{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-42-286","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 42-286","heading":"Prohibited actions before receipt of signed contract.","body":"(a) A telemarketer shall not accept payment in any form from a consumer, or make or submit any charge to the consumer's credit card, charge card, debit card or electronic payment platform account, unless the telemarketer has received from the consumer a contract, signed by the consumer, which complies with section 42-285.\n(b) In the event that the consumer sends payment to the telemarketer, or the telemarketer makes or submits a charge to the consumer's account, including, but not limited to, a credit card, charge card, debit card or electronic payment platform account, and the telemarketer has not received a signed contract from the consumer which complies with section 42-285, the telemarketer shall immediately and fully refund the consumer's payment or immediately and fully credit the consumer's account.","path":["TITLE 42. BUSINESS, SELLING, TRADING AND COLLECTION PRACTICES","CHAPTER 743m. TELEMARKETING"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_743m.htm#sec_42-286","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":"a43c8e0719b69fa6760f7175340e183d4f362e1582f9088d448e3e1b075428ab","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-42-285","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-42-287"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}