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Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act

Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 42-110a–42-110q

Section titles and links were checked against the Connecticut General Assembly’s current Chapter 735a, including its 2026 supplement notice. Summaries are educational and do not determine whether CUTPA applies to particular conduct.

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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 42-110a

Definitions

Defines the commissioner, documentary material, person, trade, and commerce.

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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 42-110b

Unfair trade practices prohibited; legislative intent

Prohibits unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices and states interpretive policy.

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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 42-110c

Exceptions

Identifies transactions or conduct excluded under specified circumstances.

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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 42-110d

Investigation; hearing; orders; enforcement; disclosure of information

Describes investigations, demands, hearings, administrative orders, restitution, enforcement, and disclosure.

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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 42-110e

Appeals

Addresses judicial review of specified administrative action.

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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 42-110f

Powers of receiver; restitution; judicial supervision

Describes receiver powers, restitution, and court supervision.

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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 42-110g

Action for damages; class actions; costs and fees; equitable relief; jury trial

Addresses private actions and relief, including a statutory limitations provision that should be checked before calculating a deadline.

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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 42-110h

Class actions

Addresses procedural requirements involving covered class actions.

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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 42-110i

Settlement of class actions

Addresses approval and administration of class-action settlements.

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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 42-110j

Voluntary compliance

Allows acceptance of written assurances of voluntary compliance.

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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 42-110k

Commissioner’s enforcement powers; court orders

Addresses court assistance when a person does not comply with a statement, subpoena, or investigative demand.

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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 42-110l

Assistance by court prosecutors

Addresses assistance by prosecuting officials in enforcement.

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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 42-110m

Restraining orders or injunctions; relief

Authorizes public court actions to restrain prohibited practices and obtain additional relief.

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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 42-110n

Consent orders

Addresses consent orders resolving specified enforcement matters.

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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 42-110o

Civil penalties

Provides penalties for specified injunction violations and willful prohibited conduct.

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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 42-110p

Dissolution, suspension, or forfeiture of corporate franchise for violation of injunction

Addresses corporate consequences for violating an injunction.

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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 42-110q

Service contract agreements; fee disclosure required

Requires specified service contractors to disclose separate service-call and labor fees.

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Connecticut consumer-credit categories

Research pending

Credit services and credit repair organizations

Licensing, registration, bonding, contracts, fees, cancellation, advertising, and prohibited practices.

What the legal reviewer checks

Covered-service definitions
License or registration requirements
Contract and disclosure language
Fee and cancellation restrictions
Advertising and prohibited practices

Research pending

Debt collection

State collection-agency licensing, prohibited conduct, validation-related rules, remedies, and regulator contacts.

What the legal reviewer checks

Collector and agency definitions
Licensing and exemptions
Communication and conduct restrictions
Civil remedies and enforcement
Complaint channels

Research pending

Consumer reporting and security freezes

State credit-reporting duties, freezes, protected-consumer freezes, identity-theft blocks, and remedies.

What the legal reviewer checks

Freeze placement and lifting
Fees and timing
Protected consumers
Identity-theft procedures
Enforcement and remedies

Authority identified

Identity theft, data breach, and privacy

Identity-theft crimes and recovery tools, breach notices, personal-information safeguards, and privacy rights.

Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 42-110a–42-110q

What the legal reviewer checks

Breach notice triggers and timing
Covered personal information
Security safeguards
Identity-theft reports and blocks
Attorney-general enforcement

Research pending

Garnishment and judgment protections

State exemptions, disposable-earnings limits, court procedures, bank-account protections, and employer duties.

What the legal reviewer checks

Wage and bank exemptions
Debt-specific limits
Claim-of-exemption procedure
Notice and hearing deadlines
Employer restrictions

Research pending

Repossession and deficiency balances

Notice, cure, repossession conduct, sale, accounting, redemption, and deficiency rules.

What the legal reviewer checks

Right-to-cure notices
Repossession restrictions
Sale notice and commercial reasonableness
Redemption
Deficiency accounting and defenses

Research pending

Small-dollar and consumer lending

Licensing, rates, fees, payment plans, disclosures, collection practices, and complaint resources.

What the legal reviewer checks

Covered loan definitions
License requirements
Rate and fee limits
Rollover or payment-plan rules
Enforcement

Research pending

Mortgage, housing, and auto finance

Servicing, foreclosure, homeowner, dealer-finance, motor-vehicle-sales, and related protections.

What the legal reviewer checks

Mortgage servicing and foreclosure
Homeowner notices and assistance
Dealer and sales-finance licensing
Auto disclosures
Complaints and remedies

Research pending

Medical and utility debt

Billing, collection, charity-care, utility termination, deposit, and payment-plan rules.

What the legal reviewer checks

Hospital and medical billing
Charity-care disclosures
Utility shutoff protections
Deposits and payment plans
Complaint agencies

Research pending

Military and veteran protections

State protections that may supplement federal servicemember and military-lending laws.

What the legal reviewer checks

State active-duty coverage
Interest or collection protections
Lease and contract rules
Court stays
Military legal-assistance contacts

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