Connecticut § 20-294 - Suspension or revocation of license or certificate. Civil penalty. Reissuance.

§ 20-294. Suspension or revocation of license or certificate. Civil penalty. Reissuance.

Sec. 20-294. Suspension or revocation of license or certificate. Civil penalty. Reissuance. The Commissioner of Consumer Protection or the board may suspend for a definite period, not to exceed one year, or revoke any license or certificate of authority issued under this chapter, after notice and hearing in accordance with the regulations adopted by the Commissioner of Consumer Protection, or may officially censure any person holding any such license or certificate of authority and may assess a civil penalty of up to one thousand dollars per violation, (1) if it is shown that the license or certificate was obtained through fraud or misrepresentation, (2) if the holder of the license or certificate has been found guilty by the board, the commissioner or by a court of competent jurisdiction of any fraud or deceit in such holder's professional practice or has been convicted of a felony, provided any action taken is based upon (A) the nature of the conviction and its relationship to the certificate or license holder's ability to safely or competently perform the duties or responsibilities with such license or certificate, (B) information pertaining to the degree of rehabilitation of the certificate or license holder, and (C) the time elapsed since the conviction or release, (3) if the holder of the license or certificate has been found guilty by the board or the commissioner of gross incompetency or of negligence in the planning or construction of buildings, or (4) if it is shown to the satisfaction of the board or the commissioner that the holder of the license or certificate has violated any provision of this chapter or any regulation adopted under this chapter. Any such suspension or revocation of a license or certificate by the board shall be a proposed final decision and submitted to the commissioner in accordance with the provisions of subsection (b) of section 21a-7. The board or the commissioner may reissue any such license or certificate which has been revoked, and may modify the suspension of any such license or certificate which has been suspended.

(1949 Rev., S. 4619; 1961, P.A. 283; P.A. 77-614, S. 175, 610; P.A. 82-419, S. 17, 47; P.A. 98-3, S. 5; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(c); P.A. 04-189, S. 1; P.A. 06-85, S. 1; P.A. 16-185, S. 17; P.A. 19-177, S. 17; P.A. 22-88, S. 20.)

History: 1961 act extended coverage of section to certificates of authority, provided for suspension of certificates and for censure, added as condition for suspension, revocation or censure violation of any provisions of chapter or regulations and empowered board to reissue revoked certificates and to modify suspensions of certificates; P.A. 77-614 replaced requirement for 30 days' notice of hearing with statement that notice and hearing be in accordance with regulations of consumer protection commissioner and referred to regulations adopted under chapter rather than to regulations of board, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 82-419 changed registration to licensure and deleted reference to drunkenness or drug addiction as disciplinary grounds; P.A. 98-3 made technical changes; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 replaced Commissioner of Consumer Protection with Commissioner 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; P.A. 06-85 added civil penalty provision; P.A. 16-185 added provision re suspension or revocation of license or certificate by board to be proposed final decision and submitted to commissioner, effective July 1, 2016; P.A. 19-177 added references to commissioner and added “per violation” re civil penalty; P.A. 22-88 added provisos for felony conviction in Subdiv. (2).

Cited. 20 CS 188.

Secs. 20-295 and 20-295a. Authority to prepare plans and supervise construction. Architectural designers. Sections 20-295 and 20-295a are repealed.

(1957, P.A. 552, S. 2, 5; February, 1965, P.A. 584; 1969, P.A. 385, S. 2.)