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Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices › 115j - The Labeling, Packaging and Sale of Commodities › Section 42-115j-2a - Checking the net contents of packaged goods

Current through July 10, 2024
The Procedural Guide for Checking the Net Contents of Packaged
				Goods as adopted and amended from time to time, by the National Conference on
				Weights and Measures and published in the National Institute of Standards and
				Technology Handbook 133, or subsequent corresponding handbook of the United
				States Department of Commerce are adopted, and herein incorporated by
				reference, as standards of this State.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices › 115m - Packaging of Meat and Meat Products › Section 42-115m-1 - Applicability

Current through July 10, 2024
Sections
				42-115m-2
				to
				42-115m-7,
				inclusive, shall apply to fresh or frozen meat and meat products sold at retail
				when put up or packaged in advance of sale.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices › 115m - Packaging of Meat and Meat Products › Section 42-115m-2 - Definitions

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The term "fresh meat and meat product"
			 shall be construed to mean the part of the muscle of any cattle, sheep, swine,
			 or goats, which is skeletal or which is found in the tongue, in the diaphragm,
			 in the heart, or in the esophagus, with or without the accompanying and
			 overlying fat, and the portions of bone, skin, sinew, nerve, and blood vessels
			 which normally accompany the muscle tissue and which are not separated from it
			 in the process of dressing, and any article which is made wholly or in part
			 from any meat or other portion of the carcass of any cattle, sheep, swine, or
			 goats; provided such meat or meat product has not been cured or has not been
			 salted for preservation, and provided further that it is capable of use as
			 human food. This term as applied to equines shall have a meaning comparable to
			 that provided in this subsection with respect to cattle, sheep, swine, or
			 goats.
(b) The term, "frozen meat
			 and meat product" shall be construed to mean a fresh meat and meat product that
			 is in a frozen state.
(c) For
			 purposes of sections
			 42-115m-1 to
			 42-115m-7,
			 inclusive, the term "packaged in advance of sale" shall be construed to mean
			 fresh or frozen meat and meat product which is packaged and available to
			 consumers for self-service selection. It shall not include meat and meat
			 product cut and packaged on special order of a consumer, provided that such
			 consumer has been afforded an opportunity to view and inspect the product prior
			 to packaging.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices › 115m - Packaging of Meat and Meat Products › Section 42-115m-3 - Packaging of meat

Current through July 10, 2024
All fresh or frozen meat and meat products sold at retail
				shall, when put up or packaged in advance of sale, either:
(1) have a "100% GUARANTEE" label affixed to
			 the top of the package, in accordance with the provisions of Sec.
			 42-115m-7;
			 or
(2) be so wrapped as to permit
			 the consumer to view and inspect the top and bottom of the meat prior to
			 purchase, subject to the provisions of sections
			 42-115m-4
			 and
			 42-115m-5.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices › 115m - Packaging of Meat and Meat Products › Section 42-115m-4 - Percentage of top of package which may be covered by labeling

Current through July 10, 2024
Top or principal display surface of a package subject to
				section
				42-115m-3 may
				be covered by labeling and other descriptive matter which the seller may wish
				to affix to the package only in conformance with the following
				specifications:
(i) Not more than 10%
			 of a top surface area of 60 square inches or more; provided, the covered area
			 shall not exceed eight (8) square inches.
(ii) Not more than 12% of a top surface area
			 of 50 square inches or more and less than 60 square inches.
(iii) Not more than 15% and of a top surface
			 area of 40 square inches or more and less than 50 square inches
(iv) Not more than 20% of a top surface area
			 of 30 square inches or more and less than 40 square inches.
(v) Not more than 25% of a top surface area
			 of less than 30 square inches.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices › 115m - Packaging of Meat and Meat Products › Section 42-115m-5 - Percentage of bottom meat surface which must be visible

Current through July 10, 2024
If the retailer does not affix a label to the top of the
				package in accordance with the provisions of sec.
				42-115m-7,
				then such retailer shall put up or package the meat or meat product so that at
				least seventy percent of the meat surface on the bottom or non-label side of
				the package is visible. Such visibility shall be uniformly distributed. This
				should not be construed to preclude greater than seventy percent visibility of
				the bottom or non-label side of the package.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices › 115m - Packaging of Meat and Meat Products › Section 42-115m-6 - Exemptions

Current through July 10, 2024
In addition to ground meat and liver which are exempted by
				section
				42-115m(b)
				of the general statutes, sausage products which are made from ground or chopped
				meat, and not otherwise exempt from the definition of fresh meat and meat
				product, and stew beef shall be exempt from the requirements of section
				42-115m-5.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices › 115m - Packaging of Meat and Meat Products › Section 42-115m-7 - '100% GUARANTEE' label

Current through July 10, 2024
If the retailer does not put up or package the meat or meat
				product in accordance with sec.
				42-115m-5,
				with seventy percent bottom visibility, then the retailer shall affix a label
				stating that the meat has a "100% GUARANTEE" to the top of each such
				package.
The label bearing the words "100% GUARANTEE" shall be affixed
				in accordance with either of the following methods. Such label shall be
				either:
(1) printed on the price label
			 of the package, with the words "100% GUARANTEE" in letters at least ½"
			 high and in contrasting color to the label; or
(2) applied to the top of the package with a
			 pressure sensitive orange label or sticker. Said label or sticker shall be at
			 least 1½" wide by ¾" high. The words "100% GUARANTEE" shall be in
			 black letters and the letters shall be at least ½" high.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices › 160 - Lien on Motor Vehicles Abandoned at Self-Service Storage Facilities › Section 42-160-1 - Definitions

Current through July 10, 2024
As used in Sections 42-160-1 through
				42-160-6,
				inclusive, the following words and phrases shall have the following
				meanings:
"Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles;
"Default" means failure to perform any obligation or duty
				imposed by a rental agreement or by chapter 743 of the Connecticut General
				Statutes;
"Department" means the Department of Motor Vehicles;
"Lienholder" means a person holding a security interest in a
				motor vehicle that has been recorded in the title records of the
				department;
"Motor vehicle owner" means the person or persons named on a
				motor vehicle certificate of title and any registration documents;
"Occupant" means a person, or the sublessee, successor, or
				assignee of a person, entitled to the use of a storage unit at a self-service
				storage facility under a rental agreement, to the exclusion of others;
"Owner" means the owner, operator, lessor or sublessor of a
				self-service storage facility, such owner's agent, or any other person
				authorized by such owner to manage the self-service facility or to receive rent
				from an occupant under a rental agreement;
"Rental agreement" means any written agreement or lease that
				establishes or modifies the terms, conditions, rules or any other provisions
				concerning the use and occupancy of a unit in a self-service storage
				facility;
"Self-service storage facility" means any real property
				designed and used for the renting or leasing of individual self-contained units
				of storage space to occupants who are to have access to such units for storing
				and removing personal property only, and not for residential purposes;
"VIN" means the vehicle identification number of a motor
				vehicle.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices › 160 - Lien on Motor Vehicles Abandoned at Self-Service Storage Facilities › Section 42-160-2 - Registration of self-storage facility

Current through July 10, 2024
In order to dispose of any motor vehicle abandoned at a self-
				service storage facility, the owner shall comply with chapter 743 of the
				Connecticut General Statutes and all procedures set forth in sections
				42-160-1
				through
				42-160-6
				of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies. Prior to the sale or other
				disposition of a motor vehicle or motor vehicles under chapter 743 of the
				Connecticut General Statutes and sections
				42-160-1
				through
				42-160-6
				of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, the owner shall be required
				to register with the commissioner by submitting such information pertaining to
				the self-storage facility as the commissioner requests, including but not
				limited to a copy of the rental agreement used by the owner for the use and
				occupancy of a unit or units in the self-storage facility. Such information
				shall be provided on a form approved by the commissioner and shall be kept in
				the records of the department. The owner shall notify the commissioner within
				ten (10) days of any change in the information submitted to the department
				under this section. Upon successfully registering with the department, the
				owner shall be assigned an identifying number.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices › 160 - Lien on Motor Vehicles Abandoned at Self-Service Storage Facilities › Section 42-160-3 - Preliminary requirements for sale or other disposition of a motor vehicle

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Upon registering with the commissioner
			 and prior to disposing of a motor vehicle or motor vehicles under the
			 provisions of chapter 743 of the Connecticut General Statutes, the owner shall
			 contact the department in the manner prescribed by the commissioner for the
			 purpose of determining the name and address of such motor vehicle owner or
			 owners, and the name and address of any lienholder or lienholders that are
			 reflected in the records of the department. When contacting the department, the
			 owner shall be required to provide:
(1) The
			 owner's identifying number;
(2) The
			 make and model of each motor vehicle and the VIN that appears on each motor
			 vehicle;
(3) If number plates are
			 on or in a motor vehicle, any registration number that appears on such number
			 plates or any registration number that appears on a registration certificate if
			 such certificate is available to the owner.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices › 160 - Lien on Motor Vehicles Abandoned at Self-Service Storage Facilities › Section 42-160-4 - Notice to occupant, motor vehicle owner and lienholder

Current through July 10, 2024
Within ten (10) days after the receipt from the department of
				the information pertaining to the motor vehicle owner or owners and the
				lienholder or lienholders, the owner shall send a written notice to each motor
				vehicle owner and to each lienholder. The notice shall contain the owner's
				contact information, shall be sent by postage paid registered or certified
				mail, return receipt requested, and shall contain the following:
(1) the make, model and VIN of the motor
			 vehicle;
(2) the date of default by
			 the occupant;
(3) the amount that
			 the occupant owes under the rental agreement;
(4) a statement that the motor vehicle has a
			 lien attached under chapter 743 of the Connecticut General Statutes as a result
			 of the default of the occupant;
(5)
			 a statement that the owner intends to sell the motor vehicle to satisfy the
			 lien. If the motor vehicle owner is the occupant of the self-storage unit, the
			 contents of the notice shall also include the items enumerated in section
			 42-162 of the
			 Connecticut General Statutes.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices › 160 - Lien on Motor Vehicles Abandoned at Self-Service Storage Facilities › Section 42-160-5 - Filing of notice of intent to transfer with the commissioner

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) After sixty (60) days from the date of
			 default by the occupant, the owner shall file with the department on a form
			 approved by the commissioner a notice of intent to transfer title for each
			 motor vehicle upon which the owner claims a lien under chapter 743 of the
			 Connecticut General Statutes and for which the owner has sent the notice
			 required in section
			 42-160-4
			 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies. The notice of intent to
			 transfer shall contain the following:
(1) the
			 make, model and VIN of such motor vehicle;
(2) the date such motor vehicle was left with
			 the owner of such storage facility;
(3) the date of default by the occupant;
(4) the amount for which a lien is
			 claimed;
(5) the registration
			 thereof if any number plates are on or in the motor vehicle; and
(6) the name of the motor vehicle owner and
			 the name of the occupant who defaulted. Each notice of intent to transfer shall
			 be accompanied by the defaulting occupant's signed rental agreement and such
			 other documents as the commissioner may require as evidence of the owner's
			 lien, including the notice or notices to the occupant, motor vehicle owner if
			 not the occupant and lienholder or lienholders sent in accordance with section
			 42-160-4
			 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies. A fee of five dollars ($5.00)
			 shall be payable to the department for each notice of intent to transfer that
			 the owner files.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices › 160 - Lien on Motor Vehicles Abandoned at Self-Service Storage Facilities › Section 42-160-6 - Sale or other disposition of motor vehicles

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) In order to
			 satisfy the owner's lien on a motor vehicle that has been approved for transfer
			 under subsection (c) of section
			 42-160-5
			 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, the owner may sell such motor
			 vehicle at a public sale or other disposition. The owner shall first allocate
			 the proceeds to pay the expenses of such sale or other disposition, and then to
			 satisfy any lien or liens that are recorded on the title records of the
			 department. Subsequently, the owner may satisfy its lien from the remaining
			 proceeds of the sale or other disposition and shall hold the balance, if any,
			 for delivery on demand to the motor vehicle owner and then the
			 occupant.
(b) For each motor
			 vehicle that is to be sold under subsection (a) of this section, the owner
			 shall publish an advertisement or notice of the date, time and place of the
			 public sale or other disposition of such motor vehicle in a newspaper of
			 substantial circulation in or near the municipality where the self-service
			 storage facility is located. Such advertisement or notice shall be published at
			 least twice within a period not less than ten (10) days preceding the date of
			 such sale or other disposition. The notice or advertisement shall include:
(1) A description of the motor vehicle that
			 is subject to the owner's lien;
(2)
			 the name of the occupant, the address of the self-service storage facility and
			 the unit number, if any, of the storage space where the motor vehicle is
			 located; and
(3) the date, time,
			 place and manner of the sale or other disposition.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices › 179 - Written Disclosure Notice Required on the Resale of Motor Vehicles Replaced or Refunded by the Manufacturer › Section 42-179-6 - Purpose

Current through July 10, 2024
Sections
				42-179-7
				through
				42-179-11
				cover the requirements of Section
				42-179
				of the General Statutes, governing the disclosure statement for a motor vehicle
				returned for replacement or refund, the conditions for removal of the
				disclosure statement from such a vehicle, and the format and time period for
				providing information pertaining to said vehicle to the commissioner of motor
				vehicles.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices › 179 - Written Disclosure Notice Required on the Resale of Motor Vehicles Replaced or Refunded by the Manufacturer › Section 42-179-8 - Disclosure statement

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The "disclosure
			 statement" affixed to the vehicle shall have a format substantially as follows:
DISCLOSURE STATMENT
Vehicle Identification Number
				(VIN):________________________________
Year: _____________ Make: ________________ Model:
				________________
Prior Title Number: _______________ State of Title:
				___________________
Warning: This vehicle was previously sold as new. It was
				subsequently alleged or found to have the following defect(s) or
				condition(s).
1.____________________________________________________________
2.____________________________________________________________
3.____________________________________________________________
4.____________________________________________________________
5.____________________________________________________________
As a result of the defect(s) or condition(s) or a combination
				of both enumerated above this motor vehicle was replaced or a refund made. This
				motor vehicle may not be sold as new. This "disclosure statement" may only be
				removed after written acceptance by the commissioner of motor vehicles of an
				authorized engineering report that the defect(s) or condition(s) or combination
				of both has been corrected.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices › 179 - Written Disclosure Notice Required on the Resale of Motor Vehicles Replaced or Refunded by the Manufacturer › Section 42-179-9 - Display and sale or lease of motor vehicle

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) No person
			 including a dealer or lessor shall display, and no manufacturer or person or
			 firm acting for or on behalf of a manufacturer shall authorize the display of
			 any motor vehicle subject to the provisions of Section
			 42-179-7(a)
			 without affixing to the vehicle the "disclosure statement" required by Section
			 42-179-7(b).
(b) No person including a dealer or lessor
			 shall sell or lease a motor vehicle subject to the provisions of section
			 42-179-7(a)
			 unless the disclosure language required by section
			 42-179-7(b)
			 is included in any contract for the sale or lease of such vehicle.
(c) Violation of this section by a dealer or
			 manufacturer may subject the dealer or manufacturer to penalties under Chapter
			 246 of the General Statutes.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices › 179 - Written Disclosure Notice Required on the Resale of Motor Vehicles Replaced or Refunded by the Manufacturer › Section 42-179-10 - Notice to appear on title

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) If a
			 manufacturer accepts the return of a motor vehicle or compensates any person
			 who accepts the return of a motor vehicle pursuant to the provisions of
			 subsection (g) of Section
			 42-179
			 of the General Statutes, such manufacturer shall stamp the words "MANUFACTURER
			 BUYBACK" clearly and conspicuously on the face of the original title in letters
			 at least one-quarter inch high and, within ten (10) days of receipt of the
			 title, shall submit a copy of the stamped title to the Title Section of the
			 Department of Motor Vehicles, 60 State Street, Wethersfield, CT
			 06161.
(b) The commissioner of
			 motor vehicles shall cause the words "MANUFACTURER BUYBACK" in letters which
			 are at least one-quarter inch high to appear clearly and conspicuously on the
			 face of any new title for a vehicle listed as being returned from a consumer in
			 accordance with the provisions of subsection (f) of Section
			 42-179-7.
(c) Any person who applies for a title for a
			 vehicle returned pursuant to the provisions of subsection (g) of Section
			 42-179
			 of the General Statutes shall disclose, upon application for title to the
			 commissioner of motor vehicles, that such vehicle was so returned.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices › 179 - Written Disclosure Notice Required on the Resale of Motor Vehicles Replaced or Refunded by the Manufacturer › Section 42-179-11 - Applicability to out-of-state vehicles

Current through July 10, 2024
The provisions of Sections
				42-179-7,
				42-179-8,
				42-179-9
				and
				42-179-10
				shall apply to motor vehicles originally returned in another state from a
				consumer due to a nonconformity or defect in exchange for a refund or
				replacement vehicle and which a lessor or transferor with actual knowledge
				subsequently sells, transfers or leases in this state.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices › 181 - Motor Vehicle Dispute Settlement Program › Section 42-181-1 - Definitions

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) "Arbitration organization" means the
			 American Arbitration Association or any other nationally recognized arbitration
			 organization.
(b) "Arbitrator"
			 means an independent person or body appointed by the Commissioner to settle a
			 dispute.
(c) "Commissioner" means
			 the Commissioner of Consumer Protection or the Commissioner's authorized
			 designee.
(d) "Department" means
			 the Department of Consumer Protection.
(e) "Manufacturer's informal dispute
			 settlement program" means a motor vehicle dispute resolution program offered by
			 an automobile manufacturer to its consumers.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices › 181 - Motor Vehicle Dispute Settlement Program › Section 42-181-2 - Powers and duties of arbitrator

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The
			 Commissioner may designate an arbitrator who shall conduct fair and impartial
			 motor vehicle dispute settlement program arbitration hearings. The arbitrator
			 shall have all powers necessary to avoid delay in the disposition of the
			 dispute and to maintain order during proceedings, including, but not limited
			 to, the following:
(1) To consider any and
			 all evidence offered by the parties which the arbitrator deems
			 necessary;
(2) To request the
			 Commissioner to issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and the
			 production of relevant documents, papers, and records;
(3) To regulate the course of the arbitration
			 hearings and the conduct of the parties and any third parties or counsel
			 therein;
(4) To hold
			 conferences;
(5) To determine if a
			 vehicle inspection is necessary, and if deemed necessary, to specify the
			 location for such inspection;
(6)
			 To continue the arbitration hearing to a subsequent date if at the initial
			 arbitration hearing, the arbitrator determines that additional information is
			 necessary in order to render a fair and accurate decision;
(7) To require, with good cause, the
			 withdrawal from the arbitration hearing of any individual who is not a party to
			 the dispute; and
(8) To reopen the
			 arbitration hearing at will or upon motion of either party for good cause shown
			 at any time before the decision is rendered.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices › 181 - Motor Vehicle Dispute Settlement Program › Section 42-181-3 - Representation by counsel or other third party

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Any
			 party to an arbitration hearing may be represented by counsel. If any party
			 opts to be so represented, such party shall notify the department of the name
			 and address of said counsel no later than two days prior to the scheduled date
			 of the arbitration hearing. The department shall immediately forward such
			 information to the opposing party.
(b) Each party may be accompanied by any
			 chosen third party, other than legal counsel, without prior notice. Such third
			 party may also act as interpreter if a language barrier or special need
			 exists.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices › 181 - Motor Vehicle Dispute Settlement Program › Section 42-181-4 - Arbitration hearings procedures

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The consumer
			 shall file a request for arbitration on a form prescribed by the Commissioner
			 along with a filing fee of fifty dollars. The fee shall be refunded if the
			 request does not meet the eligibility requirements of the automobile dispute
			 settlement program, as established by Chapter 743b of the Connecticut General
			 Statutes. The date of the receipt by the department of such completed form and
			 fee shall be considered the filing date of such request.
(b) Upon receipt of a fully-completed request
			 for arbitration from a consumer, the department shall provide a copy to the
			 motor vehicle manufacturer, directing such manufacturer to provide the
			 department a manufacturer's statement, which shall be on a form prescribed by
			 the Commissioner.
(c) Upon receipt
			 of the completed manufacturer's statement and the filing fee of $250.00, as set
			 forth in Section 42-181(b) of the Connecticut General Statutes, the department
			 shall forward copies of the consumer's request for arbitration and the
			 manufacturer's statement to the appointed arbitrator.
(d) The arbitration shall be conducted in
			 accordance with the Consumer Arbitration Rules published by the American
			 Arbitration Association or any other nationally recognized arbitration
			 organization.
(e) The arbitrator
			 may require vehicle inspections, if the arbitrator deems necessary.
(f) The arbitration hearing shall be
			 completed within one session unless the arbitrator, for good cause, determines
			 that additional sessions are required. After the arbitrator is satisfied that
			 the parties' presentations are complete, the arbitrator shall declare the
			 arbitration hearing closed.
(g) The
			 arbitrator may reopen the arbitration hearing for good cause or upon motion of
			 either party at any time before the decision is issued.
(h) The arbitrator shall render a decision
			 not later than thirty (30) days from the date of the closing of the arbitration
			 hearing.
(i) The department shall
			 make and retain an audio recording of each arbitration hearing.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices › 181 - Motor Vehicle Dispute Settlement Program › Section 42-181-5 - The arbitration decision

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The decision
			 shall be written by the arbitrator on a form prescribed by the
			 Commissioner.
(b) The arbitration
			 decision shall contain the following:
(1)
			 Findings of fact and the reason for the arbitrator's decision;
(2) The specific terms of the award, if
			 applicable;
(3) The date for
			 performance, if applicable; and
(4)
			 Notice of other legal remedies, if any, available to either party under
			 applicable state or federal law
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices › 181 - Motor Vehicle Dispute Settlement Program › Section 42-181-6 - Settlement of dispute

Current through July 10, 2024
The manufacturer shall notify the department if the dispute is
				settled at any time before the arbitration hearing is declared closed by the
				arbitrator, which notice shall include the terms of the settlement and the date
				for performance. The consumer shall notify the department if compliance has not
				occurred by such agreed upon date, and the arbitration process shall recommence
				at the point at which it had been interrupted by the notification to the
				department of the proposed settlement.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices › 181 - Motor Vehicle Dispute Settlement Program › Section 42-181-7 - Sign to be placed in motor vehicle dealership

Current through July 10, 2024
Each motor vehicle dealer that sells motor vehicles produced by
				a manufacturer which does not provide a manufacturer's informal dispute
				settlement program shall post notification of the department's motor vehicle
				dispute settlement program and the method by which a consumer may utilize it.
				Such notification shall be prominently posted in the area of the dealership
				service department where consumers transact business. The Commissioner shall
				post on the department's website the required standard language and formatting
				for such notification.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices › 231 - Emergency Rationing › Section 42-231-1 - Definitions

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) "Product" or "service" means any
			 essential product or service designated by the governor, pursuant to Public Act
			 No. 91-367, Section 1 (a), to be in short supply or in danger of becoming so in
			 the state or one of its regions, but shall not include any energy resources as
			 defined in Section
			 16a-2 of the
			 Connecticut General Statutes;
(b)
			 "Order" means a gubernatorial order or proclamation, issued under Public Act
			 No. 91-367, Section 1 (a), establishing price restrictions on or rationing of a
			 product or service;
(c) "Seller"
			 means any person who sells or offers to sell a product or service in an
			 emergency region designated by an order;
(d) "Emergency region" means any region so
			 designated in an order issued pursuant to Public Act No. 91-367, Section 1 (a);
			 and
(e) "Commissioner" means the
			 commissioner of the Department of Consumer Protection.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices › 231 - Emergency Rationing › Section 42-231-2 - Registry of sellers

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) When the
			 governor's order that a product or service be rationed in an emergency region
			 becomes effective, the order and the written findings made pursuant to Public
			 Act No. 91-367, Section 1 (a) shall be delivered to the commissioner.
(b) Upon receipt of the order and findings,
			 the commissioner shall investigate the matter, using whatever administrative
			 proceedings or other sources of information she deems fit and shall compile a
			 registry of sellers.
(c) Each
			 seller shall register with the commissioner by providing to the commissioner
			 the following information:
(1) Seller's name
			 and address of place of business;
(2) The amount of the product or service
			 which seller possesses or otherwise has available for sale in the emergency
			 region; and
(3) The seller's sales
			 volume of the product or service immediately prior to the declaration of the
			 supply emergency.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices › 231 - Emergency Rationing › Section 42-231-3 - Petition for exemption

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) A seller who
			 wishes to be exempted from an order may petition the commissioner. The petition
			 shall include:
(1) The seller's name and
			 business address;
(2) Reference to
			 the order from which exemption is sought;
(3) A description of the product or service
			 which petitioner would like to offer for sale;
(4) The price which petitioner charged for
			 the product or service immediately prior to the effective date of the order,
			 and the volume then sold;
(5) The
			 price which the petitioner is currently charging for the product or service,
			 and the petitioner's current sales volume;
(6) If the petitioner's current offering
			 price is greater than his price immediately prior to the supply emergency
			 proclamation, evidence of the circumstances which led to the price
			 increase;
(7) The price which the
			 petitioner would like to charge and the volume he would like to sell;
			 and
(8) The reason why petitioner's
			 continued compliance with the order will represent an inordinate hardship
			 beyond that suffered by sellers generally.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices › 260 - Arbitration of Extended Warranty Contracts › Section 42-260-2 - Definitions

Current through July 10, 2024
As used in this Regulation:
(a) "Commissioner" means the Insurance
			 Commissioner.
(b) "Arbitrator"
			 means a person selected by the Insurance Commissioner to review written
			 submissions, hear and decide disputes between an extended warranty buyer and an
			 extended warranty provider.
(c)
			 "Buyer" means a person who purchases an extended warranty from an extended
			 warranty provider.
(d) "Claimant"
			 means a buyer of an extended warranty from an extended warranty provider who
			 attempts to gain the benefit of his extended warranty contract.
(e) "Complaint" means a letter in which the
			 claimant sets forth in a short and plain statement the grounds of his dispute
			 with the extended warranty provider.
(f) "Extended Warranty" means a contract or
			 agreement for repair service of operational or structural failure of a product
			 due to a defect in materials, skill or workmanship given for consideration over
			 and above the lease or purchase price of a product.
(g) "Extended Warranty Provider" means a
			 person who issues, makes, provides or offers to provide an extended warranty to
			 a buyer, excluding a retail seller of an extended warranty if such seller:
(1) is the manufacturer of the product
			 covered under the extended warranty; or
(2) sells or offers an extended warranty for
			 a product obligating the manufacturer, distributor or importer to provide the
			 service of the extended warranty.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices › 260 - Arbitration of Extended Warranty Contracts › Section 42-260-3 - Mediation

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Parties to an extended warranty contract
			 or agreement shall make reasonable efforts to resolve disputes over the terms
			 of the warranty. In the event that the parties cannot reach agreement, the
			 claimant may file a formal written complaint with the Consumer Affairs Division
			 of the Insurance Department.
(b)
			 The complaint shall contain a short and plain description of the nature of the
			 dispute, including a description of any attempts made to resolve the dispute
			 and the results of such attempts. The claimant shall state the purchase or
			 lease price of the item subject to the extended warranty, the cost of repair of
			 the item and shall include a copy of the extended warranty contract or
			 agreement. The complaint shall be mailed to:
State of Connecticut
Insurance Department
P. O. Box 816
Hartford, CT 06142-0816
ATTN: Consumer Affairs
(c) Upon receipt of the complaint an examiner
			 shall be assigned to review the complaint, forward a copy of same to the
			 extended warranty provider, and mediate the dispute.
(d) Within ten (10) days of receipt of the
			 complaint the extended warranty provider shall respond in writing to the
			 allegations of the complaint explaining the position taken by the provider and
			 the basis for that position.
(e)
			 The examiner shall provide a copy of any documents received from either party
			 to the opposing party.
(f) If the
			 examiner is unable to resolve the dispute through mediation within thirty (30)
			 days of receipt of the extended warranty provider's response, the examiner
			 shall transfer the matter to the Arbitration Unit within the Insurance
			 Department for commencement of arbitration proceedings. The examiner shall
			 notify the claimant and the extended warranty provider in writing that the
			 matter has been referred for arbitration and that each party has the right to
			 object to binding arbitration within ten (10) days of the mailing of the date
			 of mailing of the notice. Failure to file such written objection shall be
			 deemed consent to binding arbitration. Each party shall remit a non-refundable
			 fee of thirty ($30.00) dollars to the Arbitration Unit, payable to the
			 Treasurer, State of Connecticut for deposit in the Insurance Fund established
			 pursuant to Section
			 38a-52a
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes, within fifteen (15) days of the date of
			 mailing of the notice informing the party that the matter has been referred for
			 arbitration. Failure to submit the fee within the required fifteen (15) days
			 shall allow the Commissioner, in his discretion, to note such failure upon the
			 record and render a decision by default against the failing party. In cases
			 where neither party has complied with the fee deadline, the matter shall be
			 dismissed with prejudice and the Arbitration Unit shall close the
			 file.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices › 260 - Arbitration of Extended Warranty Contracts › Section 42-260-4 - Arbitration

Current through July 10, 2024
Arbitration shall be conducted upon the submission of documents
				if the lease or purchase price of the item covered by the extended warranty
				contract or the cost of repair is one thousand ($1,000.00) dollars or less.
				Arbitration shall be conducted at an oral hearing if the lease or purchase
				price of the item covered by the extended warranty contract or the cost of
				repair exceeds one thousand ($1,000.00) dollars.
(a)
(1) If
			 the purchase or lease price of the item subject to the extended warranty or the
			 cost of repair, exclusive of sales tax, is one thousand ($1,000.00) dollars or
			 less the Commissioner shall appoint an arbitrator from the Arbitration Unit to
			 review written documentation from the parties and to render a written decision
			 resolving the dispute. The arbitrator shall, within five (5) days of his
			 appointment by the Commissioner, notify the parties of the arbitrator's name
			 and that they may submit additional written or photographic documentation
			 necessary to present their case within fifteen (15) days of receipt of the
			 arbitrator's notification to them of his appointment. All such documentation
			 shall also be provided to the opposing party when submitted to the
			 arbitrator.
(2) If the purchase of
			 lease price of the item subject to the extended warranty or the cost of repair
			 exceeds one thousand ($1,000.00) dollars the Commissioner shall appoint an
			 arbitrator from the Arbitration Unit to conduct a hearing and render a written
			 decision resolving the dispute. The arbitrator shall, within five (5) days of
			 his appointment by the Commissioner, notify the parties of the arbitrator's
			 name, the date, time and location of the hearing at least ten (10) business
			 days prior to the hearing. Parties may submit additional written or
			 photographic documentation necessary to present their case to within three (3)
			 days of the hearing. All such documentation shall also be provided to the
			 opposing party when submitted to the arbitrator.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices › 295 - Sweepstakes › Section 42-295-1 - Sweepstakes

Current through July 10, 2024
For the purposes of sections
				42-295
				through
				42-300,
				inclusive, of the Connecticut General Statutes, a sweepstakes or a game of
				skill shall be considered to have represented that there is a strong likelihood
				that a person will be awarded a prize if it uses any language or format to
				indicate that:
1) the recipient of the
			 offer is a "finalist" or is in a numerically small group of individuals who are
			 qualified or eligible to win a prize;
2) the recipient of the offer has won or will
			 be awarded a prize, and then such language is qualified by additional language,
			 either before or after the primary language, stating that the receipt of such
			 prize is contingent upon the recipient having the winning number or entry,
			 unless this modifying language is immediately adjacent to the primary language
			 and is conspicuous;
3) the sponsor
			 has "reserved" or is "holding" a prize or a check in the recipient's name, or
			 uses similar language to indicate that a prize or check is being held in the
			 recipient's name;
4) the recipient
			 of the offer has been provided with a "Prize Guarantee Seal" or a similar
			 guarantee of winning;
5) the
			 recipient of the offer will "forfeit" or "lose" a prize if the recipient fails
			 to return the entry form; or
6) the
			 envelope containing the sweepstakes offer has been sent by certified mail or
			 private carrier when such is not true.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 42a - Uniform Commercial Code › 9 - Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code › Section 42a-9-2 - General provisions

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Forms.
The Secretary of the State may prescribe and furnish on request forms required or permitted to be filed by sections 42a-9-101 to 42a-9-xxx, inclusive, of the Connecticut General Statutes, but their use is not mandatory.
(b)
Document delivery.
UCC documents may be tendered for filing at the filing office as follows:
(1) Personal delivery, at the filing office's street address. The file date and time for a UCC document delivered by this method is when delivery of the UCC document is accepted by the filing office.
(2) United States Postal Service delivery, to the filing office's mailing address. The file date and time for an accepted UCC document delivered by this method is 8:30 a.m. on the date it is received in the filing office. An accepted UCC document delivered after regular business hours or on a date the filing office is not open for business shall have a filing date and time of 8:30 a.m. on the next day the filing office is open for business.
(3) Facsimile delivery, to the filing office's facsimile filing telephone number. The file date and time for an accepted UCC document delivered by this method is the date and time it is received in the filing office. An accepted UCC document delivered after regular business hours or on a date the filing office is not open for business shall have a filing date and time of 8:30 a.m. on the next day the filing office is open for business.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 42a - Uniform Commercial Code › 9 - Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code › Section 42a-9-3 - Acceptance and refusal of documents

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Policy Statement.
The duties and responsibilities of the filing office with respect to the administration of article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code are ministerial. In accepting for filing or refusing to file a UCC document pursuant to sections 42a-9-1 to 42a-9-6, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, the filing office does none of the following:
(1) Determine the legal sufficiency or insufficiency of a UCC document;
(2) Determine that a security interest in collateral exists or does not exist;
(3) Determine that information in the UCC document is correct or incorrect, in whole or in part;
(4) Create a presumption that information in the UCC document is correct or incorrect, in whole or in part.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 42a - Uniform Commercial Code › 9 - Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code › Section 42a-9-4 - Indexing procedures

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Identification numbers.
Each initial financing statement is identified by its file number. A record is created in the UCC information management system for each initial financing statement.
(b) A UCC document is identified by a unique file number assigned by the filing office. In the UCC information management system, records of all UCC documents other than initial financing statements are linked to the record of their related initial financing statement.
(c)
Identification of parties.
The names and addresses of debtors and secured parties are transferred from UCC documents to the UCC information management system.
(d) The type of UCC document from which data is transferred is identified in the UCC information management system.
(e)
Filing date and filing time.
The filing date and filing time of UCC documents are stored in the UCC information management system. Calculation of the lapse date of an initial financing statement is based upon the filing date.
(f)
Lapse indicator.
An indicator is maintained by which the UCC information management system identifies whether or not a financing statement shall lapse and, if it does, when it shall lapse.
(g)
Page count.
The total number of pages in a UCC document is maintained in the UCC information management system.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 42a - Uniform Commercial Code › 9 - Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code › Section 42a-9-5 - Data entry of names

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Organization names.
The filing office shall enter organization names into the UCC information management system exactly as set forth in the UCC document, even if it appears that multiple names are set forth in the document or if it appears that the name of an individual has been included in the field designated for an organization name. The organization name field in the UCC information management system is fixed in length. The maximum length is 100 characters. Remitters should provide full names on their UCC documents, however, a name that exceeds the fixed length is entered as presented to the filing office, up to the maximum length of the data entry field.
(b) Personal name fields in the UCC information management system are fixed in length. Remitters should provide full names on their UCC documents, however, a name that exceeds the fixed length is entered as presented to the filing office, up to the maximum length of the data entry field. The length of data entry name fields are as follows:
(1) First name: 20 characters;
(2) Middle name: 20 characters;
(3) Last name: 60 characters;
(4) Suffix: 25 characters.