Sec. 21a-276. (Formerly Sec. 19-479). Discretion of commissioner to issue warning.
Sec. 21a-276. (Formerly Sec. 19-479). Discretion of commissioner to issue
warning. Nothing in sections 20-50, 20-576, 20-577, subdivision (3) of section 21a-92, subsection (e) of section 21a-115, sections 21a-240, 21a-243 to 21a-279, inclusive,
and 21a-283, shall be construed as requiring the Commissioner of Consumer Protection
to institute criminal or administrative action pursuant to said sections for violations
thereof. In lieu of instituting criminal or administrative action pursuant to said sections,
said commissioner may protect the public interest by serving suitable written notice or
warning to the offending party or parties.
(1967, P.A. 555, S. 35; 1972, P.A. 278, S. 23; P.A. 73-681, S. 17, 29; P.A. 79-379, S. 4; P.A. 86-403, S. 46, 132; P.A.
87-129, S. 8; P.A. 88-364, S. 29, 123; P.A. 95-264, S. 60; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(c); P.A. 04-189, S. 1.)
History: 1972 act replaced reference to repealed Sec. 19-450 with reference to Sec. 19-451; P.A. 73-681 removed
references to actions instituted by commissioner of health; P.A. 79-379 replaced "subsection (b)" with "subdivision (3)"
of Sec. 19-212; Sec. 19-479 transferred to Sec. 21a-276 in 1983; P.A. 86-403 made technical change; P.A. 87-129 substituted
reference to Sec. 21a-243 for Sec. 21a-242, repealed by the same act; P.A. 88-364 made technical change in section;
P.A. 95-264 made technical changes; 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Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed Sec. 146 of June 30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.