CHAPTER 733a
RETAIL CREDIT TRANSACTION STATEMENT ERRORS

      Sec. 42-100b. (Formerly Sec. 42-84a). "Retail credit transaction" defined. As used in section 42-100c, "retail credit transaction" includes any agreement or transaction for the retail sale of goods or services which are used or bought primarily for personal, family or household purposes, but does not include transactions covered by chapter 4 of the Consumer Credit Protection Act, 15 USC 1666 et seq., as from time to time amended.

      (P.A. 77-345, S. 1; P.A. 81-158, S. 14, 17; P.A. 82-18, S. 2, 4; P.A. 98-177, S. 7.)

      History: P.A. 81-158 replaced the exclusion of "transactions covered by chapter 657a" with "transactions covered by Chapter 4 of the Consumer Credit Protection Act, as defined in section 36-393", effective March 31, 1982; P.A. 82-18 changed effective date of P.A. 81-158 from March 31, 1982, to "the effective date of Title VI of Public Law 96-221, as contained in Section 625(a) of Public Law 96-221, as amended", i.e. October 1, 1982; Sec. 42-84a transferred to Sec. 42-100b in 1995; P.A. 98-177 made technical changes.

      See Sec. 42-100c re errors in statements of account under retail credit transactions.

      Sec. 42-100c. (Formerly Sec. 42-84b). Errors in the statement of a retail credit account. (a) If a debtor, upon receipt of a statement of his account under a retail credit transaction, believes that there is an error in such statement as to the whole or any part of the amount shown as owing to the creditor, he may, in writing, not later than sixty days from the date of mailing of such statement, so notify the creditor, stating the basis or reasons for his belief that the statement is in error. The creditor shall within thirty days after receipt of such notification send a written acknowledgment to the debtor, and no later than two complete billing cycles of the creditor but in no event more than ninety days after receipt of the notification, investigate the debtor's complaint and make the necessary corrections in such account and submit a corrected statement or send a written explanation to the debtor setting forth the reasons why the creditor believes the account is correct as shown in the statement. Prior to completing such investigation, the creditor shall take no action to collect the amount in dispute or to in any way affect the debtor's credit rating.

      (b) Any creditor who fails to comply with the provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall: (1) Forfeit any right to collect from the debtor the amount in dispute and any interest, service, finance, carrying or other charge on such amount, and (2) if such amount is in fact in error, be liable to the debtor for the actual damages sustained by him as a result of such failure of the creditor to comply, or twice the amount referred to in subdivision (1), whichever is greater, and in the case of any successful action to enforce such liability, the costs of the action together with attorney's fees.

      (P.A. 77-345, S. 2.)

      History: Sec. 42-84b transferred to Sec. 42-100c in 1995.

      See Sec. 42-100b for definition of "retail credit transaction".