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| 15 | 19 | | AN ACT INCREASING THE PENALTY FOR THE VIOLATION OF |
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| 16 | 20 | | CERTAIN MUNICIPAL REGULATIONS AND ORDINANCES. |
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| 17 | 21 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General |
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| 18 | 22 | | Assembly convened: |
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| 20 | 24 | | Section 1. Subparagraph (A) of subdivision (10) of subsection (c) of 1 |
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| 21 | 25 | | section 7-148 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is 2 |
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| 22 | 26 | | substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2025): 3 |
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| 23 | 27 | | (10) (A) Make all lawful regulations and ordinances in furtherance of 4 |
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| 24 | 28 | | any general powers as enumerated in this section, and prescribe 5 |
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| 25 | 29 | | penalties for the violation of the same not to exceed [two hundred fifty 6 |
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| 26 | | - | dollars] five hundred dollars, unless otherwise specifically provided by 7 |
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| 27 | | - | the general statutes. Such regulations and ordinances may be enforced 8 |
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| 28 | | - | by citations issued by designated municipal officers or employees, 9 |
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| 29 | | - | provided the regulations and ordinances have been designated 10 |
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| 30 | | - | specifically by the municipality for enforcement by citation in the same 11 |
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| 31 | | - | manner in which they were adopted and the designated municipal 12 |
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| 32 | | - | officers or employees issue a written warning providing notice of the 13 |
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| 33 | | - | specific violation before issuing the citation, except that no such written 14 |
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| 34 | | - | warning shall be required for violations of a municipal ordinance 15 |
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| 35 | | - | regulating the operation or use of a dirt bike, all-terrain vehicle or mini-16 |
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| 36 | | - | motorcycle; 17 Substitute Bill No. 1185 |
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| 30 | + | dollars] one thousand dollars, which amount shall, not later than 7 |
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| 31 | + | January 15, 2026, and annually thereafter, be adjusted in accordance 8 |
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| 32 | + | with any change in the consumer price index for all urban consumers as 9 |
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| 33 | + | published by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor 10 |
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| 34 | + | Statistics, during the period beginning on January 1, 2025, and ending 11 |
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| 35 | + | on December thirty-first in the year preceding the year in which said 12 |
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| 36 | + | adjustment is to be made, unless otherwise specifically provided by the 13 |
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| 37 | + | general statutes. Such regulations and ordinances may be enforced by 14 Raised Bill No. 1185 |
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| 42 | + | citations issued by designated municipal officers or employees, 15 |
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| 43 | + | provided the regulations and ordinances have been designated 16 |
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| 44 | + | specifically by the municipality for enforcement by citation in the same 17 |
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| 45 | + | manner in which they were adopted and the designated municipal 18 |
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| 46 | + | officers or employees issue a written warning providing notice of the 19 |
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| 47 | + | specific violation before issuing the citation, except that no such written 20 |
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| 48 | + | warning shall be required for violations of a municipal ordinance 21 |
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| 49 | + | regulating the operation or use of a dirt bike, all-terrain vehicle or mini-22 |
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| 50 | + | motorcycle; 23 |
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