(a) For the purposes of this section, 'creditor' has the same meaning as in section 36a-645.(b) No creditor or consumer collection agency that purchased debt shall initiate a cause of action to collect the debt owed by a consumer debtor when such creditor or consumer collection agency knows or reasonably should know that the applicable statute of limitations on such cause of action has expired.(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, when the applicable statute of limitations on a cause of action to collect debt owed by a consumer has expired, any subsequent payment toward or oral or written affirmation of the debt owed by the consumer shall not extend the limitations period within which the creditor or consumer collection agency that purchased the debt may bring the cause of action.(P.A. 16-65, S. 53.) (a) For the purposes of this section, 'creditor' has the same meaning as in section 36a-645.(b) No creditor or consumer collection agency that purchased debt shall initiate a cause of action to collect the debt owed by a consumer debtor when such creditor or consumer collection agency knows or reasonably should know that the applicable statute of limitations on such cause of action has expired.(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, when the applicable statute of limitations on a cause of action to collect debt owed by a consumer has expired, any subsequent payment toward or oral or written affirmation of the debt owed by the consumer shall not extend the limitations period within which the creditor or consumer collection agency that purchased the debt may bring the cause of action.(P.A. 16-65, S. 53.)
Connecticut Legal Code
§ 36a-814
Connecticut Title 36a — Connecticut law
Source: https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_669.htm#sec_36a-814· Version 2026