CONNECTICUT GIFT CARD LAW

The Connecticut General Assembly passed a Gift Card Law (www.state.ct.us/ott/giftcardlaw.htm) effective August 16, 2003.

The law prohibits vendors in Connecticut from imposing expiration dates or inactivity fees on gift certificates and retail gift cards purchased ON OR AFTER August 16, 2003. The law applies even if an expiration date or inactivity fees are described on the back of the card.

NOTE: Expiration dates and inactivity fees still apply to any gift card or gift certificate purchased before August 16, 2003.

Under a 2005 revision to the Gift Card Law, businesses are no longer required to turn over unused gift cards to the Office of the State Treasurer (www.state.ct.us/ott/) For questions about gift card transactions, contact the Connecticut State Department of Consumer Protection (www.ct.gov/dcp/).

TO FIND PROVIDERS IN CONNECTICUT'S COMMUNITY RESOURCES DATABASE:
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Consumer Protection, State of Connecticut Department of
Treasurer, State of Connecticut Office of the

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SOURCE: Connecticut’s Gift Card Law posted on the website of Office of State Treasurer Denise L. Nappier
PREPARED BY: 211/pt
CONTENT LAST REVIEWED: June2011