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The state relationship test is separate
Section 42-133e describes oral/written marketing-plan and brand arrangements and specified distribution relationships without stating a franchise-fee element. The merchandising-concession qualification and section 42-133h’s agreement-date and Connecticut place-of-business conditions also matter.
A federal fee result or business-opportunity trademark exclusion does not decide this relationship-law coverage.
Choose notice from the actual ground
Section 42-133f generally requires good cause, including substantial refusal or failure to meet a material and reasonable agreement obligation. These advance-notice branches do not create a universal 60-day right to cure.
| Ground or event | Notice branch |
|---|---|
| Ordinary covered termination, cancellation or nonrenewal | At least 60 days’ written notice stating cause. |
| Specified leased-real-property nonrenewal under subsection (e) | Six months’ notice; not every nonrenewal falls within this branch. |
| Voluntary abandonment | Separate 30-day notice provision. |
| Specified serious conviction directly related to the franchise business | Different provision effective on delivery and written receipt; not any conviction or ordinary email. |
A connected lease and compensation need separate attention
Where the franchisor leases premises under a lease ending with the franchise and seeks to end it, section 42-133f(b) requires service by a state marshal or a person meeting the “indifferent person” requirement, specified lease/rights wording, and reproduction and attachment of the two statutory sections. Section 42-133g separately addresses continued occupation, temporary injunctions and court filings for possession.
For the stated agreements, section 42-133f also addresses minimum three-year initial and successive terms and conditional termination compensation for inventory, supplies, equipment and furnishings obtained from the franchisor or approved sources. Personalized items without value to the franchisor are excluded. The section addresses void waivers; notice does not itself value assets or establish possession or damages.
Scope
- The official base-code mirror matches the 2025 edition; histories and the available 2026 supplement index were examined, but later session laws and special industries were not fully certified.
- Petroleum, motor-vehicle and business-opportunity laws have separate definitions.
Next step
Identify the actual exit ground and whether you are also ending a connected lease before choosing notice, service and possession steps.
Sources & review notes
Connecticut General Assembly
Passage, dates and research notes
primary · 42-133e through 42-133h; complete operative provisions and histories
at least sixty days in advance
Read actual official public current-code mirror, also identical to official 2025 edition. Main cga host returned 503; linked public prdext3 host returned full text. The base code directs readers to the 2026 supplement; reviewed supplement title index does not list Chapter 739. Section histories for cited provisions end 2000 or earlier. This is a scoped reading of the served code, not certification that all later session laws or special-sector laws have been exhausted. Actual readable official body downloaded and cited operative provisions read; fetch timestamp is separate from substantive verification.
Detailed rule records (1)
Apply the separate marketing-plan/brand definition and Connecticut place-of-business/date conditions. Covered termination, cancellation and nonrenewal require good cause and ordinarily 60-day written notice stating cause. Special leased-premises notice/service, compensation and minimum-term rules require separate testing.
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