Section 36a-560 - (Formerly Sec. 36-230). Restrictions on licenseeNo licensee shall:
(1) Cause a borrower, including, but not limited to, a comaker or guarantor, to owe at any time more than fifty thousand dollars in principal on one or more small loans;(2) Induce or permit a borrower to split or divide any small loan or loans, or induce or permit a borrower to become obligated, directly or indirectly, under more than one contract of loan at the same time, primarily for the purpose of obtaining rates or charges that would otherwise be prohibited by any applicable provision of sections 36a-555 to 36a-573, inclusive;(3) Take any (A) confession of judgment, (B) power of attorney, (C) note or promise to pay that does not state the actual amount of the loan, the time period for which the loan is made and the charges for such loan, or (D) instrument related to the loan in which blanks are left to be filled after the loan is made;(4) Offer the borrower any other product or service for which there is or will ever be any cost to the borrower in connection with a small loan unless (A) permitted by sections 36a-555 to 36a-573, inclusive, (B) authorized under another license, or by applicable exemption from any requirement for such licensure, to offer such product or services, or (C) if no separate license or exemption therefrom is required to offer such product or services, authorized in advance, in writing, by the commissioner upon being satisfied that such other product or service is of such a character that the granting of such authority would not permit or easily facilitate evasion of the provisions of sections 36a-555 to 36a-573, inclusive, or of any regulations promulgated thereunder; or(5) Renew or refinance a small loan unless the renewal or refinancing of the loan will result in a distinct advantage to the borrower, provided restoration to a contractually up-to-date condition shall not, in itself, constitute a distinct advantage to the borrower.Conn. Gen. Stat. § 36a-560
(1949 Rev., S. 5943; P.A. 78-303, S. 52, 136; P.A. 87-9, S. 2, 3; P.A. 94-122 , S. 262 , 340 ; P.A. 08-119 , S. 7 ; P.A. 16-65 , S. 24 ; P.A. 18-173 , S. 33 .)
Amended by P.A. 23-0126,S. 5 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2023 Regular Session, eff. 10/1/2023.Amended by P.A. 18-0173, S. 33 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2018 Regular Session, eff. 10/1/2018.Amended by P.A. 16-0065, S. 24 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2016 Regular Session, eff. 7/1/2016.