General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 392 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 1533 *01533* Referred to Committee on GENERAL LAW Introduced by: SEN. HARTLEY, 15th Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 392 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 1533 *01533* Referred to Committee on GENERAL LAW Introduced by: SEN. HARTLEY, 15th Dist. AN ACT REQUIRING CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR DOOR-TO-DOOR SALESPERSONS. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to require that any person who is employed as a door-to-door salesperson shall, prior to the commencement of such employment in this state, at his or her own expense, submit to a criminal background check, and thereafter submit the results of such background check to the Department of Consumer Protection. Statement of Purpose: To require criminal background checks for door-to-door salesperson job candidates, the cost of which to be covered by the individual.