proposed consent order notice: DoNotPay, Inc.

Federal Trade Commission · United States · 2024-09-30 · File No. 232 3042

Regulator enforcementregulator describes the service as AI / software based

Outcome: Proposed order placed on public record for comment; proposed $193,000 payment, customer notices and substantiation requirements.

The Federal Trade Commission publishes a proposed consent order for DoNotPay on September 30, 2024. The notice says the complaint alleges deceptive claims about an “AI lawyer” and law-related features. The proposed order would require $193,000, customer notices and substantiation before claims that a service can substitute for professional services.

In the regulator's words: “"the world’s first robot lawyer"”

Official document: federalregister.gov · archived copy
Read: 2026-09-07 · primary document read
Found via: AGENT-BRIEF.md, Federal Register API DoNotPay search
Notes: 89 FR 79594; Operation AI Comply companion actions were checked and no other legal-services companion action was included.

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