Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies — Title 12

Conn. Agencies Regs § 12-214-1

Carrying on, or having the right to carry on, business

Official textportal.ct.govlast amended Dec 19, 198414 subsections

# (a)

A company is ''carrying on business in this state'' if, within this state, it engages in one or more of the following activities, including but not limited to:

# (1)

owning or leasing (as lessee) real property;

# (2)

maintaining an office, or compensating its employee for the use of his home if such employee works from such home; if its property, including product samples, brochures and advertising materials, and instructions on product usage, is stored in such home; and if the address or telephone number of such home is listed in its advertisements and public announcements;

# (3)

selling tangible personal property (as opposed to soliciting orders therefor);

# (4)

performing or soliciting orders for services;

# (5)

selling or soliciting orders for real property;

# (6)

maintaining a stock of inventory in a public warehouse;

# (7)

having an employee, wherever based: engage in managerial or research activities; make collections on regular or delinquent accounts; offer technical assistance and training to its customer or user of its product after the sale; repair or replace faulty or damaged goods; install or assemble its product; visit its customer or user of its product to determine customer or user satisfaction; pick up returned merchandise from its customer or user of its product; rectify or assist in rectifying any product, credit, shipping or similar complaint arising from the purchase or use of its product; verify the destruction of damaged merchandise; coordinate the delivery of merchandise, whether or not special promotions are involved; distribute replacement parts; inspect the installation of its product by its customer or user of its product;
or conduct credit investigations or arrange for credit and financing for its customer or user of its product;

# (8)

delivering merchandise inventory on consignment to its distributors or dealers;

# (9)

owning or leasing (as lessee) personal property which is not related to solicitation of orders; and

# (10)

participating in the approval of servicing distributors and dealers where its customer or user of its product can have such product serviced or repaired.

# (b)

A company has ''the right to carry on business in this state'' if:

# (1)

in the case of a company incorporated or organized under the laws of this state, the secretary of the state has endorsed its certificate of incorporation. A company shall thereafter have such right until a certificate of dissolution is filed as required by Section 33-376 (d), 33-377 (b), 33-383 (d) or 33-387 (d).

# (2)

in the case of a company incorporated or organized under the laws of another state, the secretary of the state has issued to it a certificate of authority. A company shall thereafter have such right until a certificate of withdrawal is filed as required by Section 33-408 (c) or until a certificate of revocation is filed as required by Section 33-409 (c).

Amendment history

December 19, 1984

Source: official regulations index (title 12 publishes as one PDF)

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