§ 29-18c — Special policemen for Department of Consumer Protection.

The Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection may appoint not more than four persons employed as investigators in the security unit of the Department of Consumer Protection, upon the nomination of the Commissioner of Consumer Protection, to act as special police officers in said unit. Such appointees shall serve at the pleasure of the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection. During such tenure, they shall have all the powers conferred on state police officers while investigating or making arrests for any offense arising from the operation of any off-track betting system, retail sports wagering, as defined in section 12-850, Internet games, as defined in section 12-850, or the conduct of any lottery game. Such special police officers shall be certified under the provisions of sections 7-294a to 7-294e, inclusive. See Sec. 12-564a re reporting of investigations and arrest data.

Legislative History

(P.A. 84-457, S. 1, 3; P.A. 11-51, S. 134, 182; P.A. 23-54, S. 8; P.A. 24-142, S. 88.) History: Pursuant to P.A. 11-51, “Division of Special Revenue”, “executive director of the Division of Special Revenue” and “Commissioner of Public Safety” were changed editorially by the Revisors to “Department of Consumer Protection”, “Commissioner of Consumer Protection” and “Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection”, respectively, effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 23-54 replaced “policemen” with “police officers” and added provision re retail sports wagering, effective June 26, 2023; P.A. 24-142 added provision re Internet games, effective June 6, 2024.