Sec. 42-133i. Notice of expiration date of magazine subscription. Magazine subscription offer in the form of an invoice or bill. Unfair trade practice.
Sec. 42-133i. Notice of expiration date of magazine subscription. Magazine
subscription offer in the form of an invoice or bill. Unfair trade practice. (a) Any
publisher, distributor, dealer or seller of magazines on a subscription basis in this state
shall include (1) on the mailing label and (2) in any notice to renew given to a subscription
holder, the expiration date of the current subscription.
(b) Any publisher, distributor, dealer or seller of magazines on a subscription basis
that mails or otherwise furnishes to any consumer in this state any written offer or
solicitation for the sale of a magazine subscription, where such written offer or solicitation purports to be an invoice or a bill and is received by the consumer at any time prior
to acceptance of such subscription by the consumer, shall include in such written offer
or solicitation clear and conspicuous language indicating that such written offer or solicitation is not an invoice or a bill.
(c) A violation of any provision of this section shall be deemed an unfair or deceptive
trade practice under subsection (a) of section 42-110b.
(P.A. 73-398; P.A. 98-109, S. 2.)
History: P.A. 98-109 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a), deleted fine provision and made a technical change,
added new Subsec. (b) re magazine subscription offers in the form of an invoice or bill, and added new Subsec. (c) re
unfair trade practice.