Connecticut § 20-417 - Penalty.

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§ 20-417. Penalty.

Sec. 20-417. Penalty. Any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter or the regulations adopted hereunder shall be guilty of a class D felony. For the purposes of this section, each instance of patient contact or consultation which is in violation of any provision of this chapter shall constitute a separate offense. Failure to renew a license in a timely manner shall not constitute a violation for the purposes of this section.

(P.A. 73-570, S. 11, 12; P.A. 84-526, S. 14; P.A. 13-258, S. 86.)

History: P.A. 84-526 amended section by changing penalty for violation of any provision of chapter to a fine of not more than $500 or imprisonment of not more than five years, and added provisions that each instance of patient contact or consultation shall constitute a separate offense and failure to renew license in timely manner is not a violation for purposes of section; P.A. 13-258 changed penalty from fine of not more than $500 or imprisonment of not more than 5 years to a class D felony and made a technical change.

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