{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-20-417f","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-417f","heading":"Civil penalty.","body":"(a) The commissioner may, after notice and hearing in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, impose a civil penalty on any person who (1) engages in or practices the work for which a certificate of registration is required by sections 20-417a to 20-417j, inclusive, without having first obtained such a certificate of registration, (2) engages in or practices any of the work for which a certificate of registration is required by sections 20-417a to 20-417j, inclusive, after the expiration of such person's certificate of registration, or (3) violates any of the provisions of sections 20-417a to 20-417j, inclusive, or the regulations adopted pursuant to said sections.\n(b) Such civil penalty shall not exceed (1) five hundred dollars for a first violation, (2) seven hundred fifty dollars for a second violation occurring not more than three years after a prior violation, and (3) one thousand five hundred dollars for a third or subsequent violation occurring not more than three years after a prior violation.\n(c) Any civil penalty collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the consumer protection enforcement account established in section 21a-8a.","path":["TITLE 20. PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING, CERTIFICATION, TITLE PROTECTION AND REGISTRATION. EXAMINING BOARDS","CHAPTER 399a*. NEW HOME CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_399a.htm#sec_20-417f","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:07:05Z","sha256":"3346a542fc5c3572330b98a57239d52f90d5a3c9c89f29dfa06d2935ce65d7f0","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-20-417e","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-20-417g"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}