Sec. 20-247. Appeals. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 20-247. Appeals. Any person aggrieved by a final decision of said board or the Department of Public Health may appeal therefrom, as provided in section 4-183, except such appeal shall be made returnable to the judicial district of New Britain.

      (1949 Rev., S. 4581; 1971, P.A. 179, S. 15; 870, S. 64; P.A. 76-436, S. 430, 681; P.A. 77-603, S. 76, 125; 77-614, S. 449, 610; P.A. 78-280, S. 48, 49, 127; P.A. 80-484, S. 109, 176; P.A. 88-230, S. 1, 12; P.A. 90-98, S. 1, 2; P.A. 93-142, S. 4, 7, 8; 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-220, S. 4-6; 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; P.A. 96-47, S. 11; P.A. 99-215, S. 24, 29.)

      History: 1971 acts required that appeals be brought between 12 and 30 days after service rather than on next return day or "next but one" and, effective September 1, 1971, except that courts with cases pending retain jurisdiction unless pending matters deemed transferable, replaced superior court with court of common pleas; P.A. 76-436 replaced court of common pleas with superior court, effective July 1, 1978; P.A. 77-603 replaced previous detailed appeal provisions with statement that appeals shall be brought in accordance with Sec. 4-183, retaining provision for venue in Hartford county; P.A. 77-614 deleted venue provision, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 78-280 added provision making appeals returnable to judicial district of Hartford-New Britain; P.A. 80-484 allowed appeals from actions of health services department, reflecting its assumption of some duties of board; P.A. 88-230 replaced "judicial district of Hartford-New Britain at Hartford" with "judicial district of Hartford", effective September 1, 1991; P.A. 90-98 changed the effective date of P.A. 88-230 from September 1, 1991, to September 1, 1993; P.A. 93-142 changed the effective date of P.A. 88-230 from September 1, 1993, to September 1, 1996, effective June 14, 1993; P.A. 93-381 replaced department of health services with department of public health and addiction services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-220 changed the effective date of P.A. 88-230 from September 1, 1996, to September 1, 1998, effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 96-47 changed "any action" to "a final decision"; P.A. 99-215 replaced "judicial district of Hartford" with "judicial district of New Britain", effective June 29, 1999.