General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5786
January Session, 2015 LCO No. 1791
*01791*
Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS
Introduced by:
REP. KLARIDES, 114th Dist. REP. CANDELORA, 86th Dist. REP. HOYDICK, 120th Dist. REP. MINER, 66th Dist. REP. O'NEILL, 69th Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 5786
January Session, 2015
LCO No. 1791
*01791*
Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS
Introduced by:
REP. KLARIDES, 114th Dist.
REP. CANDELORA, 86th Dist.
REP. HOYDICK, 120th Dist.
REP. MINER, 66th Dist.
REP. O'NEILL, 69th Dist.
AN ACT PERMITTING THE SUSPENSION OF CIVIL PENALTIES FOR FIRST-TIME VIOLATIONS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That title 4 of the general statutes be amended to permit state agencies to suspend civil penalties assessed against any business entity for a first-time violation of any provision of a regulation of such state agency, upon the request of such business entity, if the business entity takes remedial measures that completely correct the violation not later than thirty days after the assessment of such penalty, except that no state agency shall suspend a penalty (1) for a wilful or grossly negligent violation, (2) for a violation that results in the bodily injury of any person, or (3) that is required under federal law.
Statement of Purpose:
To permit businesses to remediate first-time regulatory violations without the imposition of a civil penalty if such remediation is done in a timely manner.