1. (a) When any health club is closing or transferring its place of business to another location, the health club, at least sixty days before closing or transferring, shall:

   1. (1) Notify the Department of Consumer Protection; (2) notify all current members; (3) notify all prospective members prior to entering into any health club contract; and (4) publish a notice in a newspaper with general circulation throughout this state that the health club is closing or transferring its place of business.
2. (b) No health club shall electronically monitor sales presentations between an employee of a health club and a prospective buyer unless the prospective buyer is notified that the sales presentation is being electronically monitored and the prospective buyer is given the option to require that the electronic monitor be shut off.

(P.A. 90-96, S. 2, 3; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(d); P.A. 04-169, S. 17; 04-189, S. 1.)

History: June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 and P.A. 04-169 replaced Department of Consumer Protection with Department of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, thereby reversing the merger of the Departments of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective June 1, 2004.