Connecticut General Statutes 20-402a – Thirty-day trial period. Buyer’s right to cancel
(a) No hearing aid shall be sold to any purchaser unless accompanied in writing by a thirty-day trial period providing that if such purchaser returns the hearing aid in the same condition as when purchased, ordinary wear and tear excepted, within thirty days of the date of receipt of such hearing aid by such purchaser, such purchaser shall be entitled to free adjustment of such hearing aid or the return of the full purchase price of the hearing aid and accessories as itemized on the receipt therefor pursuant to subdivision (9) of section 20-404, whichever the purchaser desires; provided, a hearing instrument specialist and audiologist may retain as a cancellation fee for return of the hearing aid a charge not in excess of twelve per cent of the purchase price, excluding charges for any custom earmold and batteries. The charge for any custom earmold and any supply of batteries shall not exceed the seller’s regular selling price for such earmold and batteries. In computing the actual cost, all rebates, discounts and other similar allowances provided to the seller shall be considered.
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 20-402a
- Audiologist: means a person who is licensed under sections 20-395a to 20-395g, inclusive, as an audiologist. See Connecticut General Statutes 20-396
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Hearing aid: means any wearable instrument or device designed for or offered for the purpose of aiding or compensating for impaired human hearing, and any parts, attachments or accessories, excluding batteries, earmolds and cords. See Connecticut General Statutes 20-396
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- sale: means any transfer of title or of the right to use by lease, or any other contract, for a consideration, excluding wholesale transactions with distributors or hearing instrument specialists. See Connecticut General Statutes 20-396
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
(b) Every hearing instrument specialist and audiologist shall include in every receipt and contract pertaining to a sale, in reasonable proximity to the space reserved for the signature of the buyer, or on the first page if there is no space reserved for the signature of the buyer, a clear and conspicuous disclosure of the following specific statement in all capital letters of no less than twelve point boldface type of uniform font and in an easily readable style: THE BUYER HAS THE RIGHT TO CANCEL THIS PURCHASE OR RENTAL FOR ANY REASON AT ANY TIME PRIOR TO MIDNIGHT OF THE THIRTIETH CALENDAR DAY AFTER RECEIPT OF THE HEARING AID. A CANCELLATION FEE OF TWELVE PER CENT OF THE PURCHASE PRICE MAY BE IMPOSED.
(c) Every hearing instrument specialist, audiologist, corporation, partnership, trust, association or like organization that engages in the sale of hearing aids at retail shall include in every receipt, contract or order pertaining to the sale of a hearing aid, in reasonable proximity to the space reserved for the signature of the buyer, or on the first page if there is no space reserved for the signature of the buyer, a clear and conspicuous disclosure of the following specific statement in all capital letters of no less than twelve point boldface type of uniform font and in an easily readable style: ANY BUYER WHO ORDERS A HEARING AID AND LEAVES A DEPOSIT OF ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS OR MORE WITH THE SELLER SHALL BE ENTITLED TO CANCEL SUCH ORDER AND DEMAND A FULL REFUND OF SUCH DEPOSIT, LESS ANY EXAMINATION COSTS, IF THE BUYER IS UNABLE TO INSPECT THE HEARING AID AT THE SELLER’S PLACE OF BUSINESS WITHIN FORTY-FIVE DAYS AFTER THE DATE THE SELLER RECEIVES THE DEPOSIT.