Sec. 20-417e. Criminal penalty. Treble damages.
Sec. 20-417e. Criminal penalty. Treble damages. (a) In addition to any other
remedy provided for in sections 20-417a to 20-417j, inclusive, any person who violates
any provision of subsection (d) of section 20-417d shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor. Notwithstanding subsection (d) or (e) of section 53a-29 or section 54-56e, if
the court determines that a new home construction contractor cannot fully repay any
victim of the violations committed by such contractor within the period of probation
established in subsection (d) or (e) of section 53a-29 or section 54-56e, the court may
impose probation for a period of not more than five years.
(b) Any person who violates the provisions of subdivision (7) of subsection (d) of
section 20-417d shall be liable for treble damages.
(P.A. 99-246, S. 5; P.A. 00-132, S. 5, 6; P.A. 03-167, S. 2; P.A. 06-73, S. 7; P.A. 08-102, S. 3.)
History: P.A. 00-132 added language re treble damages for violation of Sec. 20-417d(d)(7), effective May 26, 2000;
P.A. 03-167 deleted exception for violation of Sec. 20-417d(d)(7); P.A. 06-73 designated existing provisions as Subsecs.
(a) and (b) and amended Subsec. (a) to replace reference to "sections 20-417a to 20-417i, inclusive, and subsection (b) of
section 20-421" with "sections 20-417a to 20-417j, inclusive," and make technical changes, effective May 30, 2006; P.A.
08-102 amended Subsec. (a) to replace references to "subsection (d) of section 53a-29" with "subsection (d) or (e) of
section 53a-29".