{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-42-151","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 42-151","heading":"Definitions.","body":"The following definitions shall apply in this chapter:\n(a) Consumer. A “consumer” is an individual who borrows, leases, buys or obtains money, property or services under a written agreement.\n(b) Consumer contract. A written agreement is a “consumer contract,” if:\n(1) A consumer enters into the agreement primarily for personal, family or household purposes; and\n(2) The agreement is one in which the consumer: (A) Borrows up to twenty-five thousand dollars or receives up to twenty-five thousand dollars in credit from a person who lends money or extends credit in the ordinary course of business; or (B) agrees to pay up to twenty-five thousand dollars to buy or lease personal property or services from a person who is acting in the ordinary course of business; or (C) leases any residential dwelling.","path":["TITLE 42. BUSINESS, SELLING, TRADING AND COLLECTION PRACTICES","CHAPTER 742*. CONSUMER CONTRACTS"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_742.htm#sec_42-151","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":"2026-09-06T19:07:14Z","sha256":"e783f6bac8954bb34b99f42f6accd9d37bdcefc6d6186521d9e6db8443ab7a8f","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-42-150bb","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-42-152"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}