Connecticut General Statutes
Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices

Section 42-100b. (Formerly Sec. 42-84a). - “Retail credit transaction” defined. - As used in section 42-100c, “retail credit transaction” includes any...

Section 42-100c. (Formerly Sec. 42-84b). - Errors in the statement of a retail credit account. - (a) If a debtor, upon receipt of a statement of...

Chapter 734 - Bulk Sales (Repealed)

Section 42-101 to 42-103. - Bulk sales. - Sections 42-101 to 42-103, inclusive, are repealed. (1949 Rev., S....

Chapter 734a - Regulation of Apartment Listing Services

Section 42-103a. - Apartment listing services to give receipt; refund provision. Violation. Enforcement. - Section 42-103a is repealed. (P.A. 79-473, S. 1–3; P. A....

Section 42-103b. - Definitions. - As used in this chapter: (1) “Apartment” means any house...

Section 42-103c. - Registration. Application, fee and surety bond. Refusal to issue, revocation and suspension. Notice and hearing. Enforcement. - (a) No person may engage in business as an apartment...

Section 42-103d. - Apartment listing services to deliver contract. Contents of contract. Notice required. - No apartment listing service shall collect a fee prior to...

Section 42-103e. - Contents of listing. - Each listing given to a customer by an apartment listing...

Section 42-103f. - Prerequisites to issuance of listing. - No apartment listing service shall give a listing to a...

Section 42-103g. - Refund requirement. Claims against a surety bond. - (a) An apartment listing service shall, upon written request, refund...

Section 42-103h. - Apartment listing service to retain copies of documents. - Each apartment listing service shall retain at its place of...

Section 42-103i. - Written authorizations to be obtained before advertising availability. - No apartment listing service shall advertise the availability of a...

Section 42-103j. - Prohibited acts. - No apartment listing service shall: (1) Advertise the availability of...

Section 42-103k. - Violation of chapter deemed unfair or deceptive trade practice. - A violation of any of the provisions of this chapter...

Section 42-103l. - Regulations. - The Commissioner of Consumer Protection shall adopt regulations in accordance...

Section 42-103m. - Powers of commissioner. - The Commissioner of Consumer Protection shall have all of the...

Chapter 734b - Time Shares

Section 42-103w to 42-103bb. - Application of chapter. Definitions. Contract; information required; right to cancel. Advertising and promotional devices. Unfair trade practices. Disclosure of information concerning prizes in advertisements and promot... - Sections 42-103w to 42-103bb, inclusive, are repealed, effective January 1,...

Section 42-103cc. - Short title: Time Share Act. - Sections 42-103cc to 42-103ddd, inclusive, shall be known and may...

Section 42-103dd. - Definitions. - As used in sections 42-103cc to 42-103ddd, inclusive: (1) “Accommodation”...

Section 42-103ee. - Application of Time Share Act and exemptions. Use of “vacation ownership” in advertisement and disclosures. - (a) Sections 42-103cc to 42-103ddd, inclusive, shall apply to the...

Section 42-103ff. - Exempt communications. - The following communications are exempt from sections 42-103cc to 42-103ddd,...

Section 42-103gg. - Recordation of time share instrument. Declaration. Licensure of sales agents. Exceptions. - (a) The developer of a time share plan any part...

Section 42-103hh. - Ownership and conveyance of time share interest. - (a) Once a property is established as a time share...

Section 42-103ii. - Registration of time share plan. Presales authorization. Application fee. Developer requirements after approval by commissioner. - (a) Except as provided by sections 42-103cc to 42-103ddd, inclusive,...

Section 42-103jj. - Time share plan registration application. Abbreviated application. Statement in lieu of abbreviated application. Exclusion. Application investigation and inspection of property. Costs. Amendments to registration. Fee. - (a) An application for registration filed under this section shall...

Section 42-103kk. - Regulations. Penalties. Hearings. Enforcement. Compliance with other statutes. Developer registration. Fees. - (a) The commissioner may adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter...

Section 42-103ll. - Advertisements and promotions. Prohibitions. Disclosures. - (a) An advertisement shall not materially misrepresent: (1) Facts or...

Section 42-103mm. - Time share disclosure statement. Written acknowledgment of receipt. - (a) Before a prospective purchaser signs any agreement to acquire...

Section 42-103nn. - Exchange disclosure statement. Filing with department. Amendments. Fees. - (a) Before the signing of any agreement to purchase a...

Section 42-103oo. - Duty and liability of developer. - Notwithstanding obligations placed upon any other persons pursuant to sections...

Section 42-103pp. - Cancellation of purchase contract. - (a) A purchaser may cancel a purchase contract before midnight...

Section 42-103qq. - Purchase contract statements. - (a) Each purchase contract shall contain the following language, in...

Section 42-103rr. - Exchange company. Liability exceptions. - (a) An exchange company may employ seasonal demand and unit...

Section 42-103ss. - Deposit of funds. Release of funds. Closing agent and developer agreement. Disputes relating to funds. Financial assurance in lieu of funds. - (a) A developer or closing agent of a time share...

Section 42-103tt. - Unfair trade practices. Use rights compliance. Nonmaterial error or omission. - (a) Any of the following committed by a developer or...

Section 42-103uu. - Insurance. - (a) Notwithstanding any provision contained in the time share instrument...

Section 42-103vv. - Developer prohibitions. Penalty. - (a) Except as provided in sections 42-103cc to 42-103ddd, inclusive,...

Section 42-103ww. - Annual statement of time share plan or time share property provided by managing entity upon request. Audits. Unfair trade practice. Posting in registration area of accommodation. Extension. Enforcement. - (a) Notwithstanding any provision of the required time share disclosure...

Section 42-103xx. - Treatment of assessments collected by managing entity. Disclosures. Fiduciary duty of managing entity. - (a) A managing entity that manages two or more single-site...

Section 42-103yy. - Assessments. Lien on time share interest. Foreclosure. - (a) The managing entity may levy and enforce assessments on...

Section 42-103zz. - Costs of delinquent assessment collection. Notice to purchaser. - Notwithstanding any provision of section 42-103yy or 36a-805, any costs...

Section 42-103aaa. - Books and records. - (a) A developer or managing entity, on written request by...

Section 42-103bbb. - Time share resale broker requirements. Rebuttable presumption. Exclusions. - (a) A time share resale broker who acts on behalf...

Section 42-103ccc. - Time share resale disclosure requirements. - Before a purchaser signs any contract to purchase a time...

Section 42-103ddd. - Time share resale agreement requirements. Exceptions. - (a) An agreement for a time share resale entered into...

Chapter 735 - Fair Trade Act (Repealed)

Section 42-104 to 42-110. - Fair Trade Act. - Sections 42-104 to 42-110, inclusive, are repealed. (1949 Rev., S....

Chapter 735a - Unfair Trade Practices

Section 42-110a. - Definitions. - As used in this chapter: (1) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner...

Section 42-110b. - Unfair trade practices prohibited. Legislative intent. - (a) No person shall engage in unfair methods of competition...

Section 42-110c. - Exceptions. - (a) Nothing in this chapter shall apply to: (1) Transactions...

Section 42-110d. - Investigation. Hearing. Orders. Enforcement. Disclosure of information. - (a) For the purposes of this chapter the commissioner shall...

Section 42-110e. - Appeals. - Any person required by an order of the commissioner to...

Section 42-110f. - Powers of receiver. Restitution. Judicial supervision. - When a receiver is appointed by the court pursuant to...

Section 42-110g. - Action for damages. Class actions. Costs and fees. Equitable relief. Jury trial. - (a) Any person who suffers any ascertainable loss of money...

Section 42-110h. - Class actions. - As soon as practicable after the commencement of an action...

Section 42-110i. - Settlement of class actions. - Section 42-110i is repealed. (P.A. 73-615, S. 9, 16; P.A....

Section 42-110j. - Voluntary compliance. - In the administration of this chapter, the commissioner may accept...

Section 42-110k. - Commissioner's enforcement powers. Court orders. - If any person fails or refuses to file any statement...

Section 42-110l. - Assistance by court prosecutors. - The various state's attorneys and prosecuting attorneys shall lend to...

Section 42-110m. - Restraining orders or injunctions. Relief. - (a) Whenever the commissioner has reason to believe that any...

Section 42-110n. - Consent orders. - (a) In the administration of this chapter, the commissioner, any...

Section 42-110o. - Civil penalties. - (a) Any person who violates the terms of a temporary...

Section 42-110p. - Dissolution, suspension or forfeiture of corporate franchise for violation of injunction. - Upon petition by the Attorney General, the superior court for...

Section 42-110q. - Service contract agreements. Fee disclosure required. - (a) For the purposes of this section: (1) “Service contractor”...

Chapter 735b - Repair of Consumer Goods

Section 42-110r. - Definitions. - For the purposes of this chapter: (a) “Repairer” means any...

Section 42-110s. - Written estimates. - Upon request of a customer, a repairer shall make an...

Section 42-110t. - Invoices to show separate charges, used parts, component systems. Replaced parts to be available to customer. - All work done by a repairer for which a separate...

Section 42-110u. - Signs to be posted advising customer of rights. - A repairer shall post a sign twenty-four inches by twenty-six...

Section 42-110v. - Violations of sections 42-110r to 42-110w. - A violation of any provision of sections 42-110r to 42-110w,...

Section 42-110w. - Warranties on receiving equipment, reimbursement for costs. Service information and replacement parts. Schematics and pictorials. - (a) Any manufacturer who makes an express warranty, as that...

Chapter 735c - Refund, Exchange and Discount Policies and Practices

Section 42-110aa. - Refund and exchange policies, generally. - (a) Refusal to accept returns prohibited. Use of electronic monitoring...

Section 42-110ll. - Disclosure of retail discounts offered to senior citizens. Penalty. - Any person, firm or corporation who offers goods or services...

Chapter 736 - Unfair Sales Practices

Section 42-111 to 42-115d. - Unfair or deceptive trade practices, generally. - Sections 42-111 to 42-115d, inclusive, are repealed. (1949 Rev., S....

Section 42-115e. - Injunction. - (a) A person likely to be damaged by a deceptive...

Section 42-115f. - Exceptions. - Section 42-115f is repealed. (February, 1965, P.A. 350, S. 4;...

Section 42-115g. - Sales of commodities in package form. Definitions. - As used in sections 42-115g to 42-115q, inclusive, “commodity in...

Section 42-115h. - Inspection of packaged commodities. Off-sale orders. - The commissioner shall, from time to time, weigh or measure...

Section 42-115i. - Stop-use, stop-removal and removal orders. - The commissioner may issue stop-use orders, stop-removal orders and removal...

Section 42-115j. - Sale of commodities to be by liquid measure, weight, length, area or count. Exceptions. - Commodities in liquid form shall be sold only by liquid...

Section 42-115k. - Labeling of commodity package. - Except as otherwise provided in sections 42-115g to 42-115q, inclusive,...

Section 42-115l. - Label to show price per unit. - In addition to the declarations required by section 42-115k, any...

Section 42-115m. - Wrapper or container not to mislead purchaser. Guarantee. Regulations. - (a) No commodity in package form shall be so wrapped,...

Section 42-115n. - Advertisement of price to show quantity. - Whenever a commodity in package form is advertised in any...

Section 42-115o. - Net weight to be used. - Whenever any commodity is sold on the basis of weight,...

Section 42-115p. - Price not to be misrepresented or misleading. - Whenever any commodity or service is sold, or is offered,...

Section 42-115q. - Injunctions against violations. - The commissioner may apply to any court of competent jurisdiction...

Section 42-115r. - Alteration of tire by addition of white or colored stripe. - No person, firm, corporation or partnership shall sell, offer for...

Section 42-115s. - Advertising of artificial Christmas trees for sale. - Whenever artificial Christmas trees are advertised for sale in a...

Section 42-115t. - Cash register read-outs to be visible to consumer. Violations. Enforcement. - (a) No person, partnership, association or corporation shall use in...

Section 42-115u. - Violations. - (a) Any person who violates any provision of this chapter...

Chapter 737 - Unfair Photographic Sales Practices

Section 42-116. - Prohibited practices. - (a) As used in this section, (1) “industry member” means...

Chapter 737a - Artist-Art Dealer Consignments

Section 42-116k. - Definitions. - As used in this chapter: (a) “Artist” means the creator...

Section 42-116l. - Consignment relationship. Notice. Proceeds of sales held in trust. Contract requirements. - (a) Whenever a consignor delivers or causes to be delivered...

Section 42-116m. - Contract provisions. - Whenever a consignee accepts a work of fine art for...

Chapter 737b - Dies, Molds and Forms

Section 42-116p. - Definitions. Disposition of dies, molds and forms. Notice to customers. - (a) As used in this section, “customer” means any individual...

Chapter 737c - Art Preservation and Artists' Rights

Section 42-116s. - Definitions. - As used in this section and section 42-116t: (1) “Artist”...

Section 42-116t. - Alteration of work of fine art prohibited. Rights of artist. Enforcement. Waiver of rights. Statute of limitations re liability. - (a) No person, except an artist who owns and possesses...

Chapter 737d - Performing and Recording Group Rights

Section 42-116aa. - Performing and recording groups. Deceptive promotion of imposter groups. - (a) As used in this section: (1) “Performing group” means...

Chapter 738 - Assignment of Choses in Action (Repealed)

Section 42-117 to 42-125. - Assignment of choses in action. - Sections 42-117 to 42-125, inclusive, are repealed. (1949 Rev., S....

Chapter 738a - Foreign Discriminatory Boycotts

Section 42-125a. - State policy re discriminatory boycotts. - It is the policy of the state of Connecticut to...

Section 42-125b. - Definitions. - For the purpose of this chapter, unless the context otherwise...

Section 42-125c. - Knowing participation in discriminatory boycott prohibited. - No person shall knowingly participate in a discriminatory boycott. (P.A....

Section 42-125d. - Reports re violations. - If any violation of this chapter comes to the attention...

Section 42-125e. - Attorney General's demand for material relevant to subject matter of investigation. - (a) If the Attorney General believes that a person may...

Section 42-125f. - Assurance of discontinuance. - In enforcing this chapter, the Attorney General may accept an...

Section 42-125g. - Violations referred to state's attorney. - The Attorney General shall refer to the appropriate state's attorney...

Section 42-125h. - Attorney General to cooperate with federal government and other states. - The Attorney General shall cooperate with the federal government and...

Section 42-125i. - Actions to enjoin violations; recover damages. Standing to bring an action. Limitation of action. - (a) The Attorney General shall institute proceedings to prevent or...

Section 42-125j. - Penalties. - Any person who knowingly violates any of the provisions of...

Section 42-125k. - Contract provisions void as against public policy. When. - Any provision of any contract, document or other agreement which...

Section 42-125l. - Regulations. - The Commissioner of Economic and Community Development may adopt regulations...

Section 42-125m. - Application of chapter. - The provisions of this chapter shall apply only to agreements,...

Section 42-125n. - Antitrust laws not limited. - Nothing contained in this chapter shall be deemed to supersede,...

Chapter 738b - Consumer Layaway Plans

Section 42-125aa. - Definitions. - For the purposes of sections 42-125aa to 42-125cc, inclusive: (1)...

Section 42-125bb. - Unfair trade practices under layaway plans. - It shall be an unfair trade practice within the meaning...

Section 42-125cc. - Buyer's rights upon cancellation. - At any time prior to acceptance by the buyer of...

Chapter 739 - Trading Stamps, Mail Orders, Franchises, Credit Programs and Subscriptions

Section 42-126. - Sale of merchandise with trading stamps, coupons or other similar devices. - Section 42-126 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 6727; 1959, P.A....

Section 42-126a. - Trading stamps. - (a) As used in this section: (1) “Trading stamp” means...

Section 42-126b. - Unsolicited sending of goods. Cancellation of trial offers and introductory rate offers. Automatic renewals. Unfair trade practices. - (a) No person, firm, partnership, association or corporation, or agent...

Section 42-126c. - Disclosure requirements for mail order businesses in advertising or promotional materials. - Each person or business entity conducting a mail order or...

Section 42-127b. - Licensing of persons in business on October 1, 1971. - Section 42-127b is repealed, effective January 1, 1995. (1971, P.A....

Section 42-128. - Bond required. - Section 42-128 is repealed. (1953, S. 3311d; 1971, P.A. 539,...

Section 42-130. - Use of terms. - Section 42-130 is repealed. (1953, S. 3313d; 1971, P.A. 539,...

Section 42-132 and 42-133. - Application in case of pretended purchase or assignment. Penalty. - Sections 42-132 and 42-133 are repealed. (1953, S. 3315d, 3316d;...

Section 42-133b. - Forfeiture of consumer credit charges on failure to respond to debtor's inquiry. Liability for damages if amount in error. - Section 42-133b is repealed. (1971, P.A. 774; P.A. 73-384, S....

Section 42-133c. - Finance charge applied by retail sellers on open-end credit plans. - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...

Section 42-133d. - Annual statement of interest imposed and paid under open-end credit plan. - The creditor of any account under an open-end credit plan,...

Section 42-133e. - Franchises: Definitions. - As used in sections 42-133e to 42-133g, inclusive: (a) “Person”...

Section 42-133f. - Termination, or cancellation of, or failure to renew a franchise. - (a) No franchisor shall, directly, or through any officer, agent...

Section 42-133g. - Action for violation. Right to occupy franchise premises where lease expires upon termination of franchise. Items filed with court by franchisor seeking possession of franchise premises. - (a) Any franchisee may bring an action for violation of...

Section 42-133h. - Applicability of sections 42-133e to 42-133g, inclusive. - Sections 42-133e to 42-133g, inclusive, shall take effect October 1,...

Section 42-133i. - Notice of expiration date of magazine subscription. Magazine subscription offer in the form of an invoice or bill. Unfair trade practice. - (a) Any publisher, distributor, dealer or seller of magazines on...

Section 42-133j. - Legislative finding concerning petroleum product franchises. - (a) The legislature of the state of Connecticut finds and...

Section 42-133k. - Definitions. - For the purposes of sections 42-133j to 42-133n, inclusive: (1)...

Section 42-133l. - Franchise agreements. Termination. Good cause. Notice required. Prohibited conduct. Terms. - (a) No franchisor shall, directly, or through any officer, agent...

Section 42-133m. - Assignment of franchise. Automatic termination. - (a) A term in any franchise agreement between a franchisor...

Section 42-133n. - Remedies. Effect of judgment. Limitation of actions. - (a) Any franchisee may bring an action for violation of...

Section 42-133q. - Motor homes dealer, manufacturer or distributor: Applicable provisions of Secs. 42-133r to 42-133ee. - With respect to a dealer, manufacturer or distributor, as defined...

Section 42-133r. - Definitions. - As used in sections 42-133r to 42-133ee, inclusive, unless the...

Section 42-133s. - Obligations of manufacturers and distributors. Retail rate for parts and labor. Establishment, rebuttal and protest. Hearings. Dealer's claims. - (a) Each manufacturer or distributor shall specify in writing to...

Section 42-133t. - Liability of manufacturers and distributors for damages. Allocation of risk of loss. - (a) Notwithstanding the terms, provisions or conditions of any agreement...

Section 42-133u. - Manufacturers or dealers to indemnify franchised dealers. - Notwithstanding the terms of any franchise agreement, each manufacturer or...

Section 42-133v. - Cancellation, termination or nonrenewal of franchise. “Good cause” requirement. Notice. Appeal. - (a) Notwithstanding the terms, provisions or conditions of any franchise...

Section 42-133w. - Manufacturer or distributor to compensate dealer upon termination, nonrenewal or cancellation. - (a) Upon the termination, nonrenewal or cancellation of any franchise...

Section 42-133x. - Effects of a franchise termination, cancellation or nonrenewal. - (a) In the event of a termination, cancellation or nonrenewal...

Section 42-133y. - Succession to ownership interest in dealership by family member upon owner's death or incapacity. - (a) Any owner may appoint by will, or other written...

Section 42-133z. - Refusal to honor succession by family member. Notice. - (a) If a manufacturer or distributor believes that good cause...

Section 42-133aa. - Burden of proof for succession refusal on manufacturer or distributor. - In determining whether good cause for the refusal to honor...

Section 42-133bb. - Prohibited acts by manufacturer or distributor re dealer. - Notwithstanding the terms, provisions or conditions of any franchise agreement...

Section 42-133cc. - Prohibited acts by manufacturer or distributor. - Notwithstanding the terms, provisions or conditions of any franchise agreement...

Section 42-133dd. - Establishment of new franchises within a market area. Notice of intention. Protests. Procedure. Hearing. - (a) In the event that a manufacturer or distributor seeks...

Section 42-133ee. - Civil action for injunction and damages. - Notwithstanding the terms, provisions or conditions of any agreement or...

Section 42-133ff. - Surcharge based on method of payment prohibited. Discount not prohibited. Agreement or contract not to prohibit discount based on method of payment for gasoline. Minimum purchase requirement. Agent commissions. Penalties. Regulati... - (a) For the purposes of this section: (1) (A) “Agent”...

Section 42-133gg. - Sale or transfer of names of credit cardholders. - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...

Section 42-133hh. - Restriction on information that may be printed on credit and debit card receipts. - (a) For the purposes of this section, “person” means any...

Section 42-133ii. - Hold on credit or debit card account for the retail sale of gasoline. - No gas station or convenience store that accepts credit or...

Section 42-133mm. - Sale, transfers or assignment of franchisor's interest. - (a) When a franchisor intends to sell, transfer or assign...

Chapter 740 - Home Solicitation Sales Act

Section 42-134. - Definition. - Section 42-134 is repealed. (1967, P.A. 749, S. 1; P.A....

Section 42-134a. - Definitions. - As used in this chapter: (a) “Home solicitation sale” means...

Section 42-135. - Notice in sales agreement. Seller to complete prior to signing by buyer. - Section 42-135 is repealed. (1967, P.A. 749, S. 3; 1969,...

Section 42-135a. - Notice in sales agreement. Notice of cancellation. Duties of seller. - No agreement in a home solicitation sale shall be effective...

Section 42-136. - Note or evidence of indebtedness given by buyer. - (a) Any note or other evidence of indebtedness given by...

Section 42-137. - Cancellation rights of buyer. - (a) In addition to any right otherwise to revoke an...

Section 42-138. - Seller's obligations on cancellation. - (a) Except as provided in this section, within ten business...

Section 42-139. - Buyer's obligations on cancellation. - (a) Except as provided in subsection (c) of section 42-138,...

Section 42-140. - Offer of commission or rebate where buyer provides prospective purchasers' names illegal, when. - No seller in a home solicitation sale shall offer to...

Section 42-141. - Penalty. Violation made unfair or deceptive practice or act. - (a) Any person who violates any provision of this chapter...

Section 42-142. - Sale of insurance excepted. - Section 42-142 is repealed. (1967, P.A. 749, S. 9; P.A....

Section 42-143. - Short title: Home Solicitation Sales Act. - This chapter may be cited as the “Home Solicitation Sales...

Chapter 741 - Contingent Transactions

Section 42-144. - Definitions. - As used in this chapter: (a) “Advertisement” includes the attempt...

Section 42-145. - Contingent consideration void. - The advertisement for sale, lease or rent, or the actual...

Section 42-146. - Commissioner's powers to enforce. - (a) In the discharge of the duties imposed by this...

Section 42-147. - Conciliation and voluntary compliance. - In the administration of this chapter, the commissioner shall set...

Section 42-148. - Judicial enforcement. - Whenever the commissioner has reason to believe that any person...

Section 42-149. - Injunctive relief, costs, other remedies. - (a) A person likely to be damaged by any practice...

Section 42-150. - Powers granted under chapter not exclusive. - Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed as a...

Section 42-150a to 42-150t. - Reserved for future use. - Note: Chapters 741a and 741b are also reserved for future...

Chapter 741c - Liquidated Damages Provisions in Consumer Contracts

Section 42-150u. - Enforceability of liquidated damages provision in consumer contracts. Consumer contract or consumer lease for personal emergency response system. Death of consumer. Exclusions. - (a) No provision in a written contract for the purchase...

Chapter 741d - Attorney's Fee Clauses

Section 42-150aa. - Attorney's fees limited in actions on consumer contracts or leases. - (a) The holder of any contract or lease entered into...

Section 42-150bb. - Attorney's fees in action based on consumer contract or lease. - Whenever any contract or lease entered into on or after...

Chapter 742 - Consumer Contracts

Section 42-151. - Definitions. - The following definitions shall apply in this chapter: (a) Consumer....

Section 42-152. - Consumer contract to be written in plain language. - (a) Standard. Every consumer contract entered into after June 30,...

Section 42-153. - Coverage. - (a) Contracts covered. This chapter shall apply to all consumer...

Section 42-154. - Liability. - Any creditor, seller or lessor which fails to comply with...

Section 42-155. - Limitations on liability. - (a) Contracts with more than one party. In any individual...

Section 42-156. - Exempt language. - (a) Required and authorized language. The use of specific language...

Section 42-157. - Rights of parties. - (a) Enforceability. A consumer contract shall remain enforceable, even though...

Section 42-158. - Test procedures. - Use the following procedures to determine compliance with subsection (c)...

Chapter 742a - Noncommercial Motor Vehicle Lease Agreements (Repealed)

Section 42-158a. - Definitions. - Section 42-158a is repealed, effective July 1, 2003. (P.A. 99-278,...

Section 42-158b and 42-158c. - Required calculation of lease rate. Required disclosures in lease agreements. - Sections 42-158b and 42-158c are repealed, effective July 1, 2002....

Section 42-158d to 42-158g. - Unfair trade practice. Conflict with state or federal law to be avoided. Terms excluding or modifying implied warranties or remedies for breach unenforceable. Required disclosures. - Sections 42-158d to 42-158g, inclusive, are repealed, effective July 1,...

Chapter 742b - Construction Contracts

Section 42-158i. - Definitions. - As used in sections 42-158i to 42-158n, inclusive, unless the...

Section 42-158j. - Required contract provisions re timely payment of contractors, subcontractors and suppliers. Payment requisition statement. Remedy for untimely payments. Penalties. Escrow accounts. Withholding payments due because of disputes proh... - (a) Each construction contract shall contain the following provisions: (1)...

Section 42-158k. - Retainage limitation. Payment by owner. Time limits. - No construction contract may provide for any retainage in an...

Section 42-158l. - Clauses waiving right to claim mechanic's lien or claim against a payment bond void. - (a) Any provision in a construction contract or any periodic...

Section 42-158m. - Adjudication of disputes in this state. - Any provision in a construction contract for the performance of...

Section 42-158n. - Required job site postings. - At or before the commencement of any work under a...

Section 42-158o. - Surety obligations. - No surety shall be obligated to include in the payment...

Section 42-158p. - Retainage escrow accounts. Monthly reports. Combining accounts. Termination of accounts. Fees and expenses. Form and provision of account. Failure to deposit or release retainage. Acceptance of securities. - An escrow account shall be established for all retainage, subject...

Section 42-158q. - Escrow account exclusions. - The provisions of section 42-158p do not apply to construction...

Section 42-158r. - Enforcement of retainage and adjudication in this state. - In an action to enforce the provisions of section 42-158k,...

Section 42-158s. - Offer of compromise to settle arbitration claims. Interest, attorney's fees and costs. - (a) For the purposes of this section, “construction contract” means...

Chapter 742c - Refuse Removal or Disposal Contracts

Section 42-158aa. - Refuse removal or disposal contracts. Renewal. Conditions. Exceptions. - (a) No provision of a contract for refuse removal or...

Chapter 743 - Self-Service Storage Facilities

Section 42-159. - Definitions. - As used in this chapter: (1) “Default” means failure to...

Section 42-160. - Owner's lien upon defaulting occupant's property. Removal of motor vehicle, vessel or trailer. Regulations. - (a) The owner of a self-service storage facility shall have...

Section 42-161. - Satisfaction of lien. Notice to occupant and holders of security interest. - (a) No owner may satisfy the lien provided for in...

Section 42-162. - Contents of notice. - The notice required by section 42-161 shall contain the following...

Section 42-163. - Sale or disposition of property; where held. - Any sale or other disposition of the personal property of...

Section 42-164. - Advertisement of, and time for sale. Allocation of proceeds. - (a) After the expiration of the time given in the...

Section 42-165. - Redemption of property by occupant or holder of security interest. - At any time prior to the sale or other disposition...

Section 42-166. - Rights of purchaser in good faith. - A purchaser in good faith of personal property sold to...

Section 42-167. - Disposition of balance of proceeds following satisfaction of lien. - In the event of a sale of personal property subject...

Section 42-168. - Other remedies of parties not impaired. - Nothing in this chapter shall impair or affect the right...

Chapter 743l - Diet Programs

Section 42-280. - Definitions. - As used in sections 42-280 to 42-283, inclusive: (1) “Diet...

Section 42-281. - Prohibited activities. - A diet company shall not: (1) Make any written representation...

Section 42-282. - Required disclosures by diet companies. Required provisions in diet program contracts. - (a) Any written representation by a diet company that consumers...

Section 42-283. - Unfair trade practices. - A violation of sections 42-280 to 42-282, inclusive, shall be...

Chapter 743a - Bulk Transfers by Restaurants and Other Food-Dispensing Establishments (Repealed)

Section 42-170. - Bulk transfers by restaurants and other food-dispensing establishments. - Section 42-170 is repealed. (P.A. 82-13; P.A. 93-107, S. 4.)

Chapter 743aa - Consumer Leases

Section 42-390. - Short title: Consumer Leases Act. - Sections 42-270 to 42-271a, inclusive, and 42-390 to 42-434, inclusive,...

Section 42-391. - Definitions. - (a) In sections 42-270 to 42-271a, inclusive, and 42-390 to...

Section 42-392. - Time of consummation. Expiration. Termination. - (a) Consummation of a consumer lease occurs when the lessee...

Section 42-393. - Scope. Exclusions. Sale incident to lease. - (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (b) to (e),...

Section 42-394. - Characterization of lease. Applicability by agreement. - (a) A consumer lease may not be deemed a credit...

Section 42-395. - Supplemental provisions and principles of law applicable. Limitations. Restrictions. - The provisions of sections 42-270 to 42-271a, inclusive, and 42-390...

Section 42-396. - Waiver. Agreement to forego rights in settlement of claim. - (a) Except as otherwise permitted by sections 42-270 to 42-271a,...

Section 42-397. - Limitation on choice of law and venue. - (a) The parties to a consumer lease may not choose...

Section 42-398. - Obligation of good faith. - Every contract subject to, or duty imposed by, sections 42-270...

Section 42-399. - Unconscionability. - (a) If the court as a matter of law finds...

Section 42-400. - Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act. - Sections 42-270 to 42-271a, inclusive, and 42-390 to 42-434, inclusive,...

Section 42-401. - Advertising. - (a) In this section, “advertisement” means a commercial message in...

Section 42-402. - Availability of sample lease form. - (a) Before consummation of a consumer lease, a lessor, on...

Section 42-403. - Disclosure. Form of consumer lease. Copy to lessee. - (a) A lessor shall make the disclosures required by the...

Section 42-404. - Insurance. Insurance disclosures. - (a) A lessor may require that the lessee maintain casualty...

Section 42-405. - Notice to guarantor. - (a) The obligation of a guarantor with respect to a...

Section 42-406. - Information during term of lease. Computer equipment leases. Satisfaction of lease. - (a) During the period of a consumer lease, the following...

Section 42-407. - Payment or trade-in pending approval of lease. Refund or return. - (a) If a lessee's application for a consumer lease is...

Section 42-408. - Prohibited lease provisions. - (a) A provision of a consumer lease may not: (1)...

Section 42-409. - Security interest restricted. Security deposit. - (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this...

Section 42-410. - Late fees. Delinquency and default charges. Attorney's fees. - (a) A holder may impose on the lessee a late...

Section 42-411. - Assignment of lease. Preservation of lessee's claims and defenses. - (a) Until thirty days after a lessee receives from the...

Section 42-412. - Sublease. - (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this...

Section 42-413. - Open-end consumer lease. - (a) In an open-end consumer lease, the estimated residual value...

Section 42-414. - Limit on insurance charges. Termination or replacement of insurance. - (a) A charge for casualty, liability or credit insurance included...

Section 42-415. - Rebate or discount for referrals. - A person may not induce or attempt to induce a...

Section 42-416. - Limitation on supplier's disclaimer of implied warranty. - (a) As used in this section: (1) “Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act”...

Section 42-417. - Liability for gap amount on total loss of goods. - (a) In this section, “gap amount” means the amount that...

Section 42-418. - Lessee's default. Right to cure. - (a) A provision of a consumer lease stating events of...

Section 42-419. - Repossession. Application of realized value. Electronic self help. - (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (d) of this...

Section 42-420. - Determining realized value. - (a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, the amount...

Section 42-421. - Early termination liability. - (a) A consumer lease may provide a measure or formula...

Section 42-422. - Reporting early termination to consumer reporting agency. - If a consumer lease is terminated before its scheduled expiration...

Section 42-423. - Excess wear and tear. Excess mileage. - (a) A consumer lease may prescribe standards and impose liability...

Section 42-424. - Private remedies. - (a) In sections 42-424 to 42-431, inclusive, with respect to...

Section 42-425. - Reliance on lessee's representations. - A holder is not liable to any person, and a...

Section 42-426. - Statute of limitations. - (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (b) to (d),...

Section 42-427. - Limitations on private remedies. - (a) A holder is not liable for statutory damages under...

Section 42-428. - Civil liability of assignees. - (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this...

Section 42-429. - Effect of violation on rights of parties. Single recovery. - (a) Except as otherwise provided in sections 42-270 to 42-271a,...

Section 42-430. - Administrative enforcement. - The Commissioner of Consumer Protection shall enforce the provisions of...

Section 42-431. - Administration. - (a) The Commissioner of Consumer Protection shall administer sections 42-270...

Section 42-432. - Severability. - If any provision of sections 42-270 to 42-271a, inclusive, and...

Section 42-433. - Transition. - A consumer lease entered into before July 1, 2003, and...

Section 42-434. - Uniformity. - In applying and construing sections 42-270 to 42-271a, inclusive, and...

Chapter 743b - New Automobile Warranties

Section 42-179. - New motor vehicle warranties. Leased vehicles. Resales. Transfers. Manufacturer buybacks. Fine. Hearing. Regulations. - (a) As used in this chapter: (1) “Consumer” means the...

Section 42-179a. - Copies of paperwork or invoices. - A dealer or authorized agent of a manufacturer shall, upon...

Section 42-179b. - Dealers and lessors to deliver information. - Each motor vehicle dealer, as defined in section 14-1, and...

Section 42-180. - Costs and attorney's fees in breach of warranty actions. - In any action by a consumer against the manufacturer of...

Section 42-181. - Department arbitration procedure. Notifications re sale. Fine for failure to perform remedies. Request for hearing. Appeals. Regulations. - (a) The Department of Consumer Protection shall provide an independent...

Section 42-182. - Certification of manufacturer's informal dispute settlement procedures. - (a) The Attorney General shall prepare an annual report evaluating...

Section 42-183. - Institution of proceedings. - The Commissioner of Consumer Protection may, in consultation with the...

Section 42-184. - Unfair trade practices. - A violation of any of the provisions of sections 42-179...

Section 42-185. - Waiver of filing fees, statement prohibited. - Notwithstanding the provisions of any general statute, regulation or grant...

Section 42-186. - Action brought by lessee against manufacturer. Lessee to notify lessor. Lessor authorized to petition to be made a party to proceeding. - In any action by a consumer who is a lessee...

Section 42-190. - New automobile warranties account surcharge. Account. - (a) A new automobile warranties account surcharge is hereby imposed...

Chapter 743bb - Rental of Trucks for the Transportation of Personal Property

Section 42-450. - Definitions. Delivery of rental truck or alternative. Damages. - (a) For the purposes of this section: (1) “Rental truck”...

Section 42-451. - Rental company to post sign re failure to provide rental truck or alternative. - Each rental company shall post in a prominent location a...

Chapter 743c - Funeral Service Contracts

Section 42-200. - Funeral service contracts: Definitions; requirements. Funeral service establishment to maintain copies of contracts. Notification to purchaser of transfer of more than fifty per cent ownership or of closure. - (a) For the purposes of this section and sections 42-201...

Section 42-201. - Funeral service contracts limited to licensed firms and persons. - No person, firm or corporation shall enter into a funeral...

Section 42-202. - Escrow accounts. - (a) A licensed funeral service establishment shall deposit any money...

Section 42-203. - Disposition of funds held in escrow. - (a) Funds held in an escrow account in accordance with...

Section 42-204. - Cancellation of revocable funeral service contract. - The legal representative of the decedent or a person who...

Section 42-205. - Funeral service contract not a burial insurance policy. - A funeral service contract shall not be deemed a burial...

Section 42-206. - Unfair trade practice. - A violation of any of the provisions of sections 42-200...

Section 42-206a. - Arranging, promoting or selling funeral service contract with intent to defraud. - Any person who arranges, promotes or sells a funeral service...

Section 42-206b. - Intentional deprivation of services, property or merchandise under funeral service contract. - Any person who enters into a funeral service contract and...

Section 42-206c. - Limitation on prosecution. - Notwithstanding the provisions of section 54-193, no person may be...

Section 42-207. - Irrevocable funeral service contract. Revocation of revocable funeral service contract purchased by Medicaid beneficiary. Irrevocable funeral service contract required provisions. Payment of funds to Commissioner of Social Services. - An irrevocable funeral service contract may be entered into in...

Section 42-207c. - Adherence to disposition directions and funeral prearrangements contained in a funeral service contract. Exception. - The disposition directions and funeral prearrangements that are contained in...

Chapter 743cc - Gift Certificates and Prepaid Cards

Section 42-460. - Gift certificate subject to expiration date prohibited. Honoring gift certificate reported as abandoned property. - (a) No person may sell or issue a gift certificate,...

Section 42-460a. - General-use prepaid cards and linked prepaid cards. Restrictions re expiration date. Disclosures. - (a) As used in this section: (1) “General-use prepaid card”...

Section 42-461. - Gift cards. - (a) For the purposes of this section, “gift card” means...

Chapter 743d - Gray Market Merchandise

Section 42-210. - Gray market imports. Notice. Penalties. Affirmative defense. - (a) As used in this section, “gray markets merchandise” means...

Chapter 743dd - Protection of Social Security Numbers and Personal Information

Section 42-470. - Restriction on posting, display, transmission and use of Social Security numbers. Exceptions. Penalties. - (a) For the purposes of this section, “person” means any...

Section 42-471. - Safeguarding of personal information. Social Security numbers. Privacy protection policy. Civil penalty. - (a) Any person in possession of personal information of another...

Section 42-471a. - Employment applications to be obtained and retained in secure manner. Penalties. - (a) Each employer shall obtain and retain employment applications in...

Section 42-472. - Hearings. Court orders. Restraining orders. - (a) Except as otherwise provided in section 42-471, the Commissioner...

Section 42-472a. - Privacy protection guaranty and enforcement account. - (a) There is established a “privacy protection guaranty and enforcement...

Section 42-472b. - Filing of notice, statement or other document which is false or untrue or contains material misstatement of fact. Fine. - Any person filing with the Commissioner of Consumer Protection any...

Section 42-472c. - Appeal of decision or order of Commissioner of Consumer Protection. - Any person aggrieved by any decision or order of the...

Section 42-472d. - Regulations. Civil penalty. - (a) The Commissioner of Consumer Protection may adopt regulations, in...

Chapter 743e - Rainchecks

Section 42-215. - Sale at discount to include raincheck. Exemptions. Notice. Comparable merchandise. - (a) No person, firm, corporation, partnership or association shall sell,...

Section 42-216. - Regulations. - The Commissioner of Consumer Protection may adopt regulations in accordance...

Section 42-217. - Penalties. Defenses. - (a) A violation of any of the provisions of this...

Chapter 743ee - Income Tax Refund Anticipation Loans

Section 42-480. - Income tax refund anticipation loans. - (a) As used in this section: (1) “Borrower” means a...

Chapter 743f - Used Automobile Warranties

Section 42-220. - Definitions. - As used in sections 42-220 to 42-226, inclusive: (1) “Dealer”...

Section 42-221. - Implied warranties. Express warranties. Exemptions. Waiver. - (a) A dealer selling a used motor vehicle which has...

Section 42-222. - Effect of notification of breach of warranty during warranty period. - A dealer shall honor any warranty required by sections 42-220...

Section 42-223. - Extensions of warranty period. Voidable agreements. - (a) The term of any warranty required under the provisions...

Section 42-224. - “As is” sales. Disclaimer. - (a) A used motor vehicle may be sold “as is”...

Section 42-225. - Deceptive statements. Motor vehicle declared constructive total loss. Disclosure required. Promise to repair. - (a) No dealer may make any false, misleading or deceptive...

Section 42-226. - Independent inspection. - No dealer may refuse any consumer the opportunity to have...

Section 42-226a. - Penalty. - Any dealer who violates any of the provisions of sections...

Chapter 743ff - Sales Representatives' Commissions

Section 42-481. - Definitions. - As used in sections 42-481 to 42-484, inclusive: (1) “Commission”...

Section 42-482. - Termination of contract between sales representative and principal. Payment of commissions due. Failure to pay. Civil action. - (a) In the event a contract between a principal and...

Section 42-483. - Acceptance of partial commission not deemed a release. - The acceptance by a sales representative of a partial commission...

Section 42-484. - Waiver of provisions not allowed. Construction and applicability. - (a) Any provision in a contract between a sales representative...

Chapter 743g - Automobile Manufacturers' Warranty Adjustment Programs

Section 42-227. - Automobile manufacturers' warranty adjustment programs. - (a) For the purposes of this section: (1) “Consumer” means...

Chapter 743gg - Contracts Between Health Care Providers and Contracting Entities

Section 42-490. - Definitions. - As used in this section and sections 42-491 and 42-492:...

Section 42-491. - Contracting entity and covered entity requirements. Remittance advices. Member identification cards. - (a) Any contracting entity that enters into or renews a...

Section 42-492. - Exemptions. - Nothing in section 42-490 or 42-491 shall be construed to...

Section 42-493. - Workers' compensation exempted. - The provisions of sections 42-490 and 42-491 shall not apply...

Section 42-494. - Penalty. Regulations. - (a) Any violation of section 42-491 shall be deemed an...

Chapter 743h - Profiteering

Section 42-230. (Formerly Sec. 21a-78a). - Retail prices during an emergency. - No person, firm or corporation shall increase the price of...

Section 42-231. - Governor's proclamation of supply emergency. Imposition of price restrictions or rationing. Legislative disapproval. - (a) In the event of a state-wide or regional shortage...

Section 42-232. - Prohibition on sale of product or service or energy resource at excessive price during supply or energy emergency. Penalty. - (a) No person shall sell or offer for sale during...

Section 42-233. - Petition for exemption. Commissioner's responsibilities. Appeal. Regulations. - (a)(1) Any person aggrieved by any order issued under section...

Section 42-234. - Abnormal market disruptions and prices of energy resources. Definitions. Unconscionably excessive price prohibited. Attorney General notice re abnormal market disruption. Abnormal market disruption upon increase in price of gasoline... - (a) As used in this section: (1) “Energy resource” shall...

Section 42-234a. - Abnormal market disruptions and prices of energy resources: Civil actions by Attorney General; unfair trade practice. - (a) The Attorney General, upon referral by the Commissioner of...

Section 42-234b. - Price of petroleum products not to include amount in excess of tax liability. Enforcement by Commissioner of Consumer Protection. Unfair trade practice. - (a) Any company subject to the tax imposed by chapter...

Section 42-235. - Proclamation of severe weather event emergency. Unconscionably excessive price for sale of consumer goods and services during severe weather event emergency prohibited. Determination of violation. Exemption. Unfair trade practice. - (a) For purposes of this section, “consumer goods and services”...

Chapter 743hh - Commercial Leases: General Provisions

Section 42-500. - Insurance disclosures. - (a) If any insurance is required to be obtained for...

Chapter 743i - Consumer Rent-to-Own Agreements

Section 42-240. - Definitions. - As used in sections 42-240 to 42-253, inclusive: (1) “Advertisement”...

Section 42-241. - Written agreement. Information which must be disclosed. - (a) A rent-to-own agreement shall be a written statement and...

Section 42-242. - Prohibited provisions. - (a) A rent-to-own agreement shall not contain a provision requiring:...

Section 42-243. - Lessor prohibited from imposing certain charges upon lessee. Permitted charges. - A lessor shall not charge a lessee for: (1) Any...

Section 42-244. - Prohibited provisions void. Agreement not otherwise affected. - Any provision in a rent-to-own agreement which is prohibited by...

Section 42-245. - Liability damage waiver. Fee. Notice. Prohibitions and requirements. - In addition to the other charges permitted by section 42-243,...

Section 42-246. - Reinstatement of terminated agreement. - (a) If the property is returned to the lessor other...

Section 42-247. - Written notice of assignment of lessor's right to receive payment under the agreement. - The lessee shall pay the original lessor until the lessee...

Section 42-248. - Limit on total rental payments. Lessee to acquire ownership when fifty per cent of all rental payments made by lessee equals cash price of rented property. Termination of agreement. - (a) No lessor shall offer a rent-to-own agreement in which...

Section 42-249. - Lessee's early purchase option. - At any time after the initial payment, the lessee may...

Section 42-250. - Advertisement of rent-to-own agreements. Disclosure. - (a) An advertisement for a rent-to-own agreement that refers to...

Section 42-251. - Violations. Lessee's right to minimum recovery, set-off and counterclaim. Attorney's fees and court costs. - (a) A violation of any provision of sections 42-240 to...

Section 42-252. - Lessor's obligations. - A lessor shall have the same obligations as a seller...

Section 42-253. - Action must be brought within three years. - No action shall be brought under the provisions of sections...

Chapter 743ii - Motor Fuel Industry Market Concentration

Section 42-511. - Motor fuel industry market concentration. Filing. Investigation. Penalty. Confidentiality. - (a) Any person conducting business in the motor fuel industry...

Chapter 743j - Extended and Express Warranties

Section 42-260. - Extended warranties. Definitions. Warranty requirements. Reimbursement insurance policy. Reserves. Surplus and ratio requirement. Requirement re filing of financial statement. Regulations. Exceptions. - (a) As used in this section: (1) “Extended warranty” means...

Section 42-261. - Express warranties. Prohibition re conditioning initial term on consumer registration. - (a) For purposes of this section, (1) “express warranty” means...

Chapter 743jj - Consumer Data Privacy and Online Monitoring

Section 42-515. - (Note: This section is effective July 1, 2023.) Definitions. - As used in this section and sections 42-516 to 42-525,...

Section 42-516. - (Note: This section is effective July 1, 2023.) Applicability. - The provisions of sections 42-515 to 42-525, inclusive, apply to...

Section 42-517. - (Note: This section is effective July 1, 2023.) Exemptions. - (a) The provisions of sections 42-515 to 42-525, inclusive, do...

Section 42-518. - (Note: This section is effective July 1, 2023.) Consumers' rights. Compliance by Controllers. Appeals. - (a) A consumer shall have the right to: (1) Confirm...

Section 42-519. - (Note: This section is effective July 1, 2023.) Authorized agents and consumer opt-out. - A consumer may designate another person to serve as the...

Section 42-520. - (Note: This section is effective July 1, 2023.) Controllers' duties. Sale of personal data to third parties. Notice and disclosure to consumers. Consumer opt-out. - (a) A controller shall: (1) Limit the collection of personal...

Section 42-521. - (Note: This section is effective July 1, 2023.) Processors' duties. Contracts between controllers and processors. - (a) A processor shall adhere to the instructions of a...

Section 42-522. - (Note: This section is effective July 1, 2023.) Controllers' data protection assessments. Disclosure to Attorney General. - (a) A controller shall conduct and document a data protection...

Section 42-523. - (Note: This section is effective July 1, 2023.) De-identified and pseudonymous data. Controllers' duties. Exceptions. Applicability of consumers' rights. Disclosure and oversight. - (a) Any controller in possession of de-identified data shall: (1)...

Section 42-524. - (Note: This section is effective July 1, 2023.) Construction of controllers' and processors' duties. - (a) Nothing in sections 42-515 to 42-525, inclusive, shall be...

Section 42-525. - (Note: This section is effective July 1, 2023.) Enforcement by Attorney General. Notice of violation. Cure period. Report. Penalty. - (a) The Attorney General shall have exclusive authority to enforce...

Chapter 743k - Long-Term Leasing of Motor Vehicles

Section 42-270. - Definitions. - As used in this section and section 42-271: (1) “Lease”...

Section 42-271. - Requirements of lease agreement re excess wear and tear charges. Procedure to contest charges. - (a) A lessor may charge, receive or collect excess wear...

Section 42-271a. - Applicability. - Sections 42-270 and 42-271 shall apply to leases entered into...

Chapter 743m - Telemarketing

Section 42-284. - Definitions. - As used in sections 42-284 to 42-288, inclusive: (1) “Consumer”...

Section 42-285. - Contract requirements. - (a) No oral agreement made by a consumer to purchase,...

Section 42-286. - Prohibited actions before receipt of signed contract. - (a) A telemarketer shall not accept payment from a consumer,...

Section 42-287. - Exempted transactions. - The provisions of sections 42-284 to 42-286, inclusive, shall not...

Section 42-288. - Applicability. Unfair trade practice. - (a) For the purposes of sections 42-284 to 42-287, inclusive,...

Section 42-288a. - Telephonic sales calls and text or media messages. Definitions. “No sales solicitation calls” listing. Automatically dialed, recorded telephonic sales calls. Mobile telephone or mobile electronic device. Regulations. Prohibited act... - (a) As used in this section and section 42-288b: (1)...

Section 42-288b. - Telephone and telecommunications companies to provide notice to consumers re “no sales solicitaion calls” listing and complaint form. - Each telephone and telecommunications company, as defined in section 16-1,...

Section 42-288c. - Compensation paid to person providing material information re investigation and enforcement of action against telephone solicitor. - A person who provides material information to the Department of...

Chapter 743n - Sweepstakes

Section 42-295. - Definitions. - As used in sections 42-295 to 42-301, inclusive: (1) “Advertise”...

Section 42-296. - Sweepstakes. Restrictions on advertisements. - No person may advertise a sweepstakes if there is any...

Section 42-297. - Required disclosures. - (a) A person advertising a sweepstakes in this state shall...

Section 42-298. - Games of skill. Restriction on advertisement. - No person shall advertise a game of skill where a...

Section 42-299. - Simulated checks. Restricted use. - No person may distribute or otherwise transfer a simulated check...

Section 42-300. - Unfair trade practice. - A violation of sections 42-295 to 42-299, inclusive, shall be...

Section 42-301. - Sweepstakes or promotional drawing. Restrictions. Violations. Exceptions. - (a) No person shall conduct or promote a sweepstakes or...

Chapter 743o - Buying Clubs

Section 42-310. - Definitions. Requirements. Restrictions. - (a) As used in this section: (1) “Buying club” means...

Section 42-311. - Unfair trade practice. - A violation of any of the provisions of section 42-310...

Chapter 743p - Social Referral Services

Section 42-320. - Definitions. - As used in this section and section 42-321: (1) “Buyer”...

Section 42-321. - Contract requirements. - (a) Each contract for social referral services shall provide that...

Section 42-322. - Unfair trade practice. - Any violation of any provision of section 42-320 or 42-321...

Chapter 743q - Assistive Technology Devices

Section 42-330. - Definitions. - As used in sections 42-330 to 42-336, inclusive, unless the...

Section 42-331. - Remedies for nonconformity in assistive technology device. Repair, replacement or refund. - (a) If a nonconformity in an assistive technology device occurs...

Section 42-332. - Return by consumer of assistive technology device having nonconformity. - (a) Any consumer who elects a remedy available under subdivision...

Section 42-333. - Disclosure of reasons for return of assistive technology device prior to sale or lease. - No assistive technology device that is returned by a consumer...

Section 42-334. - Regulations. - The Commissioner of Consumer Protection may adopt regulations, in accordance...

Section 42-335. - Civil action against manufacturer, dealer or lessor of assistive technology device. - In addition to any other remedy available under the laws...

Section 42-336. - Rights or remedies not limited. Waiver invalid. - (a) Nothing in sections 42-330 to 42-336, inclusive, shall in...

Chapter 743r - Farm, Forestry, Yard and Garden Equipment Dealers and Suppliers

Section 42-345. - Definitions. - As used in sections 42-435 to 42-354, inclusive, unless the...

Section 42-346. - Termination of dealer agreement by supplier or dealer. - (a) Notwithstanding any contrary provision of any agreement entered into...

Section 42-347. - Repurchase of inventory by supplier upon termination of dealer agreement, death or incompetency. - (a) Whenever a dealer enters into a dealer agreement under...

Section 42-348. - Inventory repurchase. Examination of books and records. Payment for inventory. - (a) Not later than ninety days after receipt of a...

Section 42-349. - Exceptions to inventory repurchase requirements. - The provisions of sections 42-347 and 42-348 shall not require...

Section 42-350. - Supplier's consent to transfer of dealer's business, stock or other interest. - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...

Section 42-351. - Payment of consumer warranty claims by supplier. Denial and resubmittal of claims. - (a) As used in this section, “current net price” means...

Section 42-352. - Obligation of successor in interest or assignee of supplier or dealer. - The obligation of any supplier or dealer under sections 42-345...

Section 42-353. - Security interest in inventory. Arbitration. Waiver void. Settlements. - (a) Nothing in sections 42-345 to 42-354, inclusive, shall be...

Section 42-354. - Civil action. - Any supplier or dealer may bring an action in the...

Chapter 743s - New Emergency Vehicle Warranties

Section 42-355. - New emergency vehicle warranties. - (a) As used in this section: (1) “Emergency vehicle” means...

Chapter 743t - Dry Cleaning

Section 42-360. - Dry cleaning price information. Penalty. Unfair trade practice. - (a) Each person, firm or corporation conducting a dry cleaning...

Chapter 743u - Miscellaneous Consumer Cards

Section 42-370. - Prepaid calling cards. Definitions. Disclosures. Regulations. Violations. - (a) As used in this section, (1) “prepaid calling card...

Section 42-371. - Consumer discount cards. Definitions. Notice. Prohibited and permitted uses of consumer information. Violations. - (a) As used in this section: (1) “Retailer” means any...

Section 42-372 to 42-389. - Reserved for future use. - Note: Chapters 743v to 743z are also reserved for future...

Chapter 747 - Miscellaneous Provisions

Section 42-900. - Third-party delivery services. Merchant protections. - (a) as used in this section: (1) “Agreement” means a...

Section 42-901. - Adoption of cybersecurity controls by businesses. Exemption from punitive damages. - (a) As used in this section: (1) “Business” means any...

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Connecticut General Statutes Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices

Connecticut General Statutes
Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices