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2023 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.
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices › Chapter 736 - Unfair Sales Practices › Section 42-111 to 42-115d. - Unfair or deceptive trade practices, generally.

Sections 42-111 to 42-115d, inclusive, are repealed.
(1949 Rev., S. 6715–6717, 8703; 1955, S. 2869d, 2870d; 2871d; 1958 Rev., S. 53-365; 1959, P.A. 284, S. 1–4; 465; 1961, P.A. 308; 1963, P.A. 433; 466, S. 1, 2; February, 1965, P.A. 274, S. 1, 2; 305; 350, S. 1, 2; 574, S. 34; 1967, P.A. 419; 1969, P.A. 591, S. 4; P.A. 73-615, S. 15, 16.)
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices › Chapter 736 - Unfair Sales Practices › Section 42-115h. - Inspection of packaged commodities. Off-sale orders.

The commissioner shall, from time to time, weigh or measure and inspect packages or amounts of commodities kept, offered or exposed for sale, sold or in the process of delivery to determine whether the same contain the amounts represented and whether they are kept, offered or exposed for sale, or sold, in accordance with law. When such packages or amounts of commodities are found not to contain the amounts represented, or are found to be kept, offered or exposed for sale in violation of law, the commissioner may order them off sale and may so mark or tag them as to show them to be illegal. In carrying out the provisions of this section, the commissioner may employ recognized sampling procedures under which the compliance of a given lot of packages will be determined on the basis of the result obtained on a sample selected from and representative of such lot. No person shall (1) sell, or keep, offer or expose for sale, in intrastate commerce, any package or amount of commodity that has been ordered off sale or marked or tagged as provided in this section unless and until such package or amount of commodity has been brought into full compliance with all legal requirements, or (2) dispose of any package or amount of commodity that has been ordered off sale or marked or tagged as provided in this section and that has not been brought into compliance with legal requirements, in any manner except with the specific approval of the commissioner.
(1967, P.A. 804, S. 2.)
Cited. 158 C. 543.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices › Chapter 736 - Unfair Sales Practices › Section 42-115i. - Stop-use, stop-removal and removal orders.

The commissioner may issue stop-use orders, stop-removal orders and removal orders with respect to packages or amounts of commodities kept, offered or exposed for sale, sold or in process of delivery, whenever in the course of his enforcement of the provisions of sections 42-115g to 42-115q, inclusive, he deems it necessary or expedient to issue such orders, and no person shall use, remove from the premises specified, or fail to remove from the premises specified, any package or amount of commodity contrary to the terms of a stop-use order, stop-removal order or removal order issued under the authority of this section.
(1967, P.A. 804, S. 3.)
Cited. 158 C. 543.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices › Chapter 736 - Unfair Sales Practices › Section 42-115j. - Sale of commodities to be by liquid measure, weight, length, area or count. Exceptions.

Commodities in liquid form shall be sold only by liquid measure or by weight, and, except as otherwise provided in sections 42-115g to 42-115q, inclusive, commodities not in liquid form shall be sold only by weight, by measure of length or area or by count; provided liquid commodities may be sold by weight and commodities not in liquid form may be sold by count only if such methods give accurate information as to the quantity of commodity sold; and provided the provisions of this section shall not apply (1) to commodities when sold for immediate consumption on the premises where sold, (2) to vegetables when sold by the head or bunch, (3) to commodities in containers standardized by a law of this state or by federal law, (4) to commodities in package form when there exists a general consumer usage to express the quantity in some other manner, (5) to concrete aggregates, concrete mixtures and loose solid materials such as earth, soil, gravel, crushed stone and the like, when sold by cubic measure, or (6) to unprocessed vegetable and animal fertilizer when sold by cubic measure. The commissioner may issue such reasonable regulations as are necessary to assure that amounts of commodity sold are determined in accordance with good commercial practice and are so determined and represented as to be accurate and informative to all parties at interest.
(1967, P.A. 804, S. 4.)
Cited. 158 C. 543.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices › Chapter 736 - Unfair Sales Practices › Section 42-115k. - Labeling of commodity package.

Except as otherwise provided in sections 42-115g to 42-115q, inclusive, any commodity in package form introduced or delivered for introduction into or received in intrastate commerce, kept for the purpose of sale, or offered or exposed for sale in intrastate commerce shall bear on the outside of the package such definite, plain and conspicuous declarations of (1) the identity of the commodity in the package unless the same can easily be identified through the wrapper or containers, (2) the net quantity of the contents in terms of weight, measure or count and (3), in the case of any package kept, offered or exposed for sale, or sold any place other than on the premises where packed, the name or a registered trademark of the manufacturer, packer, or distributor as may be prescribed by regulation by the commissioner; provided, in connection with the declaration required under subdivision (2) of this section, neither the qualifying term “when packed” or any words of similar import, nor such terms qualifying a unit of weight, measure or count as “jumbo”, “giant”, “full” and the like, that tend to exaggerate the amount of commodity in a package, shall be used; and provided under said subdivision (2) the commissioner shall, by regulation, establish (A) reasonable variations to be allowed, which may include variations below the declared weight or measure caused by ordinary and customary exposure, only after the commodity is introduced into intrastate commerce, to conditions that normally occur in good distribution practice and that unavoidably result in decreased weight or measure, (B) exemptions as to small packages, and (C) exemptions as to commodities put up in variable weights or sizes for sale intact and either customarily not sold as individual units or customarily weighed or measured at time of sale to the consumer.
(1967, P.A. 804, S. 5.)
Cited. 158 C. 543.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices › Chapter 736 - Unfair Sales Practices › Section 42-115l. - Label to show price per unit.

In addition to the declarations required by section 42-115k, any commodity in package form, the package being one of a lot containing random weights, measures or counts of the same commodity and bearing the total selling price of the package, shall bear on the outside of the package a plain and conspicuous declaration of the price per single unit of weight, measure or count.
(1967, P.A. 804, S. 6.)
Cited. 158 C. 543.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices › Chapter 736 - Unfair Sales Practices › Section 42-115m. - Wrapper or container not to mislead purchaser. Guarantee. Regulations.

(a) No commodity in package form shall be so wrapped, nor shall it be in a container so made, formed or filled, as to mislead the purchaser as to the quantity or the quality of the contents of the package, and the contents of a container shall not fall below such reasonable standard of fill as may have been prescribed for the commodity in question by the commissioner.
(b) All fresh or frozen meat or meat products sold at retail, except ground meat, liver, or any other meat or meat products which may be exempted by the commissioner, shall, when put up or packaged in advance of sale, be so wrapped as to permit the consumer to view and inspect the meat prior to purchase, with the top completely visible, except for labeling only on the top of the package which label shall not exceed a percentage of the top to be established by the Commissioner of Consumer Protection.
(c) A label bearing the words “100% guarantee” shall be affixed to the top of any packaged fresh or frozen meat or meat product which is packaged in accordance with the provisions of subsection (b) of this section and which is sold at retail, except that such label shall not be required on any meat or meat product sold at retail which, when put up or packaged in advance of sale, is wrapped with at least seventy per cent of the contents visible through the bottom of the package, which bottom visibility shall be uniformly distributed. A retailer shall, upon the request of a consumer with proof of purchase of any unsatisfactory meat or meat product to which a guarantee is affixed and the return of such unsatisfactory product, refund the full purchase price of such product or provide a satisfactory replacement for such product.
(d) The commissioner shall adopt regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.
(1967, P.A. 804, S. 7; P.A. 73-662, S. 1, 2; P.A. 85-123; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(c); P.A. 04-189, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 73-662 added Subsec. (b) re packaging of fresh or frozen meat or meat products, effective October 1, 1974; P.A. 85-123 amended Subsec. (a) by prohibiting any person from misleading a purchaser as to the quality of the contents of a package, amended Subsec. (b) by deleting a requirement that 70% of the bottom of the contents of a package be visible and by removing a requirement that the commissioner of consumer protection adopt regulations and added Subsec. (c), requiring the guarantee of meat or meat products wrapped without 70% of the bottom of the contents visible and Subsec. (d) requiring the commissioner of consumer protection to adopt necessary regulations; 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.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices › Chapter 736 - Unfair Sales Practices › Section 42-115n. - Advertisement of price to show quantity.

Whenever a commodity in package form is advertised in any manner and the retail price of the package is stated in the advertisement, there shall be closely and conspicuously associated with such statement of price a declaration of the basic quantity of contents of the package as is required by law or regulation to appear on the package; provided in connection with the declaration required under this section there shall be declared neither the qualifying term “when packed” nor any other words of similar import, nor such terms qualifying a unit of weight, measure or count as “jumbo”, “giant”, “full” and the like, that tend to exaggerate the amount of commodity in the package.
(1967, P.A. 804, S. 8.)
Cited. 158 C. 543.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices › Chapter 736 - Unfair Sales Practices › Section 42-115o. - Net weight to be used.

Whenever any commodity is sold on the basis of weight, the net weight of the commodity shall be employed, and all contracts concerning commodities shall be so construed.
(1967, P.A. 804, S. 9.)
Cited. 158 C. 543.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices › Chapter 736 - Unfair Sales Practices › Section 42-115p. - Price not to be misrepresented or misleading.

Whenever any commodity or service is sold, or is offered, exposed or advertised for sale, by weight, measure or count, the price shall not be misrepresented, nor shall the price be represented in any manner calculated or tending to mislead or deceive an actual or prospective purchaser. Whenever an advertised, posted or labeled price per unit of weight, measure or count includes a fraction of a cent, all elements of the fraction shall be prominently displayed and the numeral or numerals expressing the fraction shall be immediately adjacent to, of the same general design and style as, and at least one-half the height and width of, the numerals representing the whole cents.
(1967, P.A. 804, S. 10.)
Cited. 158 C. 543.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices › Chapter 736 - Unfair Sales Practices › Section 42-115q. - Injunctions against violations.

The commissioner may apply to any court of competent jurisdiction for, and such court upon hearing and for cause shown may grant, a temporary or permanent injunction restraining any person from violating any provision of sections 42-115g to 42-115p, inclusive.
(1967, P.A. 804, S. 11.)
Cited. 158 C. 543.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices › Chapter 736 - Unfair Sales Practices › Section 42-115r. - Alteration of tire by addition of white or colored stripe.

No person, firm, corporation or partnership shall sell, offer for sale, advertise, or represent as a new tire, a tire which has been altered or reprocessed by the addition of a white or colored stripe to the outer sidewall of such tire, unless such tire bears a permanent label, which shall be not less than three-eighths inch in height and conspicuously displayed on the side of the tire altered or reprocessed, with the words “WHITEWALL ADDED” if the added stripe is white or “COLORWALL ADDED” if the stripe is colored. The labeling requirement of this section shall not be construed as authority or permission to impair or affect the structural integrity or safety of such tire. Failure to comply with the provisions of this section shall be deemed a deceptive trade practice as defined in section 42-110b.
(1969, P.A. 172, S. 1, 2; P.A. 84-468, S. 6, 10.)
History: P.A. 84-468 changed reference from Sec. 42-115d to Sec. 42-110b which defines deceptive trade practices.
See Sec. 14-106d re sale or offer for sale of air bag replacement device that does not meet federal safety requirements.
Cited. 158 C. 543; 231 C. 707.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices › Chapter 736 - Unfair Sales Practices › Section 42-115s. - Advertising of artificial Christmas trees for sale.

Whenever artificial Christmas trees are advertised for sale in a newspaper, magazine or other publication or in the form of a book, notice, circular, pamphlet, letter, handbill, poster, bill, sign, placard, card, label or tag, still or motion picture, loudspeaker, radio or television presentation, such trees shall be clearly identified as artificial. Any person, firm, corporation or association, or any agent or employee thereof, who violates any provision of this section shall be deemed to have engaged in deceptive or misleading advertising and shall be subject to action by the Commissioner of Consumer Protection in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
(P.A. 73-306; 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 736 - Unfair Sales Practices › Section 42-115t. - Cash register read-outs to be visible to consumer. Violations. Enforcement.

(a) No person, partnership, association or corporation shall use in the ordinary course of business any cash register or machine or device of similar function which does not produce a read-out conspicuous to the consumer on the front or back of such register. The requirements of this section shall not apply to any retail food store, supermarket or any business establishment which provides such cash register, machine or device in each department or provides the consumer at the time of the sales transaction with a sales slip, receipt or similar document which describes the item purchased. The requirements of this section shall only apply to such cash register, machine or device which is installed, purchased, leased, or otherwise contracted for within the state of Connecticut subsequent to April 1, 1978. For the purposes of this section, the item description requirement shall be satisfied by a statement designating: (1) The department in which the item is purchased, (2) a classification of items which includes the item purchased or (3) an inventory control or similar number which corresponds to an identical number appearing on the price or other tag or label affixed to the item.
(b) Any violation of subsection (a) of this section shall be deemed an unfair or deceptive trade practice under subsection (a) of section 42-110b.
(c) 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 section.
(P.A. 77-364, S. 1
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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.
Cited. 231 C. 707.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices › Chapter 736 - Unfair Sales Practices › Section 42-115u. - Violations.

(a) Any person who violates any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a class C misdemeanor.
(b) A violation of any of the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed an unfair or deceptive practice under section 42-110b.
(c) The Commissioner of Consumer Protection, after a hearing conducted in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, may impose a civil penalty of not more than one hundred dollars for the first offense and of not more than five hundred dollars for any subsequent offense on any person who violates any provision of sections 42-115g to 42-115p, inclusive, or any regulation adopted pursuant to said sections. Each violation with respect to each such unit, package or device shall be considered a separate offense.
(P.A. 84-468, S. 7, 10; P.A. 90-125, S. 7; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(c); P.A. 04-189, S. 1; P.A. 12-80, S. 183.)
History: P.A. 90-125 added Subsec. (c) re administrative penalties; 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. 12-80 amended Subsec. (a) to change penalty from a fine of not more than $500 or imprisonment of not more than 90 days or both to a class C misdemeanor.
Cited. 231 C. 707.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices › Chapter 737a - Artist-Art Dealer Consignments › Section 42-116k. - Definitions.

As used in this chapter:
(a) “Artist” means the creator of a work of fine art.
(b) “Art dealer” means a person, partnership, firm, association, limited liability company or corporation other than a public auctioneer who undertakes to sell a work of fine art.
(c) “Consignor” means an artist or any person, partnership, firm, association, limited liability company or corporation who delivers a work of fine art to an art dealer for the purpose of sale, or exhibition and sale, to the public on a commission or fee or other basis of compensation.
(d) “Consignee” means an art dealer who receives and accepts a work of fine art from a consignor for the purpose of sale, or exhibition and sale, to the public on a commission or fee or other basis of compensation.
(e) “Fine art” means (1) a work of visual art such as a painting, sculpture, drawing, mosaic or photograph; (2) a work of calligraphy; (3) a work of graphic art such as etching, lithograph, offset print, silk screen or other work of similar nature; (4) crafts such as crafts in clay, textile, fiber, wood, metal, plastic, glass or similar materials; and (5) a work in mixed media such as a collage or any combination of the foregoing art media.
(P.A. 78-254, S. 1; P.A. 95-79, S. 157, 189.)
History: P.A. 95-79 redefined “art dealer” and “consignor” to include a limited liability company, effective May 31, 1995.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices › Chapter 737a - Artist-Art Dealer Consignments › Section 42-116l. - Consignment relationship. Notice. Proceeds of sales held in trust. Contract requirements.

(a) Whenever a consignor delivers or causes to be delivered a work of fine art to a consignee for the purpose of sale, or exhibition and sale, to the public on a commission, fee or other basis of compensation, the delivery to and acceptance thereof by the art dealer is deemed to be “on consignment” and such consignee shall thereafter with respect to the said work of fine art be deemed to be the agent of such consignor.
(b) Whenever a consignor delivers or causes to be delivered a work of fine art to a consignee, such consignor shall give notice to the public by affixing to such work of fine art a sign or tag which states that such work of fine art is being sold subject to a contract of consignment, or such consignor shall post a clear and conspicuous sign in the consignee's place of business giving notice that some works of fine art are being sold subject to a contract of consignment.
(c) The proceeds of the sale of a work of fine art shall be held in trust by the consignee for the benefit of the consignor. Such proceeds shall be applied first in payment of any amount due to the consignor.
(d) Any provision of a contract or agreement whereby the consignor waives any of the provisions of this section or section 42-116m is void.
(P.A. 78-254, S. 2.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices › Chapter 737a - Artist-Art Dealer Consignments › Section 42-116m. - Contract provisions.

Whenever a consignee accepts a work of fine art for the purpose of sale or exhibition and sale to the public on a commission, fee or other basis of compensation, there shall be a written contract or agreement between the consignor and consignee which shall include but not be limited to the following provisions: (a) That the proceeds of the sale of the work of fine art shall be delivered to the consignor at a schedule agreed upon by the consignor and consignee; (b) that the consignee shall be responsible for the stated value of the work of fine art in the event of the loss of or damage to such work of fine art while it is in the possession of such consignee; (c) that the work of fine art shall only be sold by the consignee for an amount at least equal to the amount agreed upon by the consignor in writing; (d) that the work of fine art may be used or displayed by the consignee or others only with prior written consent of the consignor and only if the artist is acknowledged in such use or display.
(P.A. 78-254, S. 3.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices › Chapter 737b - Dies, Molds and Forms › Section 42-116p. - Definitions. Disposition of dies, molds and forms. Notice to customers.

(a) As used in this section, “customer” means any individual or entity who causes a molder to fabricate, cast or otherwise make a die, mold or form or who causes a molder to use a die, mold or form to manufacture, assemble or otherwise make a plastic product; “molder” means any individual or entity, including but not limited to a tool or die maker, who fabricates, casts or otherwise makes a die, mold or form which is used to manufacture, assemble or otherwise make a plastic product, or who uses a die, mold or form to manufacture, assemble or otherwise make a plastic product.
(b) This section shall not apply to a molder who owns, or retains title to and possession of, a die, mold or form, made or used for the customer. Nothing in this section shall be construed to grant a customer any rights, title or interest to or in a die, mold or form.
(c) Unless otherwise agreed in writing, if a customer does not take possession from a molder of a die, mold or form located in this state within three years following the last prior use thereof, all of the customer's rights, title and interest to or in such die, mold or form may be transferred to the molder solely for the purpose of destroying such die, mold or form, in accordance with the provisions of this section. As used in this section, the term “within three years following the last prior use” means any three-year period following the last prior use of a die, mold or form regardless of whether such period commences before or after October 1, 1982.
(d) If a molder chooses to have all rights, title and interest to any die, mold or form so transferred, the molder shall send written notice by registered mail, return receipt requested, to the affected customer at the address, if any, indicated in the agreement pursuant to which the molder obtained possession of the die, mold or form and to such customer's last-known address indicating that the molder intends to terminate all of such customer's rights, title and interest by having them transferred to the molder solely for the purpose of destroying such die, mold or form.
(e) If such customer does not take possession of such die, mold or form within one hundred twenty days following the date the molder receives acknowledgment or nonacknowledgment of the return receipt of such notice, or does not make other contractual arrangements with the molder for taking possession of such die, mold or form or for the storage of such die, mold or form, all rights, title and interest of such customer shall transfer to the molder. The molder shall then be entitled to destroy such die, mold or form without any risk of liability to the customer, except that this section shall not be construed in any manner to affect the right of a customer under federal patent or copyright law, or any state or federal law pertaining to unfair competition.
(P.A. 82-128, S. 1, 2.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices › Chapter 737c - Art Preservation and Artists' Rights › Section 42-116s. - Definitions.

As used in this section and section 42-116t:
(1) “Artist” means the individual who creates a work of fine art.
(2) “Work of fine art” means any drawing; painting; sculpture; mosaic; photograph; work of calligraphy; work of graphic art, including any etching, lithograph, offset print, silkscreen or other work of graphic art; craft work in clay, textile, fiber, metal, plastic or other material; art work in mixed media, including any collage, assemblage or other work combining any of the artistic media named in this definition, or combining any of said media with other media; or a master from which copies of an artistic work can be made, such as a mold or a photographic negative, with a market value of at least two thousand five hundred dollars; provided work of fine art shall not include (A) commissioned work prepared under contract for trade or advertising usage, provided the artist, prior to creating the work, has signed an agreement stating that said work shall be a commissioned work which may be altered without consent; (B) work prepared by an employee within the scope of his employment duties.
(3) “Person” means an individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, association or other group, however organized.
(P.A. 88-284, S. 1; P.A. 95-79, S. 158, 189.)
History: P.A. 95-79 redefined “person” to include a limited liability company, effective May 31, 1995.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices › Chapter 737c - Art Preservation and Artists' Rights › Section 42-116t. - Alteration of work of fine art prohibited. Rights of artist. Enforcement. Waiver of rights. Statute of limitations re liability.

(a) No person, except an artist who owns and possesses a work of fine art which the artist has created, shall intentionally commit, or authorize the intentional commission of, any physical defacement or alteration of a work of fine art.
(b) The artist shall retain at all times the right to claim authorship.
(c) To effectuate the rights created by section 42-116s and this section, the artist may commence an action to recover or obtain any of the following: (1) Injunctive relief, (2) actual damages, (3) reasonable attorney's and expert witness fees, and (4) any other relief which the court deems proper.
(d) The rights and duties created under section 42-116s and this section: (1) Shall, with respect to the artist, or if any artist is deceased, his heir, legatee or designated personal representative, exist until the fiftieth anniversary of the death of such artist, (2) shall exist in addition to any other rights and duties which may be applicable on or after October 1, 1988, and (3) except as provided in subsection (e) of this section, may not be waived except by an instrument in writing expressly so providing which is signed by the artist.
(e) If a work of fine art cannot be removed from a building without substantial physical defacement or alteration of such work, the rights and duties created under this section, unless expressly reserved by an instrument in writing signed by the owner of such building executed and witnessed in the same manner provided for deeds in section 47-5 and properly recorded, shall be deemed waived. Such instrument, if properly recorded, shall be binding on subsequent owners of such building.
(f) No action may be maintained to enforce any liability under section 42-116s and this section unless brought within three years of the act complained of or one year after discovery of such act, whichever is longer, except that no action may be brought more than ten years from the date of the act complained of.
(g) The provisions of section 42-116s and this section shall apply to works of art created on or after October 1, 1988.
(P.A. 88-284, S. 2–8; P.A. 05-288, S. 144.)
History: P.A. 05-288 made a technical change in Subsec. (d), effective July 13, 2005.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices › Chapter 738 - Assignment of Choses in Action (Repealed) › Section 42-117 to 42-125. - Assignment of choses in action.

Sections 42-117 to 42-125, inclusive, are repealed.
(1949 Rev., S. 6718–6726; 1959, P.A. 133, S. 10-102.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices › Chapter 738a - Foreign Discriminatory Boycotts › Section 42-125a. - State policy re discriminatory boycotts.

It is the policy of the state of Connecticut to oppose restraints of trade and unfair trade practices in the form of discriminatory boycotts which are not specifically authorized by the law of the United States and which are fostered or imposed by foreign persons, foreign governments or international organizations against any domestic individual on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, nationality or national origin. It is also the policy of the state to oppose any actions, including the formation or continuance of agreements, understandings or contractual arrangements, expressed or implied, which have the effect of furthering such discriminatory boycotts, in order that the peace, health, safety, prosperity and general welfare of all the inhabitants of the state may be protected and ensured. This chapter shall be deemed an exercise of the police power of the state for the protection of the people of this state and shall be administered and principally enforced by the Attorney General. The provisions of this chapter shall be construed liberally so as to effectuate this declaration of policy and the laws and Constitution of the United States, but nothing in this chapter shall be construed to infringe upon the right of the United States government to regulate interstate and foreign commerce.
(P.A. 77-596, S. 1, 15; P.A. 11-55, S. 20.)
History: P.A. 11-55 included in state policy opposing foreign discriminatory boycotts those boycotts against any domestic individual on basis of gender identity or expression.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices › Chapter 738a - Foreign Discriminatory Boycotts › Section 42-125d. - Reports re violations.

If any violation of this chapter comes to the attention of any official of any agency of the state, the chief administrative officer of the agency shall immediately submit a written report of such alleged violation to the Attorney General. The report shall contain a full statement of the facts and circumstances regarding the alleged violation including the names and addresses of all persons who have or may have knowledge or information with respect to it, and shall be accompanied by copies of any documents pertinent to the alleged violation that are in the possession or control of such official making the report.
(P.A. 77-596, S. 4, 15.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices › Chapter 738a - Foreign Discriminatory Boycotts › Section 42-125f. - Assurance of discontinuance.

In enforcing this chapter, the Attorney General may accept an assurance of discontinuance of an act or practice considered in violation of this chapter from any person engaged in the act or practice. The assurance of discontinuance shall be in writing and filed with and subject to the approval of the court for the judicial district where the alleged violator resides or has his principal place of business. The assurance of discontinuance shall not be considered for any purpose as an admission of the alleged violation, but proof of failure to comply with the assurance of discontinuance shall be prima facie evidence of a violation of this chapter.
(P.A. 77-596, S. 6, 15; P.A. 82-472, S. 124, 183.)
History: P.A. 82-472 deleted obsolete reference to the court for the “county”.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices › Chapter 738a - Foreign Discriminatory Boycotts › Section 42-125g. - Violations referred to state's attorney.

The Attorney General shall refer to the appropriate state's attorney alleged criminal violations of this chapter for investigation and prosecution. No prosecution for any offense in violation of this chapter shall be commenced but within four years after such offense is committed.
(P.A. 77-596, S. 7, 15.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices › Chapter 738a - Foreign Discriminatory Boycotts › Section 42-125i. - Actions to enjoin violations; recover damages. Standing to bring an action. Limitation of action.

(a) The Attorney General shall institute proceedings to prevent or restrain violations of section 42-125c in the Superior Court. In a proceeding under this section, the Superior Court shall determine whether a violation has been committed and enter any judgment or decree to enjoin continuation or renewal of the violation in the future.
(b) The Attorney General may bring an action on behalf of the state or any of its political subdivisions to recover the damages provided for by this chapter.
(c) The state of Connecticut or its political subdivisions have standing to bring an action under this chapter.
(d) Persons injured or threatened with injury by a violation of section 42-125c may bring an action in the Superior Court for damages and injunctive relief against any person who has committed the violation. If an injunction is issued, the complainant may be awarded costs and reasonable attorney's fees.
(e) No action brought to enforce the provisions of this chapter shall be brought but within four years from the date the cause of action accrues. For the purposes of this subsection, a cause of action for a continuing violation accrues at the time of the latest violation.
(f) An action brought by the Attorney General shall not preclude the bringing of an action by persons injured or threatened with injury, as provided in subsection (d) of this section.
(P.A. 77-596, S. 9, 15.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices › Chapter 738a - Foreign Discriminatory Boycotts › Section 42-125j. - Penalties.

Any person who knowingly violates any of the provisions of section 42-125c shall be fined not more than fifty thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than six months or both.
(P.A. 77-596, S. 10, 15.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices › Chapter 738a - Foreign Discriminatory Boycotts › Section 42-125k. - Contract provisions void as against public policy. When.

Any provision of any contract, document or other agreement which violates, or which, if performed by the person intended to be bound by such provision, would cause a violation of section 42-125c, shall be void as against the public policy of the state of Connecticut.
(P.A. 77-596, S. 11, 15.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices › Chapter 738a - Foreign Discriminatory Boycotts › Section 42-125l. - Regulations.

The Commissioner of Economic and Community Development may adopt regulations for the purpose of implementing and enforcing the provisions of this chapter.
(P.A. 77-596, S. 12, 15; 77-614, S. 284, 587, 610; P.A. 78-303, S. 85, 136; P.A. 95-250, S. 1; P.A. 96-211, S. 1, 5, 6.)
History: P.A. 77-614 and 78-303 replaced commissioner of commerce with commissioner of economic development, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 95-250 and P.A. 96-211 replaced Commissioner and Department of Economic Development with Commissioner and Department of Economic and Community Development.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices › Chapter 738a - Foreign Discriminatory Boycotts › Section 42-125m. - Application of chapter.

The provisions of this chapter shall apply only to agreements, understandings or contractual arrangements entered into on or after July 1, 1978 and any such agreement, understanding or contractual arrangement in violation of this chapter entered into prior to said date shall be deemed not to be against the public policy of this state.
(P.A. 77-596, S. 13, 15.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices › Chapter 738a - Foreign Discriminatory Boycotts › Section 42-125n. - Antitrust laws not limited.

Nothing contained in this chapter shall be deemed to supersede, restrict or otherwise limit the continuing applicability of the antitrust laws of the state of Connecticut.
(P.A. 77-596, S. 14, 15.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices › Chapter 738b - Consumer Layaway Plans › Section 42-125aa. - Definitions.

For the purposes of sections 42-125aa to 42-125cc, inclusive:
(1) “Consumer goods” means any article which is used or bought for use primarily for personal, family or household purposes, and
(2) “Layaway plan” means a plan by which a seller of consumer goods offers such goods for sale to the public on terms which permit periodic payment for such goods and with respect to which delivery is deferred until completion of payment of the entire purchase price.
(P.A. 78-353, S. 1.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices › Chapter 738b - Consumer Layaway Plans › Section 42-125cc. - Buyer's rights upon cancellation.

At any time prior to acceptance by the buyer of the goods subject to the layaway plan, the buyer may cancel the plan because of the seller's violation of section 42-125bb, and the seller, at the election of the buyer, shall either (a) refund to the buyer the entire amount paid, or (b) give the buyer a credit, in the full amount of the moneys already paid to the seller, toward the purchase of any other consumer goods offered for sale to the public by the seller.
(P.A. 78-353, S. 3.)