2012 Connecticut General Statutes
Title 36a - The Banking Law of Connecticut
Chapter 669 - Regulated Activities
Section 36a-648a - Credit card debt collection actions against parents or legal guardians of students.


CT Gen Stat § 36a-648a (2012) What's This?

(a) No credit card issuer shall take any debt collection action, including, but not limited to, telephone calls or demand letters, against the parent or legal guardian of a student to whom a credit card has been issued, unless the parent or legal guardian has agreed in writing to be liable for the debts of the student pursuant to the terms of the credit card agreement.

(b) For purposes of this section, “student” means a person who is under twenty-one years of age and is enrolled in a public institution of higher education on a full or part-time basis.

(P.A. 09-167, S. 2.)

History: P.A. 09-167 effective July 1, 2009.

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