{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-21a-434","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 21a-434","heading":"Prohibition against retailers refusing to accept cash or charging a higher price for cash payments. Exceptions. Regulations.","body":"(a) For purposes of this section, (1) “at retail” includes any retail transaction conducted in person, excluding any transaction: (A) By telephone, mail or the Internet, (B) for parking at a parking lot or a parking garage, (C) at a wholesale club that sells consumer goods and services through a membership model, (D) at a retail store selling consumer goods exclusively through a membership model that requires payment by means of an affiliated mobile device application, (E) for the rental of consumer goods, services or accommodations for which posting of collateral or security is typically required, (F) for consumer goods or services provided exclusively to employees and individuals other than customers who are authorized to be on the employer's premises, and (G) at a location where no individual is employed to provide in-person assistance with any offer or purchase of goods or services, and (2) “cash” means legal tender.\n(b) Except as provided in subsection (c) or (d) of this section, a person selling or offering for sale goods or services at retail in this state shall not: (1) Refuse to accept cash as a form of payment for such goods or services, (2) post signs stating that cash payment is not accepted, or (3) charge a customer paying cash a higher price than such customer would pay using any other form of payment.\n(c) A person selling or offering for sale goods or services at retail in this state shall be deemed to have satisfied the requirements established in subsection (b) of this section if the person provides a device to consumers that converts cash into a prepaid card, and:\n(1) Such person and such person's device vendor do not, directly or indirectly:\n(A) Require payment of any fee for initial receipt of such prepaid card;\n(B) Charge any fee to use such prepaid card, including, but not limited to, (i) a fee charged to (I) check the balance of such prepaid card, or (II) deposit additional cash on such prepaid card, or (ii) any recurring fee;\n(C) Require payment of a minimum deposit for such prepaid card in an amount that is greater than one dollar;\n(D) Establish an expiration date relative to the underlying funds deposited on such prepaid card;\n(E) Limit the number of transactions that may be completed by using such prepaid card; or\n(F) Require a consumer to provide any personally identifiable information, including, but not limited to, a telephone number, electronic mail address or Social Security number, to receive or use such prepaid card;\n(2) Such device shall, upon request, provide a printed receipt to a consumer indicating the amount of cash the consumer has deposited onto such prepaid card; and\n(3) In the event such device malfunctions, the retail store where such device is located shall:\n(A) Accept payment in cash from consumers until such device is restored and satisfies the requirements established in this subsection; and\n(B) Post a sign in a conspicuous location on or immediately adjacent to such device stating that such retail store is required by law to accept cash if such device malfunctions.\n(d) Nothing in subsections (a) to (c), inclusive, of this section shall be construed to apply to any service offered by a health care provider, as defined in section 19a-17b, or to any professional service, as defined in section 33-182a.\n(e) The Commissioner of Consumer Protection may adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, to implement the provisions of this section.","path":["TITLE 21a. CONSUMER PROTECTION","CHAPTER 420l. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/sup/chap_420l.htm#sec_21a-434","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:07:24Z","sha256":"e92043a9939172c303dbf0bc9c77d7a14b4e15521277f51c9356db722c494468","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-21a-433","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-21a-435"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}