Title 21a, Title 21a: Consumer Protection

Sec. 21a-165. (Formerly Sec. 19-292). Legal test for oil. No person shall sell or give away, for use in this state in wick lamps or wick stoves, oil or liquid product of petroleum of any kind standing less than one hundred and ten degrees Fahrenheit flash test or one hundred and …

Sec. 21a-166. Regulation of the sale, transport and delivery of kerosene. (a) No person shall sell or offer for sale at retail any crude oil distillate in a container or from a pump, labeled “1-K Kerosene”, or with any similar term indicating that the product being sold is 1-K ke…

Sec. 21a-175. (Formerly Sec. 19-323k). Short title: Solicitation of Charitable Funds Act. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Solicitation of Charitable Funds Act”. (1963, P.A. 551, S. 1.) History: Sec. 17-21e transferred to Sec. 19-323k in 1979; Sec. 19-323k tra…

Secs. 21a-176 to 21a-190. (Formerly Secs. 19-323l to 19-323z). Solicitation of charitable funds. Sections 21a-176 to 21a-190, inclusive, are repealed. (1963, P.A. 551, S. 2–14; February, 1965, P.A. 419; 518; 1967, P.A. 690, S. 1–6; P.A. 73-568, S. 1–4; P.A. 74-183, S. 210, 291; P…

Sec. 21a-190a. Solicitation of charitable funds: Definitions. As used in sections 21a-190a to 21a-190l, inclusive: (1) “Charitable organization” means any person who is or holds himself out to be established for any benevolent, educational, philanthropic, humane, scientific, patr…

Sec. 21a-190b. Registration of charitable organizations prior to solicitation. Hearing on application. Late fee. Extension of time for financial report. Failure to register. (a) Every charitable organization not exempted by section 21a-190d shall annually register with the depart…

Sec. 21a-190c. Annual financial reports. Fiscal records. (a) Every charitable organization required to register pursuant to section 21a-190b shall annually file with the department, as part of such organization's application for registration, a financial report for its most recen…

Sec. 21a-190d. Charitable organizations that engage in solicitation exempted from registration and financial disclosure requirements. The following charitable organizations that engage in solicitation shall not be subject to the provisions of sections 21a-190b and 21a-190c, provi…

Sec. 21a-190e. Fund-raising counsel. Filing of contracts. Registration of fund-raising counsel. Fees. Bond. Accounting for funds received. (a) Each contract between a charitable organization and a fund-raising counsel shall be in writing and shall be filed by the fund-raising cou…

Sec. 21a-190f. Paid solicitors. Registration. Fees. Bond. Filing of contracts. Solicitation notice. Contract requirements. Disclosures at point of solicitation. Prohibited practices. Records. Deposit of funds. (a) No person shall act as a paid solicitor unless such person has fir…

Sec. 21a-190g. Commercial coventurers. Filing of contracts. Terms. Accounting. Disclosures required in advertising. (a) Every charitable organization which agrees to permit a charitable sales promotion to be conducted in its behalf, shall obtain a written agreement from the comme…

Sec. 21a-190h. Prohibited acts. It shall be a violation of sections 21a-190a to 21a-190l, inclusive, for: (1) Any person to misrepresent the purpose or beneficiary of a solicitation; (2) any person to misrepresent the purpose or nature of a charitable organization; (3) any charit…

Sec. 21a-190i. Investigations. Subpoenas. Court orders. (a) The department, on its own motion or on complaint of any person, may conduct an investigation to determine whether any person has violated or is about to violate any provision of sections 21a-190a to 21a-190l, inclusive.…

Sec. 21a-190j. Time limit for compliance. Section 21a-190j is repealed, effective October 1, 2002. (P.A. 86-369, S. 10; S.A. 02-12, S. 1.)

Sec. 21a-190k. Regulations. The commissioner may adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 in order to carry out the provisions of sections 21a-190a to 21a-190l, inclusive. (P.A. 86-369, S. 11.)

Sec. 21a-190l. Denial, suspension, revocation of registration. Court-ordered relief. Penalties. (a) The commissioner may deny, suspend or revoke the registration of any charitable organization, fund-raising counsel or paid solicitor which has violated any provision of this sectio…

Sec. 21a-195. Boxing Commission established. Section 21a-195 is repealed. (P.A. 84-344, S. 1, 11; P.A. 85-157, S. 8, 9.)

Secs. 21a-195a to 21a-211. Transferred to Chapter 532a, Secs. 29-143i to 29-143z, inclusive.

Sec. 21a-216. (Formerly Sec. 19-341a). Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) “Health club” means any corporation, partnership, unincorporated association or other business enterprise offering facilities for the preservation, maintenance, encouragement or development of physic…

Sec. 21a-217. (Formerly Sec. 19-341b). Contracts for health club services. Right of cancellation. Every contract for health club services shall provide that such contract may be cancelled within three business days after the date of receipt by the buyer of a copy of the contract,…

Sec. 21a-218. (Formerly Sec. 19-341c). Statement of buyer's rights. Form. Buyer's cancellation. Seller's written confirmation. Buyer's disability. Refunds. (a) A copy of the health club contract shall be delivered to the buyer at the time the contract is signed. All health club c…

Sec. 21a-219. (Formerly Sec. 19-341d). Term of contract. Renewal. (a) No health club contract shall have a term for a period longer than twenty-four months. If a health club offers a contract of more than twelve months' term, it shall offer a twelve-month contract. If a health cl…

Sec. 21a-220. (Formerly Sec. 19-341e). Negotiable promissory notes to be clearly identified. Buyer's rights upon sale or discount. Time period for payment. If the buyer's obligation is in the form of a negotiable promissory note, such contract shall state in boldface type on the …

Sec. 21a-221. (Formerly Sec. 19-341f). Listing of equipment and services. A health club which intends to commence the sale of health club contracts, shall, prior to commencing sale, compile a written list of the equipment and each service which it intends to have available for us…

Sec. 21a-222. (Formerly Sec. 19-341g). Right of action. Remedies. (a) Any buyer of a health club contract which is in material violation of this chapter has a right to cancel the contract and a right of action against the health club for recovery of triple the amount actually pai…

Sec. 21a-223. (Formerly Sec. 19-341h). License required. Fee. Renewal. Sanitary facilities. Suspension or revocation of license. (a) Each individual place of business of each health club shall obtain a license from the Department of Consumer Protection prior to the sale of any he…

Sec. 21a-224. (Formerly Sec. 19-341i). Regulations. The Commissioner of Consumer Protection shall adopt regulations in accordance with chapter 54 to carry out the provisions of this chapter. (P.A. 76-262, S. 9; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(c); P.A. 04-189, S. 1.) History: …

Sec. 21a-225. (Formerly Sec. 19-341j). Construction of chapter. Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed as a limitation upon the power or authority of the state, the Attorney General or the commissioner to seek administrative, legal or equitable relief as provided by…

Sec. 21a-226. Connecticut Health Club Guaranty Fund. (a) The Commissioner of Consumer Protection shall establish and maintain the Connecticut Health Club Guaranty Fund in accordance with the provisions of this section. (b) Any health club which receives a license pursuant to sect…

Sec. 21a-227. Health club closings and transfers. Notices. Electronic monitoring of sales presentations. (a) When any health club is closing or transferring its place of business to another location, the health club shall: (1) Send a written notice disclosing such closing or tran…

Sec. 21a-231. (Formerly Sec. 19-419). Definitions. When used in this section and sections 21a-232 to 21a-236, inclusive: (1) “Bedding” means any mattress, pillow, cushion, quilt, bed pad, comforter, sleeping bag, upholstered spring bed, box spring, davenport, bedspring metal couc…

Sec. 21a-232. (Formerly Sec. 19-420). Prohibited acts; sterilization; sanitation; permits; exception. (a) No person shall sell as new any bedding or filling material unless it is made from all new material and is tagged as provided in this chapter. (b) No person shall sell, repre…

Sec. 21a-233. (Formerly Sec. 19-421). Tags. (a) Every article of bedding or filling material offered for sale shall have attached to it a tag which states: The name, as approved by the commissioner, of the filling material; whether the filling material is new or secondhand; the l…

Sec. 21a-234. (Formerly Sec. 19-422). Licenses; permits. Fees. (a) No person shall act as a manufacturer, importer, renovator or secondhand dealer without first completing an application and obtaining a numbered license from the commissioner. The license shall be conspicuously po…

Sec. 21a-235. (Formerly Sec. 19-423). Enforcement; regulations. The commissioner shall adopt regulations in accordance with chapter 54, necessary for the proper enforcement of this chapter. (1949 Rev., S. 4175; P.A. 82-326, S. 5, 7.) History: P.A. 82-326 entirely replaced previou…

Sec. 21a-236. (Formerly Sec. 19-424). Inspection by commissioner. Disciplinary action. Penalties. (a) Each place where bedding or filling material is made, renovated, sterilized, sanitized or sold shall be subject to inspection by the commissioner who may examine the contents of …

Sec. 21a-240. (Formerly Sec. 19-443). Definitions. The following words and phrases, as used in this chapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) “Abuse of drugs” means the use of controlled substances solely for their stimulant, depressan…

Sec. 21a-241. (Formerly Sec. 19-449). Prior regulations continued. Regulations promulgated under chapter 344 of the general statutes, revision of 1958, as amended, and chapters 344a and 344b of the 1965 supplement thereto, in effect on October 1, 1967, shall, unless clearly in co…

Sec. 21a-242. (Formerly Sec. 19-450a). Schedules of controlled substances. Exceptions. Section 21a-242 is repealed. (1972, P.A. 278, S. 30; P.A. 73-221, S. 1, 2; 73-616, S. 17, 67; 73-681, S. 2, 29; P.A. 74-338, S. 32, 94; P.A. 75-318; P.A. 77-142; 77-604, S. 48–50, 84; P.A. 78-3…

Sec. 21a-243. (Formerly Sec. 19-451). Regulations. Schedules of controlled substances. (a) The Commissioner of Consumer Protection shall adopt regulations for the efficient enforcement and operation of sections 21a-244 to 21a-282, inclusive. (b) The Commissioner of Consumer Prote…

Sec. 21a-244. (Formerly Sec. 19-451a). Regulations re storage and retrieval of prescription information. The Commissioner of Consumer Protection shall, on or before January 1, 1978, adopt regulations governing the storage and retrieval of prescription information for controlled s…

Sec. 21a-244a. Drug records maintained on electronic data processing systems or media systems. Electronic identifiers. Regulations. (a) The following terms shall have the following meanings when used in this section: (1) “Drug” means (A) articles recognized in the official United…

Sec. 21a-245. (Formerly Sec. 19-452). Manufacture, sale, administering of restricted substances regulated. No person shall manufacture, possess, have under his control, sell, prescribe, dispense, compound, process, deliver or administer to another person any restricted substance,…

Sec. 21a-246. (Formerly Sec. 19-453). License to manufacture, wholesale, supply, compound, etc. Exception. License fees. License to possess and supply marijuana. (a) No person within this state shall manufacture, wholesale, repackage, supply, compound, mix, cultivate or grow, or …

Sec. 21a-247. (Formerly Sec. 19-454). Qualifications of applicant for license. No license shall be issued under section 21a-246 until the applicant therefor has furnished proof satisfactory to the licensing authority (1) that the applicant is of good moral character or, if the ap…

Sec. 21a-248. (Formerly Sec. 19-456). Sale or dispensing of controlled drugs by licensed manufacturer or wholesaler. Records; orders. Scope of uses limited. (a) A licensed manufacturer or wholesaler may sell and dispense controlled drugs to any of the following-named persons, but…