Section 21a-446 - Automated kiosks for consumer electronics(a) For the purposes of this section, "automated kiosk for consumer electronics" or "kiosk" means an interactive device that allows consumers to recycle or sell their used personal electronic devices.(b) No person shall operate an automated kiosk for consumer electronics in this state except in accordance with the provisions of this section. Each automated kiosk for consumer electronics in this state shall: (1) Be installed inside a secure retail space;(2) Verify each consumer's identity by remotely examining a current, valid and government-issued photo identification card issued to such consumer and comparing the image on such card to real-time images of such consumer captured by such kiosk;(3) Remit to each consumer a cash or electronic payment for each used personal electronic device such consumer recycles or sells through such kiosk;(4) Securely store all used personal electronic devices a consumer recycles or sells through such kiosk at the end of each transaction;(5) Capture and store images of each consumer who recycles or sells any used personal electronic device through such kiosk and each such used personal electronic device; and(6) Be capable of reporting all transactional data and images to state and local law enforcement agencies and officers.(c) Each automated kiosk for consumer electronics in this state shall maintain a record of all information such kiosk collects pursuant to subsection (b) of this section for three years following the date of the transaction in which such kiosk collected such information. At any time during such three-year period, a state or local law enforcement agency or officer may request that the operator of such kiosk provide such information to such law enforcement agency or officer. Such operator shall provide such information to the requesting state or local law enforcement agency or officer during normal business hours and not later than ten business days after such operator receives such request.(d) No automated kiosk for consumer electronics in this state may recycle, sell or otherwise dispose of any used personal electronic device a consumer sells to such kiosk for fifteen days after the consumer sells such used personal electronic device to such kiosk. At any time during such fifteen-day period, a state or local law enforcement agency or officer may request that the operator of such kiosk provide such used personal electronic device to such law enforcement agency or officer for inspection. Such operator shall provide such used personal electronic device to the requesting state or local law enforcement agency or officer for inspection during normal business hours and not later than ten business days after such operator receives such request.(e) No automated kiosk for consumer electronics in this state may purchase any used personal electronic device from a person who is younger than eighteen years of age.(f)(1) No automated kiosk for consumer electronics in this state that satisfies the requirements established in subsections (a) to (e), inclusive, of this section shall be deemed to be a junk yard, as defined in section 21-9, or a recycling facility or recycling center, as such terms are defined in section 22a-207.(2) No person who operates an automated kiosk for consumer electronics in this state in compliance with the provisions of subsections (a) to (e), inclusive, of this section shall be deemed to be a junk dealer, as defined in section 21-9, or a pawnbroker or secondhand dealer, as such terms are defined in section 21-39a.Conn. Gen. Stat. § 21a-446
Added by P.A. 23-0109,S. 1 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2023 Regular Session, eff. 10/1/2023.