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CT Gen Stat § 42-110j (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices|Chapter 735a - Unfair Trade Practices|Section 42-110j - Voluntary compliance.

 In the administration of this chapter, the commissioner may accept an assurance of voluntary compliance with respect to any method, act or practice deemed in violation of this chapter from any person alleged to be engaged or to have been engaged in such method, act or practice. Such assurance may include an amount as restitution to aggrieved persons. No such assurance of voluntary compliance shall be considered an admission of violation for any purpose. Matters thus closed may at any time be reopened by the commissioner for further proceedings in the public interest.(P.A. 73-615, S. 10, 16.)Cited. 186 C. 507.
CT Gen Stat § 42-110k (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices|Chapter 735a - Unfair Trade Practices|Section 42-110k - Commissioner's enforcement powers. Court orders.

 If any person fails or refuses to file any statement or report, or obey any subpoena or investigative demand issued by the commissioner or his authorized representatives, the commissioner may, after notice, apply to the superior court for the judicial district of Hartford, which court, after a hearing thereon, may issue an order: (1) Granting injunctive relief to restrain the person from engaging in the advertising or sale of any commodity or the conduct of any trade or commerce that is involved in the alleged or suspected violation; (2) vacating, annulling or suspending the corporate charter of a corporation created by or under the laws of Connecticut or revoking or suspending the certificate of authority to do business in this state of a foreign corporation or revoking or suspending any other licenses, permits or certificates issued pursuant to law to such person which are used to further the allegedly unlawful practice; and (3) granting such other relief as may be required, until the person files the statement or report, or obeys the subpoenas or investigative demand. Any disobedience of any final order entered under this section by any court shall be punished as a contempt thereof.(P.A. 73-615, S. 11, 16; P.A. 75-618, S. 8, 11; P.A. 76-436, S. 281, 681; P.A. 78-280, S. 5, 127; P.A. 88-230, S. 1, 12; P.A. 90-98, S. 1, 2; P.A. 93-142, S. 4, 7, 8; P.A. 95-220, S. 4–6.)History: P.A. 75-618 added reference to commissioner's authorized representatives; P.A. 76-436 replaced court of common pleas with superior court, effective July 1, 1978; P.A. 78-280 substituted “judicial district of Hartford-New Britain” for “Hartford county”; P.A. 88-230 replaced “judicial district of Hartford-New Britain” with “judicial district of Hartford”, effective September 1, 1991; P.A. 90-98 changed the effective date of P.A. 88-230 from September 1, 1991, to September 1, 1993; P.A. 93-142 changed the effective date of P.A. 88-230 from September 1, 1993, to September 1, 1996, effective June 14, 1993; P.A. 95-220 changed the effective date of P.A. 88-230 from September 1, 1996, to September 1, 1998, effective July 1, 1995.Cited. 186 C. 507; 190 C. 510; 238 C. 216.Cited. 42 CS 198.
CT Gen Stat § 42-110l (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices|Chapter 735a - Unfair Trade Practices|Section 42-110l - Assistance by court prosecutors.

 The various state's attorneys and prosecuting attorneys shall lend to the commissioner or Attorney General such assistance as either may request in the commencement and prosecution of actions pursuant to this chapter.(P.A. 73-615, S. 14, 16.)Cited. 186 C. 507.
CT Gen Stat § 42-110m (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices|Chapter 735a - Unfair Trade Practices|Section 42-110m - Restraining orders or injunctions. Relief.

 (a) Whenever the commissioner has reason to believe that any person has been engaged or is engaged in an alleged violation of any provision of this chapter said commissioner may proceed as provided in sections 42-110d and 42-110e or may request the Attorney General to apply in the name of the state of Connecticut to the Superior Court for an order temporarily or permanently restraining and enjoining the continuance of such act or acts or for an order directing restitution and the appointment of a receiver in appropriate instances, or both. Proof of public interest or public injury shall not be required in any action brought pursuant to section 42-110d, section 42-110e or this section. The court may award the relief applied for or so much as it may deem proper including reasonable attorney's fees, accounting and such other relief as may be granted in equity. In such action the commissioner shall be responsible for all necessary investigative support.(b) Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed as a limitation upon the power or authority of the state, the attorney general or the commissioner to seek administrative, legal or equitable relief as provided by other statutes or at common law.(P.A. 75-618, S. 4, 11; P.A. 84-468, S. 4, 10; P.A. 91-406, S. 12, 29; P.A. 94-15, S. 1.)History: P.A. 84-468 amended Subsec. (a) by providing that proof of public interest or injury is not required in any action brought pursuant to Sec. 42-110d, 42-110e or this section; P.A. 91-406 corrected a typographical error; P.A. 94-15 added a provision in Subsec. (a) allowing the court to award reasonable attorney fees.Cited. 186 C. 507; 217 C. 404; 238 C. 216.Cited. 4 CA 137; 13 CA 230; 15 CA 150.
CT Gen Stat § 42-110n (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices|Chapter 735a - Unfair Trade Practices|Section 42-110n - Consent orders.

 (a) In the administration of this chapter, the commissioner, any time after the issuance of a complaint provided for in subsection (d) of section 42-110d, may accept an agreement by any person charged with violating the provisions of section 42-110b to enter into a written consent order in lieu of an adjudicative hearing. The acceptance of a consent order shall be within the complete discretion of the commissioner or such presiding officer as had been designated by the commissioner.(b) The consent order provided for in subsection (a) of this section shall contain: (1) An admission of all jurisdictional facts; (2) an express waiver of the right to seek judicial review or otherwise to challenge or contest the validity of the order; (3) a provision that the complaint may be used in construing the terms of the consent order; (4) a statement that the consent order shall have the same force and effect as an order entered after a full hearing and shall become final when issued; (5) a specific assurance of discontinuance of each of the acts alleged in the complaint; (6) the signature of each of the individual respondents or his counsel; and (7) the signature of the commissioner or of his authorized representative.(c) Negotiations leading up to the acceptance of a consent order are not open to the public. The consent order itself is a matter of public record.(d) A consent order shall have the same force and effect as a cease and desist order issued pursuant to subsection (d) of section 42-110d.(P.A. 75-618, S. 7, 11.)Cited. 186 C. 507.
CT Gen Stat § 42-110o (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices|Chapter 735a - Unfair Trade Practices|Section 42-110o - Civil penalties.

 (a) Any person who violates the terms of a temporary restraining order or an injunction issued under subsection (d) of section 42-110d or subsection (a) of section 42-110m shall forfeit and pay to the state a civil penalty of not more than twenty-five thousand dollars per violation. For purposes of this section the court issuing the injunction shall retain jurisdiction, and the cause shall be continued, and in such cases the Attorney General acting in the name of the state may petition for recovery of civil penalties.(b) In any action brought under section 42-110m, if the court finds that a person is wilfully using or has wilfully used a method, act or practice prohibited by section 42-110b, the Attorney General, upon petition to the court, may recover, on behalf of the state, a civil penalty of not more than five thousand dollars for each violation. For purposes of this subsection, a wilful violation occurs when the party committing the violation knew or should have known that his conduct was a violation of section 42-110b.(P.A. 75-618, S. 9, 11; P.A. 87-297; P.A. 94-15, S. 2.)History: P.A. 87-297 amended Subsec. (a) by adding reference to temporary restraining orders or injunctions issued under Sec. 42-110m(a); P.A. 94-15 increased the civil penalty in Subsec. (b) from $2,000 to $5,000.Cited. 186 C. 507; 238 C. 216.Subsec. (b):Cited. 217 C. 404. Court not required to consider whether defendant was easily accessible to the public or whether anyone was actually harmed by the unfair or deceptive trade practice in determining whether to assess penalty; section does not require defendant to have had actual knowledge that the practice was unfair or deceptive. 246 C. 721.
CT Gen Stat § 42-110p (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices|Chapter 735a - Unfair Trade Practices|Section 42-110p - Dissolution, suspension or forfeiture of corporate franchise for violation of injunction.

 Upon petition by the Attorney General, the superior court for the judicial district of Hartford may, in its discretion, order the dissolution or suspension or forfeiture of the franchise of any corporation which violates the terms of any injunction issued under section 42-110m.(P.A. 75-618, S. 10, 11; P.A. 80-483, S. 170, 186; P.A. 88-230, S. 1, 12; P.A. 90-98, S. 1, 2; P.A. 93-142, S. 4, 7, 8; P.A. 95-220, S. 4–6.)History: P.A. 80-483 substituted “judicial district of Hartford-New Britain” for “Hartford county”; P.A. 88-230 replaced “judicial district of Hartford-New Britain” with “judicial district of Hartford”, effective September 1, 1991; P.A. 90-98 changed the effective date of P.A. 88-230 from September 1, 1991, to September 1, 1993; P.A. 93-142 changed the effective date of P.A. 88-230 from September 1, 1993, to September 1, 1996, effective June 14, 1993; P.A. 95-220 changed the effective date of P.A. 88-230 from September 1, 1996, to September 1, 1998, effective July 1, 1995.Cited. 186 C. 507.
CT Gen Stat § 42-110q (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices|Chapter 735a - Unfair Trade Practices|Section 42-110q - Service contract agreements. Fee disclosure required.

 (a) For the purposes of this section: (1) “Service contractor” means a person engaged in the business of repairing, overhauling, adjusting, assembling or disassembling consumer goods; (2) “person” means a natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, partnership, incorporated or unincorporated association, and any other legal entity; (3) “consumer goods” means any article purchased, leased or rented primarily for personal, family or commercial purpose; and (4) “service charge” means the fee charged by the service contractor to respond to the request for services.(b) It shall be an unfair or deceptive trade practice, in violation of this chapter, for any service contractor to fail to disclose to a prospective customer, at the time the prospective customer makes initial contact by any means with the service contractor, that a service call made by the service contractor to the home or business of the prospective customer will require the payment by the prospective customer to the service contractor of separate and distinct fees for the following, if such is the case: (1) Service charge, and (2) labor charge.(P.A. 77-464, S. 1, 2; P.A. 95-79, S. 155, 189; P.A. 10-32, S. 125.)History: P.A. 95-79 redefined “person” to include a limited liability company, effective May 31, 1995; P.A. 10-32 made technical changes, effective May 10, 2010.Cited. 186 C. 507.Cited. 24 CA 85; 41 CA 754.
CT Gen Stat § 42-110r (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices|Chapter 735b - Repair of Consumer Goods|Section 42-110r - Definitions.

 For the purposes of this chapter:(a) “Repairer” means any person engaged in the business of repairing, overhauling, adjusting, assembling or disassembling consumer goods;(b) “Person” means a natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, partnership, incorporated or unincorporated association, and any other legal entity;(c) “Consumer goods” means any article, except motor vehicles, purchased, leased or rented primarily for personal, family, household or commercial purposes.(P.A. 77-532, S. 1; P.A. 95-79, S. 156, 189.)History: P.A. 95-79 redefined “person” to include a limited liability company, effective May 31, 1995.
CT Gen Stat § 42-110s (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices|Chapter 735b - Repair of Consumer Goods|Section 42-110s - Written estimates.

 Upon request of a customer, a repairer shall make an estimate in writing of the parts and labor charges necessary for a specific job and shall not charge for work done or parts supplied in excess of the estimate without the consent of such customer.(P.A. 77-532, S. 2.)
CT Gen Stat § 42-110t (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices|Chapter 735b - Repair of Consumer Goods|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 charge is imposed upon a customer for such work, except for work represented by a charge to the customer in an amount less than twenty-five dollars, shall be recorded on an invoice and shall reasonably describe all service work done and parts supplied. If any used parts are supplied, the invoice shall clearly state that fact. If any component system installed is composed of new and used parts, such invoice shall clearly state that fact. One copy of the invoice shall be given to the customer and one copy shall be retained by the repairer for a period of not less than one year. The repairer shall make available to the customer, if requested at the time a work order is placed, all replaced parts, components or equipment, excepting any parts, components or equipment normally sold on an exchange basis or subject to a warranty. The obligation to make available replaced parts, components and equipment shall not apply to any part, the dimensions of which are less than one-quarter of an inch, when replaced by a jeweler, watchmaker or silversmith.(P.A. 77-532, S. 3; P.A. 78-110; P.A. 79-631, S. 17, 111.)History: P.A. 78-110 specified that obligation to make replaced parts etc., available does not apply to jewelers, watchmakers or silversmiths in certain cases; P.A. 79-631 made technical correction, substituting “one-quarter of an inch” for “one quarter or one inch” in provision re jewelers, etc.
CT Gen Stat § 42-110u (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices|Chapter 735b - Repair of Consumer Goods|Section 42-110u - Signs to be posted advising customer of rights.

 A repairer shall post a sign twenty-four inches by twenty-six inches in a conspicuous area upon the premises in boldface type, or in such place or places and in such type and size as the Commissioner of Consumer Protection shall require by regulation, which sign shall read as follows:A CUSTOMER MAY REQUEST...1. A WRITTEN ESTIMATE FOR REPAIR WORK.2. A DETAILED INVOICE OF WORK DONE AND PARTS SUPPLIED.3. RETURN OF REPLACED PARTS, PROVIDED THE REQUEST IS MADE AT THE TIME THE WORK ORDER IS PLACED.QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE ABOVE SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE MANAGER OF THIS REPAIR FACILITY.(P.A. 77-532, S. 4; 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 § 42-110v (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices|Chapter 735b - Repair of Consumer Goods|Section 42-110v - Violations of sections 42-110r to 42-110w.

 A violation of any provision of sections 42-110r to 42-110w, inclusive, is a violation of section 42-110b and such violation shall be subject to all of the provisions of chapter 735a notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 42-110c.(P.A. 77-532, S. 5; P.A. 82-418, S. 3, 4.)History: P.A. 82-418 replaced a reference to Sec. 42-110v with a reference to Sec. 42-110w, providing that a violation of the warranty reimbursement provision is an unfair trade practice.
CT Gen Stat § 42-110w (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices|Chapter 735b - Repair of Consumer Goods|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 term is defined in section 42a-2-313, in a sale of receiving equipment, as defined in section 20-342, for personal, family or household purposes and who designates a service representative within the state to honor the terms of such warranty shall reimburse such representative for the cost of providing the services or repairs required under such warranty. The amount of such reimbursement shall be identical to the amount charged by such service representative for services and repairs, including parts and labor, to customers who are not covered by any warranty protection. The quality of service and repairs by such service representative in honoring the terms of any warranty shall be consistent with the services and repairs provided to customers who are not covered by any warranty protection.(b) Each manufacturer of receiving equipment doing business in this state shall make available to such service representative current service information and an adequate supply of replacement parts. Such information and parts shall be provided by distributors located in the state within thirty days of the date of order and shall remain available for not less than four years after the date of the final sale of any discontinued model or type of receiving equipment.(c) Unless the parties otherwise agree, any services or repairs arising under such express warranty shall be performed within the state if competent and qualified repair or service facilities are available.(d) In any such sale of receiving equipment having a value of fifty dollars or more, the manufacturer shall provide to the buyer service literature and legible schematics or pictorials including, but not limited to, wave forms and ohmic, voltage and wattage ratings.(P.A. 80-429.)
CT Gen Stat § 42-110ll (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices|Chapter 735c - Refund, Exchange and Discount Policies and Practices|Section 42-110ll - Disclosure of retail discounts offered to senior citizens. Penalty.

 Any person, firm or corporation who offers goods or services to the public at retail and who offers a discount to senior citizens shall disclose the qualifying age and the percentage or dollar amount of such discount on a conspicuously placed sign located at the point of display, the cash register or the store entrance. The Commissioner of Consumer Protection may assess a civil penalty in the amount of fifty dollars against any person, firm or corporation that violates the provisions of this section.(P.A. 09-53, S. 1.)
CT Gen Stat § 42-115e (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices|Chapter 736 - Unfair Sales Practices|Section 42-115e - Injunction.

 (a) A person likely to be damaged by a deceptive trade practice of another may be granted an injunction enjoining such practice under the principles of equity and on terms that the court considers reasonable. Proof of monetary damage, loss of profits, competition, actual confusion or misunderstanding or intent to deceive is not required. Relief granted for the copying of an article shall be limited to the prevention of confusion or misunderstanding as to source.(b) The court in exceptional cases may award reasonable attorneys' fees to the prevailing party. Costs or attorneys' fees may be assessed against a defendant only if the court finds that he was wilfully engaged in a deceptive trade practice.(c) The relief provided in this section is in addition to remedies otherwise available against the same conduct under the common law or other statutes of this state.(February, 1965, P.A. 350, S. 3; P.A. 84-468, S. 5, 10.)History: P.A. 84-468 deleted former Subsec. (c) which had required commissioner of consumer protection to take action under provisions of Secs. 42-112 and 42-113 against persons violating Secs. 42-115c to 42-115f.Cited. 158 C. 543.
CT Gen Stat § 42-115f (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices|Chapter 736 - Unfair Sales Practices|Section 42-115f - Exceptions.

 Section 42-115f is repealed.(February, 1965, P.A. 350, S. 4; P.A. 73-615, S. 15, 16.)
CT Gen Stat § 42-115g (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices|Chapter 736 - Unfair Sales Practices|Section 42-115g - Sales of commodities in package form. Definitions.

 As used in sections 42-115g to 42-115q, inclusive, “commodity in package form” means a commodity put up or packaged in any manner in advance of sale in units suitable for either wholesale or retail sale, exclusive of an auxiliary shipping container enclosing packages which individually conform to the requirements of said sections. An individual item or lot of any commodity not in package form but on which there is marked a selling price based on an established price per unit of weight or measure shall be construed to be a commodity in package form; “weight” means net weight; “commissioner” means the Commissioner of Consumer Protection; “consumer package” or “package of consumer commodity” means a commodity in package form, that is customarily produced or distributed for sale through retail sale agencies or instrumentalities for consumption or use by individuals for the purposes of personal care or in the performance of services ordinarily rendered in or about the household or in connection with personal possessions, and which usually is consumed or expended in the course of such consumption or use; “nonconsumer package” or “package of nonconsumer commodity” means any commodity in package form other than consumer package, and particularly a package designed solely for industrial or institutional use or for wholesale distribution only; “intrastate commerce” means any and all commerce or trade, begun, carried on and wholly completed within the limits of the state and “introduced into intrastate commerce” shall be construed to define the time and place at which the first sale and delivery of a commodity is made within the state, the delivery being made either directly to the purchaser or to a common carrier for shipment to the purchaser.(1967, P.A. 804, S. 1; 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.Cited. 158 C. 543.