Connecticut § 22a-255l Penalties. Referral to Attorney General.

Connecticut Statutes

§ 22a-255l — Penalties. Referral to Attorney General.

Connecticut § 22a-255l

Title 22aEnvironmental Protection

Ch. 446dSolid Waste Management

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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-255l (2026).

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(a)Any person who violates any provision of sections 22a-255g to 22a-255m, inclusive, including making a false statement in a certificate of compliance prepared pursuant to section 22a-255k, shall pay a civil penalty not to exceed ten thousand dollars, to be fixed by the court, for each offense. Each violation shall be a separate and distinct offense and, in the case of a continuing violation, each day's continuance thereof shall be deemed to be a separate and distinct offense. The Attorney General, upon complaint of the commissioner, shall institute an action in superior court for the judicial district of Hartford to recover such penalty.

(b)Any person who knowingly violates any provision of sections 22a-255g to 22a-255m , inclusive, including by making any false statement in a certific

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(a) Any person who violates any provision of sections 22a-255g to 22a-255m, inclusive, including making a false statement in a certificate of compliance prepared pursuant to section 22a-255k, shall pay a civil penalty not to exceed ten thousand dollars, to be fixed by the court, for each offense. Each violation shall be a separate and distinct offense and, in the case of a continuing violation, each day's continuance thereof shall be deemed to be a separate and distinct offense. The Attorney General, upon complaint of the commissioner, shall institute an action in superior court for the judicial district of Hartford to recover such penalty. (b) Any person who knowingly violates any provision of sections 22a-255g to 22a-255m , inclusive, including by making any false statement in a certificate of compliance prepared pursuant to section 22a-255k , shall, upon conviction, be fined not more than fifty thousand dollars for each false statement in such certificate or imprisoned not more than one year or both. (c) If any person violates any provision of sections 22a-255g to 22a-255m , inclusive, the commissioner may request the Attorney General to bring an action in superior court for the judicial district of Hartford to enjoin such person from continuing such violation.

Legislative History

(P.A. 88-230, S. 1, 12; P.A. 90-98, S. 1, 2; 90-215, S. 6; P.A. 93-142, S. 4, 7, 8; P.A. 95-220, S. 4–6.) History: (Revisor's note: P.A. 88-230 and P.A. 90-98 authorized substitution of “judicial district of Hartford” for “judicial district of Hartford-New Britain” in public and special acts of the 1990 session, effective 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.