Sec. 36b-64. (Formerly Sec. 36-507). Surety bond or trust account required, when.
Sec. 36b-64. (Formerly Sec. 36-507). Surety bond or trust account required,
when. If the business opportunity seller makes any of the representations set forth in
subparagraph (C) of subdivision (6) of section 36b-61, the seller shall have obtained a
surety bond issued by a surety company authorized to do business in this state or shall
have established a trust account with a licensed and insured bank or savings institution
located in Connecticut. The amount of such bond or trust account shall be an amount
not less than fifty thousand dollars, but the commissioner may require a greater amount
if he believes it necessary for the protection of purchaser-investors. Such bond or trust
account shall be in favor of the state of Connecticut. Any person who is damaged by
any violation of sections 36b-60 to 36b-80, inclusive, or by the seller's breach of the
contract for the business opportunity sale or of any obligation arising under such contract
may bring an action against the bond or trust account to recover damages suffered.
(P.A. 79-458, S. 5, 19; P.A. 80-262, S. 3, 10; P.A. 97-22, S. 10.)
History: P.A. 80-262 authorized commissioner to require bond greater than $50,000 if necessary for protection of
purchaser-investors; Sec. 36-507 transferred to Sec. 36b-64 in 1995; P.A. 97-22 made a technical change.