The Department of Consumer Protection may, upon request of the board or on its own motion, inquire into the existence of violations of the provisions of this chapter. If, after notice and opportunity for hearing as provided in the regulations adopted by the Commissioner of Consumer Protection, the board determines that a violation of any provision of this chapter or any regulation adopted under this chapter exists, the board may issue an appropriate order to the person or persons found to be so violating such provision or regulation, providing for the immediate discontinuance of such violation. Any such issuance of an order 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.
(1969, P.A. 418; P.A. 77-614, S. 263, 610; P.A. 98-3, S. 20; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(c), (d); P.A. 04-169, S. 17; 04-189, S. 1; P.A. 16-185, S. 22.)
History: P.A. 77-614 transferred inquiry power from board to consumer protection department, replaced notice and hearing provisions with statement that notice and hearing conform to regulations of consumer protection commissioner, included reference to violations of regulations and deleted provisions re petitions to court for enforcement of orders, injunctions or restraining orders, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 98-3 made technical changes; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 and P.A. 04-169 replaced Commissioner and Department of Consumer Protection with Commissioner and Department of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp.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. 16-185 added provision re issuance of order by board to be proposed final decision and submitted to commissioner, effective July 1, 2016.
Cited. 200 C. 145.