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

Sec. 42-246. Reinstatement of terminated agreement. (a) If the property is returned to the lessor other than through judicial process, the lessee shall be entitled to reinstate the terminated agreement as follows: (1) If the lessee has paid less than one-third of the total amount…

Sec. 42-247. Written notice of assignment of lessor's right to receive payment under the agreement. The lessee shall pay the original lessor until the lessee receives written notification of an assignment of the lessor's rights to payment pursuant to a rent-to-own agreement and t…

Sec. 42-248. Limit on total rental payments. Lessee to acquire ownership when fifty per cent of all rental payments made by lessee equals cash price of rented property. Termination of agreement. (a) No lessor shall offer a rent-to-own agreement in which the total of rental paymen…

Sec. 42-249. Lessee's early purchase option. At any time after the initial payment, the lessee may acquire ownership of the property by tendering an amount equal to the cash price of the property minus fifty per cent of all previous renewal payments made. (P.A. 91-162, S. 10, 18.…

Sec. 42-250. Advertisement of rent-to-own agreements. Disclosure. (a) An advertisement for a rent-to-own agreement that refers to or states the amount of a payment and the right to acquire ownership of any one particular item under the agreement shall clearly and conspicuously st…

Sec. 42-251. Violations. Lessee's right to minimum recovery, set-off and counterclaim. Attorney's fees and court costs. (a) A violation of any provision of sections 42-240 to 42-253, inclusive, shall be deemed an unfair or deceptive trade practice under subsection (a) of section …

Sec. 42-252. Lessor's obligations. A lessor shall have the same obligations as a seller under sections 42a-1-304, 42a-2-302 and 42a-2-312 to 42a-2-318, inclusive, and the same obligations as a creditor under sections 36a-645 to 36a-647, inclusive. Any rent-to-own agreement shall …

Sec. 42-253. Action must be brought within three years. No action shall be brought under the provisions of sections 42-240 to 42-253, inclusive, more than three years after the person bringing the action knew or should have known of the occurrence of the alleged violation. (P.A. …

Secs. 42-254 to 42-259. Reserved for future use.

Sec. 42-260. Extended warranties. Definitions. Warranty requirements. Reimbursement insurance policy. Reserves. Surplus and ratio requirement. Requirement re filing of financial statement. Regulations. Exceptions. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Extended warranty” means a contr…

Sec. 42-261. Express warranties. Prohibition re conditioning initial term on consumer registration. (a) For purposes of this section, (1) “express warranty” means a written statement arising out of a sale to a consumer of consumer goods pursuant to which the manufacturer, distrib…

Secs. 42-262 to 42-269. Reserved for future use.

Sec. 42-270. Definitions. As used in this section and section 42-271: (1) “Lease” means a consumer lease, as defined in subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 42-391, of a motor vehicle, as defined in subdivision (11) of subsection (a) of section 42-391. (2) “Lessor” means …

Sec. 42-271. Requirements of lease agreement re excess wear and tear charges. Procedure to contest charges. (a) A lessor may charge, receive or collect excess wear and tear charges only if the lease sets forth reasonable standards for wear and tear and any excess wear and tear ch…

Sec. 42-271a. Applicability. Sections 42-270 and 42-271 shall apply to leases entered into on or after July 1, 2003. (P.A. 96-56, S. 1, 2; P.A. 02-81, S. 48.) History: P.A. 96-56 effective May 7, 1996; P.A. 02-81 deleted reference to “lease agreements” and applied provisions to l…

Secs. 42-272 to 42-279. Reserved for future use.

Sec. 42-280. Definitions. As used in sections 42-280 to 42-283, inclusive: (1) “Diet company” means any person, except a hospital, engaged in the business of selling a product or service, the primary purpose of which is to cause weight loss in the person who uses the product or s…

Sec. 42-281. Prohibited activities. A diet company shall not: (1) Make any written representation regarding the safety of any diet program providing less than one thousand calories per day unless the diet company provides conspicuous disclosure that a physician is monitoring the …

Sec. 42-282. Required disclosures by diet companies. Required provisions in diet program contracts. (a) Any written representation by a diet company that consumers have successfully maintained weight loss must include in clear and conspicuous type and in close proximity to such r…

Sec. 42-283. Unfair trade practices. A violation of sections 42-280 to 42-282, inclusive, shall be deemed an unfair or deceptive trade practice under subsection (a) of section 42-110b. (P.A. 96-126, S. 4.)

Sec. 42-284. Definitions. As used in this section, sections 42-285 to 42-289, inclusive: (1) “Automated dialing system” means a device that (A) automatically dials a telephone number, or (B) makes a connection to an end user by means of an automated system that is used to dial a …

Sec. 42-285. Contract requirements. (a) No oral agreement made by a consumer to purchase, lease or rent goods or services from a telemarketer shall be a binding, valid or enforceable contract against the consumer unless the telemarketer receives from the consumer a written and si…

Sec. 42-286. Prohibited actions before receipt of signed contract. (a) A telemarketer shall not accept payment in any form from a consumer, or make or submit any charge to the consumer's credit card, charge card, debit card or electronic payment platform account, unless the telem…

Sec. 42-287. Exempted transactions. The provisions of sections 42-284 to 42-286, inclusive, shall not apply to: (1) Any transaction between a consumer and a publisher, owner, agent or employee of a newspaper marketing its own publications; (2) Any transaction between a consumer a…

Sec. 42-288. Applicability. Unfair trade practice. Rebuttable presumption. (a) For the purposes of sections 42-284 to 42-287, inclusive, any transaction which occurs between a telemarketer and a consumer shall be considered to have taken place in this state if (1) the telemarkete…

Sec. 42-288a. Telephonic sales calls. “No sales solicitation calls” listing and “National Do Not Call Registry”. Prohibited acts. Disclosures. Exceptions. Regulations. Penalties. (a) The department shall establish and maintain a “no sales solicitation calls” listing of consumers …

Sec. 42-288b. Telephone and telecommunications companies to provide notice to consumers re “no sales solicitation calls” listing and complaint form. Each telephone and telecommunications company, as defined in section 16-1, that issues an account statement to a consumer with resp…

Sec. 42-288c. Compensation paid to person providing material information re investigation and enforcement of action against telephone solicitor. Section 42-288c is repealed, effective October 1, 2023. (P.A. 15-230, S. 3; P.A. 23-98, S. 25.)

Sec. 42-289. Prohibitions re voice communications and telephonic sales calls. Exceptions. Rebuttable presumption. Civil penalty. Unfair trade practice. (a) As used in this section, “terminating provider” means a telecommunications provider upon whose network a voice communication…

Secs. 42-290 to 42-294. Reserved for future use.

Sec. 42-295. Definitions. As used in sections 42-295 to 42-301, inclusive: (1) “Advertise” means the use of the media, mail, computer, telephone or personal contact to offer: (A) To a specifically named person the opportunity to participate in a sweepstakes and such offer represe…

Sec. 42-296. Sweepstakes. Restrictions on advertisements. No person may advertise a sweepstakes if there is any condition or restriction attached to the receipt of any prize a person wins in the sweepstakes, unless the condition or restriction to claim the prize is through any me…

Sec. 42-297. Required disclosures. (a) A person advertising a sweepstakes in this state shall disclose in immediate proximity to and in at least the same size and face type as the description of each prize in the advertisements: (1) The verifiable retail value of such prize; (2) …

Sec. 42-298. Games of skill. Restriction on advertisement. No person shall advertise a game of skill where a prize with a fair market value of over two hundred dollars is awarded to a winner if participants are required to pay an entry or judging fee or are solicited to purchase …

Sec. 42-299. Simulated checks. Restricted use. No person may distribute or otherwise transfer a simulated check in connection with a sweepstakes in this state unless the simulated check clearly and conspicuously bears the phrase “THIS IS NOT A CHECK” diagonally printed on the fac…

Sec. 42-300. Unfair trade practice. A violation of sections 42-295 to 42-299, inclusive, shall be deemed an unfair or deceptive trade practice under subsection (a) of section 42-110b. (P.A. 96-196, S. 11.)

Sec. 42-301. Sweepstakes or promotional drawing. Restrictions. Violations. Exceptions. (a) No person shall conduct or promote a sweepstakes or a promotional drawing authorized by the provisions of section 53-278g that (1) is not related to the bona fide sale of goods, services or…

Secs. 42-302 to 42-309. Reserved for future use.

Sec. 42-310. Definitions. Requirements. Restrictions. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Buying club” means any partnership, corporation, limited liability company, association, trust, or any other legal entity that offers memberships to consumers for a fee whereby such consumers …

Sec. 42-311. Unfair trade practice. A violation of any of the provisions of section 42-310 shall constitute an unfair or deceptive act or practice as defined by section 42-110b. (P.A. 96-196, S. 13.)

Secs. 42-312 to 42-319. Reserved for future use.

Sec. 42-320. Definitions. As used in this section and section 42-321: (1) “Buyer” means any person entering into a social referral services contract with a seller; (2) “Person” means a natural person, partnership, corporation, association or any other legal entity; (3) “Seller” m…

Sec. 42-321. Contract requirements. (a) Each contract for social referral 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 written contract or three business days after the social referra…

Sec. 42-322. Unfair trade practice. Any violation of any provision of section 42-320 or 42-321 shall be deemed an unfair or deceptive trade practice under subsection (a) of section 42-110b. (P.A. 96-259, S. 16.)

Secs. 42-323 to 42-329. Reserved for future use.

Sec. 42-330. Definitions. As used in sections 42-330 to 42-336, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) “Assistive technology device” means any device sold, leased or transferred in this state or to a consumer in this state on or after January 1, 1998, that is used …

Sec. 42-331. Remedies for nonconformity in assistive technology device. Repair, replacement or refund. (a) If a nonconformity in an assistive technology device occurs or exists during the term of an express warranty applicable to the assistive technology device or within two year…

Sec. 42-332. Return by consumer of assistive technology device having nonconformity. (a) Any consumer who elects a remedy available under subdivision (1) of subsection (d) of section 42-331 shall first offer to transfer the assistive technology device to the manufacturer. Not lat…

Sec. 42-333. Disclosure of reasons for return of assistive technology device prior to sale or lease. No assistive technology device that is returned by a consumer in this state under sections 42-331 and 42-332, or by a consumer in another state under a similar law of such state, …

Sec. 42-334. Regulations. The Commissioner of Consumer Protection may adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, to carry out the provisions of sections 42-330 to 42-333, inclusive. Such regulations may establish an alternative dispute resolution program to investigate and…