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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 5150
February Session, 2022
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Referred to Committee on GENERAL LAW
Introduced by:
(GL)
AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER
PROTECTION’S RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING CONSUMERS,
RETAILERS AND CREDIT TRANSACTIONS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 21a-79 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2022): 2
(a) For the purposes of this section: [(1) "consumer commodity" and 3
"unit of a consumer commodity" have] 4
(1) "Alcoholic liquor" has the same meaning as provided in section 5
30-1; 6
(2) "Carbonated soft drink container" means an individual, separate 7
sealed glass, metal or plastic bottle, can, carton or jar containing a 8
carbonated liquid soft drink that is sold separately or in packages of not 9
more than twenty-four individual containers; 10
(3) "Consumer commodity" has the same meaning as provided in 11
section 21a-73, except that consumer commodity does not include 12 Raised Bill No. 5150
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alcoholic liquor [, as defined in subdivision (3) of section 30-1,] or a 13
carbonated soft drink container; [(2) "carbonated soft drink container" 14
means an individual, separate, sealed glass, metal or plastic bottle, can, 15
jar or carton containing a carbonated liquid soft drink sold separately or 16
in packages of not more than twenty-four individual containers; (3) 17
"universal product coding"] 18
(4) "Electronic pricing system" means a system that utilizes, by means 19
of a scanner, universal product coding bar codes in combination with a 20
cash register to record and total a consumer's purchases; 21
(5) "Electronic shelf labeling system" means an electronic system that 22
utilizes an electronic device which (A) is attached to a shelf, or at any 23
other point of sale, immediately above or below an item, (B) clearly and 24
conspicuously displays to consumers the price and unit price of a 25
consumer commodity, and (C) reads the same data as an electronic cash 26
register scanning system; 27
(6) "End cap display" means a location in a retail sales area that is at 28
the immediate end of an aisle; 29
(7) "Unit of a consumer commodity" has the same meaning as 30
provided in section 21a-73; and 31
(8) "Universal product coding" means any system of coding that 32
entails electronic pricing. [; (4) an electronic shelf labeling system is an 33
electronic system that utilizes an electronic device attached to the shelf 34
or at any other point of sale, immediately below or above the item, that 35
conspicuously and clearly displays to the consumer the unit price and 36
the price of the consumer commodity. Such electronic shelf labeling 37
system reads the exact same data as the electronic cash register scanning 38
system; and (5) an electronic pricing system is a system that utilizes the 39
universal product coding bar code by means of a scanner in combination 40
with the cash register to record and total a customer's purchases.] 41
(b) (1) (A) Any person who, or association, corporation, firm [,] or 42
partnership [, association or corporation] that, [utilizes] uses universal 43 Raised Bill No. 5150
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product coding [in totaling] to total a retail [customer's] consumer's 44
purchases shall mark, or cause to be marked, each consumer commodity 45
that bears a [Universal Product Code] universal product code with [its] 46
such consumer commodity's retail price. 47
(B) Any person who, or association, corporation, firm [,] or 48
partnership [, association or corporation] that, [utilizes] uses an 49
electronic pricing system [in totaling] to total a retail consumer's 50
purchases shall provide [each] to such consumer [with] an item-by-item 51
digital display, plainly visible to [the] such consumer as each universal 52
[pricing] product code is scanned, of the price of each carbonated soft 53
drink container or consumer commodity, [or carbonated soft drink 54
container,] or both, which such consumer has selected for purchase [by 55
such consumer prior to accepting] before such person, association, 56
corporation, firm or partnership accepts payment from such consumer 57
for such carbonated soft drink container or consumer commodity, or 58
[container] both. The provisions of this subparagraph [do] shall not be 59
construed to apply to any person who, or association, corporation, firm 60
[,] or partnership [, association or corporation] that, is operating in a 61
retail sales area of not more than ten thousand square feet. 62
(2) The provisions of subparagraph (A) of subdivision (1) of this 63
subsection shall not apply if [:] (A) [The] the Commissioner of Consumer 64
Protection, by regulation, allows for the [utilization] use of electronic 65
shelf labeling systems, [;] (B) [a retailer] the commissioner grants to a 66
person, association, corporation, firm or partnership [is granted] 67
approval to [utilize] use an electronic shelf labeling system, [by the 68
commissioner;] (C) [the retailer has demonstrated] the person, 69
association, corporation, firm or partnership demonstrates, to the 70
commissioner's satisfaction, [of the commissioner] that such electronic 71
shelf labeling system is supported by an electronic pricing system that 72
[utilizes] uses universal product coding [in totaling] to total a retail 73
[customer's] consumer's purchases, [;] and (D) [the retailer] such person, 74
association, corporation, firm or partnership has received the 75
commissioner's approval for such an electronic pricing system. [by the 76
commissioner.] 77 Raised Bill No. 5150
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(3) The provisions of subparagraph (A) of subdivision (1) of this 78
subsection shall not apply to a person, association, corporation, firm or 79
partnership if [:] (A) [The retailer has met] the conditions [of] established 80
in subdivision (2) of this subsection have been satisfied, [;] and (B) the 81
[retailer] person, association, corporation, firm or partnership has 82
received the Commissioner of Consumer Protection's permission [by the 83
commissioner] to suspend implementation of the electronic pricing 84
system for a period, not to exceed thirty days, [in order to allow the 85
retailer] to enable such person, association, corporation, firm or 86
partnership, or an agent acting on behalf of [the retailer] such person, 87
association, corporation, firm or partnership, to [reset,] remodel, repair, 88
reset or otherwise modify such electronic pricing system at the retail 89
establishment. 90
(4) The provisions of subparagraph (A) of subdivision (1) of this 91
subsection shall not apply to a person, association, corporation, firm or 92
partnership if [:] (A) [The retailer] the person, association, corporation, 93
firm or partnership applies for, and [is approved for] the Commissioner 94
of Consumer Protection approves, an exemption [by the Commissioner 95
of Consumer Protection] for such person, association, corporation, firm 96
or partnership, (B) [the retailer] such person, association, corporation, 97
firm or partnership demonstrates, to the commissioner's satisfaction, [of 98
the commissioner] that [the retailer] such person, association, 99
corporation, firm or partnership has achieved price scanner accuracy of 100
at least ninety-eight per cent, as determined by the latest version of the 101
National Institute of Standards and Technology Handbook 130, 102
"Examination Procedures for Price Verification", as adopted by The 103
National Conference on Weights and Measures, [",] (C) [the retailer] 104
such person, association, corporation, firm or partnership pays an 105
application fee, to be used to offset annual inspection costs, of three 106
hundred fifteen dollars, if the premises consists of less than twenty 107
thousand square feet of retail space, [and] or six hundred twenty-five 108
dollars, if the premises consists of at least twenty thousand square feet 109
[or more] of retail space, (D) [the retailer] such person, association, 110
corporation, firm or partnership makes available a consumer price test 111 Raised Bill No. 5150
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scanner that is approved by the commissioner and located prominently 112
in an easily accessible location for each twelve thousand square feet of 113
retail floor space, or fraction thereof, and (E) price accuracy inspections 114
resulting in less than ninety-eight per cent price scanner accuracy are 115
reinspected, without penalty, and [the retailer] such person, association, 116
corporation, firm or partnership pays a two-hundred-fifty-dollar 117
reinspection fee. 118
(5) Notwithstanding any provision of this subsection, consumer 119
commodities that are offered for sale and [that are] located on an end 120
cap display within the retail sales area [are] shall not be subject to the 121
requirements [specified under] established in this subsection, provided 122
any information that would otherwise have been made available to a 123
consumer pursuant to this section is clearly and conspicuously posted 124
on or adjacent to such end cap. [For purposes of this subdivision, "end 125
cap display" means the location in the retail sales area that is at the 126
immediate end of an aisle.] 127
(6) Consumer commodities that are advertised in a publicly 128
circulated printed form as being offered for sale at a reduced retail price 129
for a minimum seven-day period need not be individually marked at 130
such reduced retail price, provided such consumer commodities are 131
individually marked with their regular retail price and a conspicuous 132
sign [is] adjacent to such consumer commodities [, which sign] discloses 133
[:] (A) [The] such reduced retail price and [its] the unit price [;] of such 134
consumer commodities, and (B) a statement disclosing that [the item] 135
the cashier will [be] electronically [priced] price such consumer 136
commodities at [the] such reduced price. [by the cashier.] 137
(7) (A) [If] Except as provided in subparagraph (B) of this 138
subdivision, if a consumer commodity is offered for sale and [its] the 139
consumer commodity's electronic price is higher than the posted price, 140
then one item of such consumer commodity, up to a value of twenty 141
dollars, shall be given to the consumer at no cost to the consumer. A 142
conspicuous sign shall adequately disclose to the consumer that in the 143
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of such consumer commodity shall be given to the [customer] consumer 145
at no cost to the consumer. 146
(B) The provisions of subparagraph (A) of this subdivision shall not 147
apply to a person, association, corporation, firm or partnership in cases 148
where the person, association, corporation, firm or partnership (i) 149
improperly fails to redeem a digital or paper coupon which, if properly 150
redeemed, would reduce the price of a consumer commodity, or (ii) fails 151
to remove a sign adjoining a consumer commodity and disclosing a 152
time-limited reduced price for the consumer commodity after the time 153
period specified for such reduced price has expired. 154
(8) If a consumer presents a digital or paper coupon which, if 155
properly redeemed, would reduce the price of a consumer commodity 156
and the person, association, corporation, firm or partnership fails to 157
properly redeem such coupon, such person, association, corporation, 158
firm or partnership shall provide to the consumer a refund in an amount 159
that is equal to the value of such coupon. If a person, association, 160
corporation, firm or partnership offers a consumer commodity for sale 161
at a reduced price for a specified time period, and a sign disclosing such 162
reduced price remains adjacent to the consumer commodity following 163
expiration of such time period, the person, association, corporation, firm 164
or partnership shall only require a consumer to pay the reduced price 165
disclosed in such sign for such consumer commodity. 166
(c) (1) The Commissioner of Consumer Protection may adopt 167
regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, concerning 168
the marking of prices, and use of universal product coding, on each unit 169
of a consumer commodity. 170
(2) The Commissioner of Consumer Protection may adopt 171
regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, designating 172
not more than twelve consumer commodities that need not be marked 173
in accordance with the provisions of subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of 174
this section and specifying the method of providing adequate disclosure 175
to consumers to [insure] ensure that the electronic pricing of the 176 Raised Bill No. 5150
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designated consumer commodities is accurate. The commissioner may 177
also establish, by regulation, methods to protect consumers against 178
electronic pricing errors of such designated consumer commodities and 179
to [insure] ensure that the electronic prices of such designated consumer 180
commodities are accurate. Among the methods that the commissioner 181
may consider are conditions similar to those set forth in subdivision (5) 182
of subsection (b) of this section. 183
(d) The Commissioner of Consumer Protection, after providing 184
notice and conducting a hearing in accordance with the provisions of 185
chapter 54, may issue a warning citation to, or impose a civil penalty of 186
not more than one hundred dollars for the first offense and not more 187
than five hundred dollars for each subsequent offense on, any person [,] 188
who, or association, corporation, firm [,] or partnership [, association or 189
corporation] that, violates any provision of subsection (b) of this section, 190
or any regulation adopted pursuant to subsection (c) of this section. Any 191
person who, or association, corporation, firm [,] or partnership [, 192
association or corporation] that, violates any provision of subsection (b) 193
of this section, or any regulation adopted pursuant to subsection (c) of 194
this section, shall be fined not more than two hundred dollars for the 195
first offense and not more than one thousand dollars for each 196
subsequent offense. Each violation with respect to all units of a 197
particular consumer commodity on any single day shall be deemed a 198
single offense. 199
Sec. 2. Section 21a-79b of the general statutes is repealed and the 200
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2022): 201
(a) For the purposes of this section, "consumer commodity" has the 202
same meaning as provided in section [21a-73, except that "consumer 203
commodity" does not include alcoholic liquor, as defined in subdivision 204
(3) of section 30-1, or a carbonated soft drink container] 21a-79, as 205
amended by this act. 206
(b) (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 21a-79, as amended 207
by this act, and except as provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection, 208 Raised Bill No. 5150
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if a retailer offers to a consumer a consumer commodity, including, but 209
not limited to, [fruits] any fruit or [vegetables] vegetable weighed at the 210
point of sale, [is offered for sale by a retailer] and [its] the price of the 211
consumer commodity to the consumer at the point of sale is [higher] 212
greater than the [posted or] advertised or posted retail price for such 213
consumer commodity, [then] such retailer shall give such consumer 214
commodity [, up to a value of twenty dollars, shall be given] to [the] 215
such consumer, at no cost to such consumer, if the value of such 216
consumer commodity is not more than twenty dollars. [A conspicuous] 217
Retailers shall post a sign, [shall] in a conspicuous location, which 218
adequately [disclose] discloses to [the consumer] consumers that in the 219
event [such] the retail price of a consumer commodity is [higher] greater 220
than the [posted or] advertised or posted retail price [,] for the consumer 221
commodity, the retailer shall give such consumer commodity [shall be 222
given] to the [customer] consumer at no cost to the consumer. 223
(2) The provisions of subdivision (1) of this subsection shall not apply 224
to a retailer if the retailer (A) improperly fails to redeem a digital or 225
paper coupon which, if properly redeemed, would reduce the price of a 226
consumer commodity, or (B) fails to remove a sign adjoining a consumer 227
commodity and disclosing a time-limited reduced price for the 228
consumer commodity after the time period specified for such reduced 229
price has expired. 230
(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 21-79 and except as 231
provided in subsection (b) of this section, if a consumer presents a 232
digital or paper coupon which, if properly redeemed, would reduce the 233
price of a consumer commodity, including, but not limited to, any fruit 234
or vegetable weighed at the point of sale, and the retailer fails to 235
properly redeem such coupon, such retailer shall provide to the 236
consumer a refund in an amount that is equal to the value of such 237
coupon. If a retailer offers a consumer commodity, including, but not 238
limited to, any fruit or vegetable weighed at the point of sale, for sale at 239
a reduced price for a specified time period, and a sign disclosing such 240
reduced price remains adjacent to the consumer commodity after 241
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to pay the reduced price disclosed in such sign for such consumer 243
commodity. 244
[(c)] (d) The Commissioner of Consumer Protection, after providing 245
notice and conducting a hearing in accordance with the provisions of 246
chapter 54, may issue a warning citation to, or impose a civil penalty of 247
not more than one hundred dollars for the first offense and not more 248
than five hundred dollars for each subsequent offense on, any person 249
who, or association, corporation, firm [,] or partnership [, association or 250
corporation] that, violates any provision of subsection (b) or (c) of this 251
section. Each violation with respect to all units of a particular consumer 252
commodity on any single day shall be deemed a single offense. 253
[(d)] (e) The provisions of this section do not apply to any person, 254
association, corporation, firm [,] or partnership [, association or 255
corporation] operating in a retail sales area of not more than ten 256
thousand square feet. 257
Sec. 3. Section 42-133ff of the general statutes is repealed and the 258
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2022): 259
(a) For the purposes of this section: 260
(1) (A) "Agent" (i) means any person who (I) arranges for the 261
distribution of services by another person, or (II) leases, rents or sells 262
tangible or intangible personal, real or mixed property, or any other 263
article, commodity or thing of value, on behalf of another person, and 264
(ii) includes, but is not limited to, (I) any person who is duly appointed 265
as an agent by a common carrier, (II) any person who sells 266
transportation, travel or vacation arrangements on behalf of another 267
person who is engaged in the business of furnishing transportation, 268
travel or vacation services, and (III) any member of a cruise line 269
association that operates exclusively as an agent for cruise lines to sell 270
cruise travel products or services. 271
(B) "Agent" does not mean (i) a common carrier, (ii) an employee of a 272
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furnishing transportation, travel or vacation services. 274
(2) "Charge card" (A) means any card, device or instrument that (i) is 275
issued, with or without a fee, to a holder and requires the holder to pay 276
the full outstanding balance due on such card, device or instrument at 277
the end of each standard billing cycle established by the issuer of such 278
card, device or instrument, and (ii) may be used by the holder in a 279
transaction to receive services or lease, purchase or rent tangible or 280
intangible personal, real or mixed property, or any other article, 281
commodity or thing of value, and (B) includes, but is not limited to, any 282
software application that (i) is used to store a digital form of such card, 283
device or instrument, and (ii) may be used in a transaction to receive 284
such services or lease, purchase or rent any such property, article, 285
commodity or thing. 286
(3) "Credit card" (A) means any card, device or instrument that (i) is 287
issued, with or without a fee, to a holder, and (ii) may be used by the 288
holder in a transaction to receive services or lease, purchase or rent 289
tangible or intangible personal, real or mixed property, or any other 290
article, commodity or thing of value on credit, regardless of whether 291
such card, device or instrument is known as a credit card, credit plate or 292
by any other name, and (B) includes, but is not limited to, any software 293
application that (i) is used to store a digital form of such card, device or 294
instrument, and (ii) may be used in a transaction to receive such services 295
or lease, purchase or rent any such property, article, commodity or thing 296
on credit. 297
(4) (A) "Debit card" (i) means any card, code, device or other means 298
of access, or any combination thereof, that (I) is authorized or issued for 299
use to debit an asset account held, directly or indirectly, by a financial 300
institution, and (II) may be used in a transaction to receive services or 301
lease, purchase or rent tangible or intangible personal, real or mixed 302
property, or any other article, commodity or thing of value regardless of 303
whether such card, code, device, means or combination is known as a 304
debit card, and (ii) includes, but is not limited to, (I) any software 305
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or other means of access, or any combination thereof, that may be used 307
in a transaction to receive such services or lease, purchase or rent any 308
such property, article, commodity or thing, and (II) any cards, codes, 309
devices or other means of access, or any combination thereof, commonly 310
known as automated teller machine cards and payroll cards. 311
(B) "Debit card" does not mean (i) a check, draft or similar paper 312
instrument, or (ii) any electronic representation of such check, draft or 313
instrument. 314
(5) "Person" means any individual, corporation, incorporated or 315
unincorporated association, limited liability company, partnership, 316
trust or other legal entity. 317
(6) "Surcharge" means any additional charge or fee that increases the 318
total amount of a transaction for the privilege of using a particular form 319
of payment. 320
(7) (A) "Transaction" means distribution by one person to another 321
person of any service, or the lease, rental or sale by one person of any 322
tangible or intangible personal, real or mixed property, or any other 323
article, commodity or thing of value to another person, for a certain 324
price. 325
(B) "Transaction" does not mean payment of any (i) fees, costs, fines 326
or other charges to a state agency authorized by the Secretary of the 327
Office of Policy and Management under section 1-1j, (ii) taxes, penalties, 328
interest and fees allowed by the Commissioner of Revenue Services in 329
accordance with section 12-39r, (iii) taxes, penalties, interest and fees, or 330
other charges, to a municipality in accordance with section 12-141a, (iv) 331
fees, costs, fines or other charges to the Judicial Branch in accordance 332
with section 51-193b, or (v) sum pursuant to any other provision of the 333
general statutes or regulation of Connecticut state agencies. 334
[(a)] (b) No [seller] person may impose a surcharge [on a buyer who 335
elects to use any method of payment, including, but not limited to, cash, 336
check, credit card or electronic means, in] on any [sales] transaction. 337 Raised Bill No. 5150
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[(b) Any seller who accepts or offers to accept a bank credit card 338
bearing a trade name as a means of payment shall accept any bank credit 339
card bearing such trade name presented by a cardholder, 340
notwithstanding the identity of the card issuer. For the purposes of this 341
subsection, "bank credit card" means any credit card issued by a bank, 342
savings bank, savings and loan association or credit union.] 343
(c) (1) Nothing in this section shall prohibit any [seller] person from 344
offering a discount [to a buyer] on any transaction to induce [such buyer 345
to pay] payment by cash, check, debit card [, check] or similar means 346
rather than by charge card or credit card. No person may offer any such 347
discount unless such person posts a notice disclosing such discount. 348
Such person shall clearly and conspicuously (A) post such notice on 349
such person's premises if such person conducts transactions in-person, 350
(B) display such notice on the Internet web site or digital payment 351
application before completing any online transaction or transaction that 352
is processed by way of such digital payment application, and (C) 353
verbally provide such notice before completing any oral transaction, 354
including, but not limited to, any telephonic transaction. 355
(2) In furtherance of the legislative findings contained in section 42-356
133j, no existing or future agreement or contract [or agreement] shall 357
prohibit a gasoline distributor or retailer [or distributor] from offering a 358
discount to a buyer based upon the method [of payment by] such buyer 359
uses to pay for such gasoline. Any provision in such [contract or] 360
agreement or contract prohibiting such [retailer or] distributor or 361
retailer from offering such discount is void and without effect [as] 362
because such provision is contrary to public policy. 363
[(d) Nothing in this section shall prohibit any seller from conditioning 364
acceptance of a credit card on a buyer's minimum purchase. Each seller 365
shall disclose any such minimum purchase policy orally or in writing at 366
the point of purchase. For the purposes of this subsection, "at the point 367
of purchase" includes, but is not limited to, at or on a cash register and 368
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(e) No provider of travel services may impose a surcharge on or 370
reduce the commission paid to a travel agent who acts as an agent for 371
such provider if the buyer uses a credit card to purchase such provider's 372
travel services. A violation of any provision of this subsection shall be 373
deemed an unfair or deceptive trade practice under subsection (a) of 374
section 42-110b. As used in this subsection, "provider of travel services" 375
means a person, firm or corporation engaged in the business of 376
furnishing travel, transportation or vacation services, but does not 377
include a travel agent, and "travel agent" means a person, firm, 378
corporation or other entity that (1) is (A) a duly appointed agent of a 379
common carrier, or (B) a member of a cruise line association and 380
operates exclusively as an agent for cruise lines in the sale of cruise 381
travel products or services, and (2) offers or sells travel, transportation 382
or vacation arrangements as an agent for a provider of travel services, 383
but does not include a common carrier or an employee of a common 384
carrier.] 385
(d) No person shall condition acceptance of a charge card or credit 386
card for a transaction on a requirement that the transaction be in a 387
minimum amount unless such person discloses such requirement. Such 388
person shall clearly and conspicuously (1) post such notice on such 389
person's premises if such person conducts transactions in-person, (2) 390
display such notice on the Internet web site or digital payment 391
application before completing any online transaction or transaction 392
processed by way of such digital payment application, and (3) verbally 393
provide such notice before completing any oral transaction, including, 394
but not limited to, any telephonic transaction. 395
(e) No person may reduce the amount of any commission paid to an 396
agent for such person in a transaction because a charge card or credit 397
card was used to provide payment as part of such transaction. 398
(f) A violation of any provision of this section shall be deemed an 399
unfair or deceptive trade practice under subsection (a) of section 42-400
110b. The Commissioner of Consumer Protection may impose a n 401
additional civil penalty for any violation of this section. The amount of 402 Raised Bill No. 5150
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such additional civil penalty shall not exceed five hundred dollars per 403
violation. Payments of such additional civil penalty shall be deposited 404
in the consumer protection enforcement account established in section 405
21a-8a. 406
(g) The Commissioner of Consumer Protection may adopt 407
regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to 408
implement the provisions of this section. 409
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2022 21a-79
Sec. 2 October 1, 2022 21a-79b
Sec. 3 October 1, 2022 42-133ff
Statement of Purpose:
To: (1) Provide that a retailer who fails to timely remove a promotional
sale sign, or properly redeem a coupon, shall not be required to provide
a commodity to a consumer free of charge, but shall instead sell the
commodity to the consumer at the improperly posted price or issue a
refund to the consumer for the value of the improperly redeemed
coupon; (2) modify certain provisions concerning charge card, credit
card and debit card transaction surcharges; and (3) make conforming,
minor and technical changes to the consumer protection and related
statutes.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
underlined.]