2022 Connecticut General Statutes
Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being
Chapter 368r - Youth Camps
Section 19a-425. (Formerly Sec. 19-544). - Civil penalty. Equitable relief. Notice. Hearing.
(a) Any person who establishes, conducts or maintains a youth camp without a license as required by this chapter for a first offense shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than one thousand dollars, and for a second or subsequent offense shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than one thousand five hundred dollars, and each day during which a youth camp is conducted or maintained without a license, after notification to such person by the commissioner, shall constitute a separate offense. The commissioner may apply to the superior court for the judicial district of Hartford, or for the judicial district where the defendant named in such application resides, for an injunction to restrain the operation or maintenance of a youth camp by any person other than a licensed operator. The application for such injunction or the issuance of the same shall be in addition to and shall not relieve any such person from the imposition of a civil penalty under this section. In connection with any such application for an injunction, it shall not be necessary to prove that an adequate remedy at law does not exist.
(b) If the Commissioner of Early Childhood has reason to believe that a violation has occurred for which a civil penalty is authorized by subsection (a) of this section, the commissioner may send to such person or officer by certified mail, return receipt requested or personally serve upon such person or officer, a notice that shall include: (1) A reference to the section or sections of the general statutes or regulations involved; (2) a short and plain statement of the matters asserted or charged; (3) a statement of the maximum civil penalty that may be imposed for such violation; and (4) a statement of the party's right to request a hearing. Such person or officer shall submit any request for a hearing in writing to the commissioner not later than thirty days after the notice is mailed or served.
(c) If such person or officer so requests, the commissioner shall cause a hearing to be held. The hearing shall be held in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54. If such person or officer fails to request a hearing or fails to appear at the hearing or if, after the hearing, the commissioner finds that the person or officer has committed such violation, the commissioner may, in his or her discretion, order that a civil penalty be imposed that is not greater than the penalty stated in the notice. The commissioner shall send a copy of any order issued pursuant to this subsection by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the person or officer named in such order.
(1969, P.A. 820, S. 6; P.A. 74-338, S. 14, 94; P.A. 76-436, S. 397, 681; P.A. 77-614, S. 323, 610; P.A. 78-280, S. 1, 5, 127; P.A. 88-230, S. 1, 12; P.A. 90-98, S. 1, 2; P.A. 93-142, S. 4, 7, 8; 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-220, S. 4–6; 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; P.A. 99-125, S. 4; P.A. 11-242, S. 15; P.A. 14-39, S. 79; P.A. 21-172, S. 16.)
History: P.A. 74-338 made technical correction, inserting the word “shall”; P.A. 76-436 replaced court of common pleas with superior court and included judicial districts, effective July 1, 1978; P.A. 77-614 replaced commissioner of health with commissioner of health services, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 78-280 deleted reference to counties and replaced Hartford county with judicial district of Hartford-New Britain; Sec. 19-544 transferred to Sec. 19a-425 in 1983; P.A. 88-230 replaced “judicial district of Hartford-New Britain” with “judicial district of Hartford”, effective September 1, 1991; 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. 93-381 replaced commissioner of health services with commissioner of public health and addiction services, effective July 1, 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. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 99-125 changed penalty from a fine to a civil penalty, deleted reference to criminal prosecution and made technical changes; P.A. 11-242 increased maximum civil penalty for first offense from $500 to $1,000 and increased maximum civil penalty for subsequent offense from $750 to $1,500; P.A. 14-39 replaced “Commissioner of Public Health” with “commissioner”, effective July 1, 2014; P.A. 21-172 designated existing provisions re civil penalty and injunction as Subsec. (a) and added Subsecs. (b) and (c) re notice and hearing, effective July 12, 2021.
