Connecticut § 20-231 - Misleading statement by license applicant; penalty.
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§ 20-231. Misleading statement by license applicant; penalty.
Sec. 20-231. Misleading statement by license applicant; penalty. (a) No applicant for an embalmer's license or a funeral director's license shall present to the Department of Public Health any written statement, signed either by himself or any other person, which is misleading or untrue.
(b) Any person who violates this section shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars for each offense.
(1949 Rev., S. 4549; 1951, S. 2268d; P.A. 80-484, S. 97, 176; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58.)
History: P.A. 80-484 replaced board of examiners with department of health services in Subsec. (a), deleted Subsecs. (b) to (e) containing prohibitions against solicitations of employment and advertising and redesignated former Subsec. (f) as Subsec. (b); P.A. 93-381 replaced department of health services with department of public health and addiction services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995.
Source: official Connecticut text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 20-231 ("Misleading statement by license applicant; penalty.") is part of the Connecticut General Statutes, the codified statutory law of Connecticut. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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