Connecticut § 22a-435 (Formerly Sec. 25-54n). Injunction.

Connecticut Statutes

§ 22a-435 — (Formerly Sec. 25-54n). Injunction.

Connecticut § 22a-435

Title 22aEnvironmental Protection

Ch. 446kWater Pollution Control

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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-435 (2026).

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If any person or municipality fails to comply with any order to abate pollution, or any part thereof, issued pursuant to the provisions of section 22a-428, 22a-431 or 22a-433, and no request for a hearing on such order or appeal therefrom is pending and the time for making such request or taking such appeal has expired, the commissioner may request the Attorney General to bring an action in the superior court for the judicial district of Hartford to enjoin such person or municipality from maintaining such pollution and to comply fully with such order or any part thereof. All actions brought by the Attorney General pursuant to the provisions of this section shall have precedence in the order of trial as provided in section 52-191.

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If any person or municipality fails to comply with any order to abate pollution, or any part thereof, issued pursuant to the provisions of section 22a-428, 22a-431 or 22a-433, and no request for a hearing on such order or appeal therefrom is pending and the time for making such request or taking such appeal has expired, the commissioner may request the Attorney General to bring an action in the superior court for the judicial district of Hartford to enjoin such person or municipality from maintaining such pollution and to comply fully with such order or any part thereof. All actions brought by the Attorney General pursuant to the provisions of this section shall have precedence in the order of trial as provided in section 52-191.

Legislative History

(1967, P.A. 57, S. 14; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 90; P.A. 73-38, S. 4, 8; P.A. 78-280, S. 6, 127; P.A. 86-239, S. 8, 14; P.A. 87-261, S. 7; P.A. 88-230, S. 1, 12; P.A. 90-98, S. 1, 2; P.A. 93-142, S. 4, 7, 8.) History: 1971 act replaced reference to water resources commission with reference to environmental protection commissioner; P.A. 73-38 added reference to Sec. 25-27 and made commissioner's request for court action discretionary rather than mandatory, substituting “may” for “shall”; P.A. 78-280 replaced “Hartford county” with “judicial district of Hartford-New Britain”; Sec. 25-54n transferred to Sec. 22a-435 in 1983; P.A. 86-239 deleted reference to repealed Sec. 22a-418; P.A. 87-261 deleted an obsolete reference to Sec. 22a-429; 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. Annotation to former section 25-54n: Cited. 170 C. 29. Annotations to present section: Cited. 204 C. 38; 216 C. 436; 227 C. 175; 237 C. 135. Cited. 21 CA 91; 41 CA 89.