Any person who operates a consumer collection agency without a license as required by sections 36a-800 to 36a-812, inclusive, shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than one year, or both. Any person who violates any other provision of said sections shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned not more than six months, or both. The state's attorney or assistant state's attorney for the superior court having jurisdiction in each town shall diligently inquire and make due complaint to the court of all violations of said sections which come to his knowledge, by investigation of report.
(1971, P.A. 539, S. 12; P.A. 74-183, S. 270, 291; P.A. 76-436, S. 233, 681; P.A. 15-235, S. 37.)
History: P.A. 74-183 replaced circuit court with court of common pleas, effective December 31, 1974; P.A. 76-436 replaced “prosecuting” attorney with “state's attorney or assistant state's” attorney and court of common pleas with superior court, effective July 1, 1978; Sec. 42-133a transferred to Sec. 36a-810 in 1995; P.A. 15-235 changed “36a-810” to “36a-812”, effective July 7, 2015.