§ 16a-17 Definitions
§ 16a-18 Illegal creation of fuel shortage. Penalty. Extradition
§ 16a-19 Powers of investigation
§ 16a-20 Enforcement, civil action privileged, damages, reciprocity
§ 16a-21 Heating fuel dealers. Sale of heating fuel. Renting or leasing of heating fuel tank. Contract requirements. Surcharge prohibited. Exceptions. Consumer right to cancel. Regulations. Penalties
§ 16a-21a Sulfur content of home heating oil and off-road diesel fuel. Suspension of requirements for emergency. Enforcement
§ 16a-21b Low-carbon fuel blend requirement for heating oil. Restriction on effective dates of provisions. Standards. Temporary waiver of requirements. Regulations
§ 16a-21c Kelp oil as heating oil feedstock. Company petition to the Environmental Protection Agency. Department of Energy and Environmental Protection assistance
§ 16a-22 Notice by wholesaler of impending shortage or termination of supply of petroleum products. Nondiscrimination. Penalty
§ 16a-22a Heating fuel dealers prohibited from requiring minimum delivery of fuel. Fines
§ 16a-22b Surcharge on price of fuel oil or propane prohibited. Exception
§ 16a-22c Registration of petroleum product dealers. Definitions. Regulations
§ 16a-22d Registration requirements. Affiliated companies
§ 16a-22e Public listing of petroleum product dealers
§ 16a-22f Annual report by secretary
§ 16a-22g Penalty for failure to register
§ 16a-22h Sellers of propane and number two distillate fuel required to register. Regulations
§ 16a-22i Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection authorized to obtain information concerning petroleum products market
§ 16a-22j Report of sale, acquisition or change in current business practices
§ 16a-22k Unfair trade practices in the business of selling heating fuel. Fines
§ 16a-22l Fuel oil conservation and energy efficiency programs. Fuel Oil Conservation Board. Fuel oil conservation plan
§ 16a-22m Residential propane service termination
§ 16a-22n Fuel Oil Conservation Board
§ 16a-23 Gasoline supplied to franchised and independent distributors. Equal treatment. Enforcement
§ 16a-23a Sale of anthracite. Regulations. Enforcement
§ 16a-22o Reports re petroleum product storage terminals and pipelines. Petroleum product stocks in regional petroleum administration subdistrict; definition. Powers of commissioner

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Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes > Chapter 296 - Operation of Fuel Supply Business

  • another: may extend and be applied to communities, companies, corporations, public or private, limited liability companies, societies and associations. See Connecticut General Statutes 1-1
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • 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.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Deposition: An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Extradition: The formal process of delivering an accused or convicted person from authorities in one state to authorities in another state.
  • Fair market value: The price at which an asset would change hands in a transaction between a willing, informed buyer and a willing, informed seller.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Legal tender: coins, dollar bills, or other currency issued by a government as official money. Source: U.S. Mint
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • month: means a calendar month, and the word "year" means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Connecticut General Statutes 1-1
  • 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.
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.