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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 1185
January Session, 2025
LCO No. 3714
Referred to Committee on PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
Introduced by:
(PD)
AN ACT INCREASING THE PENALTY FOR THE VIOLATION OF
CERTAIN MUNICIPAL REGULATIONS AND ORDINANCES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Subparagraph (A) of subdivision (10) of subsection (c) of 1
section 7-148 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is 2
substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2025): 3
(10) (A) Make all lawful regulations and ordinances in furtherance of 4
any general powers as enumerated in this section, and prescribe 5
penalties for the violation of the same not to exceed [two hundred fifty 6
dollars] one thousand dollars, which amount shall, not later than 7
January 15, 2026, and annually thereafter, be adjusted in accordance 8
with any change in the consumer price index for all urban consumers as 9
published by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor 10
Statistics, during the period beginning on January 1, 2025, and ending 11
on December thirty-first in the year preceding the year in which said 12
adjustment is to be made, unless otherwise specifically provided by the 13
general statutes. Such regulations and ordinances may be enforced by 14
citations issued by designated municipal officers or employees, 15
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provided the regulations and ordinances have been designated 16
specifically by the municipality for enforcement by citation in the same 17
manner in which they were adopted and the designated municipal 18
officers or employees issue a written warning providing notice of the 19
specific violation before issuing the citation, except that no such written 20
warning shall be required for violations of a municipal ordinance 21
regulating the operation or use of a dirt bike, all-terrain vehicle or mini-22
motorcycle; 23
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2025 7-148(c)(10)(A)
Statement of Purpose:
To increase the maximum penalty for the violation of certain municipal
regulations and ordinances to one thousand dollars and adjust such
amount for inflation annually.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
underlined.]