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CT Gen Stat § 21-35d (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 21 - Licenses|Chapter 407a - Closing-Out Sales|Section 21-35d - Municipal license.

 Before selling under the state license prescribed in section 21-35b in any town, city or borough, each person conducting a closing-out sale shall make application for a municipal license to the selectmen or other authority of such town, city or borough authorized to issue licenses therein; and, unless the fee therefor is fixed as herein provided, shall file with them a true statement, under oath, of the average quantity and value of the stock of goods, wares and merchandise kept or intended to be kept or exposed by him for sale. Such selectmen or other authority shall submit such statement to the assessors of the town, who, after such examination and inquiry as they deem necessary, shall determine such average quantity and value, and shall forthwith transmit a certificate thereof to such selectmen or other authority. Thereupon such selectmen or other authority shall authorize the town clerk, upon the payment by the applicant of a fee equal to the taxes assessable in such town, city or borough under the last-preceding tax levy therein upon an amount of property of the same valuation, to issue to him a license authorizing such closing-out sale in such municipality. Such authority may authorize the issue of such license without the filing of such statement, upon the payment of a license fee fixed by it. Upon payment of such fee, such town clerk shall issue such license, which shall remain in force as long as the licensee continuously keeps and exposes for sale in such municipality such stock of goods, wares or merchandise, but not later than the first day of October following its date. Upon such payment and proof of payment of all other license fees, if any, chargeable upon local sales, such town clerk shall record the state license of such transient vendor in full, shall endorse thereon the words “local license fees paid” and shall affix thereto his official signature and the date of such endorsement.(P.A. 76-281, S. 4.)
CT Gen Stat § 21-35e (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 21 - Licenses|Chapter 407a - Closing-Out Sales|Section 21-35e - Listed items only to be sold.

 No goods, wares or merchandise other than those listed in the inventory required in this chapter shall be included in any closing-out sale and no sale shall continue beyond a reasonable date to be specified in the required application, except, that an extension may be authorized upon proper showing of need, such extension being contingent on the submitting of a revised inventory showing the items listed on the original inventory remaining unsold and not listing any goods not included in the original application and inventory.(P.A. 76-281, S. 5.)
CT Gen Stat § 21-35f (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 21 - Licenses|Chapter 407a - Closing-Out Sales|Section 21-35f - Additional goods not to be ordered within sixty days of license application.

 No person in contemplation of a closing-out sale under a license as provided for in section 21-35b shall order any goods, wares or merchandise for the purpose of selling and disposing of the same at such sale, and any unusual purchases and additions to the stock of such goods, wares or merchandise within sixty days prior to the filing of application for a license to conduct such sale shall be presumptive evidence that such purchases and additions to stock were made in contemplation of such sale.(P.A. 76-281, S. 6.)
CT Gen Stat § 21-35g (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 21 - Licenses|Chapter 407a - Closing-Out Sales|Section 21-35g - Continuation of business after sale prohibited.

 No person shall, upon conclusion of a closing-out sale continue that business which has been represented as terminal, under the same name, or under a different name, at the same location.(P.A. 76-281, S. 7.)
CT Gen Stat § 21-35h (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 21 - Licenses|Chapter 407a - Closing-Out Sales|Section 21-35h - Violation an unfair trade practice. Penalty.

 (a) Any person who advertises, holds, conducts or carries on any sale of goods, wares or merchandise under the description of “closing-out sale” contrary to the provisions of this chapter or violates any of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a class C misdemeanor.(b) Violation of any provision of sections 21-35a to 21-35n, inclusive, shall constitute an unfair or deceptive act or practice as defined in section 42-110b.(P.A. 76-281, S. 8; P.A. 83-243, S. 3; P.A. 91-163, S. 4; P.A. 12-80, S. 172.)History: P.A. 83-243 increased penalty from $50 and 60 days to $500 and 90 days and provided that violations of Secs. 21-35a to 21-35k, inclusive, shall constitute an unfair trade practice; P.A. 91-163 amended Subsec. (b) to include new Secs. 21-35l to 21-35n, inclusive, in the list of provisions which, if violated, would constitute an unfair or deceptive act or practice as defined in Sec. 42-110b; P.A. 12-80 amended Subsec. (a) to rephrase provisions and change penalty from a fine of not more than $500 or imprisonment of not more than 90 days or both to a class C misdemeanor.Cited. 231 C. 707.
CT Gen Stat § 21-35i (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 21 - Licenses|Chapter 407a - Closing-Out Sales|Section 21-35i - Regulations.

 The Commissioner of Consumer Protection may promulgate such regulations as he finds necessary to administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter.(P.A. 76-281, S. 9; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(c); P.A. 04-189, S. 1.)History: June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 replaced Commissioner of Consumer Protection with Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, thereby reversing the merger of the Departments of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective June 1, 2004.
CT Gen Stat § 21-35j (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 21 - Licenses|Chapter 407a - Closing-Out Sales|Section 21-35j - Exceptions to applicability of chapter.

 The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to or affect sales or persons conducting such sales pursuant to an order or process of a court of competent jurisdiction or to any state marshal, constable or other public or court officer or to any other person acting under the license, direction or authority of any state or federal court selling goods, wares or merchandise in the course of their official duties or to end of the season sales or to sales limited to closing out a particular brand or line of goods.(P.A. 76-281, S. 10; P.A. 00-99, S. 60, 154.)History: P.A. 00-99 replaced reference to sheriff with state marshal, effective December 1, 2000.
CT Gen Stat § 21-35k (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 21 - Licenses|Chapter 407a - Closing-Out Sales|Section 21-35k - Criminal or civil penalty not applicable to advertising media; when.

 No criminal or civil penalty in this chapter shall apply to acts done by the publisher, owner, agent or employee of a newspaper or periodical, or radio or television station in the publication or dissemination of any advertisement, where such publisher, owner, agent or employee does not have actual knowledge of the false, misleading or deceptive character of the advertisement.(P.A. 76-281, S. 11; P.A. 91-163, S. 8.)History: P.A. 91-163 amended Sec. 21-35k to provide that no criminal or civil penalty in the chapter would apply to advertising media, rather than “nothing in section 21-35b or 21-35h”.
CT Gen Stat § 21-35l (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 21 - Licenses|Chapter 407a - Closing-Out Sales|Section 21-35l - Suspension or revocation of license. Civil penalty.

 The commissioner, after providing notice and conducting a hearing in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, may revoke or suspend the closing-out sale license of any person for (1) conduct of a character likely to mislead, deceive or defraud the public or the commissioner; (2) engaging in any untruthful or misleading advertising; (3) utilizing the services of a promoter who was not registered under this chapter during the time of the closing-out sale, or (4) violating any provision of this chapter relating to closing-out sales or any regulation established pursuant to section 21-35i or 42-110b. In addition, the commissioner, after providing notice and conducting a hearing in accordance with the provisions of said chapter 54, may impose a civil penalty of not more than five hundred dollars for each offense. Each violation with respect to each separate item of merchandise shall be deemed a single offense.(P.A. 91-163, S. 5.)
CT Gen Stat § 21-35m (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 21 - Licenses|Chapter 407a - Closing-Out Sales|Section 21-35m - Promoters must register with commissioner. Applications for registration. Fee. Renewal. Agreement between promoter and closing-out sale licensee. Suspension or revocation of registration. Civil penalty.

 (a) No person shall act as a promoter, as defined in section 21-35a, for any closing-out sale unless he has first registered with the commissioner. Applications for registration and for the renewal of a registration shall be in writing, under oath in the form prescribed by the commissioner and shall be accompanied by a fee of two hundred dollars. The application shall contain such information as the commissioner shall require. Each registration shall be valid for one year and may be renewed for additional one-year periods.(b) Each agreement between a promoter and a closing-out sale licensee shall: (1) Be in writing; (2) contain the date of the agreement; (3) contain the entire agreement between the promoter and licensee; (4) contain the name and address of the promoter; and (5) be signed by both parties.(c) The commissioner, after providing notice and conducting a hearing in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, may revoke or suspend the registration of any person as a promoter for (1) conduct of a character likely to mislead, deceive or defraud the public or the commissioner; (2) engaging in any untruthful or misleading advertising; or (3) violating any provision of this chapter relating to closing-out sales or any regulation established pursuant to section 21-35i or 42-110b. In addition, the commissioner, after providing notice and conducting a hearing in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 may impose a civil penalty of not more than five hundred dollars for each offense. Each violation with respect to each separate item of merchandise shall be deemed a separate offense.(P.A. 91-163, S. 6; P.A. 94-36, S. 10, 42; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3, S. 278.)History: P.A. 94-36 amended Subsec. (a) to eliminate provision requiring annual license renewal “upon application and payment of the fee required by this section”, effective January 1, 1995; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3 amended Subsec. (a) to increase fee from $100 to $200.See Sec. 21a-10(b) re staggered schedule for registration renewals.
CT Gen Stat § 21-35n (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 21 - Licenses|Chapter 407a - Closing-Out Sales|Section 21-35n - Civil penalty for failure to obtain license or registration.

 The commissioner, after providing notice and conducting a hearing in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, may impose a civil penalty of not more than five hundred dollars for each offense on any person who fails to obtain any license or registration required by this chapter. Each day for which the violation occurs shall be deemed a separate offense.(P.A. 91-163, S. 7.)
CT Gen Stat § 21-36 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 21 - Licenses|Chapter 408 - Hawkers and Peddlers|Section 21-36 - Definitions.

 “Hawker” or “peddler”, as used in this chapter, means any person, whether principal or agent, who goes from town to town or from place to place in the same town selling or bartering, or carrying for sale or barter, or exposing therefor, any goods, wares or merchandise, either on foot or from any animal or vehicle.(1949 Rev., S. 4683.)
CT Gen Stat § 21-38 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 21 - Licenses|Chapter 408 - Hawkers and Peddlers|Section 21-38 - Penalty.

 Any person who engages in the business of a peddler or hawker without complying with the provisions of any such ordinance shall be fined not more than one hundred ninety-nine dollars.(1949 Rev., S. 4685; P.A. 93-425, S. 2; P.A. 95-281, S. 2.)History: P.A. 93-425 increased maximum fine from not more than $50 to not more than $100; P.A. 95-281 increased maximum fine to $199.
CT Gen Stat § 21-39 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 21 - Licenses|Chapter 409 - Pawnbrokers and Secondhand Dealers|Section 21-39 - Pawnbroker license required. Loans on intangible property excepted.

 No person shall, in any city or town of this state, engage in or carry on the business of a pawnbroker unless such person is licensed in accordance with section 21-40; but the provisions of this chapter shall apply only if such property is deposited with a lender, and shall not apply to loans made upon stock, bonds, notes or other written or printed evidence of ownership of property or of indebtedness to the holder or owner of any such securities.(1949 Rev., S. 4663; P.A. 97-164, S. 1; P.A. 11-100, S. 2.)History: P.A. 97-164 added references to “limited liability company”; P.A. 11-100 made conforming changes re definitions in Sec. 21-39a added by same act.Cited. 201 C. 89.
CT Gen Stat § 21-43 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 21 - Licenses|Chapter 409 - Pawnbrokers and Secondhand Dealers|Section 21-43 - Statement of transactions.

 Each pawnbroker shall submit to the licensing authority, weekly, or more frequently as determined by the licensing authority upon consideration of the volume and nature of the business, a sworn statement of his or her transactions, describing the property received and setting forth the nature and terms of each transaction and the name and residence address and a description of the person from whom the property was received. Such statement shall be in an electronic format prescribed by the licensing authority. The licensing authority may grant an exemption from the requirement of submitting such statement in electronic format for good cause shown.(1949 Rev., S. 4667; P.A. 11-100, S. 6.)History: P.A. 11-100 made conforming changes re definitions in Sec. 21-39a added by same act, deleted penalty provision and added provisions re statement to be in electronic format and exemption from electronic reporting requirement.Cited. 201 C. 89.
CT Gen Stat § 21-44 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 21 - Licenses|Chapter 409 - Pawnbrokers and Secondhand Dealers|Section 21-44 - Rates of interest.

 No pawnbroker or person who loans money on the deposit or pledge of personal property shall take or receive, for the use of money loaned on personal property, any more than the following rates: For the use of money amounting to fifteen dollars or less, five per cent per month or fraction thereof; for the use of money exceeding fifteen dollars in amount and not exceeding fifty dollars in amount, three per cent per month or fraction thereof; for the use of money exceeding fifty dollars in amount, two per cent per month or fraction thereof.(1949 Rev., S. 4669; P.A. 97-164, S. 5.)History: P.A. 97-164 deleted reference to a “loan broker”, included the loaning of money on the “deposit” of personal property and deleted reference to “directly or indirectly” taking or receiving interest.Pawnbroker does not violate section until he actually receives the unlawful interest. 63 C. 385. Discrimination in rate of interest allowed pawnbrokers is proper. 82 C. 234; 83 C. 1; 218 U.S. 5; Id., 563. Cited. 120 C. 664; 123 C. 95. Applies to repurchase transactions. 201 C. 89. Section governs rates of interest and not rates pawnbrokers may charge in connection with repurchase agreements; the latter rates are subject to limits imposed by Sec. 37-4; holding in 201 C. 89 legislatively overruled by enactment of P.A. 97-164. 313 C. 535.
CT Gen Stat § 21-45 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 21 - Licenses|Chapter 409 - Pawnbrokers and Secondhand Dealers|Section 21-45 - Sale or disposition of deposited or pledged property.

 No pawnbroker shall sell or dispose of any personal property left with such pawnbroker in deposit or pledge for money loaned or as a result of the purchase of such property on condition of selling the same back again at a stipulated price in less than sixty days from the date when the same is left in deposit or pledge or purchased on condition of selling the same back again at a stipulated price, except when such sale or disposition is to the person who deposited, pledged or sold such property or an authorized agent of such person. All such property may be sold or disposed of at the place of business of such pawnbroker or at public sale after such sixty-day period. Upon the expiration of sixty days from the date when such property is left with a pawnbroker, if the person who deposited or pledged such property fails to redeem any such property in accordance with the terms of the transaction, such right of redemption or repurchase on the part of the person who deposited or pledged such property shall be extinguished and the pawnbroker shall acquire the entire interest in the property that was held by the person who deposited or pledged such property prior to such deposit or pledge without further notice to such person.(1949 Rev., S. 4670; P.A. 97-164, S. 6; P.A. 11-100, S. 7.)History: P.A. 97-164 replaced references to “lender” with “pawnbroker”, reduced from six to two months the period pledged property must be held, and replaced provision that all such property “shall be sold or disposed of, at public or private sale,” with provision that all such property “may be sold or disposed of at the premises of such pawnbroker or at public sale”; P.A. 11-100 deleted requirement re newspaper advertisement prior to sale or disposition of property deposited with or pledged or sold to pawnbroker, specified that pawnbroker acquires entire interest in such property after 60 days if person who deposited or pledged such property fails to redeem such property within such time period, and made technical changes.Cited. 77 C. 150. Applies to repurchase transactions. 201 C. 89.
CT Gen Stat § 21-46 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 21 - Licenses|Chapter 409 - Pawnbrokers and Secondhand Dealers|Section 21-46 - Security not defeated by out-of-state conditional sale.

 Section 21-46 is repealed.(1949 Rev., S. 4671; 1959, P.A. 133, S. 10-102.)
CT Gen Stat § 21-46a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 21 - Licenses|Chapter 409 - Pawnbrokers and Secondhand Dealers|Section 21-46a - Seizure of property by law enforcement officer. Restitution.

 Whenever property is seized from the place of business of a pawnbroker by a law enforcement officer, such officer shall give the pawnbroker a duly signed receipt for the property containing a case number, a description of the property, the reason for the seizure, the name and address of the officer, the name and address of the person claiming a right to the property prior to the pawnbroker and the name of the pawnbroker. If the pawnbroker claims an ownership interest in such property, he or she may request the return of such property by filing a request for such property with the law enforcement agency in accordance with the provisions of section 54-36a. If the person who deposited, pledged or sold any property received by a pawnbroker is convicted of any offense arising out of such pawnbroker's acquisition, retention or disposition of the property and such pawnbroker suffered an economic loss as a result of such offense, the court, at the time of sentencing, may order restitution to such pawnbroker pursuant to subsection (c) of section 53a-28 and such order may be enforced in accordance with section 53a-28a.(P.A. 97-164, S. 8; P.A. 11-100, S. 8; P.A. 12-204, S. 3; P.A. 13-255, S. 2.)History: P.A. 11-100 inserted “precious metals or stones dealer or secondhand dealer”, added provision re restitution to pawnbroker or dealer, and made technical changes; P.A. 12-204 deleted references to secondhand dealer, effective July 1, 2012; P.A. 13-255 deleted references to precious metals or stones dealers.
CT Gen Stat § 21-47 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 21 - Licenses|Chapter 409 - Pawnbrokers and Secondhand Dealers|Section 21-47 - Penalties.

 (a) Any person who wilfully engages in the business of a pawnbroker, unless licensed according to law, or after notice that his or her license has been suspended or revoked, shall be guilty of a class D felony.(b) Any person who wilfully violates any of the provisions of this chapter for which no other penalty is provided shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor.(1949 Rev., S. 4668; P.A. 97-164, S. 7; P.A. 11-100, S. 9.)History: P.A. 97-164 added reference to “limited liability company”, increased the penalty for engaging in business without a license to a class D felony, increased the penalty to a class A misdemeanor for violating provisions of the chapter for which no other penalty is provided, neglecting to keep a record-keeping system or make the required entries, refusing to allow inspection of such system and receiving property from a minor and designated said latter penalty provision as new Subsec. (b); P.A. 11-100 made conforming changes re definitions in Sec. 21-39a added by same act, amended Subsec. (a) to add “suspended or” and delete provision re treble forfeiture, amended Subsec. (b) to delete provision re record-keeping system, and made technical changes.Cited. 201 C. 89.
CT Gen Stat § 21-47n (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 21 - Licenses|Chapter 409a - Fine Art Secured Lenders|Section 21-47n - “Fine art” defined. License required.

 (a) For purposes of sections 21-47n to 21-47u, inclusive, “fine art” means any (1) drawing; (2) painting; (3) sculpture; (4) mosaic; (5) photograph; (6) work of calligraphy; (7) work of graphic art, including any etching, lithograph, offset print, silkscreen or other work of graphic art; (8) craft work in clay, textile, fiber, metal, plastic or other material; (9) art work in mixed media, including any collage, assemblage or other work combining any of the artistic media named in this definition, or combining any of said media with other media; or (10) a master from which copies of an artistic work can be made, such as a mold or a photographic negative, with a market value of at least two thousand five hundred dollars. “Fine art” shall not include (A) commissioned work prepared under contract for trade or advertising usage, provided the artist, prior to creating the work, has signed an agreement stating that said work shall be a commissioned work which may be altered without consent, and (B) work prepared by an employee within the scope of such employee's employment duties.(b) No person shall, in any city or town of this state, engage in or carry on the business of loaning money upon deposits or pledges of fine art unless such person is licensed in accordance with section 21-47o. The provisions of sections 21-47n to 21-47u, inclusive, shall apply only if such fine art is deposited with a lender, and shall not apply to loans made upon stock, bonds, notes or other written or printed evidence of ownership of fine art or of indebtedness to the holder or owner of any such securities.(P.A. 12-131, S. 1.)