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Connecticut House Bill HB07344

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1419 AN ACT CONCERNING TH E IMPOSITION OF PENALTIES FOR
1520 REPEATED VIOLATIONS OF MUNICIPAL REGULAT IONS OR
1621 ORDINANCES.
1722 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
1823 Assembly convened:
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2025 Section 1. Section 8-12 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
2126 following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2019): 2
2227 (a) If any building or structure has been erected, constructed, 3
2328 altered, converted or maintained, or any building, structure or land 4
2429 has been used, in violation of any provision of this chapter or of any 5
2530 bylaw, ordinance, rule or regulation made under authority conferred 6
2631 hereby, any official having jurisdiction, in addition to other remedies, 7
2732 may institute an action or proceeding to prevent such unlawful 8
2833 erection, construction, alteration, conversion, maintenance or use or to 9
2934 restrain, correct or abate such violation or to prevent the occupancy of 10
3035 such building, structure or land or to prevent any illegal act, conduct, 11
3136 business or use in or about such premises. Such regulations shall be 12
3237 enforced by the officer or official board or authority designated 13
33-therein, who shall be authorized to cause any building, structure, place 14
38+therein, who shall be authorized to cause any building, structure, place 14 Raised Bill No. 7344
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3444 or premises to be inspected and examined and to order in writing the 15
3545 remedying of any condition found to exist therein or thereon in 16
3646 violation of any provision of the regulations made under authority of 17
37-the provisions of this chapter or, when the violation involves grading 18 Substitute Bill No. 7344
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47+the provisions of this chapter or, when the violation involves grading 18
4448 of land, the removal of earth or soil erosion and sediment control, to 19
4549 issue, in writing, a cease and desist order to be effective immediately. 20
4650 The owner or agent of any building or premises where a violation of 21
4751 any provision of such regulations has been committed or exists, or the 22
4852 lessee or tenant of an entire building or entire premises where such 23
4953 violation has been committed or exists, or the owner, agent, lessee or 24
5054 tenant of any part of the building or premises in which such violation 25
5155 has been committed or exists, or the agent, architect, builder, 26
5256 contractor or any other person who commits, takes part or assists in 27
5357 any such violation or who maintains any building or premises in 28
5458 which any such violation exists, (1) shall be fined not less than ten 29
5559 dollars or more than one hundred dollars for each day that such 30
5660 violation continues; but, (2) if the offense is wilful, the person 31
5761 convicted thereof shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars or 32
5862 more than two hundred fifty dollars for each day that such violation 33
5963 continues, or imprisoned not more than ten days for each day such 34
6064 violation continues not to exceed a maximum of thirty days for such 35
6165 violation, or both; and the Superior Court shall have jurisdiction of all 36
6266 such offenses, subject to appeal as in other cases. 37
6367 (b) Any person who, having been served with an order to 38
6468 discontinue any such violation, fails to comply with such order within 39
6569 ten days after such service, or having been served with a cease and 40
6670 desist order with respect to a violation involving grading of land, 41
6771 removal of earth or soil erosion and sediment control, fails to comply 42
6872 with such order immediately, including any person who initially 43
6973 complies with such order, but who subsequently engages in conduct 44
7074 that constitutes a violation of such order, or continues to violate any 45
7175 provision of the regulations made under authority of the provisions of 46
72-this chapter specified in such order, shall be subject to a civil penalty 47
73-not to exceed [two] seven thousand five hundred dollars, payable to 48
74-the treasurer of the municipality. In any criminal prosecution under 49
75-this section, the defendant may plead in abatement that such criminal 50
76-prosecution is based on a zoning ordinance or regulation which is the 51
77-subject of a civil action wherein one of the issues is the interpretation 52 Substitute Bill No. 7344
76+this chapter specified in such order shall be fined not more than five 47
77+thousand dollars and subject to a civil penalty not to exceed two 48 Raised Bill No. 7344
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84-of such ordinance or regulations, and that the issues in the civil action 53
85-are such that the prosecution would fail if the civil action results in an 54
86-interpretation different from that claimed by the state in the criminal 55
87-prosecution. If the court renders judgment for such municipality and 56
88-finds that the violation was wilful, the court shall allow such 57
89-municipality its costs, together with reasonable attorney's fees to be 58
90-taxed by the court. The court before which such prosecution is pending 59
91-may order such prosecution abated if it finds that the allegations of the 60
92-plea are true. 61
93-Sec. 2. Subsection (b) of section 51-164n of the general statutes is 62
94-repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 63
95-October 1, 2019): 64
96-(b) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, any 65
97-person who is alleged to have committed (1) a violation under the 66
98-provisions of section 1-9, 1-10, 1-11, 4b-13, 7-13, 7-14, 7-35, 7-41, 7-83, 7-67
99-283, 7-325, 7-393, [8-12] subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 8-12, 68
100-as amended by this act, 8-25, 8-27, 9-63, 9-322, 9-350, 10-193, 10-197, 10-69
101-198, 10-230, 10-251, 10-254, 12-52, 12-170aa, 12-292, 12-314b or 12-326g, 70
102-subdivision (4) of section 12-408, subdivision (3), (5) or (6) of section 71
103-12-411, section 12-435c, 12-476a, 12-476b, 12-487, 13a-71, 13a-107, 13a-72
104-113, 13a-114, 13a-115, 13a-117b, 13a-123, 13a-124, 13a-139, 13a-140, 13a-73
105-143b, 13a-247 or 13a-253, subsection (f) of section 13b-42, section 13b-74
106-90, 13b-221, 13b-292, 13b-336, 13b-337, 13b-338, 13b-410a, 13b-410b or 75
107-13b-410c, subsection (a), (b) or (c) of section 13b-412, section 13b-414, 76
108-subsection (d) of section 14-12, section 14-20a or 14-27a, subsection (e) 77
109-of section 14-34a, subsection (d) of section 14-35, section 14-43, 14-49, 78
110-14-50a or 14-58, subsection (b) of section 14-66, section 14-66a or 14-79
111-67a, subsection (g) of section 14-80, subsection (f) of section 14-80h, 80
112-section 14-97a, 14-100b, 14-103a, 14-106a, 14-106c, 14-146, 14-152, 14-81
113-153 or 14-163b, a first violation as specified in subsection (f) of section 82
114-14-164i, section 14-219 as specified in subsection (e) of said section, 83
115-subdivision (1) of section 14-223a, section 14-240, 14-250 or 14-253a, 84
116-subsection (a) of section 14-261a, section 14-262, 14-264, 14-267a, 14-85 Substitute Bill No. 7344
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83+thousand five hundred dollars, which fine and civil penalty shall be 49
84+payable to the treasurer of the municipality. In any criminal 50
85+prosecution under this section, the defendant may plead in abatement 51
86+that such criminal prosecution is based on a zoning ordinance or 52
87+regulation which is the subject of a civil action wherein one of the 53
88+issues is the interpretation of such ordinance or regulations, and that 54
89+the issues in the civil action are such that the prosecution would fail if 55
90+the civil action results in an interpretation different from that claimed 56
91+by the state in the criminal prosecution. If the court renders judgment 57
92+for such municipality and finds that the violation was wilful, the court 58
93+shall allow such municipality its costs, together with reasonable 59
94+attorney's fees to be taxed by the court. The court before which such 60
95+prosecution is pending may order such prosecution abated if it finds 61
96+that the allegations of the plea are true. 62
97+Sec. 2. Subsection (b) of section 51-164n of the general statutes is 63
98+repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 64
99+October 1, 2019): 65
100+(b) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, any 66
101+person who is alleged to have committed (1) a violation under the 67
102+provisions of section 1-9, 1-10, 1-11, 4b-13, 7-13, 7-14, 7-35, 7-41, 7-83, 7-68
103+283, 7-325, 7-393, [8-12] subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 8-12, 69
104+as amended by this act, 8-25, 8-27, 9-63, 9-322, 9-350, 10-193, 10-197, 10-70
105+198, 10-230, 10-251, 10-254, 12-52, 12-170aa, 12-292, 12-314b or 12-326g, 71
106+subdivision (4) of section 12-408, subdivision (3), (5) or (6) of section 72
107+12-411, section 12-435c, 12-476a, 12-476b, 12-487, 13a-71, 13a-107, 13a-73
108+113, 13a-114, 13a-115, 13a-117b, 13a-123, 13a-124, 13a-139, 13a-140, 13a-74
109+143b, 13a-247 or 13a-253, subsection (f) of section 13b-42, section 13b-75
110+90, 13b-221, 13b-292, 13b-336, 13b-337, 13b-338, 13b-410a, 13b-410b or 76
111+13b-410c, subsection (a), (b) or (c) of section 13b-412, section 13b-414, 77
112+subsection (d) of section 14-12, section 14-20a or 14-27a, subsection (e) 78
113+of section 14-34a, subsection (d) of section 14-35, section 14-43, 14-49, 79
114+14-50a or 14-58, subsection (b) of section 14-66, section 14-66a or 14-80
115+67a, subsection (g) of section 14-80, subsection (f) of section 14-80h, 81
116+section 14-97a, 14-100b, 14-103a, 14-106a, 14-106c, 14-146, 14-152, 14-82 Raised Bill No. 7344
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123-269, 14-270, 14-275a, 14-278 or 14-279, subsection (e) or (h) of section 86
124-14-283, section 14-291, 14-293b, 14-296aa, 14-300, 14-300d, 14-319, 14-87
125-320, 14-321, 14-325a, 14-326, 14-330 or 14-332a, subdivision (1), (2) or (3) 88
126-of section 14-386a, section 15-25 or 15-33, subdivision (1) of section 15-89
127-97, subsection (a) of section 15-115, section 16-44, 16-256e, 16a-15 or 90
128-16a-22, subsection (a) or (b) of section 16a-22h, section 17a-24, 17a-145, 91
129-17a-149, 17a-152, 17a-465, 17b-124, 17b-131, 17b-137, 19a-30, 19a-33, 92
130-19a-39 or 19a-87, subsection (b) of section 19a-87a, section 19a-91, 19a-93
131-105, 19a-107, 19a-113, 19a-215, 19a-219, 19a-222, 19a-224, 19a-286, 19a-94
132-287, 19a-297, 19a-301, 19a-309, 19a-335, 19a-336, 19a-338, 19a-339, 19a-95
133-340, 19a-425, 19a-502, 20-7a, 20-14, 20-158, 20-231, 20-249, 20-257, 20-96
134-265, 20-324e, 20-341l, 20-366, 20-597, 20-608, 20-610, 21-1, 21-38, 21-39, 97
135-21-43, 21-47, 21-48, 21-63 or 21-76a, subsection (c) of section 21a-2, 98
136-subdivision (1) of section 21a-19, section 21a-21, subdivision (1) of 99
137-subsection (b) of section 21a-25, section 21a-26 or 21a-30, subsection (a) 100
138-of section 21a-37, section 21a-46, 21a-61, 21a-63 or 21a-77, subsection 101
139-(b) of section 21a-79, section 21a-85 or 21a-154, subdivision (1) of 102
140-subsection (a) of section 21a-159, subsection (a) of section 21a-279a, 103
141-section 22-12b, 22-13, 22-14, 22-15, 22-16, 22-26g, 22-29, 22-34, 22-35, 22-104
142-36, 22-38, 22-39, 22-39a, 22-39b, 22-39c, 22-39d, 22-39e, 22-49 or 22-54, 105
143-subsection (d) of section 22-84, section 22-89, 22-90, 22-98, 22-99, 22-106
144-100, 22-111o, 22-167, 22-279, 22-280a, 22-318a, 22-320h, 22-324a, 22-326 107
145-or 22-342, subsection (b), (e) or (f) of section 22-344, section 22-359, 22-108
146-366, 22-391, 22-413, 22-414, 22-415, 22a-66a or 22a-246, subsection (a) of 109
147-section 22a-250, subsection (e) of section 22a-256h, section 22a-363 or 110
148-22a-381d, subsections (c) and (d) of section 22a-381e, section 22a-449, 111
149-22a-461, 23-37, 23-38, 23-46 or 23-61b, subsection (a) or subdivision (1) 112
150-of subsection (c) of section 23-65, section 25-37 or 25-40, subsection (a) 113
151-of section 25-43, section 25-43d, 25-135, 26-18, 26-19, 26-21, 26-31, 26-40, 114
152-26-40a, 26-42, 26-49, 26-54, 26-55, 26-56, 26-58 or 26-59, subdivision (1) 115
153-of subsection (d) of section 26-61, section 26-64, subdivision (1) of 116
154-section 26-76, section 26-79, 26-87, 26-89, 26-91, 26-94, 26-97, 26-98, 26-117
155-104, 26-105, 26-107, 26-117, 26-128, 26-131, 26-132, 26-138 or 26-141, 118
156-subdivision (1) of section 26-186, section 26-207, 26-215, 26-217 or 26-119
157-224a, subdivision (1) of section 26-226, section 26-227, 26-230, 26-232, 120 Substitute Bill No. 7344
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122+153 or 14-163b, a first violation as specified in subsection (f) of section 83
123+14-164i, section 14-219 as specified in subsection (e) of said section, 84
124+subdivision (1) of section 14-223a, section 14-240, 14-250 or 14-253a, 85
125+subsection (a) of section 14-261a, section 14-262, 14-264, 14-267a, 14-86
126+269, 14-270, 14-275a, 14-278 or 14-279, subsection (e) or (h) of section 87
127+14-283, section 14-291, 14-293b, 14-296aa, 14-300, 14-300d, 14-319, 14-88
128+320, 14-321, 14-325a, 14-326, 14-330 or 14-332a, subdivision (1), (2) or (3) 89
129+of section 14-386a, section 15-25 or 15-33, subdivision (1) of section 15-90
130+97, subsection (a) of section 15-115, section 16-44, 16-256e, 16a-15 or 91
131+16a-22, subsection (a) or (b) of section 16a-22h, section 17a-24, 17a-145, 92
132+17a-149, 17a-152, 17a-465, 17b-124, 17b-131, 17b-137, 19a-30, 19a-33, 93
133+19a-39 or 19a-87, subsection (b) of section 19a-87a, section 19a-91, 19a-94
134+105, 19a-107, 19a-113, 19a-215, 19a-219, 19a-222, 19a-224, 19a-286, 19a-95
135+287, 19a-297, 19a-301, 19a-309, 19a-335, 19a-336, 19a-338, 19a-339, 19a-96
136+340, 19a-425, 19a-502, 20-7a, 20-14, 20-158, 20-231, 20-249, 20-257, 20-97
137+265, 20-324e, 20-341l, 20-366, 20-597, 20-608, 20-610, 21-1, 21-38, 21-39, 98
138+21-43, 21-47, 21-48, 21-63 or 21-76a, subsection (c) of section 21a-2, 99
139+subdivision (1) of section 21a-19, section 21a-21, subdivision (1) of 100
140+subsection (b) of section 21a-25, section 21a-26 or 21a-30, subsection (a) 101
141+of section 21a-37, section 21a-46, 21a-61, 21a-63 or 21a-77, subsection 102
142+(b) of section 21a-79, section 21a-85 or 21a-154, subdivision (1) of 103
143+subsection (a) of section 21a-159, subsection (a) of section 21a-279a, 104
144+section 22-12b, 22-13, 22-14, 22-15, 22-16, 22-26g, 22-29, 22-34, 22-35, 22-105
145+36, 22-38, 22-39, 22-39a, 22-39b, 22-39c, 22-39d, 22-39e, 22-49 or 22-54, 106
146+subsection (d) of section 22-84, section 22-89, 22-90, 22-98, 22-99, 22-107
147+100, 22-111o, 22-167, 22-279, 22-280a, 22-318a, 22-320h, 22-324a, 22-326 108
148+or 22-342, subsection (b), (e) or (f) of section 22-344, section 22-359, 22-109
149+366, 22-391, 22-413, 22-414, 22-415, 22a-66a or 22a-246, subsection (a) of 110
150+section 22a-250, subsection (e) of section 22a-256h, section 22a-363 or 111
151+22a-381d, subsections (c) and (d) of section 22a-381e, section 22a-449, 112
152+22a-461, 23-37, 23-38, 23-46 or 23-61b, subsection (a) or subdivision (1) 113
153+of subsection (c) of section 23-65, section 25-37 or 25-40, subsection (a) 114
154+of section 25-43, section 25-43d, 25-135, 26-18, 26-19, 26-21, 26-31, 26-40, 115
155+26-40a, 26-42, 26-49, 26-54, 26-55, 26-56, 26-58 or 26-59, subdivision (1) 116
156+of subsection (d) of section 26-61, section 26-64, subdivision (1) of 117 Raised Bill No. 7344
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164-26-244, 26-257a, 26-260, 26-276, 26-284, 26-285, 26-286, 26-288, 26-294, 121
165-28-13, 29-6a, 29-25, 29-143o, 29-143z or 29-156a, subsection (b), (d), (e) 122
166-or (g) of section 29-161q, section 29-161y or 29-161z, subdivision (1) of 123
167-section 29-198, section 29-210, 29-243 or 29-277, subsection (c) of section 124
168-29-291c, section 29-316, 29-318, 29-381, 30-48a, 30-86a, 31-3, 31-10, 31-125
169-11, 31-12, 31-13, 31-14, 31-15, 31-16, 31-18, 31-23, 31-24, 31-25, 31-32, 31-126
170-36, 31-38, 31-40, 31-44, 31-47, 31-48, 31-51, 31-52, 31-52a or 31-54, 127
171-subsection (a) or (c) of section 31-69, section 31-70, 31-74, 31-75, 31-76, 128
172-31-76a, 31-89b or 31-134, subsection (i) of section 31-273, section 31-288, 129
173-subdivision (1) of section 35-20, section 36a-787, 42-230, 45a-283, 45a-130
174-450, 45a-634 or 45a-658, subdivision (13) or (14) of section 46a-54, 131
175-section 46a-59, 46b-22, 46b-24, 46b-34, 47-34a, 47-47, 49-8a, 49-16, 53-132
176-133, 53-199, 53-212a, 53-249a, 53-252, 53-264, 53-280, 53-302a, 53-303e, 133
177-53-311a, 53-321, 53-322, 53-323, 53-331 or 53-344, subsection (c) of 134
178-section 53-344b, or section 53-450, or (2) a violation under the 135
179-provisions of chapter 268, or (3) a violation of any regulation adopted 136
180-in accordance with the provisions of section 12-484, 12-487 or 13b-410, 137
181-or (4) a violation of any ordinance, regulation or bylaw of any town, 138
182-city or borough, except violations of building codes and the health 139
183-code, for which the penalty exceeds ninety dollars but does not exceed 140
184-two hundred fifty dollars, unless such town, city or borough has 141
185-established a payment and hearing procedure for such violation 142
186-pursuant to section 7-152c, shall follow the procedures set forth in this 143
187-section. 144
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162+section 26-76, section 26-79, 26-87, 26-89, 26-91, 26-94, 26-97, 26-98, 26-118
163+104, 26-105, 26-107, 26-117, 26-128, 26-131, 26-132, 26-138 or 26-141, 119
164+subdivision (1) of section 26-186, section 26-207, 26-215, 26-217 or 26-120
165+224a, subdivision (1) of section 26-226, section 26-227, 26-230, 26-232, 121
166+26-244, 26-257a, 26-260, 26-276, 26-284, 26-285, 26-286, 26-288, 26-294, 122
167+28-13, 29-6a, 29-25, 29-143o, 29-143z or 29-156a, subsection (b), (d), (e) 123
168+or (g) of section 29-161q, section 29-161y or 29-161z, subdivision (1) of 124
169+section 29-198, section 29-210, 29-243 or 29-277, subsection (c) of section 125
170+29-291c, section 29-316, 29-318, 29-381, 30-48a, 30-86a, 31-3, 31-10, 31-126
171+11, 31-12, 31-13, 31-14, 31-15, 31-16, 31-18, 31-23, 31-24, 31-25, 31-32, 31-127
172+36, 31-38, 31-40, 31-44, 31-47, 31-48, 31-51, 31-52, 31-52a or 31-54, 128
173+subsection (a) or (c) of section 31-69, section 31-70, 31-74, 31-75, 31-76, 129
174+31-76a, 31-89b or 31-134, subsection (i) of section 31-273, section 31-288, 130
175+subdivision (1) of section 35-20, section 36a-787, 42-230, 45a-283, 45a-131
176+450, 45a-634 or 45a-658, subdivision (13) or (14) of section 46a-54, 132
177+section 46a-59, 46b-22, 46b-24, 46b-34, 47-34a, 47-47, 49-8a, 49-16, 53-133
178+133, 53-199, 53-212a, 53-249a, 53-252, 53-264, 53-280, 53-302a, 53-303e, 134
179+53-311a, 53-321, 53-322, 53-323, 53-331 or 53-344, subsection (c) of 135
180+section 53-344b, or section 53-450, or (2) a violation under the 136
181+provisions of chapter 268, or (3) a violation of any regulation adopted 137
182+in accordance with the provisions of section 12-484, 12-487 or 13b-410, 138
183+or (4) a violation of any ordinance, regulation or bylaw of any town, 139
184+city or borough, except violations of building codes and the health 140
185+code, for which the penalty exceeds ninety dollars but does not exceed 141
186+two hundred fifty dollars, unless such town, city or borough has 142
187+established a payment and hearing procedure for such violation 143
188+pursuant to section 7-152c, shall follow the procedures set forth in this 144
189+section. 145
188190 This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
189191 sections:
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191193 Section 1 October 1, 2019 8-12
192194 Sec. 2 October 1, 2019 51-164n(b)
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201+Statement of Purpose:
202+To improve a municipality's code enforcement process and reduce the
203+rate of repeat offenders.
204+[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline,
205+except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is
206+not underlined.]
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