{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-42-234a","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 42-234a","heading":"Abnormal market disruptions and prices of energy resources: Civil actions by Attorney General; unfair trade practice.","body":"(a) The Attorney General, upon referral by the Commissioner of Consumer Protection, may bring a civil action in the superior court for the judicial district of Hartford against any person who violates any provisions of section 42-234 to recover a civil penalty of not more than ten thousand dollars per violation and such equitable relief as the court deems appropriate.\n(b) The Attorney General, upon referral by the Commissioner of Consumer Protection, may bring a civil action in the superior court for the judicial district of Hartford against any person who knowingly violates any provision of section 42-234 to recover a civil penalty of not more than ten thousand dollars per violation, double damages and such equitable relief as the court deems appropriate.\n(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, any violation of section 42-234 shall be deemed to be an unfair trade practice within the provisions of chapter 735a.","path":["TITLE 42. BUSINESS, SELLING, TRADING AND COLLECTION PRACTICES","CHAPTER 743h. PROFITEERING"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_743h.htm#sec_42-234a","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":"e014d54e3acff0da69f4cd635d67236cb984ae8d24aef4502a11f1f09b723af4","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-42-234","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-42-234b"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}