Connecticut § 35-38 - Civil penalties for violations.

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§ 35-38. Civil penalties for violations.

Sec. 35-38. Civil penalties for violations. In any action instituted by the Attorney General, any individual who has been held to have violated this chapter shall forfeit and pay to the state a civil penalty of not more than one hundred thousand dollars. Any other person who has been held to have violated any of the provisions of this chapter shall forfeit and pay to the state a civil penalty of not more than one million dollars.

(1971, P.A. 608, S. 15; P.A. 73-668, S. 2; P.A. 75-567, S. 10, 80; P.A. 09-68, S. 2.)

History: P.A. 73-668 raised civil penalties from $5,000 to $25,000 and from $25,000 to $250,000, respectively; P.A. 75-567 substituted “chapter” for “part”; P.A. 09-68 increased maximum civil penalty from $25,000 to $100,000 for an individual and from $250,000 to $1,000,000 for any other person.

Cited. 169 C. 344.

When severability doctrine applied. 30 CS 87.

Source: official Connecticut text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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