2009 Connecticut Code
Title 16 Public Service Companies
Chapter 289 Department Of Public Utility Control: Community Antenna Television Systems And Competitive Video Service Providers
Sec. 16-331aa. Imposition of civil penalties by the department.

      Sec. 16-331aa. Imposition of civil penalties by the department. A holder of a certificate of cable franchise authority, and the officers, agents and employees of such cable franchise authority, shall obey, observe and comply with sections 16-331q to 16-331aa, inclusive, and each applicable order made by the Department of Public Utility Control pursuant to sections 16-331q to 16-331aa, inclusive. A holder of a cable franchise authority certificate that the department finds has failed to obey or comply with sections 16-331q to 16-331aa, inclusive, or any applicable order made by the department pursuant thereto may be fined, by order of the department, not more than ten thousand dollars for each offense. Each distinct violation of any such order shall be a separate offense and, in the case of a continued violation, each day thereof shall be deemed a separate offense. The department shall impose any such civil penalty in accordance with the procedure established in section 16-41. If such penalty is imposed, it shall be the sole remedy for such violation. The department shall also have the authority to revoke the certificate of cable franchise authority if the holder of the certificate is found, after a department hearing with notice to all interested parties, to be in substantial noncompliance with the requirements of law or department orders.

      (P.A. 07-253, S. 24.)