{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-21a-436","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 21a-436","heading":"Online dating operator. Criminal background screening.","body":"(a) An online dating operator that does not conduct a criminal background screening on each user shall, before permitting a Connecticut user to communicate through the online dating platform with another user, provide the Connecticut user with a clear and conspicuous notification that the online dating operator does not conduct a criminal background screening on each user.\n(b) An online dating operator that offers services to residents of this state and conducts a criminal background screening on each user shall, before permitting a Connecticut user to communicate through the platform with another user: (1) Provide to the Connecticut user with a clear and conspicuous notification indicating that the online dating operator conducts a criminal background screening on each user, which notification shall include a statement of whether the platform excludes an individual who is identified as having a criminal conviction and a statement that a criminal background screening may: (A) Be inaccurate or incomplete; (B) give a user a false sense of security; and (C) be circumvented by an individual who has a criminal history; and (2) include on the online dating platform a notification containing the information described in subdivision (1) of this subsection.","path":["TITLE 21a. CONSUMER PROTECTION","CHAPTER 420l. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_420l.htm#sec_21a-436","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":"2026-09-06T19:07:06Z","sha256":"2f76a81f081ea42499df8a11ed0516ff0cddcec9e6f543668d0ed0a7dd6425a8","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-21a-435","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-21a-437"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}