Title 21a — Title 21a: Consumer Protection

Sec. 21a-430. Donation bins. Placement in public place. Notice required. Penalty. (a) No person shall place or cause to be placed in a public place a donation bin for the donation of clothing or other articles unless such person has been granted permission to place such donation …

Sec. 21a-431. Persons under eighteen years of age required to wear protective headgear in certain baseball batting cages. (a) No person under eighteen years of age may enter into a commercial, nonprofit or municipally operated baseball batting cage for the purpose of hitting from…

Sec. 21a-432. Operators of youth athletic activities to make available statement re concussions. Comprehensive background checks for certain employees and volunteers. (a) For purposes of this section: (1) “Youth athletic activity” means an organized athletic activity involving pa…

Sec. 21a-433. Snow removal and ice control services contracts. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Service provider” means a person providing services under a snow removal and ice control services contract; (2) “Service receiver” means a person receiving services under a snow remov…

Sec. 21a-434. Prohibition against retailers refusing to accept cash or charging a higher price for cash payments. (a) For purposes of this section, (1) “at retail” includes any retail transaction conducted in person, excluding any transaction: (A) By telephone, mail or the Intern…

Sec. 21a-435. Online dating operator. Definitions. As used in this section and sections 21a-436 to 21a-440, inclusive: (1) “Connecticut user” means a user who provides a Connecticut home address or zip code when registering with an online dating operator or a user who is known or…

Sec. 21a-436. Online dating operator. Criminal background screening. (a) An online dating operator that does not conduct a criminal background screening on each user shall, before permitting a Connecticut user to communicate through the online dating platform with another user, p…

Sec. 21a-437. Online dating operator. Safety awareness notification. (a) An online dating operator that offers services to residents of this state shall clearly and conspicuously provide a safety awareness notification on the online dating platform to all Connecticut users that i…

Sec. 21a-438. Online dating operator. Means of communicating required notifications. An online dating operator providing the notifications required under sections 21a-436 and 21a-437 shall provide such notification at the time a Connecticut user registers with the online dating o…

Sec. 21a-439. Online dating operator. Fines, investigations and hearings. Powers of the Department and Commissioner of Consumer Protection. (a) The Department of Consumer Protection may issue fines of not more than twenty-five thousand dollars per violation, accept an offer in co…

Sec. 21a-440. Online dating operator. Online safety center and harassment report policy. (a) Each online dating operator that offers services to Connecticut users shall maintain an online safety center, which shall be reasonably designed to provide Connecticut users with resource…

Secs. 21a-441 to 21a-445. Reserved for future use.

Sec. 21a-446. Automated kiosks for consumer electronics. (a) For the purposes of this section, “automated kiosk for consumer electronics” or “kiosk” means an interactive device that allows consumers to recycle or sell their used personal electronic devices. (b) No person shall op…