained one or more documents
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for the performance of work and includes all labor, goods and services
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Deceptive trade practices - correct answer✔✔any false, falsely disparaging or misleading oral
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or written statement, visual description or other representation of any kind which has the
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capacity, tendency or effect of deceiving or misleading consumers or the consuming public and
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is made in connection with a. contract, preparation of or performance of a work estimate or
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invoice, in the extension of consumer credit or in the collection of consumer debts.
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, Department or Office - correct answer✔✔The department of consumer affairs |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
engages - correct answer✔✔the undertaking, offering to undertake, solicitation or agreement
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to perform a contract
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licensee - correct answer✔✔a person permitted to engage in a business licensed pursuant to
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the provisions of the appropriate article of this chapter
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person - correct answer✔✔includes the defiition contained in 37 of the general construction
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law of the state of new york as well as an individual partnership or other entity
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temporary license - correct answer✔✔a license issue to a person for a period of time to |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
perform work in accordance with the conditions as specified by the director provided that the
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holder thereof pays the required license fee |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
unconscionable trade practice - correct answer✔✔any act or practice which unfairly takes |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
advantage of the lack of knowledge ability experience or capacity of the consumer or which |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
results in a gross disparity between the value received by a consumer and the price paid by the
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consumer. This shall include acts or practices which unfairly take advantage of sudden disaster
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such as hurricanes tornadoes flooding blizzards explosions airplan ecrashes earthquakes
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nuclear war radiological emergencies war civil unrest or disobedience or acts of god and
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comparable acts whichh result in gross disparity between the value received by a consumer |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
and the price ordinarily paid by the consumer in hte absence of one of these above
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occurences. The existences of such a disaster shall be established for the purposes of this |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
chapter by a written declaration by either the county executive or a majority of the entire
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membership of the county legislature. the director shall initiate investigation of such |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
unconscionable trade practices immediately after any one of the natural disasters or other acts |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
of god described above
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563-3 LICENSE REQUIRED - correct answer✔✔a. it is unlawful for any person other than those
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exempt under the provisions of 563-4 to engage in any business in the county regulated by this
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correct answers |||\\\
563-1 Legislative Findings - correct answer✔✔The county. legislature hereby finds and
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determines the health, safety and general welfare of the consumers of Suffolk County will be |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
enyanced if provision is made for the licensing of persons engaged in the occupations regulated
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by this chapter
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Business - correct answer✔✔Includes occupation, profession, trade, craft or any other calling
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for hire |||\\\
commissioner or director - correct answer✔✔The Commissioner of the Department of |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
Consumer Affairs |||\\\
Consumer - correct answer✔✔an individual who buys or leases or agrees to buy or lease |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
consumer goods or services or credit including a co guarantor or surety |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
consumer goods, services, credits and debts - correct answer✔✔Those which are primarily for
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personal, household or family purposes |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
contract - correct answer✔✔an oral or written agreement contained one or more documents
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for the performance of work and includes all labor, goods and services
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Deceptive trade practices - correct answer✔✔any false, falsely disparaging or misleading oral
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or written statement, visual description or other representation of any kind which has the
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capacity, tendency or effect of deceiving or misleading consumers or the consuming public and
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is made in connection with a. contract, preparation of or performance of a work estimate or
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invoice, in the extension of consumer credit or in the collection of consumer debts.
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, Department or Office - correct answer✔✔The department of consumer affairs |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
engages - correct answer✔✔the undertaking, offering to undertake, solicitation or agreement
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to perform a contract
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licensee - correct answer✔✔a person permitted to engage in a business licensed pursuant to
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the provisions of the appropriate article of this chapter
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person - correct answer✔✔includes the defiition contained in 37 of the general construction
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law of the state of new york as well as an individual partnership or other entity
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temporary license - correct answer✔✔a license issue to a person for a period of time to |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
perform work in accordance with the conditions as specified by the director provided that the
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holder thereof pays the required license fee |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
unconscionable trade practice - correct answer✔✔any act or practice which unfairly takes |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
advantage of the lack of knowledge ability experience or capacity of the consumer or which |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
results in a gross disparity between the value received by a consumer and the price paid by the
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consumer. This shall include acts or practices which unfairly take advantage of sudden disaster
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such as hurricanes tornadoes flooding blizzards explosions airplan ecrashes earthquakes
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nuclear war radiological emergencies war civil unrest or disobedience or acts of god and
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comparable acts whichh result in gross disparity between the value received by a consumer |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
and the price ordinarily paid by the consumer in hte absence of one of these above
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occurences. The existences of such a disaster shall be established for the purposes of this |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
chapter by a written declaration by either the county executive or a majority of the entire
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membership of the county legislature. the director shall initiate investigation of such |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
unconscionable trade practices immediately after any one of the natural disasters or other acts |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
of god described above
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563-3 LICENSE REQUIRED - correct answer✔✔a. it is unlawful for any person other than those
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exempt under the provisions of 563-4 to engage in any business in the county regulated by this
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