§ 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 telemarketer is (A) a resident of this state, or (B) a business entity that is registered, or required by law to be registered, with the Secretary of the State to do business in this state, (2) the consumer is a resident consumer, or (3) the telemarketer contacted the consumer using a telephone number with a Connecticut area code. (b) Violation of any provision of sections 42-284 to 42-287 , inclusive, shall be an unfair or deceptive act or practice in violation of subsection (a) of section 42-110b . (c) There shall be a rebuttable presumption that a telephonic sales call made to a resident consumer or to a telephone number with a Connecticut area code has taken place in this state.

Legislative History

(P.A. 96-196, S. 5; P.A. 23-98, S. 12.) History: P.A. 23-98 substantially amended Subsec. (a) by adding Subdiv. and Subpara. designators and adding provisions re resident consumers, business entities registered, or required by law to be registered, with Secretary of the State to do business in this state and telephone numbers with Connecticut area codes and added Subsec. (c) re rebuttable presumption that telephonic sales calls made to resident consumers or telephone numbers with Connecticut area codes have taken place in this state.