Title 42, Title 42: Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices

Sec. 42-127b. Licensing of persons in business on October 1, 1971. Section 42-127b is repealed, effective January 1, 1995. (1971, P.A. 539, S. 13; P.A. 94-122, S. 339, 340.)

Sec. 42-128. Bond required. Section 42-128 is repealed. (1953, S. 3311d; 1971, P.A. 539, S. 14.)

Secs. 42-128a to 42-129a. Transferred to Chapter 669, Part XII, Secs. 36a-802 to 36a-804, inclusive.

Sec. 42-130. Use of terms. Section 42-130 is repealed. (1953, S. 3313d; 1971, P.A. 539, S. 14.)

Secs. 42-131 to 42-131d. Transferred to Chapter 669, Part XII, Secs. 36a-805 to 36a-809, inclusive.

Secs. 42-132 and 42-133. Application in case of pretended purchase or assignment. Penalty. Sections 42-132 and 42-133 are repealed. (1953, S. 3315d, 3316d; 1961, P.A. 517, S. 78; 1971, P.A. 539, S. 14.)

Sec. 42-133aa. Burden of proof for succession refusal on manufacturer or distributor. In determining whether good cause for the refusal to honor the succession exists, the manufacturer or distributor has the burden of proving that the successor is not of good moral character or d…

Sec. 42-133b. Forfeiture of consumer credit charges on failure to respond to debtor's inquiry. Liability for damages if amount in error. Section 42-133b is repealed. (1971, P.A. 774; P.A. 73-384, S. 1; P.A. 76-169, S. 16.)

Sec. 42-133bb. Prohibited acts by manufacturer or distributor re dealer. Notwithstanding the terms, provisions or conditions of any franchise agreement or other agreement between a manufacturer or distributor and a dealer, no manufacturer or distributor shall require that a deale…

Sec. 42-133c. Finance charge applied by retail sellers on open-end credit plans. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, notwithstanding any contrary provision of law, a retail seller under an open-end credit plan, as defined in 15 USC 1602, as amended from time…

Sec. 42-133cc. Prohibited acts by manufacturer or distributor. Notwithstanding the terms, provisions or conditions of any franchise agreement or other agreement between a manufacturer or distributor and a dealer, no manufacturer or distributor shall: (1) (A) Delay, refuse or fail…

Sec. 42-133d. Annual statement of interest imposed and paid under open-end credit plan. The creditor of any account under an open-end credit plan, as defined in 15 USC 1602, as amended from time to time, on which interest aggregating ten dollars or more has been imposed in any ca…

Sec. 42-133dd. Establishment of new franchises within a market area. Notice of intention. Protests. Procedure. Hearing. (a) In the event that a manufacturer or distributor seeks to enter into a franchise establishing a new dealer or relocating an existing dealer within or into a …

Sec. 42-133e. Franchises: Definitions. As used in sections 42-133e to 42-133g, inclusive: (a) “Person” means a natural person, corporation, limited liability company, partnership or other entity and, in case of an entity, includes any other entity which has a majority interest in…

Sec. 42-133ee. Civil action for injunction and damages. Notwithstanding the terms, provisions or conditions of any agreement or franchise or the terms or provisions of any waiver, any consumer who is injured by a violation of sections 42-133r to 42-133ee, inclusive, or any party …

Sec. 42-133f. Termination, or cancellation of, or failure to renew a franchise. (a) No franchisor shall, directly, or through any officer, agent or employee, terminate, cancel or fail to renew a franchise, except for good cause which shall include, but not be limited to the franc…

Sec. 42-133ff. Surcharge based on method of payment prohibited. Discount not prohibited. Agreement or contract not to prohibit discount based on method of payment for gasoline. Minimum purchase requirement. Agent commissions. Penalties. Regulations. (a) For the purposes of this s…

Sec. 42-133g. Action for violation. Right to occupy franchise premises where lease expires upon termination of franchise. Items filed with court by franchisor seeking possession of franchise premises. (a) Any franchisee may bring an action for violation of sections 42-133e to 42-…

Sec. 42-133gg. Sale or transfer of names of credit cardholders. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, no financial institution located in this state issuing credit cards in this state shall sell or transfer the names of any of its credit cardholders to any per…

Sec. 42-133h. Applicability of sections 42-133e to 42-133g, inclusive. Sections 42-133e to 42-133g, inclusive, shall take effect October 1, 1972, and shall apply only to franchise agreements entered into, renewed or amended on or after that date, the performance of which contempl…

Sec. 42-133hh. Restriction on information that may be printed on credit and debit card receipts. (a) For the purposes of this section, “person” means any individual, firm, partnership, association, corporation, limited liability company, organization or other entity, but does not…

Sec. 42-133i. Notice of expiration date of magazine subscription. Magazine subscription offer in the form of an invoice or bill. Unfair trade practice. (a) Any publisher, distributor, dealer or seller of magazines on a subscription basis in this state shall include (1) on the mai…

Sec. 42-133ii. Hold on credit or debit card account for the retail sale of gasoline. No gas station or convenience store that accepts credit or debit cards for the retail sale of gasoline shall place or allow a third party to place a hold on any credit or debit card account in an…

Sec. 42-133j. Legislative finding concerning petroleum product franchises. (a) The legislature of the state of Connecticut finds and declares that the distribution and sales of gasoline and petroleum products through franchises within the state of Connecticut, including the right…

Sec. 42-133k. Definitions. For the purposes of sections 42-133j to 42-133n, inclusive: (1) “Franchise” means any contract (A) between a refiner and a distributor; (B) between a refiner and a retailer; (C) between a distributor and another distributor; or (D) between a distributor…

Sec. 42-133l. Franchise agreements. Termination. Good cause. Notice required. Prohibited conduct. Terms. (a) No franchisor shall, directly, or through any officer, agent or employee, terminate, cancel or fail to renew a franchise, except for good cause shown which shall include, …

Sec. 42-133m. Assignment of franchise. Automatic termination. (a) A term in any franchise agreement between a franchisor and a franchisee which prohibits the voluntary assignment of the franchise to which they are parties, or which requires the franchisor's consent to such assign…

Sec. 42-133mm. Sale, transfers or assignment of franchisor's interest. (a) When a franchisor intends to sell, transfer or assign to another person the franchisor's interest in a single marketing premises that is not part of two or more marketing premises marketed as a package to …

Sec. 42-133n. Remedies. Effect of judgment. Limitation of actions. (a) Any franchisee may bring an action for violation of sections 42-133l or 42-133m in the Superior Court to recover damages sustained by reason of such violation, which action shall be privileged in respect to it…

Sec. 42-133q. Motor homes dealer, manufacturer or distributor: Applicable provisions of Secs. 42-133r to 42-133ee. With respect to a dealer, manufacturer or distributor, as defined in section 42-133r, of motor homes, as defined in section 14-1, the provisions of sections 42-133r …

Sec. 42-133r. Definitions. As used in sections 42-133r to 42-133ee, inclusive, unless the context indicates a different meaning: (1) “Manufacturer” means any person who manufactures or assembles new motor vehicles, or imports motor vehicles for distribution to dealers or through …

Sec. 42-133s. Obligations of manufacturers and distributors. Retail rate for parts and labor. Establishment, rebuttal and protest. Hearings. Dealer's claims. (a) Each manufacturer or distributor shall specify in writing to each of its dealers licensed in this state, the dealer's …

Sec. 42-133t. Liability of manufacturers and distributors for damages. Allocation of risk of loss. (a) Notwithstanding the terms, provisions or conditions of any agreement or franchise, manufacturers or distributors shall be liable for all damages to motor vehicles which occur pr…

Sec. 42-133u. Manufacturers or dealers to indemnify franchised dealers. Notwithstanding the terms of any franchise agreement, each manufacturer or distributor shall indemnify and hold harmless its franchised dealers against any judgment for damages, including, but not limited to,…

Sec. 42-133v. Cancellation, termination or nonrenewal of franchise. “Good cause” requirement. Notice. Appeal. (a) Notwithstanding the terms, provisions or conditions of any franchise agreement and notwithstanding the terms or provisions of any waiver or other agreement between th…

Sec. 42-133w. Manufacturer or distributor to compensate dealer upon termination, nonrenewal or cancellation. (a) Upon the termination, nonrenewal or cancellation of any franchise under sections 42-133r to 42-133ee, inclusive, initiated by the manufacturer, distributor or dealer, …

Sec. 42-133x. Effects of a franchise termination, cancellation or nonrenewal. (a) In the event of a termination, cancellation or nonrenewal under subdivision (2) of subsection (b) of section 42-133v or subsection (b) of this section: (1) If the dealer is leasing the dealership fa…

Sec. 42-133y. Succession to ownership interest in dealership by family member upon owner's death or incapacity. (a) Any owner may appoint by will, or other written instrument, a designated family member to succeed in the ownership interest of the owner in the dealer. (b) Unless g…

Sec. 42-133z. Refusal to honor succession by family member. Notice. (a) If a manufacturer or distributor believes that good cause exists for refusing to honor the succession by a family member of a deceased or incapacitated owner under the existing franchise agreement, the manufa…