{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-38a-354","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 38a-354","heading":"(Formerly Sec. 38-175u). Automobile appraisers and insurers prohibited from requiring where repairs should be made or making certain statements. Notice required on appraisals or estimates.","body":"(a) No automobile physical damage appraiser shall require that appraisals or repairs should or should not be made in a specified facility or repair shop or shops.\n(b) No insurance company doing business in this state, or agent or adjuster for such company shall (1) require any insured to use a specific person for the provision of automobile physical damage repairs, automobile glass replacement, glass repair service or glass products, or (2) state that choosing a facility other than a motor vehicle repair shop participating in a motor vehicle repair program established by such company will result in delays in repairing the motor vehicle or a lack of guarantee for repair work.\n(c) Any appraisal or estimate for a motor vehicle physical damage claim written on behalf of an insurer shall include the following notice, printed in not less than ten-point boldface type:\nNOTICE:\nYOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO CHOOSE THE LICENSED REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE DAMAGE TO YOUR MOTOR VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED.","path":["TITLE 38a. INSURANCE","CHAPTER 700*. PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE","PART II*. MOTOR VEHICLE POLICIES"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_700.htm#sec_38a-354","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":"2026-09-06T19:07:12Z","sha256":"ff24f95806139bf7436de14563e722b86aadcaa83c51d55d76a6340242ed1d41","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-38a-353","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-38a-354a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}