Sec. 29-158. License or registration suspension or revocation. Appeal. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 29-158. License or registration suspension or revocation. Appeal. Any license or registration may be suspended or revoked by the commissioner, after giving notice and an opportunity to be heard to the licensee or registrant when the commissioner finds that the licensee or registrant has: (1) Violated any of the terms or provisions of sections 29-153 to 29-161, inclusive, or any of the regulations adopted thereunder; (2) practiced fraud, deceit or misrepresentation in dealing with the clients of the licensee or registrant; (3) made a material misstatement in the application for issuance of such license or registration, or, in the case of a licensee, or renewal of such license; (4) demonstrated incompetence or untrustworthiness in the conduct of the business; (5) been convicted of a felony or other crime involving moral turpitude. If the licensee or registrant has been convicted under section 53a-61 or 53a-62, the commissioner shall consider the facts and circumstances surrounding such convictions prior to suspending or revoking the license or registration. Any party aggrieved by an order of the commissioner under the provisions of this section may appeal therefrom in accordance with the provisions of section 4-183, except the venue for such appeal shall be the judicial district of New Britain.

      (1949 Rev., S. 3741; 1969, P.A. 756, S. 9; 1971, P.A. 870, S. 122; 1972, P.A. 294, S. 30; P.A. 76-436, S. 614, 681; P.A. 77-603, S. 17, 125; P.A. 78-280, S. 5, 127; P.A. 88-230, S. 1, 12; P.A. 90-98, S. 1, 2; P.A. 93-142, S. 4, 7, 8; P.A. 95-220, S. 4-6; P.A. 99-215, S. 24, 29; P.A. 04-192, S. 17; P.A. 05-288, S. 193; P.A. 08-73, S. 5.)

      History: 1969 act allowed suspension of license as well as revocation, specified grounds for suspension or revocation where previously suspension or revocation allowed "for good cause", replaced court of common pleas with superior court and "person or agency" with "licensee", and stated that appeals serve to stay execution of suspension or revocation; 1971 act replaced superior court with court of common pleas, effective September 1, 1971, except that courts with cases pending retain jurisdiction unless pending matters deemed transferable; 1972 act made technical correction; P.A. 76-436 replaced court of common pleas with superior court, effective July 1, 1978; P.A. 77-603 replaced previous appeal provisions with requirement that appeals be made in accordance with Sec. 4-183 but retained venue in Hartford county as before; P.A. 78-280 substituted "judicial district of Hartford-New Britain" for "Hartford county"; P.A. 88-230 replaced "judicial district of Hartford-New Britain" 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. 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. 99-215 replaced "judicial district of Hartford" with "judicial district of New Britain", effective June 29, 1999; P.A. 04-192 amended Subdiv. (2) by adding "to the clients of the licensee", made technical changes in Subdivs. (3) and (4), and amended Subdiv. (5) to make a technical change and require that if licensee has been convicted under Sec. 53a-61 or 53a-62, commissioner consider facts and circumstances surrounding such convictions prior to suspending or revoking license; P.A. 05-288 made technical changes; P.A. 08-73 added references to "registration" re suspension and revocation provisions and made conforming and technical changes.

      See Sec. 29-156 re issuance of identification card to licensees.