Connecticut § 30-57 - Conviction of permittee or backer; revocation or suspension of permit; forfeiture.

§ 30-57. Conviction of permittee or backer; revocation or suspension of permit; forfeiture.

Sec. 30-57. Conviction of permittee or backer; revocation or suspension of permit; forfeiture. When any permittee or backer has been convicted of a violation of any of the provisions of this chapter or of any of the laws of the United States or of the laws of any other state pertaining to the manufacture, sale, transportation or taxation of distilled spirits, beer and wine, or of any felony, as defined in section 53a-25, or has forfeited such permittee's or backer's bond to appear in court to answer for any such violation, the Department of Consumer Protection may, in its discretion, revoke or suspend the permit and order the forfeiture of all moneys that have been paid for the permit, and such revocation or suspension and forfeiture shall be in addition to the penalties for such offense. In all cases in which a conviction is had, the clerk of the court shall forthwith mail a copy of the judgment to the department.

(1949 Rev., S. 4275; 1961, P.A. 517, S. 82; P.A. 73-616, S. 25; P.A. 75-186, S. 2, 3; P.A. 77-614, S. 165, 587, 610; P.A. 78-303, S. 80, 85, 610; P.A. 80-482, S. 4, 170, 191, 345, 348; P.A. 81-294, S. 9, 22; P.A. 95-195, S. 57, 83; P.A. 99-194, S. 25; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(d); P.A. 04-169, S. 17; 04-189, S. 1.)

History: 1961 act deleted reference to trial justice; P.A. 73-616 replaced reference to Sec. 1-1 with reference to Sec. 53a-25; P.A. 75-186 substituted “beer” for “fermented malt beverages”; P.A. 77-614 and P.A. 78-303 replaced liquor control commission with division of liquor control within the department of business regulation, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 80-482 made division of liquor control an independent department and abolished the department of business regulation, overriding provision of same act which would have placed the division within the public safety department; P.A. 81-294 made no substantive changes; P.A. 95-195 substituted Department of Consumer Protection for Department of Liquor Control, effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 99-194 made technical changes and extended applicability of provisions to backers; 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of Consumer Protection with Department of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp.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.

Cited. 118 C. 269; 124 C. 690; 128 C. 163; 149 C. 66; 150 C. 427; Id., 477.

Since commission has power to revoke a permit for violation of the statute, it is implied that they are not required to renew a permit where the law was being violated. 5 CS 420.