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CT Gen Stat § 41-47 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 41 - Bills of Lading|Chapter 720 - Bills of Lading|Section 41-47 - Issue of bill for goods not received.

 Any officer, agent or servant of a carrier, who, with intent to defraud, issues or aids in issuing a bill, knowing that all or any part of the goods for which such bill is issued have not been received by such carrier, or by an agent of such carrier, or by a connecting carrier, or are not under the carrier's control at the time of issuing such bill, shall, for each offense, be guilty of a class D felony.(1949 Rev., S. 6610; P.A. 13-258, S. 103.)History: P.A. 13-258 changed penalty from fine of not more than $5,000 or imprisonment of not more than 5 years to a class D felony.
CT Gen Stat § 41-48 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 41 - Bills of Lading|Chapter 720 - Bills of Lading|Section 41-48 - Issue of bill containing false statement.

 Any officer, agent or servant of a carrier who, with intent to defraud, issues or aids in issuing a bill for goods knowing that it contains any false statement shall, for each offense, be fined not more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than one year or both.(1949 Rev., S. 6611.)
CT Gen Stat § 41-49 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 41 - Bills of Lading|Chapter 720 - Bills of Lading|Section 41-49 - Issue of duplicate bills not so marked.

 Any officer, agent or servant of a carrier, who, with intent to defraud, issues or aids in issuing a duplicate or additional negotiable bill for goods which constitutes an overissue and upon which the carrier may be liable under section 42a-7-402, knowing that a former negotiable bill for the same goods or any part thereof is outstanding and uncancelled, shall, for each offense, be guilty of a class D felony.(1949 Rev., S. 6612; 1959, P.A. 574, S. 3; P.A. 13-258, S. 104.)History: 1959 act amended section to conform with the Uniform Commercial Code; P.A. 13-258 changed penalty from fine of not more than $5,000 or imprisonment of not more than 5 years to a class D felony.
CT Gen Stat § 41-50 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 41 - Bills of Lading|Chapter 720 - Bills of Lading|Section 41-50 - Negotiation of bill for mortgaged goods.

 Any person who ships goods to which he has no title or upon which there is a lien or mortgage, and who takes, for such goods, a negotiable bill which he afterwards negotiates, for value, with intent to deceive, and without disclosing his want of title or the existence of the lien or mortgage, shall, for each offense, be fined not more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than one year or both.(1949 Rev., S. 6613.)
CT Gen Stat § 41-51 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 41 - Bills of Lading|Chapter 720 - Bills of Lading|Section 41-51 - Negotiation of bill when goods are not in the carrier's possession.

 Any person who, with intent to deceive, negotiates or transfers for value a bill, knowing that any or all of the goods which, by the terms of such bill, appear to have been received for transportation by the carrier which issued the bill are not in the possession or control of such carrier, or of a connecting carrier, without disclosing such fact, shall, for each offense, be guilty of a class D felony.(1949 Rev., S. 6614; P.A. 13-258, S. 105.)History: P.A. 13-258 changed penalty from fine of not more than $5,000 or imprisonment of not more than 5 years to a class D felony.
CT Gen Stat § 41-52 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 41 - Bills of Lading|Chapter 720 - Bills of Lading|Section 41-52 - Inducing carrier to issue bill when goods have not been received.

 Any person who, with intent to defraud, secures the issue, by a carrier, of a bill, knowing that any or all of the goods described in such bill as received for transportation have not, at the time of such issue, been received by such carrier, or an agent of such carrier, or a connecting carrier, or are not under the carrier's control, by inducing an officer, agent or servant of such carrier falsely to believe that such goods have been received by such carrier or are under its control, shall, for each offense, be guilty of a class D felony.(1949 Rev., S. 6615; P.A. 13-258, S. 106.)History: P.A. 13-258 changed penalty from fine of not more than $5,000 or imprisonment of not more than 5 years to a class D felony.
CT Gen Stat § 41-53 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 41 - Bills of Lading|Chapter 720 - Bills of Lading|Section 41-53 - Issue of nonnegotiable bill not so marked.

 Any person who, with intent to defraud, issues or aids in issuing a nonnegotiable bill without the word “nonnegotiable” or the words “not negotiable” appearing plainly upon the face thereof shall, for each offense, be guilty of a class D felony.(1949 Rev., S. 6616; P.A. 13-258, S. 107.)History: P.A. 13-258 changed penalty from fine of not more than $5,000 or imprisonment of not more than 5 years to a class D felony.
CT Gen Stat § 42-100b. (Formerly Sec. 42-84a) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices|Chapter 733a - Retail Credit Transaction Statement Errors|Section 42-100b. (Formerly Sec. 42-84a) - “Retail credit transaction” defined.

 As used in section 42-100c, “retail credit transaction” includes any agreement or transaction for the retail sale of goods or services which are used or bought primarily for personal, family or household purposes, but does not include transactions covered by chapter 4 of the Consumer Credit Protection Act, 15 USC 1666 et seq., as from time to time amended.(P.A. 77-345, S. 1; P.A. 81-158, S. 14, 17; P.A. 82-18, S. 2, 4; P.A. 98-177, S. 7.)History: P.A. 81-158 replaced the exclusion of “transactions covered by chapter 657a” with “transactions covered by Chapter 4 of the Consumer Credit Protection Act, as defined in section 36-393”, effective March 31, 1982; P.A. 82-18 changed effective date of P.A. 81-158 from March 31, 1982, to “the effective date of Title VI of Public Law 96-221, as contained in Section 625(a) of Public Law 96-221, as amended”, i.e. October 1, 1982; Sec. 42-84a transferred to Sec. 42-100b in 1995; P.A. 98-177 made technical changes.See Sec. 36a-676 for definitions under the Connecticut Truth-in-Lending Act applicable to this section.
CT Gen Stat § 42-100c. (Formerly Sec. 42-84b) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices|Chapter 733a - Retail Credit Transaction Statement Errors|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 his account under a retail credit transaction, believes that there is an error in such statement as to the whole or any part of the amount shown as owing to the creditor, he may, in writing, not later than sixty days from the date of mailing of such statement, so notify the creditor, stating the basis or reasons for his belief that the statement is in error. The creditor shall within thirty days after receipt of such notification send a written acknowledgment to the debtor, and no later than two complete billing cycles of the creditor but in no event more than ninety days after receipt of the notification, investigate the debtor's complaint and make the necessary corrections in such account and submit a corrected statement or send a written explanation to the debtor setting forth the reasons why the creditor believes the account is correct as shown in the statement. Prior to completing such investigation, the creditor shall take no action to collect the amount in dispute or to in any way affect the debtor's credit rating.(b) Any creditor who fails to comply with the provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall: (1) Forfeit any right to collect from the debtor the amount in dispute and any interest, service, finance, carrying or other charge on such amount, and (2) if such amount is in fact in error, be liable to the debtor for the actual damages sustained by him as a result of such failure of the creditor to comply, or twice the amount referred to in subdivision (1), whichever is greater, and in the case of any successful action to enforce such liability, the costs of the action together with attorney's fees.(P.A. 77-345, S. 2.)History: Sec. 42-84b transferred to Sec. 42-100c in 1995.See Sec. 36a-676 for definitions under the Connecticut Truth-in-Lending Act applicable to this section.Creditor is not required to investigate underlying controversy between boat dealership and debtor when debtor reported to creditor he wished to cancel loan agreement based on debtor's decision not to take delivery of goods and to cancel entire transaction. 285 C. 294.
CT Gen Stat § 42-103a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices|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. 81-166, S. 12.)
CT Gen Stat § 42-103b (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices|Chapter 734a - Regulation of Apartment Listing Services|Section 42-103b - Definitions.

 As used in this chapter:(1) “Apartment” means any house or building or portion of a house or building which is rented, leased or hired out to be occupied as a home or residence by one or more persons;(2) “Apartment listing service” means any person who, in exchange for a fee, permits a customer to inspect or otherwise utilize a listing of apartments for rent;(3) “Listing” means any oral or written communication concerning a specific apartment for rent;(4) “Customer” means any person who pays a fee to an apartment listing service for assistance in obtaining an apartment rental; and(5) “Person” means any individual, association, partnership, limited liability company or corporation.(P.A. 81-166, S. 1; P.A. 82-146, S. 1; P.A. 95-79, S. 153, 189.)History: P.A. 82-146 added a definition of “person” in Subdiv. (5) and eliminated employees and agents from the definition of “apartment listing service”; P.A. 95-79 redefined “person” to include a limited liability company, effective May 31, 1995.
CT Gen Stat § 42-103d (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices|Chapter 734a - Regulation of Apartment Listing Services|Section 42-103d - Apartment listing services to deliver contract. Contents of contract. Notice required.

 No apartment listing service shall collect a fee prior to the delivery of a contract to the customer. Such contract shall state the name and address of the customer and the customer's specifications with respect to the kind of apartment sought including, but not limited to: (1) The town and the portion of the town required by the customer; (2) the number of rooms; (3) the number of bedrooms; (4) the maximum rent to be paid; (5) whether children are permitted; (6) whether pets are permitted; (7) whether elevator service is required; and (8) the desired date of occupancy. The contract shall also contain a conspicuous statement in ten-point boldface type as follows:NOTICE TO CUSTOMERWE ARE AN APARTMENT LISTING SERVICE ONLY. WE ARE NOT ACTING AS LICENSED REAL ESTATE BROKERS OR SALESMEN. WE DO NOT GUARANTEE THAT YOU WILL OBTAIN A RENTAL THROUGH OUR SERVICES. OUR ONLY PURPOSE IS TO FURNISH YOU WITH LISTINGS OF AVAILABLE APARTMENTS WHICH MEET YOUR SPECIFICATIONS.IF YOU DO NOT OBTAIN AN APARTMENT RENTAL THROUGH A LISTING FURNISHED BY US TO YOU, AT THE EXPIRATION OF THIS CONTRACT WE SHALL REFUND TO YOU ALL MONEYS IN EXCESS OF THIRTY DOLLARS PAID BY YOU TO US IF YOU PROVIDE US WITH A WRITTEN REQUEST FOR A REFUND PREFERABLY BY CERTIFIED MAIL. YOU MUST MAKE THE REQUEST NOT LATER THAN NINETY DAYS AFTER THE CONTRACT EXPIRES, UNLESS THE CONTRACT PROVIDES FOR A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME.(P.A. 81-166, S. 2.)
CT Gen Stat § 42-103e (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices|Chapter 734a - Regulation of Apartment Listing Services|Section 42-103e - Contents of listing.

 Each listing given to a customer by an apartment listing service shall include the following information: (1) The address of the apartment; (2) the number of rooms; (3) the number of bedrooms; (4) the monthly rental; (5) which, if any, utilities are included in the rental; (6) whether children are permitted; (7) whether pets are permitted; (8) the floor location; (9) the availability of elevator service; (10) the date the apartment is available for occupancy; and (11) the date the availability of the apartment was last verified by the apartment listing service.(P.A. 81-166, S. 3.)
CT Gen Stat § 42-103f (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices|Chapter 734a - Regulation of Apartment Listing Services|Section 42-103f - Prerequisites to issuance of listing.

 No apartment listing service shall give a listing to a customer unless (1) the apartment listing service has verified the availability of the apartment which is the subject of the listing within the preceding seventy-two hours, (2) the listing meets the specifications of the customer as set forth in the contract and (3) the apartment listing service has been authorized by the owner of such apartment or by his authorized agent to give the listing to customers.(P.A. 81-166, S. 4.)
CT Gen Stat § 42-103g (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices|Chapter 734a - Regulation of Apartment Listing Services|Section 42-103g - Refund requirement. Claims against a surety bond.

 (a) An apartment listing service shall, upon written request, refund to a customer all moneys paid by him in excess of thirty dollars if he has not, at the expiration of the contract, rented an apartment through a listing furnished by such apartment listing service. Payment of any refund shall be made within fifteen days following the date of receipt of such request or the expiration of the contract, whichever is later.(b) A customer shall submit a claim against the surety bond submitted to the commissioner by an apartment listing service pursuant to section 42-103c not later than six months after the apartment listing service ceases operation as a registered service.(P.A. 81-166, S. 5; P.A. 87-153, S. 2.)History: P.A. 87-153 added Subsec. (b) requiring a customer to submit a claim against a surety bond not later than six months after the apartment listing service ceases operation as a registered service.
CT Gen Stat § 42-103h (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices|Chapter 734a - Regulation of Apartment Listing Services|Section 42-103h - Apartment listing service to retain copies of documents.

 Each apartment listing service shall retain at its place of business duplicate copies of all contracts, receipts, requests for refunds and listings furnished to customers for a period of three years.(P.A. 81-166, S. 6.)
CT Gen Stat § 42-103i (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices|Chapter 734a - Regulation of Apartment Listing Services|Section 42-103i - Written authorizations to be obtained before advertising availability.

 No apartment listing service shall advertise the availability of a specific apartment for rent without first obtaining the written authorization of the owner of such apartment or his authorized agent. All such written authorizations shall be retained at the place of business of the apartment listing service for a period of three years.(P.A. 81-166, S. 7.)
CT Gen Stat § 42-103j (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices|Chapter 734a - Regulation of Apartment Listing Services|Section 42-103j - Prohibited acts.

 No apartment listing service shall: (1) Advertise the availability of a specific apartment for rent without having verified the availability of such apartment within twenty-four hours of the deadline time for submission of such advertisement for publication or dissemination; (2) falsely represent that it has listings meeting certain specifications; (3) deny any knowledge of whether or not it has listings meeting certain specifications if the apartment listing service knows that it has no such listings; or (4) use an apartment listing service contract having a duration of more than sixty days.(P.A. 81-166, S. 8.)
CT Gen Stat § 42-103k (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices|Chapter 734a - Regulation of Apartment Listing Services|Section 42-103k - Violation of chapter deemed unfair or deceptive trade practice.

 A violation of any of the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed an unfair or deceptive trade practice under subsection (a) of section 42-110b.(P.A. 81-166, S. 9; P.A. 82-146, S. 3.)History: P.A. 82-146 made technical correction.Cited. 231 C. 707.
CT Gen Stat § 42-103l (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices|Chapter 734a - Regulation of Apartment Listing Services|Section 42-103l - Regulations.

 The Commissioner of Consumer Protection shall adopt regulations in accordance with chapter 54 to carry out the provisions of this chapter.(P.A. 81-166, S. 10; 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 § 42-103m (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices|Chapter 734a - Regulation of Apartment Listing Services|Section 42-103m - Powers of commissioner.

 The Commissioner of Consumer Protection shall have all of the powers and remedies conferred upon him under chapter 735a for the administration and enforcement of this chapter.(P.A. 81-166, S. 11; 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 § 42-103cc (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices|Chapter 734b - Time Shares|Section 42-103cc - Short title: Time Share Act.

 Sections 42-103cc to 42-103ddd, inclusive, shall be known and may be cited as the “Time Share Act”.(P.A. 09-156, S. 1.)History: P.A. 09-156 effective January 1, 2010.
CT Gen Stat § 42-103ff (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices|Chapter 734b - Time Shares|Section 42-103ff - Exempt communications.

 The following communications are exempt from sections 42-103cc to 42-103ddd, inclusive, if they are delivered to a person who has previously executed a contract for the purchase of, or is an owner of, a time share interest in a time share plan:(1) Any communication addressed to and relating to the account of the person; or(2) Any audio, written or visual publication or material relating to an exchange company or program if the person is a member of that exchange company or program.(P.A. 09-156, S. 4.)History: P.A. 09-156 effective January 1, 2010.
CT Gen Stat § 42-103gg (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices|Chapter 734b - Time Shares|Section 42-103gg - Recordation of time share instrument. Declaration. Licensure of sales agents. Exceptions.

 (a) The developer of a time share plan any part of which is located in this state shall properly record the time share instrument in the land records of all towns where an accommodation is located. When a person expressly declares an intent to subject the property to a time share plan through the recordation of a time share instrument that sets forth the information provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section, that property shall be established thenceforth as a time share plan.(b) The declaration made in a time share instrument recorded under this section shall include:(1) A legal description of the time share property, including a ground plan indicating the location of each existing or proposed building included in the time share plan;(2) A description of each existing or proposed accommodation, including the location and square footage of each unit and an interior floor plan of each existing or proposed building;(3) A description of any amenities furnished or to be furnished to the purchaser;(4) A statement of the fractional or percentage part that each time share interest bears to the entire time share plan;(5) A statement that the time share property is part of a multisite time share plan, if applicable; and(6) Any additional information consistent with this section.(c) Any sales agent who offers a time share interest created under this section shall be licensed as a real estate broker or real estate salesperson as set forth in section 20-312, unless exempt from licensure under chapter 392. The following need not be licensed pursuant to section 20-312: (1) An exchange company that is exchanging time share periods, or (2) a person who only distributes literature pertaining to a time share or advertises a time share, provided a sales agent or a real estate broker or real estate salesperson licensed under section 20-312 transacts the sale of such time share interest.(P.A. 09-156, S. 5.)History: P.A. 09-156 effective January 1, 2010.
CT Gen Stat § 42-103hh (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices|Chapter 734b - Time Shares|Section 42-103hh - Ownership and conveyance of time share interest.

 (a) Once a property is established as a time share plan, each time share interest may be individually conveyed or encumbered and shall be entirely independent of all other time share interests in the same time share property. Any title or interest in a time share interest may be recorded.(b) Any time share interest may be jointly or commonly owned by more than one person.(c) A time share estate may be jointly or commonly owned in the same manner as any other real property interest in this state.(d) An action for partition of a time share unit shall not be maintained during the term of a time share plan.(P.A. 09-156, S. 6.)History: P.A. 09-156 effective January 1, 2010.
CT Gen Stat § 42-103oo (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices|Chapter 734b - Time Shares|Section 42-103oo - Duty and liability of developer.

 Notwithstanding obligations placed upon any other persons pursuant to sections 42-103cc to 42-103ddd, inclusive, the developer shall supervise, manage and control all aspects of the offering of a time share interest, including, but not limited to, promotion, advertising, contracting and closing. Any violation of sections 42-103cc to 42-103ddd, inclusive, that occurs during such offering activities is considered to be a violation by the developer as well as by the person actually committing the violation.(P.A. 09-156, S. 13.)History: P.A. 09-156 effective January 1, 2010.