15 U.S.C. § 6807 : US Code - Section 6807: Relation to State laws

Search 15 U.S.C. § 6807 : US Code - Section 6807: Relation to State laws

(a) In general
This subchapter and the amendments made by this subchapter shall
not be construed as superseding, altering, or affecting any
statute, regulation, order, or interpretation in effect in any
State, except to the extent that such statute, regulation, order,
or interpretation is inconsistent with the provisions of this
subchapter, and then only to the extent of the inconsistency.
(b) Greater protection under State law
For purposes of this section, a State statute, regulation, order,
or interpretation is not inconsistent with the provisions of this
subchapter if the protection such statute, regulation, order, or
interpretation affords any person is greater than the protection
provided under this subchapter and the amendments made by this
subchapter, as determined by the Federal Trade Commission, after
consultation with the agency or authority with jurisdiction under
section 6805(a) of this title of either the person that initiated
the complaint or that is the subject of the complaint, on its own
motion or upon the petition of any interested party.