Sec. 21a-263. (Formerly Sec. 19-469a). Power of commissioner to receive and destroy drug paraphernalia. Records.
Sec. 21a-263. (Formerly Sec. 19-469a). Power of commissioner to receive and
destroy drug paraphernalia. Records. The Commissioner of Consumer Protection
may receive, take into custody or destroy any drug paraphernalia as defined in subdivision (20) of section 21a-240. Said commissioner shall keep a full and complete record
of all drug paraphernalia received and disposed of, showing the exact kinds, quantities
and forms of such drug paraphernalia, the persons from whom received, by whose authority received and destroyed, and the dates of the receipt or destruction. Drug paraphernalia held by law enforcement agencies or court officials as evidence in criminal proceedings, or drug paraphernalia seized or held as contraband shall be destroyed upon
the order of the court by the seizing authority or delivered to the Commissioner of
Consumer Protection as soon as possible upon termination of the proceedings or resolution of the case.
(P.A. 80-224, S. 4; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(c); P.A. 04-189, S. 1.)
History: Sec. 19-469a transferred to Sec. 21a-263 in 1983; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 replaced Commissioner of
Consumer Protection with Commissioner 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repealed Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp.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.