Connecticut § 30-103 - Contracts and actions based on illegal sales.
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§ 30-103. Contracts and actions based on illegal sales.
Sec. 30-103. Contracts and actions based on illegal sales. All contracts, conveyances, liens, attachments and securities, any part of the consideration of which has been the illegal sale of alcoholic liquor, shall be void; and no action of any kind shall be maintained for the price of any such liquor sold in any other state or country contrary to its laws, or sold anywhere with intent to enable any person to violate any law of this state relating to the sale of such liquor, nor shall any action be maintained for the recovery of the possession of any such liquors held by the owner or possessor thereof contrary to law, or for damages for the seizure of the same; but the provisions of this section shall not affect the holder of any property or chose in action, who may have taken the same in good faith and without notice of any defect in the inception or transfer of its title.
(1949 Rev., S. 4314.)
If inducements to purchase were given in contravention of regulation, the sales were rendered void. 128 C. 436.
Source: official Connecticut text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 30-103 ("Contracts and actions based on illegal sales.") is part of the Connecticut General Statutes, the codified statutory law of Connecticut. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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