Sec. 14-153b. Proof of credit.
Sec. 14-153b. Proof of credit. No person, firm or corporation engaged in the business of renting or leasing passenger motor vehicles without drivers, for periods of thirty
days or less, shall require any customer to show proof that he or she holds a card provided
by a credit card issuer as a condition to the rental of a passenger motor vehicle; provided
such person, firm or corporation may require that a customer, seeking to rent for cash,
apply for approval to rent up to three business days before the expected rental and that
such customer provide both suitable identification and a reasonable deposit.
(P.A. 83-248; P.A. 94-34; P.A. 05-218, S. 36.)
History: P.A. 94-34 required both suitable identification and a reasonable deposit from a customer, rather than identification or deposit; P.A. 05-218 added "may require that a customer, seeking to rent for cash, apply for approval to rent up to
three business days before the expected rental and that such customer provide" and made conforming changes and a
technical change for purposes of gender neutrality, effective July 1, 2005.