Connecticut § 53-311a - Distribution of unsolicited credit cards, charge plates.
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§ 53-311a. Distribution of unsolicited credit cards, charge plates.
Sec. 53-311a. Distribution of unsolicited credit cards, charge plates. (a) No person, company, partnership or corporation shall engage in the practice of mailing or the distribution in any form of any credit card, charge plate or any like instrument or device to any other person, firm or corporation unless such other person, firm or corporation has previously made a request therefor in writing or verbally.
(b) Any person, company, partnership or corporation which violates the provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars for each card, plate, instrument or device so mailed or distributed.
(c) The provisions of this section shall not apply to the renewal of any credit card, charge plate or like instrument or device unless the recipient has previously indicated in writing his intention that such renewal not be effected nor shall it apply to the replacement of any such instrument or device by the issuer thereof during the period such instrument or device is in effect.
(1969, P.A. 136, S. 1.)
Source: official Connecticut text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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