Sec. 42-431. Administration.
Sec. 42-431. Administration. (a) The Commissioner of Consumer Protection shall administer sections 42-270 to 42-271a, inclusive, and 42-390 to 42-434, inclusive, and may adopt regulations designed to effectuate consumer protection under sections 42-270 to 42-271a, inclusive, and 42-390 to 42-434, inclusive; prevent circumvention or evasion of, and facilitate compliance with, sections 42-270 to 42-271a, inclusive, and 42-390 to 42-434, inclusive; avoid preemption by the federal Consumer Leasing Act; and assure consistent interpretations with those of other states enacting legislation substantially the same as sections 42-270 to 42-271a, inclusive, and 42-390 to 42-434, inclusive.
(b) To keep the commissioner's regulations in harmony with those of administrators in other states that enact legislation substantially the same as sections 42-270 to 42-271a, inclusive, and 42-390 to 42-434, inclusive, the commissioner, to the extent consistent with the provisions of sections 42-270 to 42-271a, inclusive, and 42-390 to 42-434, inclusive, in adopting, amending and repealing regulations, shall take into consideration the regulations of administrators in other states that enact legislation substantially the same as sections 42-270 to 42-271a, inclusive, and 42-390 to 42-434, inclusive.
(P.A. 02-81, S. 42; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(c); P.A. 04-189, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 02-81 effective July 1, 2003; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 replaced Commissioner of Consumer Protection with Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, thereby reversing the merger of the Departments of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective June 1, 2004.
(b) To keep the commissioner's regulations in harmony with those of administrators in other states that enact legislation substantially the same as sections 42-270 to 42-271a, inclusive, and 42-390 to 42-434, inclusive, the commissioner, to the extent consistent with the provisions of sections 42-270 to 42-271a, inclusive, and 42-390 to 42-434, inclusive, in adopting, amending and repealing regulations, shall take into consideration the regulations of administrators in other states that enact legislation substantially the same as sections 42-270 to 42-271a, inclusive, and 42-390 to 42-434, inclusive.
(P.A. 02-81, S. 42; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(c); P.A. 04-189, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 02-81 effective July 1, 2003; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 replaced Commissioner of Consumer Protection with Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, thereby reversing the merger of the Departments of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective June 1, 2004.