Connecticut § 4-167 - Rules of practice. Public inspection. Enforceability.

§ 4-167. Rules of practice. Public inspection. Enforceability.

Sec. 4-167. Rules of practice. Public inspection. Enforceability. (a) In addition to other regulation-making requirements imposed by law, each agency shall: (1) Adopt as a regulation rules of practice setting forth the nature and requirements of all formal and informal procedures available provided such rules shall be in conformance with the provisions of this chapter; and (2) make available for public inspection, upon request, copies of all regulations and all other written statements of policy or interpretations formulated, adopted or used by the agency in the discharge of its functions, and all forms and instructions used by the agency.

(b) No agency regulation is enforceable against any person or party, nor may it be invoked by the agency for any purpose, until (1) it has been made available for public inspection as provided in this section, and (2) the regulation or a notice of the adoption of the regulation has been published in the Connecticut Law Journal if noticed prior to July 1, 2013, or posted on the eRegulations System pursuant to section 4-172 and section 4-173b, if noticed on or after July 1, 2013. This provision is not applicable in favor of any person or party who has actual notice or knowledge thereof. The burden of proving the notice or knowledge is on the agency.

(1971, P.A. 854, S. 2; P.A. 73-620, S. 4, 19; P.A. 76-297, S. 1; P.A. 88-317, S. 2, 107; P.A. 12-92, S. 1; P.A. 13-247, S. 27; 13-274, S. 2; P.A. 14-187, S. 27.)

History: P.A. 73-620 made technical changes; P.A. 76-297 required that rules of practice conform to provisions of chapter; P.A. 88-317 repealed former Subsec. (a)(4), which required final orders, decisions and opinions to be made available for public inspection, and amended Subsec. (b) to provide that no regulation, except an emergency regulation, is enforceable unless regulation or notice published in law journal and to place burden of proving notice on agency, effective July 1, 1989, and applicable to agency proceedings commenced on or after that date; P.A. 12-92 amended Subsec. (a)(3) to add reference to paper copies and amended Subsec. (b) to require publication if noticed prior to July 1, 2013, and posting online if noticed on or after July 1, 2013, and to delete exemption for regulations adopted under Sec. 4-168(f), effective July 1, 2013, and applicable to regulations noticed on and after that date; P.A. 13-247 amended Subsec. (b) to replace reference to posting online with reference to posting on eRegulations System under Secs. 4-172 and 4-173b, effective July 1, 2013, and applicable to regulations noticed on and after that date; P.A. 13-274 made identical changes as P.A. 13-247, effective July 1, 2013, and applicable to regulations noticed on and after that date; P.A. 14-187 amended Subsec. (a) to delete former Subdiv. (1) requiring adoption of regulations re description of organization and method of operation and redesignate existing Subdivs. (2) and (3) as Subdivs. (1) and (2), effective June 11, 2014.

See Sec. 4-60s(b) re exception to paper filing or service requirements adopted under this section.

Cited. 165 C. 448; 172 C. 263; 173 C. 462; 183 C. 76; 184 C. 311; 186 C. 153; 191 C. 173; 200 C. 489; 239 C. 32.

Cited. 1 CA 1.

Commission on hospitals and health care decision upheld although the commission failed to adopt rules of practice pursuant to Sec. 4-167 because plaintiff failed to assert claim under Sec. 4-174 at hearing. 32 CS 300. Cited. 40 CS 365.

Subsec. (a):

Cited. 201 C. 448. Subdiv. (2): Section not violated by department regulation incorporating by reference Uniform Administrative Procedure Act rules of procedure. 207 C. 77.

Cited. 9 CA 622.