2015 Connecticut General Statutes
Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards
Chapter 391 - Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors
Section 20-307 - Appeals from board. Reissuance of license or certificate.

Appeals from the decisions of the board concerning the issuance or the suspension or revocation of any license or certificate of registration under the provisions of this chapter may be taken as provided in section 4-183, except such appeal shall be made returnable to the judicial district of New Britain. The board, for reasons it deems sufficient, may authorize the Department of Consumer Protection to reissue a license or certificate of registration to any person whose license or certificate has been revoked or suspended. A new license or certificate of registration to replace any license or certificate revoked, suspended, lost, destroyed or mutilated may be issued, subject to the regulations adopted under this chapter, and a charge of twenty-five dollars shall be made for such issuance.

(1949 Rev., S. 4629; 1961, P.A. 282; 1967, P.A. 762, S. 5; 1971, P.A. 870, S. 68; P.A. 76-436, S. 434, 681; P.A. 77-603, S. 81, 125; 77-614, S. 262, 610; P.A. 78-280, S. 52, 53, 127; P.A. 81-361, S. 16, 39; P.A. 82-317, S. 6, 8; 82-370, S. 11, 16; P.A. 88-230, S. 1, 12; P.A. 89-251, S. 123, 203; P.A. 90-98, S. 1, 2; P.A. 93-142, S. 4, 7, 8; P.A. 95-220, S. 4–6; P.A. 99-215, S. 24, 29; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(d); P.A. 04-169, S. 17; 04-189, S. 1.)

History: 1961 act added provisions for suspension of certificate and for censure and provided that violation of chapter or regulations be grounds for suspension, revocation or censure; 1967 act extended coverage of section to certificates of authorization; 1971 act replaced superior court with court of common pleas, effective September 1, 1971, except that courts with cases pending retain jurisdiction unless pending matters deemed transferable; P.A. 76-436 replaced court of common pleas with superior court, effective July 1, 1978; P.A. 77-603 stated that appeals shall be made in accordance with Sec. 4-183, retaining venue in Hartford county; P.A. 77-614 replaced requirement for 30 days’ notice of hearing with statement that notice and hearing conform to regulations of consumer protection commissioner and referred elsewhere to regulations adopted under chapter rather than to regulations of the board and deleted venue provision, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 78-280 provided that appeals be returnable to judicial district of Hartford-New Britain; P.A. 81-361 amended section to allow the department to reissue certificates upon the authorization of the board on and after July 1, 1981; P.A. 82-317 increased fee for replacement of certificate from $2 to $20; P.A. 82-370 eliminated the provision concerning the board’s power to suspend or revoke a certificate of registration or to censure any certificate holder and added references to licensure; P.A. 88-230 replaced “judicial district of Hartford-New Britain at Hartford” with “judicial district of Hartford”, effective September 1, 1991; P.A. 89-251 increased the replacement fee from $20 to $25; P.A. 90-98 changed the effective date of P.A. 88-230 from September 1, 1991, to September 1, 1993; P.A. 93-142 changed the effective date of P.A. 88-230 from September 1, 1993, to September 1, 1996, effective June 14, 1993; P.A. 95-220 changed the effective date of P.A. 88-230 from September 1, 1996, to September 1, 1998, effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 99-215 replaced “judicial district of Hartford” with “judicial district of New Britain”, effective June 29, 1999; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 and P.A. 04-169 replaced Department of Consumer Protection with 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.