Sec. 30-14. Nature and duration of permit. Renewal by transferee or purchaser of permit premises. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 30-14. Nature and duration of permit. Renewal by transferee or purchaser of permit premises. (a) A permit shall be a purely personal privilege that expires annually, except a permit issued under sections 30-25, 30-35, 30-37b, 30-37d, 30-37g and 30-37h, and revocable in the discretion of the Department of Consumer Protection subject to appeal as provided in section 30-55. A permit shall not constitute property, nor shall it be subject to attachment and execution, nor shall it be alienable, except that it shall descend to the estate of a deceased permittee by the laws of testate or intestate succession. A railroad permit or an airline permit shall be granted to the railroad corporation or airline corporation and not to any person, and the corporation shall be the permittee.

      (b) Any permit in this part, except a permit issued under sections 30-25, 30-35, 30-37b, 30-37d, 30-37g and 30-37h, may be issued for a continuous period of not more than six consecutive calendar months, at two-thirds of regular fees, but rebate of fees shall not be permitted for any unexpired portion of the term of a permit revoked by reason of a violation of any provision of this chapter.

      (c) The executors or administrators of the estate of any deceased permittee, and the trustees of any insolvent or bankrupt estate of a permittee, when such estate consists in whole or in part of alcoholic liquor, may continue the business of the sale or manufacture of alcoholic liquor under order of the appropriate court and may exercise the privileges of the deceased or insolvent or bankrupt permittee for a period not exceeding six months after the date of such decease or of such insolvency or bankruptcy, or until such time as the applicable permit expires, whichever date is later. A certified copy of the order of the court authorizing the continuance of such business shall be filed with the department. In the event of the death, insolvency or bankruptcy of a backer, the permittee of such backer shall have the same rights and privileges as set forth in this section, provided, in addition to the order of said court, the executor or administrator of the estate of any deceased backer, or the trustee of any insolvent or bankrupt estate of a backer, shall file a notice with the department that he has authorized such permittee to continue such business.

      (d) Notwithstanding any provision of this section, a package store permit may be renewed by a transferee or purchaser of permit premises under section 30-14a.

      (1949 Rev., S. 4236; P.A. 73-543, S. 5, 14; P.A. 77-614, S. 165, 587, 610; P.A. 78-303, S. 80, 85, 136; P.A. 80-482, S. 4, 170, 191, 345, 348; P.A. 81-294, S. 7, 22; P.A. 93-139, S. 7; P.A. 95-195, S. 17, 83; P.A. 97-175, S. 2; P.A. 99-194, S. 23; P.A. 01-195, S. 93, 181; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(d); P.A. 04-169, S. 17; 04-189, S. 1.)

      History: P.A. 73-543 included references to airline permits and airline corporations; P.A. 77-614 replaced liquor control commission with division of liquor control within the department of business regulation, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 78-303 clarified and qualified name change enacted in P.A. 77-614; P.A. 80-482 made division of liquor control an independent department and abolished the department of business regulation, overriding provision of same act which would have placed the division within the public safety department; P.A. 81-294 added Subsec. (b) allowing renewal of permit by transferee or purchaser of premises on and after June 8, 1981; P.A. 93-139 made technical changes and added a provision for a six-month permit as new Subsec. (b), relettering a part of former Subsec. (a) as (c) and former Subsec. (b) as (d); P.A. 95-195 amended Subsec. (a) by substituting Department of Consumer Protection for Department of Liquor Control, effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 97-175 amended Subsec. (a) to provide that permits shall descend to the estate of a deceased permittee by the laws of testate or intestate succession and to make a technical change, and amended Subsec. (c) by adding provision re exercise of privileges of deceased or insolvent or bankrupt permittee until such time as the applicable permit expires, deleting provision re filing of court order within ten days of the date of issuance of such order, and making a technical change; P.A. 99-194 amended Subsec. (a) to make technical change; P.A. 01-195 made a technical change in Subsec. (a), effective July 11, 2001; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 and P.A. 04-169 replaced Department of Consumer Protection with Department of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, thereby reversing the merger of the Departments of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective June 1, 2004.

      Cited. 118 C. 253. Cited. 126 C. 456. Cited. 128 C. 163. Cited. 129 C. 621. A renewal is not an extension of the term of the original permit but the issuance of a new one. 133 C. 151. A permit is a matter of privilege not right. 144 C. 241. Cited. 150 C. 426. Permit is not property but merely a personal privilege. 153 C. 247.

      Cited. 12 CA 455.

      Personal privilege aspect of permit discussed. 5 CS 418; 16 CS 355. Privilege is not a grant of the commission but of the state under prescribed conditions. 10 CS 489. Permittee is a party to an action seeking to revoke his permit, but he may not be a party if the action is to prevent the issuance of a permit. 16 CS 108. Where permittee is ejected, the premises do not retain their character as a permit place. Id., 355. Apparently requires that, except for railroads, permits be issued to individuals only. 18 CS 274.

      Subsec. (a):

      Cited. 6 CA 278.