Connecticut
in effect
6 checks relate to this framework
Rule summary last reviewed: 2026-08-03
Due again 2026-11-01.
Covers this jurisdiction's citation, effective date, scope and requirement
summaries. The 6 checks below carry their own dates, the
oldest of which is 2026-08-03. Nobody qualified to practise law has reviewed any of it — see about.
- Statute
- Conn. Gen. Stat. §42-158ff (ch. 742d), as amended by P.A. 25-44 §7. An older, overlapping provision sits at §42-126b(c). [medium confidence — flagged for counsel]
- Official text
- https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/sup/chap_742d.htm
- Effective
- The section was enacted in 2023 and amended since. The official source states that on and after July 1, 2026 the section reads as amended by P.A. 25-44 §7.
- Applies to
- Businesses offering a consumer agreement containing an automatic-renewal or continuous-services provision to a Connecticut resident for personal, family or household purposes. Utility, insurance, banking and certain predominantly audiovisual services are described as carved out.
What it is summarized as requiring
- Before enrolment, clear disclosure that the agreement renews or services continue until the consumer acts, what is required to cancel, all recurring charges and the renewal term.
- Affirmative consent before a card or third-party payment account is charged for any renewal or continuous service.
- For agreements entered into online, cancellation entirely online with no offline step, through a prominently displayed direct link or button.
- For free gifts, trial periods or promotional pricing, disclosure of the price after the period ends, and a reminder within defined windows for electronic and telephone offers.
- From July 1, 2026, an annual reminder, together with expanded cancellation provisions including a telephone-number requirement and limits on obstruction.
What no outside scan can observe here
- The annual reminder and the trial-period reminders, which reach an existing subscriber.
Checks that relate to this framework
Detected automatically
| Check | Severity | Detected by |
|---|---|---|
| Automatic-renewal terms were not detected in the visible text presented alongside the consent action.
These frameworks are summarized as requiring the automatic-renewal terms to be presented clearly and conspicuously before the consumer agrees, in visual proximity to the request for consent.
ARL-DISCLOSURE-AT-CONSENT
Rule summary last reviewed: 2026-08-03
Due again 2026-11-01.
Drafted from 9 sources:
leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/…/codes_displayText.xhtml · content.leg.colorado.gov/…/2025a_sl_368.pdf · www.cga.ct.gov/…/chap_742d.htm · www.ilga.gov/…/Articles · www.mass.gov/…/940-CMR-3800-unfair-and-dece · legislature.maine.gov/…/title10sec1210-C.html · www.revisor.mn.gov/…/325G.57 · www.nysenate.gov/…/527-A · law.lis.virginia.gov/…/section59.1-207.46
|
High
consent moment absence |
automatic
proximityToConsentAction renewalTermsProminence renewalTextOnlyInLinkedTermsIncludes a signal from the visual pass, which caps this check at medium severity. |
| Trial or promotional pricing was detected without accompanying visible text describing the charge that follows it.
These frameworks are summarized as covering offers that begin free or discounted and convert to a paid term, with the terms of that conversion disclosed before the consumer agrees.
ARL-TRIAL-CONVERSION
Rule summary last reviewed: 2026-08-03
Due again 2026-11-01.
|
High
consent moment absence |
automatic
trialConversionTerms trialLanguage |
| No link or control matching an online cancellation route was found on the pages this scan could reach.
These frameworks are summarized as requiring a subscription entered into online to be cancellable through the same online medium, without additional obstruction.
ARL-CANCEL-ONLINE-ROUTE
Rule summary last reviewed: 2026-08-03
Due again 2026-11-01.
Drafted from 9 sources:
leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/…/codes_displayText.xhtml · content.leg.colorado.gov/…/2025a_sl_368.pdf · www.cga.ct.gov/…/chap_742d.htm · www.ilga.gov/…/Articles · www.mass.gov/…/940-CMR-3800-unfair-and-dece · legislature.maine.gov/…/title10sec1210-C.html · www.revisor.mn.gov/…/325G.57 · www.nysenate.gov/…/527-A · law.lis.virginia.gov/…/section59.1-207.46
|
Medium
non appearance |
automatic
onlineCancelPath |
| The fetched terms text describes cancelling by telephone.
Where a subscription was entered into online, these frameworks are summarized as requiring an online route to cancel, so a route available only by telephone is described as not meeting that requirement on its own.
ARL-CANCEL-TELEPHONE-ONLY
Rule summary last reviewed: 2026-08-03
Due again 2026-11-01.
Drafted from 9 sources:
leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/…/codes_displayText.xhtml · content.leg.colorado.gov/…/2025a_sl_368.pdf · www.cga.ct.gov/…/chap_742d.htm · www.ilga.gov/…/Articles · www.mass.gov/…/940-CMR-3800-unfair-and-dece · legislature.maine.gov/…/title10sec1210-C.html · www.revisor.mn.gov/…/325G.57 · www.nysenate.gov/…/527-A · law.lis.virginia.gov/…/section59.1-207.46
|
High
consent moment absence |
automatic
phoneOnlyCancel |
Manual verification only
These relate to this framework but sit outside anything an outside scan can reach. They appear in every report as manual checks and are never counted as findings.
| Check | Severity | Detected by |
|---|---|---|
| Not observable from a checkout flow.
An annual reminder is summarized as required for agreements that are indefinite or that renew continuously, regardless of the length of the term.
ARL-ANNUAL-REMINDER
Rule summary last reviewed: 2026-08-03
Due again 2026-11-01.
Drafted from 2 sources:
www.cga.ct.gov/…/chap_742d.htm · www.revisor.mn.gov/…/325G.57
|
Manual check
outside flow |
manual verification only
No signal can reach this. It is listed in every report and never counted as a finding. |
| Not observable from a checkout flow.
These frameworks are summarized as requiring notice ahead of a renewal in defined circumstances — in Virginia, where a renewal term runs longer than 30 days and extends the contract beyond 12 months.
ARL-RENEWAL-NOTICE
Rule summary last reviewed: 2026-08-03
Due again 2026-11-01.
Drafted from 10 sources:
www.cga.ct.gov/…/chap_742d.htm · code.dccouncil.gov/…/2 · delcode.delaware.gov/…/index.html · data.capitol.hawaii.gov/…/HRS_0481-0009_0005.htm · www.ilga.gov/…/Articles · www.mass.gov/…/940-CMR-3800-unfair-and-dece · ndlegis.gov/…/t51c37.pdf · www.nysenate.gov/…/527-A · law.lis.virginia.gov/…/section59.1-207.46 · legislature.vermont.gov/…/02454a
|
Manual check
outside flow |
manual verification only
No signal can reach this. It is listed in every report and never counted as a finding. |
Other frameworks these checks relate to
A single observation frequently relates to several states at once. These are the other jurisdictions named by the same checks.
- California
- Colorado
- District of Columbia
- Delaware
- Hawaii
- Illinois
- Massachusetts
- Maine
- Minnesota
- North Dakota
- New York
- Virginia
- Vermont
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