CT HB05703

Retailers selling goods or services at retail in Connecticut cannot refuse cash payments, post signs rejecting cash, or charge higher prices to cash-paying customers.

Exemptions from cash acceptance requirements include telephone, mail, and Internet transactions; parking lots and garages; wholesale clubs with membership models; membership-only retail stores requiring mobile app payments; rental transactions requiring collateral or security deposits; and employee-exclusive services.

Violations are classified as unfair or deceptive trade practices under Connecticut general statutes section 42-110b.

The Commissioner of Consumer Protection may adopt regulations to implement the law's provisions.

The act becomes effective October 1, 2019.