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2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices › Chapter 743aa - Consumer Leases › Section 42-434. - Uniformity.

In applying and construing sections 42-270 to 42-271a, inclusive, and 42-390 to 42-434, inclusive, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it.
(P.A. 02-81, S. 45.)
History: P.A. 02-81 effective July 1, 2003.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices › Chapter 743b - New Automobile Warranties › Section 42-179a. - Copies of paperwork or invoices.

A dealer or authorized agent of a manufacturer shall, upon the request of a consumer, provide such consumer with copies of any paperwork or invoices related to repair work performed on such consumer's automobile in accordance with the provisions of subsection (b) of section 42-179. Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be guilty of an infraction.
(P.A. 85-331, S. 4, 6.)
Cited. 203 C. 63; 209 C. 579.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices › Chapter 743b - New Automobile Warranties › Section 42-179b. - Dealers and lessors to deliver information.

Each motor vehicle dealer, as defined in section 14-1, and each person engaged in the business of leasing new motor vehicles shall, at the time of sale or execution of the lease of any new motor vehicle, deliver to the consumer, as defined in subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 42-179, of such vehicle written information, in a form approved by the Commissioner of Consumer Protection, which explains the new automobile warranty and dispute settlement program established pursuant to this chapter.
(P.A. 89-173, S. 4; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(c); P.A. 04-189, S. 1; 04-217, S. 33.)
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of Consumer Protection with Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp.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; P.A. 04-217 eliminated reference to Sec. 14-1(11), effective January 1, 2005.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices › Chapter 743b - New Automobile Warranties › Section 42-180. - Costs and attorney's fees in breach of warranty actions.

In any action by a consumer against the manufacturer of a motor vehicle, or the manufacturer's agent or authorized dealer, based upon the alleged breach of an express or implied warranty made in connection with the sale or lease of such motor vehicle, the court, in its discretion, may award to the plaintiff his costs and reasonable attorney's fees or, if the court determines that the action was brought without any substantial justification, may award costs and reasonable attorney's fees to the defendant.
(P.A. 83-351, S. 2; P.A. 87-342, S. 2, 5.)
History: P.A. 87-342 extended provisions of section to leased vehicles.
Cited. 209 C. 579.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices › Chapter 743b - New Automobile Warranties › Section 42-183. - Institution of proceedings.

The Commissioner of Consumer Protection may, in consultation with the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, request institution of proceedings under section 14-67c against any manufacturer found to have failed to comply with the provisions of sections 42-179, 42-181 and 42-182, this section and section 42-184.
(P.A. 84-338, S. 4, 8; 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. 203 C. 63; 209 C. 579; 212 C. 83; 213 C. 136; 218 C. 646.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices › Chapter 743b - New Automobile Warranties › Section 42-184. - Unfair trade practices.

A violation of any of the provisions of sections 42-179 and 42-181 to 42-183, inclusive, shall be deemed an unfair or deceptive trade practice under chapter 735a.
(P.A. 84-338, S. 5, 8.)
Cited. 203 C. 63; 209 C. 579; 212 C. 83; 213 C. 136; 218 C. 646.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices › Chapter 743b - New Automobile Warranties › Section 42-185. - Waiver of filing fees, statement prohibited.

Notwithstanding the provisions of any general statute, regulation or grant of authority to the contrary, no filing fee or statement required under the provisions of this chapter shall be waived, refunded, reduced or withheld from use, by the state pursuant to any contract, stipulated settlement, consent order, administrative directive or by any other means except as provided in this chapter or by order of a court of competent jurisdiction made upon proof of economic hardship and a finding that such settlement, consent order, directive or other action is in the public interest.
(P.A. 85-331, S. 5, 6.)
Cited. 203 C. 63; 209 C. 579; 212 C. 83; 218 C. 646.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices › Chapter 743b - New Automobile Warranties › 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 against the manufacturer of a motor vehicle, or the manufacturer's agent or authorized dealer, based upon the alleged breach of an express or implied warranty made in connection with the lease of such motor vehicle pursuant to section 42-179, the lessee shall, at the time of the service of process upon such manufacturer, manufacturer's agent or authorized dealer, notify the lessor of such motor vehicle of such action by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, and such lessor may petition the court to be made a party to the proceedings.
(P.A. 87-342, S. 4, 5.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices › Chapter 743b - New Automobile Warranties › Section 42-190. - New automobile warranties account surcharge. Account.

(a) A new automobile warranties account surcharge is hereby imposed on the sale or lease of each new motor vehicle, as defined in section 42-179, sold or leased in this state by any person licensed to offer such vehicles for sale under section 14-52. Such surcharge shall be in addition to any tax otherwise applicable to any such sales transaction.
(b) The surcharge assessed pursuant to this section shall be at a rate of three dollars per motor vehicle, as defined in section 42-179. Such surcharge shall be collected by each licensee under section 14-52 engaged in the sale or lease of motor vehicles, as defined in section 42-179, in this state. Such licensee shall pay the surcharges assessed during the prior calendar year to the Department of Consumer Protection in an annual lump sum payment on or before March thirty-first of each year. Said department may assess a late fee of two dollars per vehicle.
(c) Proceeds collected by the department from surcharges assessed under this section shall be deposited in the new automobile warranties account established pursuant to subsection (d) of this section.
(d) There is established a separate, nonlapsing account, within the General Fund, to be known as the “new automobile warranties account”. The account may contain any moneys required by law to be deposited in the account. The moneys in said account shall be allocated to the Department of Consumer Protection to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-9, S. 23, 24, 131; P.A. 02-82, S. 8; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(d); P.A. 04-169, S. 17; 04-189, S. 1; P.A. 21-37, S. 43.)
History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-9 effective July 1, 2001; P.A. 02-82 amended Subsecs. (a) and (b) by imposing surcharge on sale or lease of each new motor vehicle, as defined in Sec. 42-179, deleting references to “passenger vehicle or motorcycle”, and requiring surcharge to be collected by each licensee engaged in sale or lease of motor vehicles; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 and P.A. 04-169 replaced Department of Consumer Protection with Department 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; P.A. 21-37 amended Subsec. (b) by adding provision re annual lump sum payment of surcharges and authorizing late fee and amended Subsec. (c) by adding “by the department”.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices › 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” means a motor vehicle rented without a driver that has a gross vehicle weight rating of twenty-six thousand pounds or less and is used in the transportation of personal property but not for business purposes.
(2) “Rental company” means any business entity that is engaged in the business of renting trucks or vans without a driver in this state to renters and that uses for rental purposes a motor vehicle fleet of five or more rental trucks in this state, but does not mean any person, firm or corporation that is licensed, or required to be licensed, pursuant to section 14-52, (A) as a new car dealer, repairer or limited repairer, or (B) as a used car dealer that is not primarily engaged in the business of renting passenger motor vehicles or rental trucks without a driver in this state to renters.
(3) “Financial instrument” includes, but is not limited to, a check, money order, note, credit card, debit card or transaction authorization mechanism.
(b) A rental company that accepts a reservation for a rental truck and secures the reservation with a financial instrument shall deliver the rental truck at the time and location specified by the rental company at the time the reservation is made or provide an alternative rental truck comparable to the rental truck reserved by the customer.
(c) In the event a rental company violates any provision of this section, such rental company shall be subject to damages in favor of the customer in an amount up to two times the daily rental rate agreed to between the customer and the rental company for the rental truck.
(P.A. 03-245, S. 1.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices › Chapter 743bb - Rental of Trucks for the Transportation of Personal Property › 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 clearly legible sign stating the rental company shall be subject to up to two times the daily rental rate agreed to if such company fails to provide the customer with the rental truck reserved by the customer or an alternative rental truck comparable to the rental truck reserved by the customer.
(P.A. 03-245, S. 2.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices › Chapter 743c - Funeral Service Contracts › Section 42-201. - Funeral service contracts limited to licensed firms and persons.

No person, firm or corporation shall enter into a funeral service contract to provide such services, property or merchandise unless such person, firm or corporation is licensed in accordance with the provisions of chapter 385. No person may arrange, promote or sell any funeral service contract on behalf of a funeral service establishment unless such person is an embalmer or funeral director licensed in accordance with the provisions of chapter 385. Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
(P.A. 85-376, S. 2; P.A. 05-248, S. 3.)
History: P.A. 05-248 added provision making violation of section a class A misdemeanor.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices › Chapter 743c - Funeral Service Contracts › Section 42-203. - Disposition of funds held in escrow.

(a) Funds held in an escrow account in accordance with the provisions of a funeral service contract shall remain intact unless such funds are commingled in accordance with the provisions of subsection (f) of section 42-202 or the purchaser of funeral services, property or merchandise defaults in making payments required under the terms of the contract, as provided in subsection (e) of section 42-202, or until the services contracted for have been performed or the contracted for property or merchandise has been delivered. Upon submission to the escrow agent, by the funeral service establishment, of proof that the services, personal property and merchandise contracted for have been fully performed or delivered, the escrow agent shall pay to such funeral service establishment the amounts deposited therein pursuant to such funeral service contract, and all income earned thereon and retained in the escrow account. If, for any reason, the funeral service establishment that has entered into a funeral service contract for the sale of services, personal property, or merchandise and that has deposited the funds into an escrow account in accordance with the provisions of sections 42-200 to 42-206, inclusive, fails to meet its obligation under such contract promptly after the death of the person to be benefited, the family, the next of kin, or the legal representative of the deceased person, having provided for such services, personal property or merchandise on behalf of the deceased person, may receive from the escrow agent the amount of money in such escrow account. An affidavit that states that services have been performed or property delivered, signed by a member of the family, next of kin, or legal representative of the deceased, and by the funeral service establishment that has provided such services, personal property or merchandise, and that is delivered to the escrow agent shall be sufficient to authorize an escrow agent, acting alone, to make such payment without liability to the person making the deposit of such money into the escrow account or to any other person. Nothing contained in this section shall relieve the funeral service establishment of its liability for nonperformance.
(b) The provisions of this section shall not apply to a funeral service contract funded through an assignment of a death benefit payable under an individual or group life insurance policy.
(P.A. 85-376, S. 4; P.A. 88-364, S. 55, 123; P.A. 90-46, S. 2; P.A. 12-36, S. 5.)
History: P.A. 88-364 changed incorrect references to “this section” to references to Sec. 42-202; P.A. 90-46 amended section to require that only one escrow agent, rather than two, be named to administer escrow accounts established pursuant to funeral service contracts; P.A. 12-36 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a) and made technical changes therein and added Subsec. (b) re provisions not applicable to contracts funded through assignment of a death benefit, effective May 14, 2012.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices › Chapter 743c - Funeral Service Contracts › Section 42-204. - Cancellation of revocable funeral service contract.

The legal representative of the decedent or a person who has entered into a revocable funeral service contract with a funeral service establishment, upon written notice to such establishment and to the escrow agent, if any, and subject to the provisions of section 17b-91, may cancel any revocable funeral service contract prior to the performance by such establishment. In the event of such a cancellation, all money in the escrow account paid by such person, together with all accrued income, less costs actually and reasonably incurred by the funeral service establishment in the performance of such contract, shall be returned to such person.
(P.A. 85-376, S. 5; P.A. 86-290, S. 7, 10; P.A. 90-46, S. 3; P.A. 12-36, S. 6.)
History: P.A. 86-290 amended section by adding a reference to Sec. 17-83a; P.A. 90-46 amended section to require that only one escrow agent, rather than two, be named to administer escrow accounts established pursuant to funeral service contracts; P.A. 12-36 added references to revocable funeral service contracts and made a technical change, effective May 14, 2012.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices › Chapter 743c - Funeral Service Contracts › Section 42-205. - Funeral service contract not a burial insurance policy.

A funeral service contract shall not be deemed a burial insurance policy under section 38a-464.
(P.A. 85-376, S. 6; P.A. 05-288, S. 146.)
History: P.A. 05-288 made a technical change, effective July 13, 2005.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices › Chapter 743c - Funeral Service Contracts › Section 42-206. - Unfair trade practice.

A violation of any of the provisions of sections 42-200 to 42-205, inclusive, shall be deemed an unfair or deceptive trade practice in accordance with the provisions of chapter 735a.
(P.A. 85-376, S. 7.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices › Chapter 743c - Funeral Service Contracts › Section 42-206a. - Arranging, promoting or selling funeral service contract with intent to defraud.

Any person who arranges, promotes or sells a funeral service contract with the intent to defraud another person shall be guilty of a class D felony.
(P.A. 05-248, S. 4.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices › Chapter 743c - Funeral Service Contracts › Section 42-206b. - Intentional deprivation of services, property or merchandise under funeral service contract.

Any person who enters into a funeral service contract and intentionally deprives the beneficiary of such contract or the estate or heirs of such beneficiary of the services, personal property or merchandise contracted for shall be guilty of a class D felony.
(P.A. 05-248, S. 5.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices › Chapter 743c - Funeral Service Contracts › Section 42-206c. - Limitation on prosecution.

Notwithstanding the provisions of section 54-193, no person may be prosecuted for an offense under section 42-206a or 42-206b except within five years from the date of death of the beneficiary of the funeral service contract or within five years from the date the victim notifies any police officer or state's attorney acting in such police officer's or state's attorney's official capacity of the commission of such offense, whichever is earlier.
(P.A. 05-248, S. 6.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices › Chapter 743c - Funeral Service Contracts › 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 a funeral service contract, as defined in section 42-200, shall not be subject to cancellation or substantial revision by the person or persons with the right of disposition following the death of the decedent unless (1) any financial resources set aside to fund the funeral service contract are insufficient under the terms of the funeral service contract to carry out the disposition directions and funeral prearrangements contained in such contract, and (2) the cancellation or substantial revision of the disposition directions or funeral prearrangements contained in a funeral service contract has been approved by a Probate Court.
(P.A. 18-153, S. 2.)
History: P.A. 18-153 effective July 1, 2018.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices › 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, as defined in section 3-56a, that is subject to an expiration date. No gift certificate or any agreement with respect to such gift certificate may contain language suggesting that an expiration date may apply to the gift certificate.
(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent a holder from honoring a gift certificate, the unredeemed value of which has been reported to the Treasurer pursuant to part III of chapter 32, and thereafter seeking reimbursement from the Treasurer.
(June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-1, S. 84; P.A. 05-189, S. 2.)
History: June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-1 effective August 16, 2003; P.A. 05-189 amended Subsec. (a) to refer to the definition of gift certificate in Sec. 3-56a, deleted former Subsec. (b) re obtaining the address of the owner of gift certificate and redesignated existing Subsec. (c) as Subsec. (b).
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices › Chapter 743cc - Gift Certificates and Prepaid Cards › Section 42-461. - Gift cards.

(a) For the purposes of this section, “gift card” means a record evidencing a promise, made for consideration, by the seller or issuer of the record that goods or services will be provided to the owner of the record to the value shown in the record and includes, but is not limited to, a record that contains a microprocessor chip, magnetic stripe or other means for the storage of information, that is prefunded and for which the value is decremented upon each use, an electronic gift card, stored-value card or certificate, a store card or a similar record or card. “Gift card” does not include: (1) A general-use prepaid card, as defined in 12 CFR 1005.20(a)(3), as from time to time amended, (2) a gift certificate donated or sold below face value by a retailer to a charitable organization or nonprofit community organization, (3) a linked prepaid card, as defined in section 42-460a, (4) a card or certificate issued by a retailer pursuant to an awards, loyalty or promotional program for which no money or other item of monetary value was exchanged, (5) a gift certificate or card sold below face value by a retailer, (6) a gift certificate or card sold by a retailer that does not have a retail establishment in this state, or (7) a gift certificate that is issued only on paper.
(b) Each seller or issuer of a gift card shall provide the purchaser of such gift card with either an electronic or paper copy of a (1) proof of purchase receipt, or (2) gift receipt for such gift card.
(c) If a person uses a gift card to purchase goods or services and the balance on the gift card is less than three dollars after such purchase, the person accepting the gift card as payment, if requested by the purchaser, shall provide the purchaser with a cash refund equal to the value of the remaining balance on the gift card after the purchase.
(d) The provisions of subsection (c) of this section shall only apply if the purchaser provides the person accepting the gift card as payment proof of purchase or a gift receipt for such gift card.
(P.A. 16-140, S. 1.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices › 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 any brand-name consumer product normally accompanied by a warranty valid in the United States which is imported into the United States through channels other than the manufacturer's authorized United States distributor, for sale to the public in this state, and which, by reason of such manner of distribution, may not be accompanied by a manufacturer's express written warranty valid in the United States. Gray markets merchandise shall be limited to products purchased by a consumer for use primarily for personal, family or household purposes.
(b) Every retail dealer who knowingly sells or offers for sale any gray markets merchandise shall post conspicuously, on a sign attached to the item itself, on a sign affixed to each cash register or point of sale at which such goods are offered for sale, or on a sign so situated as to be clearly visible to the buyer from the register, that either some of the products or a specific product are not: (1) Accompanied by the manufacturer's warranty valid in the United States; (2) accompanied by instructions in English; or (3) eligible for a rebate offered by the manufacturer.
(c) Every retail dealer or dealer engaged in a mail-order business who offers for sale gray markets merchandise shall include the disclosure required by subsection (b) of this section in any written advertisement relating to such product. Such disclosure shall be made in type of a conspicuous size.
(d) Any retail dealer who violates any provision of this section shall be liable to the buyer, for a period of up to twenty days from the date of purchase, for a refund or credit on credit card purchases provided the product purchased has not been used or damaged by the buyer.
(e) A violation of any of the provisions of this section shall be deemed an unfair or deceptive trade practice under chapter 735a.
(f) It shall be an affirmative defense to any action brought pursuant to this section that the consumer is provided with a written warranty which offers equal or greater protection than the manufacturer's warranty through a warrantor demonstrated to be a financially responsible retailer, distributor, importer or other person capable of fulfilling warranty obligations.
(P.A. 86-302, S. 1.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices › 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 individual, firm, partnership, association, corporation, limited liability company, organization or other entity, but does not include the state or any political subdivision of the state, or any agency thereof.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, no person shall:
(1) Publicly post or publicly display in any manner an individual's Social Security number. For the purposes of this subdivision, “publicly post” or “publicly display” means to intentionally communicate or otherwise make available to the general public;
(2) Print an individual's Social Security number on any card required for the individual to access products or services provided by such person;
(3) Require an individual to transmit such individual's Social Security number over the Internet, unless the connection is secure or the Social Security number is encrypted; or
(4) Require an individual to use such individual's Social Security number to access an Internet web site, unless a password or unique personal identification number or other authentication device is also required to access the Internet web site.
(c) The provisions of subsection (b) of this section shall apply with respect to group and individual health insurance policies providing coverage of the type specified in subdivisions (1), (2), (4), (6), (10) and (12) of section 38a-469 that are delivered, issued for delivery, amended, renewed or continued on and after July 1, 2005.
(d) This section does not prevent the collection, use or release of a Social Security number as required by state or federal law or the use of a Social Security number for internal verification or administrative purposes.
(e) Any person who wilfully violates the provisions of subsection (b) of this section shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars for a first offense and not more than five hundred dollars for a second offense, and shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars or be imprisoned not more than six months, or both, for each subsequent offense.
(f) Any person who wilfully violates the provisions of subsection (b) of this section shall be subject to a civil penalty of five hundred dollars for each such violation, provided such civil penalty shall not exceed five hundred thousand dollars for any single event.
(g) All civil penalties received pursuant to subsection (f) of this section shall be deposited into the privacy protection guaranty and enforcement account established under section 42-472a.
(P.A. 03-156, S. 13; P.A. 09-239, S. 14.)
History: P.A. 09-239 removed “on and after January 1, 2005,” in Subsec. (b), added Subsec. (f) re civil penalty and added Subsec. (g) re deposit of civil penalties into privacy protection guaranty and enforcement account.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices › Chapter 743dd - Protection of Social Security Numbers and Personal Information › Section 42-471a. - Employment applications to be obtained and retained in secure manner. Penalties.

(a) Each employer shall obtain and retain employment applications in a secure manner and shall employ reasonable measures to destroy or make unreadable such employment applications upon disposal. Such measures shall, at a minimum, include the shredding or other means of permanent destruction of such employment applications in a secure setting. For purposes of this section, “employer” has the meaning provided in section 31-128a.
(b) Any person or entity that violates the provisions of this section shall be subject to a civil penalty of five hundred dollars for each violation, provided such civil penalty shall not exceed five hundred thousand dollars for any single event.
(c) The provisions of this section shall not apply to any agency or political subdivision of the state.
(d) Any civil penalties received pursuant to this section shall be deposited into the privacy protection guaranty and enforcement account established pursuant to section 42-472a.
(P.A. 09-239, S. 10; P.A. 14-122, S. 176.)
History: P.A. 14-122 made technical changes in Subsec. (a).
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices › Chapter 743dd - Protection of Social Security Numbers and Personal Information › Section 42-472. - Hearings. Court orders. Restraining orders.

(a) Except as otherwise provided in section 42-471, the Commissioner of Consumer Protection may conduct investigations and hold hearings on any matter under the provisions of section 42-470, 42-471, 42-471a or 42-472b or any regulation adopted pursuant to section 42-472d. The commissioner may issue subpoenas, administer oaths, compel testimony and order the production of books, records, papers and documents. If any person refuses to appear, testify or produce any book, record, paper or document when so ordered, upon application of the commissioner, the Superior Court may make such order as may be appropriate to aid in the enforcement of this section.
(b) (1) The Attorney General, at the request of the Commissioner of Consumer Protection, may apply to the Superior Court for an order temporarily or permanently restraining and enjoining any person from violating any provision of section 42-470, 42-471, 42-471a or 42-472b or any regulation adopted pursuant to section 42-472d.
(2) The Attorney General, at the request of any other state agency charged with enforcement of section 42-471 pursuant to subsection (d) of said section, may apply to the Superior Court for an order temporarily or permanently restraining and enjoining any person from violating any provision of section 42-471.
(P.A. 09-239, S. 15.)
History: P.A. 09-239 effective July 9, 2009.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices › Chapter 743dd - Protection of Social Security Numbers and Personal Information › 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 notice, statement or other document required under the provisions of section 42-470, 42-471, 42-471a or 42-472 to 42-472c, inclusive, or of any regulation adopted pursuant to section 42-472d, which is false or untrue or contains any material misstatement of fact shall be fined not less than five hundred dollars nor more than five thousand dollars for each violation. All fines received pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the privacy protection guaranty and enforcement account established pursuant to section 42-472a.
(P.A. 09-239, S. 17.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices › Chapter 743dd - Protection of Social Security Numbers and Personal Information › Section 42-472c. - Appeal of decision or order of Commissioner of Consumer Protection.

Any person aggrieved by any decision or order of the Commissioner of Consumer Protection pursuant to section 42-470 or 42-471, as applicable, section 42-471a, sections 42-472 to 42-472c, inclusive, or any regulation adopted pursuant to section 42-472d, may appeal in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54.
(P.A. 09-239, S. 18.)
History: P.A. 09-239 effective July 9, 2009.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices › Chapter 743dd - Protection of Social Security Numbers and Personal Information › Section 42-472d. - Regulations. Civil penalty.

(a) The Commissioner of Consumer Protection may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to carry out the provisions of section 42-470 or 42-471, as applicable, section 42-471a or sections 42-472 to 42-472c, inclusive.
(b) Any person who wilfully violates the provisions of any regulation adopted by the commissioner pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be subject to a civil penalty of five hundred dollars for each violation, provided such penalty shall not exceed five hundred thousand dollars for any single event.
(c) All civil penalties received pursuant to subsection (b) of this section shall be deposited into the privacy protection guaranty and enforcement account established under section 42-472a.
(P.A. 09-239, S. 19.)
History: P.A. 09-239 effective July 9, 2009.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices › 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, offer for sale or advertise items of merchandise for sale at a discount from the normal retail price without offering a written voucher, commonly referred to as a “rain check”, for sale items which become out of stock during an advertised sale period unless: (1) Such items are motor vehicles; (2) such items are clothing or footwear, which are seasonal in nature and the stock of which cannot be replenished or which are sized to fit; (3) such discount is applicable throughout a store or throughout any department in a store; (4) all advertisements for sale clearly indicate the quantity of items available at the sale price and clearly state that no rain checks are offered; (5) such items are alcoholic beverages; (6) such items are offered for sale as part of a clearance, permanent markdown or closeout sale; or (7) a customer accepts a comparable discount on a comparable item.
(b) The holder of a rain check shall be notified by the issuer when the sale item is in stock and shall have at least ten days after notification to purchase the item at the sale price, except that a retail food store shall not be required to notify such holder when the sale item is in stock. No person shall be entitled to receive a greater number of rain checks per item than is allowed under the retailer's advertised limit. If a rain check is not redeemed by the retailer within sixty days after its issuance, the retailer shall offer the holder of a rain check similar or comparable merchandise at or below the advertised sale price of the merchandise which was the subject of the sale. If the holder of a rain check wishes to purchase such similar or comparable merchandise, he shall do so within ten days of the retailer's offer to substitute comparable merchandise.
(P.A. 86-302, S. 2.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices › Chapter 743e - Rainchecks › Section 42-216. - Regulations.

The Commissioner of Consumer Protection may adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 in order to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
(P.A. 86-302, S. 3; 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.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices › Chapter 743e - Rainchecks › Section 42-217. - Penalties. Defenses.

(a) A violation of any of the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed an unfair or deceptive trade practice under chapter 735a.
(b) It shall be a defense to any charge brought in accordance with the provisions of chapter 735a, concerning unfair trade practices, pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, that a retailer ordered the advertised merchandise which was the subject of the sale, in adequate time for delivery and such merchandise was delivered to the store in quantities sufficient to meet reasonably anticipated demand for such merchandise.
(c) The defense provided for in subsection (b) of this section shall not relieve a retailer of the obligation to offer a rain check or comparable or similar merchandise to consumers in accordance with the provisions of section 42-215.
(P.A. 86-302, S. 4.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices › Chapter 743f - Used Automobile Warranties › Section 42-220. - Definitions.

As used in sections 42-220 to 42-226, inclusive:
(1) “Dealer” means any person, firm or corporation licensed pursuant to section 14-52, as a new car dealer or a used car dealer, as defined in section 14-51, or any person, firm or corporation licensed pursuant to section 14-15 which engages in the business of selling a used motor vehicle to a consumer;
(2) “Motor vehicle” means a motor vehicle, as defined in section 14-1;
(3) “Used motor vehicle” means a used or secondhand motor vehicle, as defined in section 14-1;
(4) “Cash purchase price” means all amounts charged for the purchase of a motor vehicle, including the value of a trade-in vehicle, except a finance charge; and
(5) “Consumer” means the purchaser, other than for purposes of resale, of a used motor vehicle normally used for personal, family or household purposes, and the spouse or child of the purchaser if such motor vehicle is transferred to the spouse or child during the duration of any warranty applicable to such motor vehicle, and any other person entitled by the terms of such warranty to enforce the obligations of the warranty. “Consumer” does not mean the lessee of a motor vehicle or the spouse, child or other family member of the lessee who, pursuant to a lease contract option, purchases such vehicle at the end of the lease term.
(P.A. 87-393, S. 1; P.A. 92-20, S. 1, 2; P.A. 95-121, S. 1, 2; P.A. 04-199, S. 15; 04-217, S. 34.)
History: P.A. 92-20 amended Subdiv. (5) to provide the term “consumer” does not include the lessee of a motor vehicle who, pursuant to a lease contract option, purchases such vehicle at the end of the lease term; P.A. 95-121 redefined “dealer” to include any person, firm or corporation licensed pursuant to section 14-15 which engages in the business of selling a used motor vehicle to a consumer, and redefined “consumer” to specifically exclude the spouse, child or other family member of the lessee who, pursuant to a lease contract option, purchases such vehicle at the end of the lease term, effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 04-199, effective July 1, 2004, and P.A. 04-217, effective January 1, 2005, both amended Subdivs. (2) and (3) to eliminate reference to Sec. 14-1(30) and (62), respectively.
Cited. 31 CA 634.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices › Chapter 743f - Used Automobile Warranties › Section 42-221. - Implied warranties. Express warranties. Exemptions. Waiver.

(a) A dealer selling a used motor vehicle which has a cash purchase price of three thousand dollars or more shall not exclude, modify, disclaim or limit implied warranties on the motor vehicle.
(b) Each contract entered into by a dealer for the sale to a consumer of a used motor vehicle which has a cash purchase price of three thousand dollars or more but less than five thousand dollars, shall include an express warranty, covering the full cost of both parts and labor, that the vehicle is mechanically operational and sound and will remain so for at least thirty days or one thousand five hundred miles of operation, whichever period ends first, in the absence of damage resulting from an automobile accident or from misuse of the vehicle by the consumer. Each contract entered into by a dealer for the sale of a used motor vehicle which has a cash purchase price of five thousand dollars or more shall include an express warranty, covering the full cost of both parts and labor, that the vehicle is mechanically operational and sound and will remain so for at least sixty days or three thousand miles of operation, whichever period ends first, in the absence of damage resulting from an automobile accident or from misuse of the vehicle by the consumer. A dealer may not limit a warranty covered by this section by the use of such phrases as “fifty-fifty”, “labor only”, “drive train only”, or other words attempting to disclaim his responsibility.
(c) The provisions of this section shall not apply to: (1) The sale of a used motor vehicle having a cash purchase price of less than three thousand dollars; (2) the sale of such motor vehicles between dealers; or (3) the sale of a used motor vehicle which is seven years of age or older, which age shall be calculated from the first day in January of the designated model year of such vehicle.
(d) The consumer may waive a warranty required pursuant to this section only as to a particular defect in the vehicle which the dealer has disclosed to the consumer as being defective. No such waiver shall be effective unless such waiver: (1) Is in writing; (2) is conspicuous, as defined in subdivision (10) of subsection (b) of section 42a-1-201, and is in plain language; (3) identifies the particular disclosed defect in the vehicle for which such warranty is to be waived; (4) states what warranty, if any, shall apply to such disclosed defect; and (5) is signed by both the customer and the dealer prior to sale.
(P.A. 87-393, S. 2; P.A. 05-109, S. 50.)
History: P.A. 05-109 amended Subsec. (d)(2) by adding reference to “subsection (b)” of Sec. 42a-1-201.
Cited. 31 CA 634.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices › Chapter 743f - Used Automobile Warranties › Section 42-222. - Effect of notification of breach of warranty during warranty period.

A dealer shall honor any warranty required by sections 42-220 to 42-226, inclusive, notwithstanding the fact that the warranty period has expired, provided the consumer notifies the dealer of a claimed breach of the warranty within the warranty period specified in subsection (b) of section 42-221.
(P.A. 87-393, S. 3.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices › Chapter 743f - Used Automobile Warranties › Section 42-223. - Extensions of warranty period. Voidable agreements.

(a) The term of any warranty required under the provisions of sections 42-220 to 42-226, inclusive, shall be extended by any time period during which the used motor vehicle is in the possession of the dealer or his duly authorized agent for the purpose of repairing the used motor vehicle under the terms and obligations of said warranty.
(b) The term of any such warranty shall be extended by any time during which repair services are not available to the consumer because of a war, invasion or strike, fire, flood or other natural disaster.
(c) Any agreement entered into by a consumer for the purchase of a used motor vehicle which waives, limits or disclaims the rights set forth in sections 42-220 to 42-226, inclusive, except as provided in subsection (d) of section 42-221, shall be voidable at the option of the consumer. If a dealer fails to provide a written warranty as required by said sections, the dealer shall be deemed to have given said warranty.
(d) Nothing in sections 42-220 to 42-226, inclusive, shall in any way limit the rights or remedies which are otherwise available to a consumer under any other law.
(P.A. 87-393, S. 4.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices › Chapter 743f - Used Automobile Warranties › Section 42-224. - “As is” sales. Disclaimer.

(a) A used motor vehicle may be sold “as is” by a dealer only if its cash purchase price is less than three thousand dollars or if such used motor vehicle is seven years of age or older, which age shall be calculated from the first day in January of the designated model year of such vehicle.
(b) No “as is” disclaimer by a dealer shall be enforceable unless all of the following conditions are met:
(1) A disclaimer shall appear on the front page of the contract of sale, which shall read as follows:
“AS IS”
THIS VEHICLE IS SOLD “AS IS”. THIS MEANS
THAT YOU WILL LOSE YOUR IMPLIED WARRANTIES.
YOU WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR ANY REPAIRS
NEEDED AFTER SALE.
IF WE HAVE MADE ANY PROMISES TO YOU, THE
LAW SAYS WE MUST KEEP THEM,
EVEN IF WE SELL “AS IS”.
TO PROTECT YOURSELF,
ASK US:
1. TO PUT ALL PROMISES INTO WRITING, AND
2. IF WE OFFER A WARRANTY ON THIS VEHICLE.
(2) The text of the disclaimer shall be printed in twelve-point boldface type, except the heading shall be in sixteen-point extra boldface type. The entire notice shall be boxed.
(3) The consumer shall indicate his assent to the disclaimer by signing his name within the box containing the disclaimer.
(c) An “as is” sale of a used motor vehicle waives implied warranties but shall not waive any express warranties, whether oral or written, which may have been made nor shall it affect the dealer's responsibility for any representations which may have been made, whether oral or written, upon which the buyer relied in entering into the transaction.
(d) Nothing in sections 42-220 to 42-226, inclusive, shall be construed to limit the effect of any other requirements of law or of any representations on a certificate of title that the vehicle is in suitable condition for legal operation on the highways of this state.
(P.A. 87-393, S. 5; P.A. 09-187, S. 53.)
History: P.A. 09-187 amended Subsec. (b)(1) disclaimer to designate provision re written promises as “1.” and to add “2. IF WE OFFER A WARRANTY ON THIS VEHICLE”.