Conn. Gen. Stat. § 29-35 — Connecticut Code / Title 29 / Chapter 529 / Section 29-35
Sec. 29-35. Carrying of pistol or revolver without permit prohibited. Knowingly carrying any firearm with intent to display such firearm prohibited. Exceptions.
Status: in_force

(2) No person shall knowingly carry any firearm with intent to display such firearm, except when such person is within such person's dwelling house, on land leased, owned or otherwise possessed by such person or within the place of business of such person, or such person is engaged in firearm training or bona fide hunting activity, or such person has been explicitly permitted by another person to carry such firearm with intent to display such firearm while within such other person's dwelling house, on land leased, owned or otherwise possessed by such other person, or within the place of business of such other person. For the purposes of this subdivision, a person shall not be deemed to be carrying a firearm with intent to display such firearm if such person has taken reasonable measures to conceal the fact that such person is carrying a firearm. Neither a fleeting glimpse of a firearm nor an imprint of a firearm through such person's clothing shall constitute a violation of this subdivision. If a person displays a firearm temporarily while engaged in self-defense or other conduct that is otherwise lawful, such display shall not constitute a violation of this subdivision. The provisions of this subdivision shall not apply to any (A) security guard or other person employed to perform the duties of protecting public or private property while in the performance of such duties or traveling to or from such duties, (B) person carrying a firearm as a necessary part of participation in an honor guard or an historic reenactment, or (C) bail enforcement agent licensed under sections 29-152f to 29-152i , inclusive.

(3) The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to the carrying of any firearm by any:

(A) Parole officer or peace officer of this state;

(B) Parole officer or peace officer of any other state while engaged in the pursuit of official duties;

(C) Department of Motor Vehicles inspector appointed under section 14-8 and certified pursuant to section 7-294d ;

(D) Federal marshal or federal law enforcement agent;

(E) Member of the armed forces of the United States, as defined in section 27-103 , or of the state, as defined in section 27-2 , when on duty or going to or from duty;

(F) Member of any military organization when on parade or when going to or from any place of assembly;

(G) Person transporting or inspecting a firearm as merchandise;

(H) Person transporting a firearm contained in the package in which such firearm was originally wrapped at the time of sale and while transporting the same from the place of sale to the purchaser's residence or place of business;

(I) Person transporting a firearm as part of the process of removing such person's household goods or effects from one place to another;

(J) Person transporting a firearm from such person's place of residence or business to a place or person where or by whom such firearm is to be repaired or while returning to such person's place of residence or business after the same has been repaired;

(K) Person transporting a firearm in or through the state for the purpose of taking part in competitions, taking part in firearm training, repairing such firearm or attending any meeting or exhibition of an organized collectors' group if such person is a bona fide resident of the United States and is permitted to possess and carry a firearm in the state or subdivision of the United States in which such person resides;

(L) Person transporting a firearm to and from a testing range at the request of the issuing authority; or

(M) Person transporting an antique pistol or revolver, as defined in section 29-33 .

(4) For the purposes of this subsection, “firearm training” means firearm training at a firing range, training facility or fish and game club or sporting club, and “transporting a firearm” means transporting a firearm that is unloaded and, if such firearm is being transported in a motor vehicle, is not readily accessible or directly accessible from the passenger compartment of the vehicle or, if such firearm is being transported in a motor vehicle that does not have a compartment separate from the passenger compartment, such firearm shall be contained in a locked container other than the glove compartment or console. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the carrying of a firearm during firearm training or repair.

(b) The holder of a permit issued pursuant to section 29-28 shall carry such permit upon one's person while carrying such pistol or revolver. Such holder shall present his or her permit upon the request of a law enforcement officer who has reasonable suspicion of a crime for purposes of verification of the validity of the permit or identification of the holder, provided such holder is carrying a pistol or revolver that is observed by such law enforcement officer.

(c) Not later than February 1, 2025, and annually thereafter, each law enforcement unit, as defined in section 7-294a , shall prepare and submit a report to the Institute for Municipal and Regional Policy at The University of Connecticut concerning any stops conducted on suspicion of a violation of subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of this section during the preceding calendar year, except that the initial report shall be based on the fifteen months preceding January 1, 2025. Such report shall be submitted electronically using a standardized method and form disseminated jointly by the Institute for Municipal and Regional Policy and the Police Officer Standards and Training Council. The standardized method and form shall allow compilation of statistics on each incident, including, but not limited to, the race and gender of the person stopped, provided the identification of such characteristics shall be based on the observation and perception of the police officer. The Institute for Municipal and Regional Policy and the Police Officer Standards and Training Council may revise the standardized method and form and disseminate such revisions to law enforcement units. Each law enforcement unit shall, prior to submission of any such report pursuant to this subsection, redact any information from such report that may identify a minor, witness or victim.

(d) The Institute for Municipal and Regional Policy at The University of Connecticut shall, within available appropriations, review the incidents reported pursuant to subsection (c) of this section. Not later than December 1, 2025, and annually thereafter, the institute shall report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a , the results of any such review, including any recommendations, to the Governor and the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to the judiciary, public safety and municipalities.

Seizure of loaded revolver from defendant's person and arrest under section by police lieutenant on information by reliable person that defendant was armed is justifiable action. 157 C. 114. Cited. 162 C. 3; 168 C. 395. State must introduce evidence that pistol which defendant was carrying was less than 12 inches in length in order to prove that defendant has violated section. 173 C. 254. Cited. 179 C. 576. Burden not on state to disprove every listed exception in statute. 181 C. 388. Cited. 182 C. 262; 186 C. 261; Id., 654; 189 C. 303; 190 C. 1; 192 C. 85; 193 C. 7; 195 C. 651; 196 C. 122; Id., 157; 207 C. 191; 208 C. 689; 209 C. 322; 211 C. 258; 214 C. 540; 215 C. 739; 217 C. 73; 220 C. 385; 221 C. 315; Id., 915; 222 C. 718; 225 C. 270; 227 C. 518; 228 C. 234; 229 C. 125; 231 C. 43; 233 C. 1; Id., 215; Id., 813; 234 C. 324; 235 C. 274; Id., 397; Id., 595; 240 C. 395; 242 C. 318.

Cited. 3 CA 225; Id., 289; 6 CA 189; Id., 402; 7 CA 367; 8 CA 667; 9 CA 169; judgment reversed, see 205 C. 370; Id., 330; 10 CA 532; Id., 683; Id., 697; 12 CA 662; 13 CA 139; 14 CA 140; 15 CA 330; Id., 749; 17 CA 243; 19 CA 576; 22 CA 507; 24 CA 408; Id., 685; Id., 692; Id., 737; 25 CA 433; Id., 578; Id., 734; 26 CA 65; Id., 367; 27 CA 263; Id., 403; 28 CA 833; judgment reversed, see 227 C. 518; 30 CA 26; Id., 68; 31 CA 385; Id., 614; 32 CA 724; 34 CA 103; Id., 223; 35 CA 541; 36 CA 345; Id., 483; Id., 576; Id., 805; Id., 831; 37 CA 276; 38 CA 247; 39 CA 82; Id., 224; Id., 242; Id., 563; 40 CA 60; Id., 151; Id., 189; 41 CA 515; Id., 565; Id., 831; 42 CA 41; 43 CA 252; 44 CA 790; 45 CA 261; Id., 282; 46 CA 640. Evidence presented at trial was insufficient to support conviction of carrying pistol without a license because state did not prove beyond a reasonable doubt that gun barrel was less than 12 inches in length. 48 CA 193. State's search of state and city database for evidence of permit to carry pistol was insufficient to meet state's burden of establishing that defendant lacked a valid permit to lawfully carry a pistol on date of incident because state failed to establish that defendant was a resident of the city or had a place of business within the city during the 60-day period immediately preceding the alleged conduct. 156 CA 175; judgment reversed in part, see 324 C. 782. Section is designed to prohibit the carrying of a pistol without a permit and not the mere possession of one; constructive possession of a pistol will not suffice to support a conviction under section; to establish that a defendant carried a pistol or revolver, the state must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that he bore a pistol or revolver upon his person while exercising dominion or control of it; because there is no temporal requirement in section, and no requirement that the pistol or revolver be moved from one place to another to prove that it was carried, a defendant can be shown to have carried a pistol or revolver upon his person, within the meaning of section, by evidence proving, inter alia, that he grasped or held it in his hands, arms or clothing or otherwise bore it upon his body for any period of time while maintaining dominion or control over it. 184 CA 332; judgment affirmed, see 335 C. 212.

Cited. 27 CS 275; 35 CS 516.

Subsec. (a):

Cited. 224 C. 546; 237 C. 518. “Place of business” means premises containing a business in which a person has a proprietary, controlling or possessory interest, not a location at which a person is merely employed. 260 C. 219. “Place of business” exception to handgun permit requirement inapplicable to taxicab. 270 C. 198.

Cited. 20 CA 137; 22 CA 321; 26 CA 242; 33 CA 521; 35 CA 138; 38 CA 750; 42 CA 768; 45 CA 591; 46 CA 216. Cumulative evidence established beyond a reasonable doubt that defendant's firearm had a barrel less than 12 inches long. 69 CA 1. Jury instructions that improperly included an explanation of the principles of constructive possession did not violate defendant's due process rights where such instructions had no probable effect on the jury. 71 CA 656. Court upheld prior rulings that convictions under both this Subsec. and Sec. 53a-217(a)(1) do not constitute double jeopardy. 83 CA 377. To obtain a conviction, the state was required to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that defendant carried a pistol, for which he lacked a permit, while outside his dwelling house or place of business. 126 CA 192.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 29-352 — Connecticut Code / Title 29 / Chapter 541 / Section 29-352
Sec. 29-352. (Formerly Sec. 29-91). Manufacture or storage of explosive material near property of another.
Status: in_force

Annotation to former section 29-91:

Cited. 155 C. 563.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 29-355a — Connecticut Code / Title 29 / Chapter 541 / Section 29-355a
Sec. 29-355a. Purchase by and sale to minors of black powder or other explosives, prohibited.
Status: in_force

(b) No person under the age of eighteen years may purchase any black powder or other explosive unless he presents a valid hunting license issued pursuant to chapter 490.

(c) The provisions of subsections (a) and (b) of this section shall not apply to manufactured articles when the individual units contain explosives in such limited quantity, of such nature or in such packing that it is impossible to produce a simultaneous or a destructive explosion of such units to the injury of life, limb or property by fire, friction, concussion, percussion or detonator.

(d) Any person violating any provision of this section shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than one year or both.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 29-1t — Connecticut Code / Title 29 / Chapter 528 / Section 29-1t
Sec. 29-1t. Coordinating Advisory Board.
Status: in_force

(b) The Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection, or said commissioner's designee, shall serve as the chairperson of the Coordinating Advisory Board. The board shall consist of: (1) The president of the Connecticut State Firefighters Association or a designee, representing volunteer firefighters; (2) the president of the Uniformed Professional Firefighters Association or a designee, representing professional firefighters; (3) the president of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, or a designee, representing municipal police officers; (4) the executive director of the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities or a designee; (5) the executive director of the Connecticut Council of Small Towns or a designee; (6) a member of the Police Officer Standards Training Council, designated by the chairperson of said council; (7) a member of the Commission on Fire Prevention and Control, designated by the chairperson of said commission; (8) the president of the Connecticut Emergency Management Association or a designee; (9) the president of the Connecticut Police Chiefs Association or a designee; (10) the president of the Connecticut Fire Chiefs Association or a designee; (11) the president of the Connecticut Career Fire Chiefs Association or a designee; (12) the Commissioner of Public Health; (13) the Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services; (14) the Commissioner of Children and Families; and (15) one representative, designated by the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection, from each of the divisions of Emergency Management and Homeland Security, State Police , Scientific Services and State-Wide Emergency Telecommunications within the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection. Said board shall convene quarterly and at such other times as the chairperson deems necessary.

(c) Not later than January 2, 2012, and annually thereafter, the board shall submit a report, in accordance with section 11-4a , to the Governor and to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public safety concerning its findings and recommendations with respect to any communication and cooperation necessary to enhance state and local government emergency response and the protection of the citizens of the state.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 29-161f — Connecticut Code / Title 29 / Chapter 534 / Section 29-161f
Sec. 29-161f. Operation on state waters. Notice of intent. Hearing. Vote. Definition.
Status: in_force

(b) Any private security service shall file, in writing, such service's notice of intent to operate on the waters of this state with the clerks of the House of Representatives and the Senate and the office of the Governor.

(c) Not later than five days after receiving such notice, the clerks of the House of Representatives and the Senate shall refer the notice of intent to operate to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public safety. The committee shall hold a public hearing regarding such notice not later than thirty days after receiving the notice. Not later than five days after the hearing, the committee shall (1) hold a roll-call vote to approve or reject the notice, and (2) forward the notice and a record of the committee's vote to the General Assembly.

(d) Not later than fifteen days after receiving such notice the General Assembly may approve or reject the notice of intent to operate. The notice shall be approved in whole, by a majority vote of each house. If one house fails to approve, the notice of intent shall be rejected. If the General Assembly fails to vote during such fifteen-day period, the notice shall be deemed rejected. If the notice is submitted when the General Assembly is not in session, the notice shall be deemed rejected if the General Assembly fails to convene to consider the notice by the thirtieth day after it receives the notice from the committee. The clerks of the House of Representatives and the Senate shall notify the security service, in writing, by registered mail of any approval or rejection pursuant to this subsection.

(e) The Governor shall approve or reject the notice of intent to operate, and shall notify the security service, in writing, by registered mail of such approval or rejection.

(f) For the purposes of this section, “security service” means any person, firm, association or corporation that, for consideration, provides to another person, firm, association or corporation one or more of the following: (1) The prevention or detection of intrusion, entry, larceny, vandalism, abuse, fire or trespass on the property the security service was hired to protect; (2) the prevention, observation or detection of any unauthorized activity on property the security service was hired to protect; (3) the protection of patrons and persons authorized to be on the premises of a person, firm, association or corporation that the security service was hired to protect; or (4) the provision of patrol services. “Security service” does not include a person, firm, association or corporation that provides (A) private security within the port limits, including, but not limited to, designated anchorage areas and lightering zones, or (B) private security escort or watch services that may be required for a vessel traversing Long Island Sound where such vessel is destined for a terminal, anchorage area or lightering zone that handles refined petroleum products that are liquid at ambient temperatures.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 29-1b — Connecticut Code / Title 29 / Chapter 528 / Section 29-1b
Sec. 29-1b. (Formerly Sec. 28e-1). *(See end of section for amended version and effective date.) Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection: Division of State Police; Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security.
Status: repealed

(b) There shall be within said department a Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security. The commissioner shall serve as administrative head of said division. As administrative head, said commissioner shall delegate said commissioner's jurisdiction of the Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security to a deputy commissioner. The deputy commissioner shall possess professional training and knowledge consisting of not less than five years of managerial or strategic planning experience in matters relating to public safety, security, emergency services and emergency response. No person possessing a record of any criminal, unlawful or unethical conduct shall be eligible for or hold such position. Any person with any present or past political activities or financial interests that may substantially conflict with the duties of the deputy commissioner or expose such person to potential undue influence or compromise such person's ability to be entrusted with necessary state or federal security clearances or information shall be deemed unqualified for such position and shall not be eligible to hold such position.

*Note: On and after July 1, 2025, this section, as amended by section 1 of public act 24-136, is to read as follows:

“Sec. 29-1b. (Formerly Sec. 28e-1). Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection: Division of State Police; Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security; Division of Fire Services Administration. (a) There shall be within the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection a Division of State Police. The Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection shall serve as administrative head and commanding officer of the State Police Division. As administrative head, said commanding officer of the Division of State Police shall delegate said commanding officer's jurisdiction of the affairs of the Division of State Police to a deputy commissioner who shall have the powers and privileges conferred by statute upon a state policeman.

(b) There shall be within said department a Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security. The commissioner shall serve as administrative head of said division. As administrative head, said commissioner shall delegate said commissioner's jurisdiction of the Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security to a deputy commissioner. The deputy commissioner shall possess professional training and knowledge consisting of not less than five years of managerial or strategic planning experience in matters relating to public safety, security, emergency services and emergency response. No person possessing a record of any criminal, unlawful or unethical conduct shall be eligible for or hold such position. Any person with any present or past political activities or financial interests that may substantially conflict with the duties of the deputy commissioner or expose such person to potential undue influence or compromise such person's ability to be entrusted with necessary state or federal security clearances or information shall be deemed unqualified for such position and shall not be eligible to hold such position.

(c) (1) There shall be within said department a Division of Fire Services Administration. The State Fire Administrator shall be the administrative head of said division.

(2) The functions, powers, duties and personnel of the former Office of State Fire Administration shall be transferred to the Division of Fire Services Administration pursuant to the provisions of sections 4-38d and 4-39.

(3) The Division of Fire Services Administration shall constitute the successor to the Office of State Fire Administration in accordance with the provisions of sections 4-38d, 4-38e and 4-39. Wherever the words “Office of State Fire Administration” are used in the general statutes, the words “Division of Fire Services Administration within the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection” shall be substituted in lieu thereof. Any order or regulation of the former Office of State Fire Administration that is in force on July 1, 2025, shall continue in force and effect as an order or regulation of the Division of Fire Services Administration within the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection until amended, repealed or superseded pursuant to law.”

See chapter 529 re Division of State Police.

See Sec. 29-1r re Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection.

Cited. 197 C. 698.

Cited. 14 CA 376.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 29-37 — Connecticut Code / Title 29 / Chapter 529 / Section 29-37
Sec. 29-37. Penalties.
Status: in_force

(b) Any person violating any provision of subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 29-35 shall be guilty of a class D felony, and, in the absence of any mitigating circumstances as determined by the court, one year of the sentence imposed may not be suspended or reduced by the court. The court shall specifically state the mitigating circumstances, or the absence thereof, in writing for the record. Any pistol or revolver found in the possession of any person in violation of any provision of subsection (a) of section 29-35 shall be forfeited.

(c) Any person violating any provision of subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 29-35 shall be guilty of a class B misdemeanor for a first offense and a class A misdemeanor for any subsequent offense. The court may order suspension of prosecution in addition to any other diversionary programs available to the defendant, if the court finds that a violation of said subdivision is not of a serious nature and that the person charged with such violation (1) will probably not offend in the future, (2) has not previously been convicted of a violation of this section, and (3) has not previously had a prosecution under this section suspended pursuant to this subsection. The court shall not order suspension of prosecution unless the accused person has acknowledged that he or she understands the consequences of the suspension of prosecution. Any person for whom prosecution is suspended shall agree to the tolling of any statute of limitations with respect to such violation and to a waiver of his or her right to a speedy trial. Such person shall appear in court and shall be released to the supervision of the Court Support Services Division for such period, not exceeding two years, and under such conditions as the court shall order. If the person refuses to accept, or, having accepted, violates such conditions, the court shall terminate the suspension of prosecution and the case shall be brought to trial. If such person satisfactorily completes such person's period of probation, he or she may apply for dismissal of the charges against such person and the court, on finding such satisfactory completion, shall dismiss such charges. If the person does not apply for dismissal of the charges against such person after satisfactorily completing such person's period of probation, the court, upon receipt of a report submitted by the Court Support Services Division that the person satisfactorily completed such person's period of probation, may on its own motion make a finding of such satisfactory completion and dismiss such charges. Upon dismissal, all records of such charges shall be erased pursuant to section 54-142a . An order of the court denying a motion to dismiss the charges against a person who has completed such person's period of probation or terminating the participation of a defendant in such program shall be a final judgment for purposes of appeal.

(d) Any person violating any provision of subsection (b) of section 29-35 shall have committed an infraction and shall be fined thirty-five dollars.

Cited. 179 C. 576; 186 C. 654; 193 C. 7; 209 C. 322; 221 C. 315; 222 C. 718; 224 C. 546; 228 C. 234; 229 C. 125; 231 C. 43; 233 C. 813; 235 C. 397.

Cited. 6 CA 402; 9 CA 169; judgment reversed, see 205 C. 370; 20 CA 137; 22 CA 321; Id., 507; 24 CA 408; Id., 685; Id., 692; 25 CA 433; 27 CA 263; Id., 403; 30 CA 26; Id., 68; 31 CA 614; 34 CA 223; 36 CA 805; Id., 831; 40 CA 151; 43 CA 252.

Where offense lay not in failing to keep record of sale of gun but in failing to keep it in book and form prescribed by commissioner, minimum sentence of 2 years reduced to 1 year as too severe. 22 CS 25. Cited. 27 CS 275.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 29-37g — Connecticut Code / Title 29 / Chapter 529 / Section 29-37g
Sec. 29-37g. Gun show requirements.
Status: in_force

(b) Not later than thirty days before commencement of a gun show, the gun show promoter shall provide notice of the date, time, duration and location of the gun show to (1) the chief of police of the municipality in which the gun show is to take place, or (2) where there is no chief of police, the chief executive officer of the municipality, as defined in section 7-148 , in which the gun show is to take place or, if designated by such chief executive officer, the resident state trooper serving such municipality or a state police officer of the state police troop having jurisdiction over such municipality.

(c) No person, firm or corporation shall sell, deliver or otherwise transfer a firearm at a gun show until such person, firm or corporation has complied with the provisions of section 29-36 l .
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 29-1l — Connecticut Code / Title 29 / Chapter 528 / Section 29-1l
Sec. 29-1l. Notification of incident. Policy re dissemination of information on incident.
Status: in_force

(b) Not later than October 1, 2013, the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, in conjunction with the Police Officer Standards and Training Council, shall adopt a written policy concerning the type of information that shall be disseminated pursuant to subsection (a) of this section and the method of accomplishing the dissemination of such information.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 29-7 — Connecticut Code / Title 29 / Chapter 529 / Section 29-7
Sec. 29-7. Powers and duties of force. Barracks.
Status: in_force

See Sec. 7-282b re installation and connection of automatic calling devices.

See Sec. 54-1f re authority of state police to make arrests without warrants.

Cited. 196 C. 623; 197 C. 507; 202 C. 158; 227 C. 363.

Presumption exists that commissioner used reasonable discretion in selecting particular radar unit. 6 Conn. Cir. Ct. 163.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 29-161h — Connecticut Code / Title 29 / Chapter 534 / Section 29-161h
Sec. 29-161h. Qualifications for security service license. Appeal.
Status: in_force

(b) The commissioner may, at the commissioner's discretion, substitute up to one year of experience for a security service applicant upon proof of satisfactory participation in a course of instruction pertinent to the license applied for.

(c) No license shall be issued to any person who has been (1) convicted of any felony, (2) convicted of any misdemeanor under section 21a-279 , 53a-58 , 53a-61 , 53a-61a , 53a-62 , 53a-63 , 53a-96 , 53a-175 , 53a-176 , 53a-178 or 53a-181d , or equivalent conviction in another jurisdiction, within the past seven years, (3) convicted of any offense involving moral turpitude, (4) discharged from military service under conditions that demonstrate questionable moral character, or (5) decertified as a police officer or otherwise had his or her certification canceled, revoked or refused renewal pursuant to subsection (c) of section 7-294d or under the laws of any other jurisdiction.

(d) Any applicant for a security service or security officer license who has been denied such license may appeal in writing to the commissioner within thirty days.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 29-276b — Connecticut Code / Title 29 / Chapter 541 / Section 29-276b
Sec. 29-276b. “Threshold limit” defined. Requirements when structure or addition will exceed threshold limit. Standards for facilities which perform testing of construction materials.
Status: in_force

(b) The following use groups shall have the following additional threshold limits:
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 29-252a — Connecticut Code / Title 29 / Chapter 541 / Section 29-252a
Sec. 29-252a. Code applicable to all state agencies, Connecticut Airport Authority and Connecticut Port Authority. Building permit, education fee and certificate of occupancy required for state, Connecticut Airport Authority and Connecticut Port Authority buildings. Appeal. Exemptions.
Status: in_force

(b) (1) No state, Connecticut Airport Authority or Connecticut Port Authority building or structure or addition to a state, Connecticut Airport Authority or Connecticut Port Authority building or structure: (A) That exceeds the threshold limits contained in section 29-276b and requires an independent structural review under said section, or (B) that includes residential occupancies for twenty-five or more persons, shall be constructed until an application has been filed by (i) the commissioner of an agency authorized to contract for the construction of buildings under the provisions of section 4b-1 or 4b-51 , (ii) the executive director of the Connecticut Airport Authority, or (iii) the executive director of the Connecticut Port Authority, with the State Building Inspector and a building permit is issued by the State Building Inspector. Plans and specifications for the building, structure or addition to be constructed shall accompany the application. The commissioner of any such agency, the executive director of the Connecticut Airport Authority or the executive director of the Connecticut Port Authority, as applicable, shall certify that such plans and specifications are in substantial compliance with the provisions of the State Building Code and, where applicable, with the provisions of the Fire Safety Code. The State Building Inspector shall review the plans and specifications for the building, structure or addition to be constructed to verify their compliance with the requirements of the State Building Code and, not later than thirty days after the date of application, shall issue or refuse to issue the building permit, in whole or in part. The State Building Inspector may request that the State Fire Marshal review such plans to verify their compliance with the Fire Safety Code.

(2) On and after July 1, 1999, the State Building Inspector shall assess an education fee on each building permit application. The State Building Inspector shall remit such fees, quarterly, to the Department of Administrative Services, for deposit in the General Fund. Upon deposit in the General Fund, the amount of such fees shall be credited to the appropriation to the Department of Administrative Services and shall be used for the code training and educational programs established pursuant to section 29-251c . On and after July 1, 2000, the assessment shall be made in accordance with regulations adopted pursuant to subsection (d) of section 29-251c .

(c) All state agencies authorized to contract for the construction of any buildings or the alteration of any existing buildings under the provisions of section 4b-1 or 4b-51 or, for any such Connecticut Airport Authority building, the Connecticut Airport Authority or, for any such Connecticut Port Authority building, the Connecticut Port Authority, shall be responsible for substantial compliance with the provisions of the State Building Code, the Fire Safety Code and the regulations lawfully adopted under said codes for such building or alteration to such building, as the case may be. Such agencies, the Connecticut Airport Authority and the Connecticut Port Authority shall apply to the State Building Inspector for a certificate of occupancy for all buildings or alterations of existing buildings for which a building permit is required under subsection (b) of this section and shall certify compliance with the State Building Code, the Fire Safety Code and the regulations lawfully adopted under said codes for such building or alteration to such building, as the case may be, to the State Building Inspector prior to occupancy or use of the facility.

(d) (1) No state or Connecticut Airport Authority building or structure erected or altered on and after July 1, 1989, and no Connecticut Port Authority building or structure erected or altered on and after July 1, 2023, for which a building permit has been issued pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, shall be occupied or used in whole or in part, until a certificate of occupancy has been issued by the State Building Inspector, certifying that such building or structure substantially conforms to the provisions of the State Building Code and the regulations lawfully adopted under said code and the State Fire Marshal has verified substantial compliance with the Fire Safety Code and the regulations lawfully adopted under said code for such building or alteration to such building, as the case may be.

(2) No state or Connecticut Airport Authority building or structure erected or altered on and after July 1, 1989, and no Connecticut Port Authority building or structure erected or altered on and after July 1, 2023, for which a building permit has not been issued pursuant to subsection (b) of this section shall be occupied or used in whole or in part, until the commissioner of the agency erecting or altering the building or structure or, for any Connecticut Airport Authority building or structure, the executive director of the Connecticut Airport Authority or, for any Connecticut Port Authority building or structure, the executive director of the Connecticut Port Authority, certifies to the State Building Inspector that the building or structure substantially complies with the provisions of the State Building Code, the Fire Safety Code and the regulations lawfully adopted under said codes for such building or alteration to such building, as the case may be.

(e) The State Building Inspector or said inspector's designee may inspect or cause to be inspected any construction of buildings or alteration of existing buildings by state agencies, the Connecticut Airport Authority or the Connecticut Port Authority, except that said inspector or designee shall inspect or cause an inspection if the building being constructed includes residential occupancies for twenty-five or more persons. The State Building Inspector may order any state agency, the Connecticut Airport Authority or the Connecticut Port Authority to comply with the State Building Code. The commissioner may delegate such powers as the commissioner deems expedient for the proper administration of this part and any other statute related to the State Building Code to The University of Connecticut, provided the commissioner and the president of The University of Connecticut enter into a memorandum of understanding concerning such delegation of powers in accordance with section 10a-109ff .

(f) The joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to the Department of Administrative Services may annually review the implementation date in subsection (b) of this section to determine the need, if any, for revision.

(g) Any person aggrieved by any refusal to issue a building permit or certificate of occupancy under the provisions of this section or by an order to comply with the State Building Code or the Fire Safety Code may appeal, de novo, to the Codes and Standards Committee not later than seven days after the issuance of any such refusal or order.

(h) State agencies, the Connecticut Airport Authority and the Connecticut Port Authority shall be exempt from the permit requirements of section 29-263 and the certificate of occupancy requirement under section 29-265 .
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 29-1q — Connecticut Code / Title 29 / Chapter 528 / Section 29-1q
Sec. 29-1q. Communication with local officials.
Status: in_force

(b) Whenever bomb detection personnel are sent to a location in response to a threat received at the state level, the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection shall immediately notify the local police chief of the location of the potential threat. The local police chief shall immediately notify the chief elected official of the municipality.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 29-128f — Connecticut Code / Title 29 / Chapter 531 / Section 29-128f
Sec. 29-128f. Unlawful use of recording device in motion picture theater.
Status: in_force

(b) Any person who knowingly operates an audiovisual recording function of a device in a motion picture theater while a motion picture is being exhibited without the consent of the owner or lessee of such theater and with the intent to record such motion picture shall be guilty of a class B misdemeanor.

(c) Whenever the owner or lessee of a motion picture theater where a motion picture is being exhibited, or an employee or authorized agent of such owner or lessee, has reasonable grounds to believe that a person is operating or attempting to operate an audiovisual recording function of a device in such theater in violation of subsection (b) of this section, such owner, lessee, employee or agent may question such person as to such person's name and address and may detain such person for a time sufficient to summon a police officer to the premises. No other information shall be required of such person until a police officer has taken such person into custody. For the purposes of this subsection, “reasonable grounds” means knowledge that a person has operated or attempted to operate an audiovisual recording function of a device in such theater.

(d) In any civil action by a person detained under the provisions of subsection (c) of this section against the person so detaining him or her, or the principal or employer of such person, arising out of such questioning or detention by any such owner, lessee, employee or agent, evidence that the defendant had reasonable grounds to believe that the plaintiff was, at the time in question, operating or attempting to operate an audiovisual recording function of a device in a motion picture theater while a motion picture was being exhibited without the consent of the owner or lessee of such facility shall create a rebuttable presumption that the plaintiff was so operating or attempting to operate such audiovisual recording function.

(e) The provisions of this section shall not apply to the operation of an audiovisual recording function of a device by any authorized employee or agent of a local, state or federal law enforcement agency while such employee or agent is engaged in authorized investigative, protective, law enforcement or intelligence gathering activities.

(f) Nothing in this section shall preclude prosecution of a person under any other provision of the general statutes.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 29-305 — Connecticut Code / Title 29 / Chapter 541 / Section 29-305
Sec. 29-305. (Formerly Sec. 29-52). Inspections by local fire marshals. Reports. Schedule of inspections. Liquor permit premises.
Status: in_force

(b) Each local fire marshal shall inspect or cause to be inspected, at least once each calendar year or as often as prescribed by the State Fire Marshal pursuant to subsection (e) of this section, in the interests of public safety, all buildings and facilities of public service and all occupancies regulated by the Fire Safety Code or State Fire Prevention Code within the local fire marshal's jurisdiction, except residential buildings designed to be occupied by one or two families which shall be inspected, upon complaint or request of an owner or occupant, only for the purpose of determining whether the requirements specified in said codes relative to smoke detection and warning equipment have been satisfied. In the case of a school building, each local fire marshal shall submit a written report to the local or regional board of education documenting each such inspection.

(c) Upon receipt by the State Fire Marshal of information from an authentic source that any other building or facility within the State Fire Marshal's jurisdiction is hazardous to life safety from fire, the State Fire Marshal shall inspect such building or facility.

(d) Upon receipt by the local fire marshal of information from an authentic source that any other building or facility within the local fire marshal's jurisdiction is hazardous to life safety from fire, the local fire marshal shall inspect such building or facility. In each case in which the local fire marshal conducts an inspection, the local fire marshal shall be satisfied that all pertinent statutes and regulations are complied with, and shall keep a record of such investigations. Such local fire marshal or a designee shall have the right of entry at all reasonable hours into or upon any premises within the local fire marshal's jurisdiction for the performance of the fire marshal's duties except that occupied dwellings and habitations, exclusive of common use passageways and rooms in tenement houses, hotels and rooming houses, may only be entered for inspections between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., except in the event of any emergency requiring immediate attention for life safety, or in the interests of public safety. Each local fire marshal shall make a monthly report to the authority which appointed the local fire marshal and shall be paid for such local fire marshal's services in making such inspections of buildings, facilities, processes, equipment, systems and other areas the compensation agreed upon with such appointing authority.

(e) The State Fire Marshal may adopt amendments to the Fire Safety Code and the State Fire Prevention Code regarding requirements for the frequency of inspections of different building uses regulated by the codes and set forth a schedule of inspections, except for inspections of residential buildings designed to be occupied by three or more families, that are less frequent than yearly if the interests of public safety can be met by less frequent inspections.

(f) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (a) to (e), inclusive, of this section, a local fire marshal, deputy fire marshal, fire inspector or other fire code inspector or fire investigator holding office in a municipality shall, at least once per calendar year, inspect all premises that are (1) located in the municipality, and (2) operating under a permit issued pursuant to chapter 545 that allows for on-premises consumption of alcoholic liquor.

See Sec. 29-244 re requirement that valid operating certificate be displayed.

Annotation to former section 29-52:

Cited. 189 C. 228.

Annotation to present section:

Cited. 23 CA 528.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 29-311 — Connecticut Code / Title 29 / Chapter 541 / Section 29-311
Sec. 29-311. Fire investigations. Warrant requirements. Reports to Insurance Commissioner.
Status: in_force

(1) During an emergency by reason of fire or explosion on any premises, they or any of them may, without a warrant, enter such premises during the suppression of the fire or explosion or within a reasonable period of time following the suppression thereof and remain for a reasonable period of time following the suppression of the fire or explosion to: (A) Investigate in order to determine the cause and origin of the fire or explosion, (B) prevent the intentional or unintentional destruction of evidence, and (C) prevent a rekindling of the fire.

(2) After expiration of a reasonable period of time following the suppression of the fire or explosion, they or any of them shall apply in writing under oath to any judge of the Superior Court for a warrant to enter upon the premises to determine the cause and origin of the fire or explosion, if such cause or origin has not been previously determined. The application shall describe: (A) The premises under investigation, (B) the owner or occupant of the premises, if reasonably ascertainable, (C) the date and time the fire or explosion which is the subject of the investigation was reported to a police or fire agency, and (D) the dates and times during which the investigative activities to determine the cause and origin of such fire or explosion are to be conducted. The judge to whom an application for a warrant is made may issue such a warrant upon finding that the requirements of this subsection have been met, and that the proposed activities are a reasonable intrusion onto the private premises to determine the cause and origin of the fire or explosion.

(b) The Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection shall, within available appropriations, provide quarterly reports to the Insurance Commissioner detailing all cases in which it has been determined that a fire or explosion was the result of arson.

Once charred wood flooring samples were lawfully seized pursuant to the cause and origin investigation statutes, defendant no longer possessed a reasonable expectation of privacy in them. 246 C. 63.

Cited. 46 CA 350.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 29-32b — Connecticut Code / Title 29 / Chapter 529 / Section 29-32b
Sec. 29-32b. Board of Firearms Permit Examiners. Appeals to board. Hearings.
Status: in_force

(b) Any person aggrieved by any refusal to issue or renew a permit or certificate under the provisions of section 29-28 , 29-36f , 29-37p or 29-38n , or by any limitation or revocation of a permit or certificate issued under any of said sections, or by a refusal or failure of any issuing authority to furnish an application as provided in section 29-28a , may, within ninety days after receipt of notice of such refusal, limitation or revocation, or refusal or failure to supply an application as provided in section 29-28a , and without prejudice to any other course of action open to such person in law or in equity, appeal to the board. On such appeal the board shall inquire into and determine the facts, de novo, and unless it finds that such a refusal, limitation or revocation, or such refusal or failure to supply an application, as the case may be, would be for just and proper cause, it shall order such permit or certificate to be issued, renewed or restored, or the limitation removed or modified, as the case may be. If the refusal was for failure to document compliance with local zoning requirements, under subsection (a) of section 29-28 , the board shall not issue a permit.

(c) Any person aggrieved by the action of an issuing authority may file with the board a clear and concise statement of the facts on which such person relies for relief, and shall state the relief sought by the appellant. The receipt by the board of the appellant's statement shall initiate the appeals process, and no appeal may be rejected for mere lack of formality. The board shall, not later than ten days after receipt of the appeal, set a time and place at which the appeal shall be heard. The board, while such appeal is pending, may request such additional information from the appellant and from the issuing authority as it deems reasonably necessary to conduct a fair and impartial hearing, and shall require of the issuing authority from whose decision or action the appeal is being sought a written statement setting forth the reasons for such failure, refusal, revocation or limitation. The failure, absent good cause shown, or refusal of the issuing authority to furnish such written statement, or to supply the appellant with an application, at least ten days prior to the hearing shall be cause for the board to grant the relief sought, forthwith and without further hearing. If the issuing authority shows good cause for its failure to furnish such written statement, the board shall continue the matter to the next scheduled meeting of the board, provided the issuing authority shall be allowed only one such continuance.

(d) The board shall hold hearings at such times and places as it in its discretion reasonably determines to be required, but not less than once every ninety days, and shall give reasonable notice of the time and place of the hearing to the appellant and to the issuing authority. The board shall have the power to compel attendance at its sessions.

(e) All appeals hearings shall be conducted in an informal manner, but otherwise according to the rules of evidence, and all witnesses shall be sworn by the chairman. The board shall cause a verbatim transcript of the hearing to be kept in such manner as it may determine, and shall furnish such transcript to any party appealing its decision as hereinafter set forth. The statements of witnesses made under oath shall be privileged. Decisions of the board shall be by majority vote and shall be communicated in writing to the appellant and to the issuing authority within twenty days after the rendering of the decision. If any issuing authority neglects or refuses to comply with a decision of the board within ten days after notice of the board's decision has been given to such issuing authority, the board shall apply to the Superior Court for a writ of mandamus to enforce the board's decision.

(f) Any person aggrieved by the decision of the board may appeal therefrom in accordance with the provisions of section 4-183 .

(g) The board shall serve without compensation, but its members shall be entitled to reasonable subsistence and travel allowances in the performance of their duties.

See Sec. 4-9a for definition of “public member”.

Cited. 193 C. 7; 209 C. 322.

Cited. 9 CA 169; judgment reversed, see 205 C. 370; 14 CA 376.

Cited. 35 CS 28. Meets requirements of procedural due process. 36 CS 108. Cited. 39 CS 202; 42 CS 157. Board's determination as to plaintiff's suitability to possess a permit is subject to great deference. 46 CS 550.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 29-349 — Connecticut Code / Title 29 / Chapter 541 / Section 29-349
Sec. 29-349. (Formerly Sec. 29-89). Storage, transportation and use of explosives and blasting agents. Licenses, permits: Fees, suspension or revocation. Penalty. Jurisdiction of Labor Commissioner. Variations, exemptions or equivalent compliance with regulatory requirements.
Status: in_force

(b) No person, firm or corporation shall engage in any activity concerning the storage, transportation or use of explosives unless such person, firm or corporation has obtained a license therefor from the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection. Such license shall be issued upon payment of a fee of two hundred dollars and upon submission by the applicant of evidence of good moral character and of competence in the control and handling of explosives, provided, if such license is for the use of explosives, it may be issued only to an individual after demonstration that such individual is technically qualified to detonate explosives. Any such license to use explosives shall bear both the fingerprints of the licensee obtained by the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection at the time of licensing, and the licensee's photograph, furnished by the licensee, of a size specified by the commissioner and taken not more than one year prior to the issuance of the license. Each such license shall be valid for one year from the date of its issuance, unless sooner revoked or suspended, and may be renewed annually thereafter upon a payment of one hundred fifty dollars.

(c) The Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection shall require any applicant for a license under this section to submit to state and national criminal history records checks. The criminal history records checks required pursuant to this subsection shall be conducted in accordance with section 29-17a .

(d) No person shall manufacture, keep, store, sell or deal in any explosives unless such person has a valid license under the provisions of subsection (b) of this section and obtains from the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection or from the fire marshal of the town where such business is conducted a written permit therefor, which permit shall not be valid for more than one year and for which such person shall pay a fee of one hundred dollars. If the permit is issued by the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection, the commissioner shall forward a copy thereof to the local fire marshal. Such permit so granted shall definitely state the location of the building where such business is to be carried on or such explosive deposited and shall state that such building or premises complies with the regulations provided for in this section.

(e) No person shall procure, transport or use any explosives unless such person has a valid license under subsection (b) of this section and has obtained a written permit therefor signed by the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection or by the fire marshal of the town where such explosive is to be used, specifying the name of the purchaser, the amount to be purchased and transported and the purpose for which it is to be used. Any such permit to use explosives shall state the number of years the permittee has been engaged in blasting activity. Such permit shall be valid for such period, not longer than one year, as is required to accomplish the purpose for which it was obtained. No carrier shall transport any such explosive until the vehicle transporting the explosive has been inspected and approved by the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection and unless such written permit accompanies the same and no person shall have in such person's possession any such explosive unless such person has a license and permit therefor. The fee for such inspection shall be one hundred dollars. The fee for such permit shall be sixty dollars. Each person who has in such person's custody or possession any explosive or any detonating caps for explosives shall keep the same either under personal observation or securely locked up.

(f) Any license or permit issued under the provisions of this section may be suspended or revoked by the issuing authority for violation by the licensee or permittee of any provision of law or regulation relating to explosives or conviction of such licensee or permittee of any felony or misdemeanor. Suspension or revocation of a license shall automatically suspend or revoke the permit and the suspension or revocation of a permit shall automatically suspend or revoke the license.

(g) Any person who, by himself or herself or by such person's employee or agent or as the employee or agent of another, violates any provision of this section, or any regulation adopted by the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection pursuant to the provisions of this section, shall be fined not more than ten thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both.

(h) As used in this section, “blasting agent” means any material, composition or mixture intended for blasting, consisting substantially of a fuel and oxidizer, none of the ingredients of which is an explosive, as defined in section 29-343 , and the finished product of which as mixed and packaged for use or shipment cannot be detonated by the test procedure established by regulations adopted by the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection in accordance with chapter 54.

(i) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the Labor Commissioner shall regulate the storage, transportation and use of explosives and blasting agents in places of employment insofar as such activities relate to employee health and safety, provided such regulations shall be no less stringent than those adopted and enforced by the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection pursuant to this section.

(j) The Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection may grant variations or exemptions from, or approve equivalent or alternate compliance with, particular provisions of any regulation adopted under this section where strict compliance with such provisions would entail practical difficulty or unnecessary hardship or is otherwise adjudged unwarranted, provided any such variation, exemption, equivalent or alternate compliance shall, in the opinion of the commissioner, secure the public safety.

See Sec. 29-355 re appeals from orders relating to explosives, blasting agents and gunpowder.

Annotations to former section 29-89:

History and purpose of statute. 77 C. 121. Mere possession of explosives not a nuisance per se; failure to keep explosives under observation or locked up is negligence per se. 124 C. 371. Jury could reasonably find that defendant through her husband as agent violated statute. 130 C. 330. Cited. 199 C. 591.

Only the state police may regulate the handling of explosives; the court may not issue an injunction restraining their use. 16 CS 21.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 29-17 — Connecticut Code / Title 29 / Chapter 529 / Section 29-17
Sec. 29-17. Penalty.
Status: in_force

Cited. 196 C. 430.

Cited. 1 CA 697.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 29-26 — Connecticut Code / Title 29 / Chapter 529 / Section 29-26
Sec. 29-26. Training of municipal police at State Police Training School.
Status: in_force

See Sec. 7-294e re recertification of police officers and regulations.

See Secs. 7-294f to 7-294h, inclusive, re requirements for police training programs.

Cited. 9 CA 169; judgment reversed, see 205 C. 370.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 29-252 — Connecticut Code / Title 29 / Chapter 541 / Section 29-252
Sec. 29-252. (Formerly Sec. 19-395). State Building Code: Adoption, revision and amendments. State Building Inspector: Appointment; interpretations of code. Appeal.
Status: in_force

(2) In adopting amendments to the State Building Code pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection, the State Building Inspector, the Codes and Standards Committee and the Commissioner of Administrative Services shall consider that the housing shortage in the state compromises the safety of residents who cannot afford a safe home, and any such amendments shall encourage production of buildings that include safe housing and can be constructed at a reasonable cost.

(b) The State Building Inspector shall be appointed by the Governor. He shall be an architect or professional engineer licensed by the state of Connecticut, shall have a thorough knowledge of building code administration and enforcement and shall have had not less than ten years practical experience in his profession.

(c) The State Building Inspector or his designee may issue official interpretations of the State Building Code, including interpretations of the applicability of any provision of the code, upon the request of any person. The State Building Inspector shall compile and index each interpretation and shall publish such interpretations at periodic intervals not exceeding four months.

(d) The State Building Inspector or his designee shall review a decision by a local building official or a board of appeals appointed pursuant to section 29-266 when he has reason to believe that such official or board has misconstrued or misinterpreted any provision of the State Building Code. If, upon review and after consultation with such official or board, he determines that a provision of the code has been misconstrued or misinterpreted, he shall issue an interpretation of said code and may issue any order he deems appropriate. Any such determination or order shall be in writing and be sent to such local building official or board by registered mail, return receipt requested. Any person aggrieved by any determination or order by the State Building Inspector under this subsection may appeal to the Codes and Standards Committee within fourteen days after mailing of the decision or order. Any person aggrieved by any ruling of the Codes and Standards Committee may appeal in accordance with the provisions of subsection (d) of section 29-266 .

Annotation to former section 19-395:

Cited. 4 Conn. Cir. Ct. 515.

Annotation to present section:

Cited. 211 C. 690.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 29-143q — Connecticut Code / Title 29 / Chapter 532a / Section 29-143q
Sec. 29-143q. (Formerly Sec. 21a-203). Duration of matches. Attendance of approved referee.
Status: in_force

(b) No mixed martial arts match shall consist of more than five rounds. Each round shall be followed by a period of rest of not less than one minute.

(c) No boxing or mixed martial arts match shall be conducted unless a referee approved by the commissioner is in attendance and directs and controls the match.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 29-38c — Connecticut Code / Title 29 / Chapter 529 / Section 29-38c
Sec. 29-38c. Adult posing risk of imminent personal injury to self or others. Firearms or other deadly weapons or ammunition. Warrant for seizure. Risk protection order prohibiting acquisition or possession.
Status: in_force

(b) (1) Any family or household member or medical professional who has a good faith belief that a person who is at least eighteen years of age poses a risk of imminent personal injury to such person's self or to another person may make an application for a risk protection order investigation with the clerk of the court for any geographical area. The application and accompanying affidavit shall be made under oath and indicate: (A) The factual basis for the applicant's belief that such person poses a risk of imminent personal injury to such person's self or to another person; (B) whether such person holds a permit under subsection (b) of section 29-28 , or an eligibility certificate issued under section 29-36f , 29-37p or 29-38n or currently possesses one or more firearms or other deadly weapons or ammunition, if known; and (C) where any such firearm or other deadly weapon or ammunition is located, if known.

(2) Upon receipt of an application and affidavit pursuant to this subsection, if the court finds that there is a good faith belief that a person who is the subject of the application poses a risk of imminent personal injury to such person's self or to another person, the court shall order a risk protection order investigation to determine if the person who is the subject of the application poses a risk of imminent personal injury to such person's self or to another person. Upon issuance by the court of an order for investigation, the court shall: (A) Give notice to the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection of the issuance of the order for a risk protection order investigation; and (B) immediately give notice of the order and transmit the order and the application and affidavit on which the order is based to the law enforcement agency for the town in which the subject of the investigation resides. The court shall immediately enter into the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) a record indicating that the person who is the subject of the investigation is ineligible to possess, purchase or otherwise receive a firearm.

(3) Upon receipt of an investigation order, the law enforcement agency shall immediately investigate whether the subject of the investigation poses a risk of imminent personal injury to such person's self or to another person. If the law enforcement agency determines that there is probable cause to believe that the subject of the investigation poses a risk of imminent personal injury to such person's self or to another person, such law enforcement agency shall seek a risk protection order, and when applicable, a warrant pursuant to subsection (a) of this section not later than twenty-four hours after receiving the investigation order, or, if the law enforcement agency needs additional time to complete the investigation, as soon thereafter as is practicable. If the law enforcement agency determines that there is no probable cause to believe that the subject of the investigation poses a risk of imminent personal injury to such person's self or to another person, the law enforcement agency shall notify the court, the applicant, and the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection of such determination, in writing, not later than forty-eight hours after receiving the investigation order, if practicable, or, if the law enforcement agency needs additional time to complete the risk warrant investigation, as soon thereafter as is practicable. Upon receiving such notification that there was not a finding of probable cause, the court shall immediately remove or cancel any record entered into the National Instant Criminal Background Check System associated with such investigation for which there was no finding of probable cause.

(c) A risk protection order issued under subsection (a) of this section, may issue only on an affidavit sworn to by the complainant establishing the grounds for issuing the order. A risk warrant issued under subsection (a) of this section may issue only on an affidavit sworn to by the complainant before the judge, either in person or electronically with simultaneous sight and sound, establishing the grounds for issuing the warrant. Any such affidavit shall be part of the court file. In determining whether there is probable cause for a risk protection order and warrant, if applicable, under subsection (a) of this section, the judge shall consider: (1) Recent threats or acts of violence by such person directed toward other persons; (2) recent threats or acts of violence by such person directed toward such person's self; and (3) recent acts of cruelty to animals as provided in subsection (b) of section 53-247 by such person. In evaluating whether such recent threats or acts of violence constitute probable cause to believe that such person poses a risk of imminent personal injury to such person's self or to others, the judge may consider other factors including, but not limited to, (A) the reckless use, display or brandishing of a firearm or other deadly weapon by such person, (B) a history of the use, attempted use or threatened use of physical force by such person against other persons, (C) prior involuntary confinement of such person in a hospital for persons with psychiatric disabilities, and (D) the illegal use of controlled substances or abuse of alcohol by such person. In the case of a complaint made under subsection (a) of this section, if the judge is satisfied that the grounds for the complaint exist or that there is probable cause to believe that such grounds exist, such judge shall issue a risk protection order and warrant, if applicable, naming or describing the person, and, in the case of the issuance of a warrant, the place or thing to be searched. The order and warrant, if applicable, shall be directed to any police officer of a regularly organized police department or any state police officer. The order and warrant, if applicable, shall state the grounds or probable cause for issuance and, in the case of a warrant, the warrant shall command the officer to search within a reasonable time the person, place or thing named for any and all firearms and other deadly weapons and ammunition. A copy of the order and warrant, if applicable, shall be served upon the person named in the order not later than three days prior to the hearing scheduled pursuant to subsection (e) of this section, together with a notice informing the person that such person has the right to a hearing under this section, the telephone number for the court clerk who can inform the person of the date and time of such hearing and the right to be represented by counsel at such hearing. If the person is unable to afford counsel and is represented by a public defender or an assigned counsel in a pending criminal proceeding in a court in this state, counsel shall be appointed on behalf of such person if determined to be eligible under the provisions of chapter 887 for purposes of in-court proceedings pursuant to this section.

(d) (1) In the case of a warrant, the municipal or state police agency that executed the warrant shall file a copy of the application for the warrant and all affidavits upon which the warrant is based with the clerk of the court for the geographical area within which the search was conducted and with the state's attorney's office for such judicial district no later than the next business day following the execution of the warrant. Prior to the execution and return of the warrant, the clerk of the court shall not disclose any information pertaining to the application for the warrant or any affidavits upon which the warrant is based. The warrant shall be executed and returned with reasonable promptness consistent with due process of law and shall be accompanied by a written inventory of all firearms and other deadly weapons and ammunition seized.

(2) In the case of a risk protection order, not later than the next business day following the service of the order, the municipal or state police agency that served the order shall file with the court of the geographical area in the location in which the subject of the order resides a copy of the order and transmit to the state's attorney's office for such judicial district a return of service stating the date and time that the order was served. Prior to the service and return of the order, the clerk of court shall not disclose any information pertaining to the application for the order or any affidavits upon which the order is based to any person outside the Judicial Branch, the municipal or state police agency that served the order, or the state's attorney's office for the judicial district within which the order was served. The order shall be served and returned with reasonable promptness consistent with due process of law.

(e) Not later than fourteen days after the issuance of a risk protection order and, if applicable, a warrant under this section, the court for the geographical area where the person named in the order or warrant resides shall hold a hearing to determine whether the risk protection order should continue to apply and whether the firearm or firearms or other deadly weapon or deadly weapons and any ammunition seized should be returned to the person named in the warrant or should continue to be held by the state. At such hearing the state shall have the burden of proving all material facts by clear and convincing evidence. If, after such hearing, the court finds by clear and convincing evidence that the person poses a risk of imminent personal injury to such person's self or to another person, the court may order that the risk protection order continue to apply and that the firearm or firearms or other deadly weapon or deadly weapons and any ammunition seized pursuant to the warrant issued under subsection (a) of this section continue to be held by the state until such time that the court shall terminate such order pursuant to subsection (f) of this section and order the firearm or firearms or other deadly weapon or deadly weapons and any ammunition seized to be returned as soon as practicable to the person named in the warrant, provided such person is otherwise legally able to possess such firearm or firearms or other deadly weapon or deadly weapons and ammunition. If the court finds that the state has failed to prove by clear and convincing evidence that the petitioner poses a risk of imminent personal injury to such person's self or to another person, the court shall terminate such order and warrant, if applicable, and order the firearm or firearms or other deadly weapon or deadly weapons and any ammunition seized to be returned as soon as is practicable to the person named in the warrant, provided such person is otherwise legally eligible to possess such firearm or firearms or other deadly weapon or deadly weapons and ammunition. If the court finds that the person poses a risk of imminent personal injury to such person's self or to another person, the court shall give notice to the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services which may take such action pursuant to chapter 319i as the department deems appropriate.

(f) A risk protection order and warrant, if applicable, shall continue to apply and the firearm or firearms or other deadly weapon or deadly weapons and any ammunition held pursuant to subsection (e) of this section shall continue to be held by the state until such time that the person named in the order and warrant, if applicable, successfully petitions the court to terminate such order and warrant, if applicable. The person named in the order may first petition the court of the geographical area where the proceeding was originally conducted for a hearing to terminate such order and warrant, if applicable, at least one hundred eighty days after the hearing held pursuant to subsection (e) of this section. Upon the filing of such petition, the court shall (1) provide to the petitioner a hearing date that is on the twenty-eighth day following the filing of such petition or the business day nearest to such day if such twenty-eighth day is not a business day, (2) notify the Division of Criminal Justice of the filing of such petition, and (3) direct the law enforcement agency for the town in which the petitioner resides to determine, not later than fourteen days after the filing of such petition, whether there is probable cause to believe that the petitioner poses a risk of imminent personal injury to such person's self or to another person. No finding of probable cause may be found solely because the petitioner is subject to an existing risk protection order or warrant. If the law enforcement agency finds no probable cause, the agency shall so notify the court which shall cancel the hearing and terminate the order and warrant, if applicable. If the law enforcement agency finds probable cause, the agency shall notify the court of such finding and the hearing shall proceed as scheduled. At such hearing the state shall have the burden of proving all material facts by clear and convincing evidence. If the court, following such hearing, finds by clear and convincing evidence that the petitioner poses a risk of imminent personal injury to such person's self or to another person, the order and warrant, if applicable, shall remain in effect. If the court finds that the state has failed to prove by clear and convincing evidence that the petitioner poses a risk of imminent personal injury to such person's self or to another person, the court shall terminate such order and warrant, if applicable. Any person whose petition is denied may file a subsequent petition in accordance with the provisions of this subsection at least one hundred eighty days after the date on which the court denied the previous petition.

(g) The court shall immediately upon termination of a risk protection order pursuant to this section remove or cancel any record entered into the National Instant Criminal Background Check System associated with such order.

(h) Any person whose firearm or firearms and ammunition have been ordered seized pursuant to subsection (e) of this section, or such person's legal representative, may transfer such firearm or firearms and ammunition in accordance with the provisions of section 29-33 or other applicable state or federal law, to a federally licensed firearm dealer. Upon notification in writing by such person, or such person's legal representative, and the dealer, the head of the state agency holding such seized firearm or firearms and ammunition shall within ten days deliver such firearm or firearms and ammunition to the dealer.

(i) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 29-36k , the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection holding any firearm or firearms or other deadly weapon or deadly weapons and any ammunition seized pursuant to a warrant issued under this section, or any local police department holding on behalf of said commissioner any such firearm or firearms or other deadly weapon or deadly weapons or ammunition, shall not destroy any such firearm or other deadly weapon or ammunition until at least one year has passed since date of the termination of a warrant under subsection (e) of this section.

(j) For purposes of this section, (1) “ammunition” means a loaded cartridge, consisting of a primed case, propellant or projectile, designed for use in any firearm, (2) “family or household member” means (A) a person eighteen years of age or older who is a: (i) Spouse, (ii) parent, (iii) child, (iv) sibling, (v) grandparent, (vi) grandchild, (vii) step-parent, (viii) step-child, (ix) step-sibling, (x) mother or father-in-law, (xi) son or daughter-in-law, or (xii) brother or sister-in-law of the person who is the subject of an application pursuant to subsection (b) of this section; (B) a person residing with the person who is the subject of the application; (C) a person who has a child in common with the person who is the subject of the application; (D) a person who is dating or an intimate partner of the person who is the subject of the application; or (E) a person who is the legal guardian or former legal guardian of the person who is the subject of the application, (3) “medical professional” means any person who has examined the person who is the subject of the application and who is (A) a physician or physician assistant licensed under chapter 370, (B) an advanced practice registered nurse licensed under chapter 378, (C) a psychologist licensed under chapter 383, or (D) a clinical social worker licensed under chapter 383b, and (4) “deadly weapon” has the same meaning as provided in section 53a-3 .

Section does not violate second amendment to the U.S. Constitution. 163 CA 36.

Subsec. (a):

Although respondent's firearms were in the evidence room of the state police barracks, respondent, in the absence of a warrant, could have reclaimed them upon her release from the hospital and therefore she exercised dominion and control over them sufficient to satisfy the warrant application requirement that she possessed one or more firearms. 124 CA 400.

Subsec. (d):

No clear and convincing evidence defendant posed a risk of imminent personal injury to himself or others. 50 CS 246. Court did not impermissibly shift burden to respondent to show that she did not pose a risk of imminent harm when it stated that in the absence of evidence of treatment respondent was still at risk to harm herself because that was not sole basis for court's decision. 124 CA 400. The 14-day provision is mandatory but subject to waiver. 135 CA 65.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 29-1dd — Connecticut Code / Title 29 / Chapter 528 / Section 29-1dd
Sec. 29-1dd. Prevention of online abuse grant program.
Status: in_force

(1) “Eligible entity” means any of the following located in this state: (A) A local or regional school district, (B) a historical society, (C) a tax-exempt entity registered with the office of the Secretary of the State, (D) a government agency, (E) a constituent unit of the state system of higher education, (F) a public library, or (G) any other entity operating under another entity described in this subdivision; and

(2) “Online abuse” means the following acts, when conducted using any interactive computer service: (A) Speech or conduct motivated by hatred, prejudice or bigotry towards a person or group based on the person's actual or perceived religion, national origin, alienage, color, race, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation or disability, (B) harassment, (C) stalking, (D) swatting, (E) doxing, or (F) an assault.

(b) There is established a grant program to provide educational and training opportunities with the goal of preventing online abuse and informing individuals about identifying, reporting, responding to and avoiding online abuse. The grant program shall be administered by the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, in consultation with the State-Wide Hate Crimes Advisory Council, established under section 51-279f .

(c) Not later than three months after receiving funds from the state for any fiscal year, the administrator of the grant program shall issue a request for proposals from any eligible entity. Each response to the request for proposals shall: Specify the types of online abuse that the entity proposes to address in accordance with the purposes of the program under subsection (b) of this section; the methods used to achieve the goals of the program; other specific goals of the eligible entity; the target audience of the training and information that the entity would provide; whether the eligible entity is replicating a program found to have a high likelihood of success as determined by a cost-benefit analysis appearing in a peer reviewed academic journal; and the amount, if any, of matching funds the eligible entity will contribute.

(d) The department may award grants for any programming or service that prevents online abuse or furthers the other goals of the program under subsection (b) of this section, including training teachers or professionals within schools, archiving, public murals, curriculum development and marketing. Eligible entities may use the funds awarded under this subsection collectively, including regionally, through coordinated efforts and conferences that achieve the goals of the program.

(e) The department may only award a grant to an eligible entity in an amount not to exceed thirty thousand dollars during any fiscal year.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 29-29 — Connecticut Code / Title 29 / Chapter 529 / Section 29-29
Sec. 29-29. Information concerning criminal records of applicants for permits.
Status: in_force

(b) The local authority, or the chief of police of a law enforcement unit of any federally recognized Native American tribe within the borders of the state as referenced in subsection (b) of section 29-28 , or the commissioner in the case of an application pursuant to subsection (f) of section 29-28 , shall take the fingerprints of such applicant or conduct any other method of positive identification required by the State Police Bureau of Identification or the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The local authority, the chief of police of a law enforcement unit of any federally recognized Native American tribe within the borders of the state as referenced in subsection (b) of section 29-28 , or the commissioner shall record the date the fingerprints were taken in the applicant's file and, within five business days of such date, shall forward such fingerprints and other positive identifying information to the State Police Bureau of Identification which shall conduct criminal history records checks in accordance with section 29-17a .

(c) The local authority, or the chief of police of a law enforcement unit of any federally recognized Native American tribe within the borders of the state as referenced in subsection (b) of section 29-28 , may, in its discretion, issue a temporary state permit before a national criminal history records check relative to such applicant's record has been received. Upon receipt of the results of such national criminal history records check, the commissioner shall send a copy of the results of such national criminal history records check to the local authority, or the chief of police of a law enforcement unit of any federally recognized Native American tribe within the borders of the state as referenced in subsection (b) of section 29-28 , which shall inform the applicant and render a decision on the application within one week of the receipt of such results. If such results have not been received within eight weeks after a sufficient application for a permit has been made, the local authority, or the chief of police of a law enforcement unit of any federally recognized Native American tribe within the borders of the state as referenced in subsection (b) of section 29-28 , shall inform the applicant of such delay, in writing. No temporary state permit shall be issued if the local authority, or the chief of police of a law enforcement unit of any federally recognized Native American tribe within the borders of the state as referenced in subsection (b) of section 29-28 , has reason to believe the applicant has ever been convicted of a felony, or that any other condition exists for which the issuance of a permit for possession of a pistol or revolver is prohibited under state or federal law.

(d) The commissioner may investigate any applicant for a state permit and shall investigate each applicant for renewal of a state permit to ensure that such applicant is eligible under state law for such permit or for renewal of such permit.

(e) No state permit may be issued unless either the local authority, the chief of police of a law enforcement unit of any federally recognized Native American tribe within the borders of the state as referenced in subsection (b) of section 29-28 , or the commissioner has received the results of the national criminal history records check.

Cited. 193 C. 7; 200 C. 453; 209 C. 322.

Cited. 7 CA 457; 9 CA 169; judgment reversed, see 205 C. 370.

Cited. 39 CS 202; 42 CS 157.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 29-37a — Connecticut Code / Title 29 / Chapter 529 / Section 29-37a
Sec. 29-37a. Sale, delivery or transfer of long guns. Procedure. Penalty.
Status: in_force

(b) (1) Except as provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection, no person, firm or corporation may sell, deliver or otherwise transfer, at retail, any long gun to any person under eighteen years of age.

(2) No person, firm or corporation may sell, deliver or otherwise transfer any semi-automatic centerfire rifle that has or accepts a magazine with a capacity exceeding five rounds to any person under twenty-one years of age. The provisions of this subdivision shall not apply to the sale, delivery or transfer of such a rifle to any person who is a member or employee of an organized local police department, the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection or the Department of Correction or a member of the military or naval forces of this state or of the United States for use in the discharge of their duties.

(c) No person may purchase or receive any long gun unless such person holds a valid long gun eligibility certificate issued pursuant to section 29-37p , a valid permit to carry a pistol or revolver issued pursuant to subsection (b) of section 29-28 , a valid permit to sell firearms at retail issued pursuant to subsection (a) of section 29-28 or a valid eligibility certificate for a pistol or revolver issued pursuant to section 29-36f .

(d) No person, firm or corporation may sell, deliver or otherwise transfer, at retail, any long gun to any person unless such person makes application on a form prescribed and furnished by the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection, which shall be attached by the transferor to the federal sale or transfer document and filed and retained by the transferor for at least twenty years or until such transferor goes out of business. Such application shall be available for inspection during normal business hours by law enforcement officials. No such sale, delivery or other transfer of any long gun shall be made until the person, firm or corporation making such sale, delivery or transfer has ensured that such application has been completed properly and has obtained an authorization number from the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection for such sale, delivery or transfer. The Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection shall make every effort, including performing the national instant criminal background check, to determine if the applicant is eligible to receive such long gun. If it is determined that the applicant is ineligible to receive such long gun, the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection shall immediately notify the (1) person, firm or corporation to whom such application was made and no such long gun shall be sold, delivered or otherwise transferred to such applicant by such person, firm or corporation, and (2) chief of police of the town in which the applicant resides, or, where there is no chief of police, the warden of the borough or the first selectman of the town, or the chief of police of a law enforcement unit of any federally recognized Native American tribe within the borders of the state as referenced in subsection (b) of section 29-28 , if the applicant has a bona fide permanent residence within the jurisdiction of such tribe, as the case may be, that the applicant is not eligible to receive a long gun. When any long gun is delivered in connection with any sale or purchase, such long gun shall be enclosed in a package, the paper or wrapping of which shall be securely fastened, and no such long gun when delivered on any sale or purchase shall be loaded or contain any gunpowder or other explosive or any bullet, ball or shell. Upon the sale, delivery or other transfer of the long gun, the transferee shall sign in triplicate a receipt for such long gun, which shall contain the name, address and date and place of birth of such transferee, the date of such sale, delivery or transfer and the caliber, make, model and manufacturer's number and a general description thereof. Not later than twenty-four hours after such sale, delivery or transfer, the transferor shall send by first class mail or electronically transfer one receipt to the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection and one receipt to the chief of police of the municipality in which the transferee resides or, where there is no chief of police, the chief executive officer of the municipality, as defined in section 7-148 , in which the transferee resides or, if designated by such chief executive officer, the resident state trooper serving such municipality or a state police officer of the state police troop having jurisdiction over such municipality, or the chief of police of a law enforcement unit of any federally recognized Native American tribe within the borders of the state as referenced in subsection (b) of section 29-28 , if the transferee has a bona fide permanent residence within the jurisdiction of such tribe, and shall retain one receipt, together with the original application, for at least five years.

(e) No sale, delivery or other transfer of any long gun shall be made by a person who is not a federally licensed firearm manufacturer, importer or dealer to a person who is not a federally licensed firearm manufacturer, importer or dealer unless:

(1) The prospective transferor and prospective transferee comply with the provisions of subsection (d) of this section and the prospective transferor has obtained an authorization number from the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection for such sale, delivery or transfer; or

(2) The prospective transferor or prospective transferee requests a federally licensed firearm dealer to contact the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection on behalf of such prospective transferor or prospective transferee and the federally licensed firearm dealer has obtained an authorization number from the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection for such sale, delivery or transfer.

(f) (1) For purposes of a transfer pursuant to subdivision (2) of subsection (e) of this section, a prospective transferor or prospective transferee may request a federally licensed firearm dealer to contact the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection to obtain an authorization number for such sale, delivery or transfer. If a federally licensed firearm dealer consents to contact the department on behalf of the prospective transferor or prospective transferee, the prospective transferor or prospective transferee shall provide to such dealer the name, sex, race, date of birth and state of residence of the prospective transferee and, if necessary to verify the identity of the prospective transferee, may provide a unique numeric identifier including, but not limited to, a Social Security number, and additional identifiers including, but not limited to, height, weight, eye and hair color, and place of birth. The prospective transferee shall present to the dealer such prospective transferee's valid long gun eligibility certificate issued pursuant to section 29-37p , valid permit to carry a pistol or revolver issued pursuant to subsection (b) of section 29-28 , valid permit to sell firearms at retail issued pursuant to subsection (a) of section 29-28 or valid eligibility certificate for a pistol or revolver issued pursuant to section 29-36f . The dealer may charge a fee for contacting the department on behalf of the prospective transferor or prospective transferee.

(2) The Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection shall make every effort, including performing the national instant criminal background check, to determine if the prospective transferee is eligible to receive such long gun. The Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection shall immediately notify the dealer of the department's determination and the dealer shall immediately notify the prospective transferor or prospective transferee of such determination. If the department determines the prospective transferee is ineligible to receive such long gun, no long gun shall be sold, delivered or otherwise transferred by the prospective transferor to the prospective transferee. If the department determines the prospective transferee is eligible to receive such long gun and provides an authorization number for such sale, delivery or transfer, the prospective transferor may proceed to sell, deliver or otherwise transfer the long gun to the prospective transferee.

(3) Upon the sale, delivery or other transfer of the long gun, the transferor or transferee shall complete a form, prescribed by the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection, that contains the name and address of the transferor, the name and address of the transferee, the date and place of birth of such transferee, the firearm permit or certificate number of the transferee, the firearm permit or certificate number of the transferor, if any, the date of such sale, delivery or transfer, the caliber, make, model and manufacturer's number and a general description of such long gun and the authorization number provided by the department. Not later than twenty-four hours after such sale, delivery or transfer, the transferor shall send by first class mail or electronically transfer one copy of such form to the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection and one copy to the chief of police of the municipality in which the transferee resides or, where there is no chief of police, the chief executive officer of the municipality, as defined in section 7-148 , in which the transferee resides or, if designated by such chief executive officer, the resident state trooper serving such municipality or a state police officer of the state police troop having jurisdiction over such municipality, or the chief of police of a law enforcement unit of any federally recognized Native American tribe within the borders of the state as referenced in subsection (b) of section 29-28 , if the transferee has a bona fide permanent residence within the jurisdiction of such tribe, and shall retain one copy, for at least five years.

(g) No sale, delivery or other transfer of any long gun shall be made until the expiration of two weeks from the date of the application, except that such waiting period shall not apply to any federal marshal, parole officer or peace officer, or to the sale, delivery or other transfer of (1) any long gun to a holder of a valid state permit to carry a pistol or revolver issued under the provisions of section 29-28 , a valid eligibility certificate issued under the provisions of section 29-36f , or a valid long gun eligibility certificate issued under the provisions of section 29-37p , (2) any long gun to an active member of the armed forces of the United States or of any reserve component thereof, (3) any long gun to a holder of a valid hunting license issued pursuant to chapter 490, or (4) antique firearms. For the purposes of this subsection, “antique firearm” means any firearm which was manufactured in or before 1898 and any replica of such firearm, provided such replica is not designed or redesigned for using rimfire or conventional centerfire fixed ammunition except rimfire or conventional centerfire fixed ammunition which is no longer manufactured in the United States and not readily available in the ordinary channel of commercial trade.

(h) The provisions of subsections (c) to (g), inclusive, of this section shall not apply to the sale, delivery or transfer of (1) long guns to (A) the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, police departments, the Department of Correction, the Division of Criminal Justice, the Department of Motor Vehicles, the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection or the military or naval forces of this state or of the United States, (B) a sworn and duly certified member of an organized police department, the Division of State Police within the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection or the Department of Correction, a chief inspector or inspector in the Division of Criminal Justice, a salaried inspector of motor vehicles designated by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, a conservation officer or special conservation officer appointed by the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection pursuant to section 26-5 , or a constable who is certified by the Police Officer Standards and Training Council and appointed by the chief executive authority of a town, city or borough to perform criminal law enforcement duties, pursuant to a letter on the letterhead of such department, division, commissioner or authority authorizing the purchase and stating that the sworn member, inspector, officer or constable will use the long gun in the discharge of official duties, and that a records check indicates that the sworn member, inspector, officer or constable has not been convicted of a crime of family violence, for use by such sworn member, inspector, officer or constable in the discharge of such sworn member's, inspector's, officer's or constable's official duties or when off duty, (C) a member of the military or naval forces of this state or of the United States, or (D) a nuclear facility licensed by the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the purpose of providing security services at such facility, or any contractor or subcontractor of such facility for the purpose of providing security services at such facility; (2) long guns to or between federally licensed firearm manufacturers, importers or dealers; (3) curios or relics, as defined in 27 CFR 478.11, to or between federally licensed firearm collectors; or (4) antique firearms, as defined in subsection (g) of this section.

(i) If the court finds that a violation of this section is not of a serious nature and that the person charged with such violation (1) will probably not offend in the future, (2) has not previously been convicted of a violation of this section, and (3) has not previously had a prosecution under this section suspended pursuant to this subsection, it may order suspension of prosecution. The court shall not order suspension of prosecution unless the accused person has acknowledged that he understands the consequences of the suspension of prosecution. Any person for whom prosecution is suspended shall agree to the tolling of any statute of limitations with respect to such violation and to a waiver of his right to a speedy trial. Such person shall appear in court and shall be released to the supervision of the Court Support Services Division for such period, not exceeding two years, and under such conditions as the court shall order. If the person refuses to accept, or, having accepted, violates such conditions, the court shall terminate the suspension of prosecution and the case shall be brought to trial. If such person satisfactorily completes his period of probation, he may apply for dismissal of the charges against him and the court, on finding such satisfactory completion, shall dismiss such charges. If the person does not apply for dismissal of the charges against him after satisfactorily completing his period of probation, the court, upon receipt of a report submitted by the Court Support Services Division that the person satisfactorily completed his period of probation, may on its own motion make a finding of such satisfactory completion and dismiss such charges. Upon dismissal, all records of such charges shall be erased pursuant to section 54-142a . An order of the court denying a motion to dismiss the charges against a person who has completed his period of probation or terminating the participation of a defendant in such program shall be a final judgment for purposes of appeal.

(j) Any person who violates any provision of this section shall be guilty of a class D felony, except that any person who sells, delivers or otherwise transfers a long gun in violation of the provisions of this section, knowing that such long gun is stolen or that the manufacturer's number or other mark of identification on such long gun has been altered, removed or obliterated, shall be guilty of a class B felony, and any long gun found in the possession of any person in violation of any provision of this section shall be forfeited.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 29-161q — Connecticut Code / Title 29 / Chapter 534 / Section 29-161q
Sec. 29-161q. Qualifications of security officers. License. Instructor approval. Registration. Identification card. Prohibition. Applicant performance of security officer duties. Penalty.
Status: in_force

(b) No person hired or otherwise engaged to perform work as a security officer, as defined in section 29-152u , shall perform the duties of a security officer prior to being licensed as a security officer by the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection, except as provided in subsection (h) of this section. Each applicant for a license shall complete a minimum of eight hours training in the following areas: Basic first aid, search and seizure laws and regulations, use of force, basic criminal justice and public safety issues. The commissioner shall waive such training for any person who, while serving in the armed forces or the National Guard, or if such person is a veteran, within two years of such person's discharge from the armed forces, presents proof that such person has completed military training that is equivalent to the training required by this subsection, and, if applicable, such person's military discharge document or a certified copy thereof. For the purposes of this subsection, “veteran” and “armed forces” have the same meanings as provided in section 27-103 , and “military discharge document” has the same meaning as provided in section 1-219 . The training shall be approved by the commissioner in accordance with regulations adopted pursuant to section 29-161x . The commissioner may not grant a license to any person who has been decertified as a police officer or otherwise had his or her certification canceled, revoked or refused renewal pursuant to subsection (c) of section 7-294d or under the laws of any other jurisdiction.

(1) On and after October 1, 2008, no person or employee of an association, corporation or partnership shall conduct such training without the approval of the commissioner except as provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection. Application for such approval shall be submitted on forms prescribed by the commissioner and accompanied by a fee of forty dollars. Such application shall be made under oath and shall contain the applicant's name, address, date and place of birth, employment for the previous five years, education or training in the subjects required to be taught under this subsection, any convictions for violations of the law and such other information as the commissioner may require by regulation adopted pursuant to section 29-161x to properly investigate the character, competency and integrity of the applicant. No person shall be approved as an instructor for such training who has been convicted of a felony, a sexual offense or a crime of moral turpitude or who has been denied approval as a security service licensee, a security officer or instructor in the security industry by any licensing authority, or whose approval has been revoked or suspended. The term for such approval shall not exceed two years. Not later than two business days after a change of address, any person approved as an instructor in accordance with this section shall notify the commissioner of such change and such notification shall include both the old and new addresses.

(2) If a security officer training course described in this subsection is approved by the commissioner on or before September 30, 2008, the instructor of such course shall have until April 1, 2009, to apply for approval as an instructor in accordance with subdivision (1) of this subsection.

(3) Each person approved as an instructor in accordance with this section may apply for the renewal of such approval on a form approved by the commissioner, accompanied by a fee of forty dollars. Such form may require the disclosure of any information necessary for the commissioner to determine whether the instructor's suitability to serve as an instructor has changed since the issuance of the prior approval. The term of such renewed approval shall not exceed two years.

(c) Not later than two years after successful completion of the training required pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, or the waiver of such training, the applicant may submit an application for a license as a security officer on forms furnished by the commissioner and, under oath, shall give the applicant's name, address, date and place of birth, employment for the previous five years, experience in the position applied for, including military training and weapons qualifications, any convictions for violations of the law and such other information as the commissioner may require, by regulation, to properly investigate the character, competency and integrity of the applicant. The commissioner shall require any applicant for a license, or for renewal of a license, under this section to submit to state and national criminal history records checks conducted in accordance with section 29-17a , provided an applicant for renewal of a license shall not be charged any fee pursuant to subsection (c) of section 29-11 for such records checks. Each applicant shall submit with the application (1) two sets of his or her fingerprints on forms specified and furnished by the commissioner, provided an applicant for renewal of a license need not submit such sets of fingerprints, (2) two full-face photographs, two inches wide by two inches high, taken not earlier than six months prior to the date of application, and (3) a one-hundred-dollar licensing fee or licensing renewal fee, made payable to the state. Any applicant who received a waiver as provided in subsection (b) of this section shall be exempt from payment of such licensing fee. Subject to the provisions of section 46a-80 , no person shall be approved for a license who has been convicted of a felony, any sexual offense or any crime involving moral turpitude, or who has been refused a license under the provisions of sections 29-161g to 29-161x , inclusive, for any reason except minimum experience, or whose license, having been granted, has been revoked or is under suspension. Upon being satisfied of the suitability of the applicant for licensure, the commissioner may license the applicant as a security officer. Such license shall be renewed every five years. The commissioner shall send a notice of the expiration date of such license to the holder of such license, by first class mail or electronic mail, not less than ninety days before such expiration, and shall include with such notice an application for renewal. The holder of such license may elect to receive such notice by first class mail or electronic mail. The security officer license shall be valid for a period of ninety days after its expiration date unless the license has been revoked or is under suspension pursuant to section 29-161v . An application for renewal filed with the commissioner after the expiration date shall be accompanied by a late fee of twenty-five dollars. The commissioner shall not renew any license that has been expired for more than ninety days.

(d) Upon the security officer's successful completion of training and licensing by the commissioner, or immediately upon hiring a licensed security officer, the security service employing such security officer shall apply to register such security officer with the commissioner on forms provided by the commissioner. Such application shall be accompanied by payment of a forty-dollar application fee payable to the state. The Division of State Police within the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection shall keep on file the completed registration form and all related material. An identification card with the name, date of birth, address, full-face photograph, physical descriptors and signature of the applicant shall be issued to the security officer, and shall be carried by the security officer at all times while performing the duties associated with the security officer's employment. Registered security officers, in the course of performing their duties, shall present such card for inspection upon the request of a law enforcement officer.

(e) The security service shall notify the commissioner not later than five days after the termination of employment of any registered employee.

(f) Any fee or portion of a fee paid pursuant to this section shall not be refundable.

(g) No person, firm or corporation shall employ or otherwise engage any person as a security officer, as defined in section 29-152u , unless such person (1) is a licensed security officer, or (2) meets the requirements of subsection (h) of this section.

(h) During the time that an application for a license as a security officer is pending with the commissioner, the applicant may perform the duties of security officer, provided (1) the security service employing the applicant conducts, or has a consumer reporting agency regulated under the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act conduct, a state and national criminal history records check and determines the applicant meets the requirements of subsection (c) of this section to be a security officer, (2) the applicant successfully completed the training required pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, or obtained a waiver of such training, and (3) the applicant has not been decertified as a police officer or otherwise had his or her certification canceled, revoked or refused renewal pursuant to subsection (c) of section 7-294d or under the laws of any other jurisdiction. The applicant shall not perform such duties at a public or private preschool, elementary or secondary school or at a facility licensed and used exclusively as a child care center, as described in subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 19a-77 . The applicant shall cease to perform such duties pursuant to this subsection when the commissioner grants or denies the pending application for a security license under this section.

(i) Any person, firm or corporation that violates any provision of subsection (b), (d), (e), (g) or (h) of this section shall be fined seventy-five dollars for each offense. Each distinct violation of this section shall be a separate offense and, in the case of a continuing violation, each day thereof shall be deemed a separate offense.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 29-38q — Connecticut Code / Title 29 / Chapter 529 / Section 29-38q
Sec. 29-38q. Child posing risk of imminent personal injury to others. Firearms or other deadly weapons or ammunition. Warrant for seizure.
Status: in_force

(b) (1) Any family or household member or medical professional who has a good faith belief that a child poses a risk of imminent personal injury to another person and such child possesses one or more firearms or other deadly weapon or deadly weapons and such firearm or firearms or other deadly weapon or deadly weapons are within or upon any place, thing or person, may make an application for a risk warrant with any clerk of the court for juvenile matters. The application and accompanying affidavit shall be made under oath and indicate: (A) The factual basis for the applicant's belief that such child poses a risk of imminent personal injury to another person; (B) the factual basis for the applicant's belief that such child possesses one or more firearms or deadly weapons; and (C) where any such firearm or other deadly weapon or ammunition is located, if known.

(2) Upon receipt of an application and affidavit pursuant to this subsection, if the court finds that there is a good faith belief that a child poses a risk of imminent personal injury to another person and possesses one or more firearms or deadly weapons, the court shall order a risk warrant investigation to determine if the child who is the subject of the application poses a risk of imminent personal injury to another person and that the child possesses one or more firearms or deadly weapons. Upon issuance by the court of an order for a risk warrant investigation, the court shall immediately give notice of the order and transmit the order and the application and affidavit on which the order is based to the law enforcement agency for the town in which the child who is the subject of the investigation resides.

(3) Upon receipt of a risk warrant investigation order of a child, the law enforcement agency shall immediately investigate whether the child who is the subject of the investigation poses a risk of imminent personal injury to another person and whether the child possesses one or more firearms or deadly weapons. If the law enforcement agency determines that there is probable cause to believe that the child who is the subject of the investigation poses a risk of imminent personal injury to another person and the child possesses one or more firearms or deadly weapons, such law enforcement agency shall seek a risk warrant pursuant to subsection (a) of this section not later than twenty-four hours after receiving the risk warrant investigation order or, if the law enforcement agency needs additional time to complete the investigation, as soon thereafter as is practicable. If the law enforcement agency determines that there is no probable cause to believe that the child who is the subject of the investigation poses a risk of imminent personal injury to another person and that the child who is the subject of the investigation possesses one or more firearms or deadly weapons, the law enforcement agency shall notify the court and the applicant of such determination, in writing, not later than forty-eight hours after receiving the investigation order, if practicable, or, if the law enforcement agency needs additional time to complete the risk warrant investigation, as soon thereafter as is practicable.

(c) A risk warrant may issue only on an affidavit sworn to by the complainant before the judge and establishing the grounds for issuing the warrant, which shall be part of the juvenile court file. The file shall be considered a record of a juvenile matter and shall have the same confidentiality protections applicable to juvenile matters involving delinquency pursuant to subsections (c) and (d) of section 46b-124 . In determining whether there is probable cause for a risk warrant, the judge shall consider: (1) Recent threats or acts of violence by such child directed toward other persons; and (2) recent acts of cruelty to animals as provided in subsection (b) of section 53-247 , by such child. In evaluating whether such recent threats or acts of violence constitute probable cause to believe that such child poses a risk of imminent personal injury to others, the judge may consider other factors, including, but not limited to, (A) the reckless use, display or brandishing of a firearm or other deadly weapon by such child, (B) a history of the use, attempted use or threatened use of physical force by such child against other persons, (C) prior involuntary confinement of such child in a hospital for persons with psychiatric disabilities, and (D) the illegal use of controlled substances or abuse of alcohol by such child. If the judge is satisfied that the grounds for the complaint exist or that there is probable cause to believe that such grounds exist, the judge shall issue a risk warrant naming or describing the child, and the place or thing to be searched. The warrant shall be directed to any police officer of a regularly organized police department or any state police officer. The warrant shall state the grounds or probable cause for issuance and shall command the officer to search within a reasonable time the child, place or thing named for any and all firearms and other deadly weapons and ammunition. A copy of the warrant shall be served upon the child and the child's parent or guardian named in the warrant not later than three days before the hearing scheduled pursuant to subsection (e) of this section, together with a notice informing the child and the child's parent or guardian that such child has the right to a hearing and the right to be represented by counsel at the hearing. If the child and the child's parent or guardian are unable to afford counsel, counsel shall be appointed on behalf of the child if determined indigent and eligible in accordance with the provisions of chapter 887 for the purposes of proceedings pursuant to this section in the juvenile court.

(d) The municipal or state police agency that executed the warrant shall file a copy of the application for the warrant and all affidavits upon which the warrant is based with the clerk of the juvenile court serving the town where the child resides and with the assistant state's attorney's office for such juvenile court not later than the next business day following the execution of the warrant. The clerk of the juvenile court shall not disclose any information pertaining to the application for the warrant or any affidavits upon which the warrant is based. The warrant shall be executed and returned with reasonable promptness consistent with due process of law and shall be accompanied by a written inventory of all firearms and other deadly weapons and ammunition seized.

(e) Not later than fourteen days after the issuance of a warrant under this section, the juvenile court serving the town where the child named in the risk warrant resides shall hold a hearing to determine whether the firearm or firearms or other deadly weapon or deadly weapons and ammunition should be returned to the rightful owner of any such firearm, deadly weapon or ammunition, or, if the state should continue to hold any such firearm, deadly weapon or ammunition. The judge hearing the matter may exclude from the room in which such hearing is held any person whose presence, in the court's opinion, is not necessary pursuant to subsection (b) of section 46b-122 . At such hearing, the state shall have the burden of proving all material facts by clear and convincing evidence. If, after such hearing, the court finds by clear and convincing evidence that the child poses a risk of imminent personal injury to another person, the court may order that the firearm or firearms or other deadly weapon or deadly weapons and any ammunition seized pursuant to the warrant issued under subsection (a) of this section continue to be held by the state until further order of the court.

(f) If the court finds that the state has failed to prove by clear and convincing evidence that the child poses a risk of imminent personal injury to another person and that the child possesses one or more firearms or deadly weapons, the court shall order the firearm or firearms or other deadly weapon or deadly weapons and any ammunition seized to be returned as soon as is practicable to the rightful owner of any such firearm, deadly weapon or ammunition, provided such owner is otherwise legally eligible to possess such items.

(g) For the purposes of this section, “ammunition”, “family or household member” and “medical professional” have the same meanings as provided in subsection (j) of section 29-38c and “deadly weapon” has the same meaning as provided in section 53a-3 .
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 29-417 — Connecticut Code / Title 29 / Chapter 541 / Section 29-417
Sec. 29-417. Sale of cigarettes; requirements. Revocation or suspension of license. Exceptions.
Status: in_force

(b) Cigarettes to be sold, or offered for sale, to consumers within this state, whether directly or through a distributor, dealer, or similar intermediary or intermediaries, shall: (1) Have been tested in accordance with the test method specified in section 29-418 and meet the performance standard specified in section 29-418 ; (2) have been listed in a written certification submitted to the Office of the State Fire Marshal in accordance with section 29-419 ; and (3) be in packages marked in accordance with section 29-421 .

(c) If any holder violates the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, the Commissioner of Revenue Services may suspend or revoke the holder's cigarette manufacturer's license in the same manner as provided in section 12-295 for the suspension or revocation of the license of a dealer or distributor.

(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit any holder or any stamper from selling or offering for sale cigarettes not meeting the requirements of subsection (b) of this section if such cigarettes are or will be stamped for sale in another state or are packaged for sale outside the United States.

(e) A wholesale or retail dealer may sell his or her existing inventory of cigarettes on or after July 1, 2008, if such dealer can establish that: (1) Connecticut cigarette tax stamps were affixed to such cigarettes prior to July 1, 2008, and (2) such cigarettes were purchased prior to July 1, 2008, in a quantity comparable to the cigarettes purchased during the same period of the prior year.

(f) Nothing in sections 29-416 to 29-421 , inclusive, shall be construed to prohibit a holder from distributing cigarettes in accordance with the provisions of section 12-314a for the purpose of consumer testing, after obtaining the authorization of the Commissioner of Revenue Services. For the purposes of this subsection, “consumer testing” means an assessment of cigarettes that is conducted by or under the control of a holder for the purpose of evaluating consumer acceptance of such cigarettes, utilizing only the quantity of cigarettes that is reasonably necessary for such assessment, and conducting such assessment in a controlled setting where the cigarettes are either consumed on-site or returned to the testing administrators at the conclusion of the testing.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 29-256a — Connecticut Code / Title 29 / Chapter 541 / Section 29-256a
Sec. 29-256a. Revision of State Building Code. Energy efficiency. Construction standards. Verification.
Status: in_force

(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, on and after July 1, 2010, the State Building Inspector and the Codes and Standards Committee, in consultation with the Commissioner of Administrative Services, shall revise the State Building Code to include provisions requiring certain buildings of or over a specified minimum size, that qualify as a new construction or a major alteration of a residential or nonresidential building, to meet or exceed optimum cost-effective building construction standards concerning the thermal envelope or mechanical systems, including, but not limited to, indoor air quality and water conservation, and the lighting and electrical systems of the building. Such provisions shall reference nationally accepted green building rating systems, including, but not limited to, the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design rating system, the Green Globes USA design program, as established by the Green Building Initiative, the National Green Building Standard, as established by the National Association of Home Builders, or an equivalent rating system approved by the State Building Inspector and the Codes and Standards Committee. Such requirements shall include a method for demonstrating compliance at the time of application for a certificate of occupancy, including, but not limited to, private third-party certification or verification of compliance with the relevant portions of such rating systems, including, but not limited to, the energy and environmental portions.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 29-318 — Connecticut Code / Title 29 / Chapter 541 / Section 29-318
Sec. 29-318. (Formerly Sec. 29-60a). Space heaters prohibited.
Status: in_force

(b) Any person who violates any provision of this section shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 29-265b — Connecticut Code / Title 29 / Chapter 541 / Section 29-265b
Sec. 29-265b. Rain sensor devices for automatic lawn sprinkler systems.
Status: in_force

(b) A municipality may, by ordinance adopted by its legislative body, require that any automatic lawn sprinkler system, the installation of which begins on or after October 1, 2003, shall be equipped with a rain sensor device or switch that will automatically override the irrigation cycle of such sprinkler system when adequate rainfall has occurred.

(c) Any automatic lawn sprinkler system installed on residential property on or after July 1, 2010, shall be equipped with a rain sensor device or switch that will automatically override the irrigation cycle of such sprinkler system when adequate rainfall has occurred.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 29-161k — Connecticut Code / Title 29 / Chapter 534 / Section 29-161k
Sec. 29-161k. Form of application for license. Criminal history records checks. Fingerprints. Photographs. Trade name.
Status: in_force

(b) The Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection shall require any applicant for a license under this section to submit to state and national criminal history records checks. Each applicant and, in the case of an association, corporation or partnership, each individual composing such association, corporation or partnership, shall submit with the application two complete sets of fingerprints on forms specified and furnished by the commissioner and two photographs, two inches wide by three inches high, taken within six months prior to the application. The criminal history records checks required pursuant to this section shall be conducted in accordance with section 29-17a .

(c) The application shall state the trade name or proposed trade name to be used by the applicant and the location of the principal place of business and the location of each office and branch office. If the applicant is a corporation, the application shall give the name of the corporation, if different from the proposed trade name, and the date and place of incorporation. Any trade name or proposed trade name shall require the approval of the commissioner. No trade name or designation shall be used which implies any association with any municipal, county or state government or the federal government, or any agency thereof. No licensee shall use any advertisement, seal or card, or any other media which may tend to mislead the public.

(d) The application shall contain such additional information and documentation as the commissioner may require by regulation.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 29-28 — Connecticut Code / Title 29 / Chapter 529 / Section 29-28
Sec. 29-28. Permit for sale at retail of firearms. Permit to carry pistol or revolver. Confidentiality of name and address of permit holder. Permits for out-of-state residents.
Status: in_force

(2) The chief of police or, where there is no chief of police, the chief executive officer, as defined in section 7-193 , of the municipality, as defined in section 7-148 , or, if designated by such chief executive officer, the resident state trooper serving such municipality or a state police officer of the state police troop having jurisdiction over such municipality, may, upon the application of any person, issue a permit in such form as may be prescribed by the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection for the sale at retail of firearms within the jurisdiction of the authority issuing such permit. No permit for the sale at retail of firearms shall be issued unless the applicant holds a valid eligibility certificate for a pistol or revolver issued pursuant to section 29-36f or a valid state permit to carry a pistol or revolver issued pursuant to subsection (b) of this section; and the applicant submits documentation sufficient to establish that local zoning requirements have been met for the location where the sale is to take place, except that any person selling or exchanging a pistol or revolver for the enhancement of a personal collection or for a hobby or who sells all or part of such person's personal collection of pistols or revolvers shall not be required to submit such documentation for the location where the sale or exchange is to take place.

(3) Any person holding a valid permit for the sale at retail of pistols or revolvers issued on or before September 30, 2023, shall be deemed to be a holder of a valid permit for the sale at retail of firearms until such permit for the sale at retail of pistols or revolvers expires or is revoked, suspended, confiscated or surrendered. The holder of such permit may renew such permit as a permit for the sale at retail of firearms pursuant to section 29-30 .

(b) Upon the application of any person having a bona fide permanent residence within the jurisdiction of any such authority, such chief of police or, where there is no chief of police, such chief executive officer, as defined in section 7-193 , or, if designated by such chief executive officer, a resident state trooper or state police officer, as applicable, may issue a temporary state permit to such person to carry a pistol or revolver within the state, provided such authority shall find that such applicant intends to make no use of any pistol or revolver which such applicant may be permitted to carry under such permit other than a lawful use and that such person is a suitable person to receive such permit. Such applicant shall submit to a state and national criminal history records check in accordance with section 29-17a . If the applicant has a bona fide permanent residence within the jurisdiction of any federally recognized Native American tribe within the borders of the state, and such tribe has a law enforcement unit, as defined in section 7-294a , the chief of police of such law enforcement unit may issue a temporary state permit to such person pursuant to the provisions of this subsection, and any chief of police of any other law enforcement unit having jurisdiction over an area containing such person's bona fide permanent residence shall not issue such temporary state permit if such tribal law enforcement unit accepts applications for temporary state permits. Such applicant shall submit to a state and national criminal history records check in accordance with section 29-17a . No state or temporary state permit to carry a pistol or revolver shall be issued under this subsection if the applicant: (1) (A) For any application filed prior to July 1, 2024, has failed to successfully complete a course approved by the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection in the safety and use of pistols and revolvers including, but not limited to, a safety or training course in the use of pistols and revolvers available to the public offered by a law enforcement agency, a private or public educational institution or a firearms training school, utilizing instructors certified by the National Rifle Association or the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection and a safety or training course in the use of pistols or revolvers conducted by an instructor certified by the state or the National Rifle Association, and (B) for any application filed on or after July 1, 2024, has failed to successfully complete, not earlier than two years prior to the submission of such application, a course approved by the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection in the safety and use of firearms, which courses may include those certified by the National Rifle Association or other organizations, conducted by an instructor certified by the National Rifle Association or by the state, provided any such course includes instruction in state law requirements pertaining to safe storage in the home and in vehicles, lawful use of firearms and lawful carrying of firearms in public. Any person wishing to provide such course, may apply in the form and manner prescribed by the commissioner. The commissioner shall approve or deny any application for provision of such a course not later than July 1, 2024, in the case of an application submitted before October 1, 2023; (2) has been convicted of (A) a felony, (B) a misdemeanor violation of section 21a-279 on or after October 1, 2015, or (C) a misdemeanor violation of section 53a-58 , 53a-61 , 53a-61a , 53a-62 , 53a-63 , 53a-96 , 53a-175 , 53a-176 , 53a-178 or 53a-181d during the preceding twenty years or a misdemeanor violation of any law of this state that has been designated as a family violence crime pursuant to section 46b-38h ; (3) has been convicted as delinquent for the commission of a serious juvenile offense, as defined in section 46b-120 ; (4) has been discharged from custody within the preceding twenty years after having been found not guilty of a crime by reason of mental disease or defect pursuant to section 53a-13 ; (5) (A) has been confined in a hospital for persons with psychiatric disabilities, as defined in section 17a-495 , within the preceding sixty months by order of a probate court, or (B) has been voluntarily admitted on or after October 1, 2013, or has been committed under an emergency certificate pursuant to section 17a-502 on or after October 1, 2023, to a hospital for persons with psychiatric disabilities, as defined in section 17a-495 , within the preceding six months for care and treatment of a psychiatric disability and not solely for being an alcohol-dependent person or a drug-dependent person, as those terms are defined in section 17a-680 ; (6) is subject to a restraining or protective order issued by a court in a case involving the use, attempted use or threatened use of physical force against another person, including an ex parte order issued pursuant to section 46b-15 or 46b-16a ; (7) is subject to a firearms seizure order issued prior to June 1, 2022, pursuant to section 29-38c after notice and hearing, or a risk protection order or risk protection investigation order issued on or after June 1, 2022, pursuant to section 29-38c ; (8) is prohibited from shipping, transporting, possessing or receiving a firearm pursuant to 18 USC 922(g)(2), (g)(4) or (g)(9); (9) is an alien illegally or unlawfully in the United States; or (10) is less than twenty-one years of age. Nothing in this section shall require any person who holds a valid permit to carry a pistol or revolver on July 1, 2024, to participate in any additional training in the safety and use of pistols and revolvers. No person may apply for a temporary state permit to carry a pistol or revolver more than once within any twelve-month period, and no temporary state permit to carry a pistol or revolver shall be issued to any person who has applied for such permit more than once within the preceding twelve months. Any person who applies for a temporary state permit to carry a pistol or revolver shall indicate in writing on the application, under penalty of false statement in such manner as the issuing authority prescribes, that such person has not applied for a temporary state permit to carry a pistol or revolver within the past twelve months. Upon issuance of a temporary state permit to carry a pistol or revolver to the applicant, the local authority, or the chief of police of a law enforcement unit of any federally recognized Native American tribe within the borders of the state as referenced in this subsection, shall forward the original application to the commissioner. Not later than sixty days after receiving a temporary state permit, an applicant shall appear at a location designated by the commissioner to receive the state permit. The commissioner may then issue, to any holder of any temporary state permit, a state permit to carry a pistol or revolver within the state. Upon issuance of the state permit, the commissioner shall make available to the permit holder a copy of the law regarding the permit holder's responsibility to report the loss or theft of a firearm and the penalties associated with the failure to comply with such law. Upon issuance of the state permit, the commissioner shall forward a record of such permit to the local authority, or the chief of police of a law enforcement unit of any federally recognized Native American tribe within the borders of the state as referenced in this subsection, issuing the temporary state permit. The commissioner shall retain records of all applications, whether approved or denied. The copy of the state permit delivered to the permittee shall be laminated and shall contain a full-face photograph of such permittee. A person holding a state permit issued pursuant to this subsection shall notify the issuing authority within two business days of any change of such person's address. The notification shall include the old address and the new address of such person.

(c) No issuing authority may require any sworn member of the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection or an organized local police department to furnish such sworn member's residence address in a permit application. The issuing authority shall allow each such sworn member who has a permit to carry a pistol or revolver issued by such authority to revise such member's application to include a business or post office address in lieu of the residence address. The issuing authority shall notify each such member of the right to revise such application.

(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 1-210 and 1-211 , the name and address of a person issued a permit to sell firearms at retail pursuant to subsection (a) of this section or a state or a temporary state permit to carry a pistol or revolver pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, or a local permit to carry pistols and revolvers issued by local authorities prior to October 1, 2001, shall be confidential and shall not be disclosed, except (1) such information may be disclosed to law enforcement officials acting in the performance of their duties, including, but not limited to, employees of the United States Probation Office acting in the performance of their duties and parole officers within the Department of Correction acting in the performance of their duties, (2) the issuing authority may disclose such information to the extent necessary to comply with a request made pursuant to section 29-33 , 29-37a or 29-38m for verification that such state or temporary state permit is still valid and has not been suspended or revoked, and the local authority may disclose such information to the extent necessary to comply with a request made pursuant to section 29-33 , 29-37a or 29-38m for verification that a local permit is still valid and has not been suspended or revoked, and (3) such information may be disclosed to the Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services to carry out the provisions of subsection (c) of section 17a-500 .

(e) The issuance of any permit to carry a pistol or revolver does not thereby authorize the possession or carrying of a pistol or revolver in any premises where the possession or carrying of a pistol or revolver is otherwise prohibited by law or is prohibited by the person who owns or exercises control over such premises.

(f) Any bona fide resident of the United States having no bona fide permanent residence within the jurisdiction of any local authority in the state, but who has a permit or license to carry a pistol or revolver issued by the authority of another state or subdivision of the United States, may apply directly to the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection for a permit to carry a pistol or revolver in this state. All provisions of subsections (b), (c), (d) and (e) of this section shall apply to applications for a permit received by the commissioner under this subsection. Such applicant shall submit to a state and national criminal history records check in accordance with section 29-17a .

See Sec. 53-202 re penalties for illegal use or possession of machine guns.

See Sec. 53-206 re penalties for carrying of dangerous weapons.

After defendant's loaded revolver was removed from his waistband while he was seated in his car after midnight in a high crime area, officer justified in seizure and arrest of defendant under the circumstances of speedy information by informant. 157 C. 114. Search of defendant's car, upon his arrest for breach of the peace, which yielded weapon was incidental to his arrest and properly made. Id., 222. Cited. 163 C. 176. Section has the effect of placing the burden of proof on alleged violators constituting a denial of due process and is therefore invalid. 165 C. 577, 597. Cited. 170 C. 81. State must prove beyond reasonable doubt that proper permit had not been issued, since that is essential element of the crime. Id., 234. Cited. 172 C. 21; Id., 94; 174 C. 22; Id., 405; 178 C. 534; 179 C. 516; 193 C. 7; 209 C. 322; 222 C. 621.

Cited. 9 CA 169; judgment reversed, see 205 C. 370; Id., 330; 17 CA 556; 25 CA 433; 36 CA 576; 38 CA 434; 39 CA 224; Id., 242.

Separate and distinct crime from the carrying of dangerous weapons on the person. 10 CS 272. Cited. 22 CS 173; Id., 201; 23 CS 82; 35 CS 659; 42 CS 157.

Cited. 5 Conn. Cir. Ct. 119.

Subsec. (b):

Subdiv. (2)(B): In light of the fact that the legislature has previously used explicit language in other Connecticut statutes to incorporate equivalent out-of-state convictions, the absence of such language in Subdiv. indicates that only a felony conviction for an enumerated Connecticut statutory provision to stand as a per se bar to obtaining a state pistol permit. 343 C. 62.

Subsec. does not limit board to a deferential review of the judgment of authority issuing the permit. 129 CA 414.

Purpose of statutory scheme is to protect the public from individuals whose conduct has shown them to be lacking the essential character or temperament necessary to be entrusted with a weapon. 46 CS 550.

Subsec. (d):

Names and addresses of persons having applied for, but not having received, permits to carry revolvers or pistols are exempt from mandatory disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act. 157 CA 684.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 29-1r — Connecticut Code / Title 29 / Chapter 528 / Section 29-1r
Sec. 29-1r. Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection. Appointment of commissioner. Successor to Departments of Public Safety and Emergency Management and Homeland Security.
Status: repealed

(b) The Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection shall constitute a successor agency to the Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security in accordance with the provisions of sections 4-38d , 4-38e and 4-39 .

(c) The Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection shall constitute a successor agency to the Department of Public Safety, except as to chapters 531, 532 and 538 to 541a, inclusive, in accordance with the provisions of sections 4-38d , 4-38e and 4-39 .

(d) Any order or regulation of the Department of Public Safety, which is in force on July 1, 2011, except those orders or regulations pertaining to chapters 531, 532 and 538 to 541a, inclusive, shall continue in force and effect as an order or regulation of the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection until amended, repealed or superseded pursuant to law. Where any order or regulation of said departments or the Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security conflict, the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection may implement policies and procedures consistent with the provisions of this section and sections 3-122 , 3-123 , 3-123e , 4-5 and 4-38c , subsections (k) and (l) of section 4a-100 and sections 4b-136 , 5-182 , 7-294b , 7-294d , 7-294e , 7-294p , 7-323k , 7-323 l , 7-323p , 7-521 , 10a-55a , 14-283a , 16a-13b , 16a-106 , 19a-487 , 21a-274a , 22a-601 , 28-1 , 28-1a , 28-1i , 28-24 , 28-29a , 29-1b , 29-1p , 29-4 , 29-5 , 29-36 l , 29-179i , 51-291 , 51-293 , 51-296 , 53-202d , 54-1m , 54-64g and 54-142q while in the process of adopting the policy or procedure in regulation form, provided notice of intention to adopt regulations is printed in the Connecticut Law Journal within twenty days of implementation. The policy or procedure shall be valid until the time final regulations are effective.

See Sec. 14-315 re street and highway safety and accident prevention.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 29-297 — Connecticut Code / Title 29 / Chapter 541 / Section 29-297
Sec. 29-297. (Formerly Sec. 29-45). Appointment of local fire marshals, deputies, provisional fire marshals, fire inspectors, fire code inspectors and fire investigators.
Status: in_force

(b) The board of fire commissioners or, in the absence of such board, any corresponding authority of each town, city or borough or, if no such board or corresponding authority exists, the legislative body of each city, the board of selectmen of each town or the warden and burgesses of each borough or, in the case of an incorporated fire district, the executive authority of such district may, upon the death, disability, dismissal, retirement or revocation of certification of the local fire marshal, and in the absence of an existing deputy fire marshal, appoint a person who holds a fire marshal certification issued pursuant to section 29-298 as the acting fire marshal for a period not to exceed one hundred eighty days.

Annotations to former section 29-45:

Language of statute is sufficiently unequivocal to be mandatory but insufficiently specific to be self-executing. 185 C. 445. Held to be constitutional under Art. I, Sec. 1 of Connecticut Constitution. 192 C. 127.

Annotations to present section:

Cited. 209 C. 352.

Cited. 13 CA 1; 42 CA 13.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 29-310 — Connecticut Code / Title 29 / Chapter 541 / Section 29-310
Sec. 29-310. (Formerly Sec. 29-57). Investigation of origin of fires or explosions. Order to remove combustible material or remedy flammable condition or fire hazard. Penalty.
Status: in_force

(b) Whenever it comes to the commissioner's knowledge or to the knowledge of any local fire marshal that there exists in any building or upon any premises combustible material or flammable conditions dangerous to the safety of such building or premises or dangerous to any other building or property, or conditions that present a fire hazard to the occupants thereof, the State Fire Marshal, or any local fire marshal, obtaining such knowledge, shall order such material to be forthwith removed or such conditions remedied by the owner or occupant of such building or premises, and such owner or occupant shall be subject to the penalties prescribed in section 29-291c , and, in addition thereto, shall suffer a penalty of one hundred dollars a day for each day of neglect, to be recovered in a proper action in the name of the state.

Annotation to former section 29-57:

Cited. 119 C. 601.

Annotations to present section:

Once charred wood flooring samples were lawfully seized pursuant to the cause and origin investigation statutes, defendant no longer possessed a reasonable expectation of privacy in them. 246 C. 63.

Cited. 46 CA 350.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 29-453 — Connecticut Code / Title 29 / Chapter 541a / Section 29-453
Sec. 29-453. Smoke and carbon monoxide detectors required in certain residential buildings.
Status: in_force

(b) Any smoke detection and warning equipment required pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall:

(1) Be installed in or in the immediate vicinity of each bedroom; and

(2) Produce an audible alarm when the equipment's test button is depressed.

(c) The affidavit required by subsection (a) of this section shall specify, if applicable, to the best of the transferor's knowledge whether the smoke detection and warning equipment:

(1) Is battery powered;

(2) Is located in or in the immediate vicinity of each bedroom;

(3) Is powered by the household electrical service;

(4) Is interconnected in such a manner that activation of the alarm on any such equipment in the residential building or unit causes the alarm on all such equipment in the building or unit to activate, provided that for any residential building or unit constructed prior to January 1, 1990, a transferor may specify on the affidavit that the conditions requiring such equipment to be interconnected are not applicable to the building or unit; and

(5) Contains the following statement: “State law requires that all properties have operable smoke and carbon monoxide detection and warning equipment. This law is to save lives—your life, and the lives of your family members and your pets—as well as to protect your property.”.

(d) The Office of the State Fire Marshal shall (1) in consultation with an association representing the interests of realtors, a bar association and an association representing the interests of fire marshals, develop a model form that may be used for the affidavit required by subsection (a) of this section, and (2) in consultation with an association representing the interests of fire marshals, develop a guide outlining smoke detection and warning equipment requirements to assist transferors with the completion of such affidavit.

(e) Any carbon monoxide detection and warning equipment required pursuant to subsection (a) of this section may be operated using batteries and shall produce an audible alarm when the equipment's test button is depressed.

(f) The following shall be exempt from the requirements of this section: (1) Any transfer from one or more coowners solely to one or more of the other coowners; (2) transfers made to the spouse, mother, father, brother, sister, child, grandparent or grandchild of the transferor where no consideration is paid; (3) transfers pursuant to an order of the court; (4) transfers by the federal government or any political subdivision thereof; (5) transfers by deed in lieu of foreclosure; (6) any transfer of title incident to the refinancing of an existing debt secured by a mortgage; (7) transfers by mortgage deed or other instrument to secure a debt where the transferor's title to the real property being transferred is subject to a preexisting debt secured by a mortgage; (8) transfers made by executors, administrators, trustees or conservators; and (9) any transfer of property acquired by a judgment of strict foreclosure or by foreclosure by sale.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 29-296 — Connecticut Code / Title 29 / Chapter 541 / Section 29-296
Sec. 29-296. (Formerly Sec. 29-44). Fire Safety Code and State Fire Prevention Code: Variations or exemptions granted by State Fire Marshal.
Status: in_force

Cited. 204 C. 410; Id., 429.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 29-237 — Connecticut Code / Title 29 / Chapter 540 / Section 29-237
Sec. 29-237. (Formerly Sec. 19-434). Inspection.
Status: in_force

(1) Power boilers, meaning boilers operating at steam or vapor pressures in excess of fifteen pounds per square inch gauge, except power boilers that operate with internal water treatment under the direct supervision of a qualified engineer, shall be inspected each year. Such boiler inspection shall consist of (A) a thorough internal and external inspection while not under pressure, and (B) an external inspection under operating conditions not more than six months after the internal and external inspection. No more than fourteen months shall elapse between internal inspections and between external inspections while under pressure.

(2) Power boilers that operate with internal water treatment under the direct supervision of a qualified engineer shall be inspected every eighteen months. Such boiler inspection shall consist of (A) a thorough internal and external inspection while not under pressure, and (B) an external inspection under operating conditions not more than nine months after the internal and external inspection.

(3) Where construction will permit, low pressure steam or vapor heating boilers, hot water heating boilers, hot water supply boilers and hot water heaters shall be inspected externally biennially and internally at the discretion of the boiler inspector. If a boiler inspector decides a hydrostatic test is necessary to determine the safety of a boiler or heater, such test shall be made under the inspector's direction. The Commissioner of Administrative Services may order inspections by the Department of Administrative Services or the insurance carrier in addition to the regular annual or biennial inspections to clear up any doubts as to the safety of continuing the operation of any boiler or heater included in this chapter. Each boiler insurance carrier shall forward to the commissioner, not later than thirty days after each inspection as required by this chapter, a report of such inspection upon appropriate forms as promulgated by the commissioner, who may use the form suggested by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 29-406 — Connecticut Code / Title 29 / Chapter 541 / Section 29-406
Sec. 29-406. (Formerly Sec. 19-403g). Permit for demolition of particular structure. Exemption. Waiting period.
Status: in_force

(b) Any town, city or borough may impose, by ordinance, a waiting period of not more than one hundred eighty days before granting any permit for the demolition of any building or structure or any part thereof, except when the demolition permit is required for the removal of a structure acquired by the Department of Transportation for a transportation project.

(c) If a waiting period is imposed by a town, city or borough pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, the person seeking the permit shall take no action toward demolition of the building, structure or part thereof, including, but not limited to, site remediation and asbestos abatement, during the waiting period. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply in the event that the building official determines that compliance with this subsection would result in a danger to public health.

Cited. 18 CA 40.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 29-298 — Connecticut Code / Title 29 / Chapter 541 / Section 29-298
Sec. 29-298. (Formerly Sec. 29-45a). Certification of local fire marshals, deputies, fire inspectors, fire code inspectors and fire investigators. Immunity from personal liability. Authority of deputy or acting fire marshals and fire inspectors.
Status: in_force

(b) The State Fire Marshal and the Codes and Standards Committee shall (1) prepare and conduct oral, written or practical examinations to determine if a person is qualified to be certified, or (2) accept successful completion of programs of training developed by agencies or institutions and approved by them as proof of qualification for certification, or (3) prepare and conduct a training program, the successful completion of which shall qualify a person to be certified. Upon determination of the qualification of a local fire official under subdivision (1), (2) or (3) of this subsection, the State Fire Marshal and the Codes and Standards Committee shall issue or cause to be issued a certificate to such person stating that the person is certified. The State Fire Marshal and the Codes and Standards Committee shall establish classes of certification that will recognize the varying involvements of such local fire officials. Local fire marshals, deputy fire marshals, fire inspectors and other fire code inspectors or fire investigators holding office in any municipality shall be certified in accordance with subdivision (1), (2) or (3) of this subsection. On or after October 1, 1979, no local fire marshal, deputy fire marshal, fire inspector or other fire code inspector or fire investigator shall be appointed or hired unless such person is certified and any such person shall be removed from office if such person fails to maintain certification. The State Fire Marshal and the Codes and Standards Committee shall conduct educational programs designed to assist such local fire officials in carrying out the duties and responsibilities of their office. Such educational programs for local fire marshals, deputy fire marshals and fire inspectors shall be in addition to the programs specified under subdivisions (2) and (3) of this subsection and shall consist of not less than ninety hours of training over a three-year period. The State Fire Marshal and the Codes and Standards Committee shall establish the minimum hours of training for the other classes of fire code inspectors and fire investigators, which shall recognize the varying involvements of such officials. Each local fire official shall attend such training programs or other approved programs of training and present proof of successful completion to the State Fire Marshal. The State Fire Marshal may, after notice and opportunity for hearing, and with the participation of one or more members of the Fire Marshal Training Council, revoke any certificate issued under the provisions of this subsection for failure on the part of a local fire official to present such proof. Any local fire marshal, deputy fire marshal, fire inspector or other fire code inspector or fire investigator who wishes to retire his or her certificate may apply to the State Fire Marshal and the Codes and Standards Committee to have such certificate retired and be issued a certificate of emeritus. Such retired local fire official may no longer hold himself or herself out as a certified local fire official.

(c) No local fire marshal, deputy fire marshal, fire inspector or other fire code inspector or fire investigator acting for a local fire marshal, who is charged with the enforcement of this part, may be held personally liable for any damage to persons or property that may result from any action that is required or permitted in the discharge of his or her official duties while acting for a municipality or fire district. Any legal proceeding brought against any such fire marshal, deputy fire marshal, fire inspector or other fire code inspector or fire investigator because of any such action shall be defended by such municipality or fire district. No such fire marshal, deputy fire marshal, fire inspector or other fire code inspector or fire investigator may be held responsible for or charged with the costs of any such legal proceeding. Any officer of a local fire marshal's office, if acting without malice and in good faith, shall be free from all liability for any action or omission in the performance of his or her official duties.

(d) Except as provided in this subsection, each deputy fire marshal, fire inspector or other fire code inspector or fire investigator, certified pursuant to this section, shall act under the direction and supervision of the local fire marshal while enforcing the provisions of this part. The local fire marshal may authorize, in writing, such deputy fire marshal or fire inspector to issue any permit, order or citation under the provisions of this part or to certify compliance with the provisions of this part, on his or her behalf. If no local fire marshal has been appointed in accordance with the provisions of section 29-297 , the deputy fire marshal or acting fire marshal shall assume the authority granted to the local fire marshal under this section.

Annotation to former section 29-45a:

Cited. 185 C. 445.

Annotation to present section:

Cited. 211 C. 690.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 29-416 — Connecticut Code / Title 29 / Chapter 541 / Section 29-416
Sec. 29-416. Definitions.
Status: in_force

(1) “Cigarette manufacturer's license” means a cigarette manufacturer's license issued pursuant to section 12-285b ;

(2) “Cigarette” means any roll for smoking made wholly or in part of tobacco, irrespective of size or shape and irrespective of whether the tobacco is flavored, adulterated or mixed with any other ingredient, where such roll has a wrapper or cover made of paper or any other substance or material except tobacco;

(3) “Quality control and quality assurance program” means the laboratory procedures implemented to ensure that operator bias, systematic and nonsystematic methodological errors and equipment-related problems do not affect the results of the testing;

(4) “Repeatability” means the range of values within which the repeat results of cigarette test trials from a single laboratory will fall ninety-five per cent of the time;

(5) “Brand family” has the same meaning as provided in section 4-28k ;

(6) “Holder” means the holder of a cigarette manufacturer's license; and

(7) “Stamper” means a person licensed as a cigarette distributor under chapter 214 and authorized to purchase unstamped packages of cigarettes and required to affix Connecticut cigarette tax stamps to such packages before such packages are transferred out of such person's possession, unless such packages are transferred to another stamper.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 29-17a — Connecticut Code / Title 29 / Chapter 529 / Section 29-17a
Sec. 29-17a. Criminal history records checks. Procedure. Fees.
Status: in_force

(b) The Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection may charge fees for conducting criminal history background checks as follows:

(1) Except as provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection, for a person requesting (A) a state criminal history records check, the fee charged by the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection for performing such check, and (B) a national criminal history records check, the fee charged by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for performing such check.

(2) For a state agency requesting a national criminal history records check of a person, the fee charged by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for performing such check. The state agency shall reimburse the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection for such cost. Unless otherwise provided by the provision of the general statutes requiring the criminal history records check, the state agency may charge the person a fee equal to the amount paid by the state agency under this subdivision.

(c) The Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection may provide an expedited service for persons requesting criminal history records checks in accordance with this section. Such expedited service shall include making the results of such records checks available to the requesting party through the Internet. The commissioner may enter into a contract with any person, firm or corporation to establish and administer such expedited service. The commissioner shall charge, in addition to the fees charged pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, a fee of fifty dollars for each expedited criminal history record check provided. The fee charged pursuant to subsection (b) of this section and the expedited service fee charged pursuant to this subsection shall be paid by the requesting party in such manner as may be required by the commissioner.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 29-1j — Connecticut Code / Title 29 / Chapter 528 / Section 29-1j
Sec. 29-1j. Public safety data network.
Status: in_force

(b) Prior to July 1, 2012, the Division of State-Wide Emergency Telecommunications shall create technical and operational standards for the establishment of the public safety data network.

(c) The commissioner shall ensure that implementation of the public safety data network complies with all state and federal requirements for controlled or limited access data.

(d) The commissioner may enter into memoranda of understanding with public safety or criminal justice agencies that are connecting to the public safety data network concerning the use of the network. Such memoranda may address cost-sharing related to such use.

(e) Sources of revenue that provide funding for existing networks may be used to fund the use of the public safety data network.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 29-162 — Connecticut Code / Title 29 / Chapter 535 / Section 29-162
Sec. 29-162. Compact.
Status: in_force

NEW ENGLAND STATE POLICE COMPACT

Article I

Purposes

The purposes of this compact are to:

1. Provide close and effective cooperation and assistance in detecting and apprehending those engaged in organized criminal activities;

2. Establish and maintain a central criminal intelligence bureau to gather, evaluate and disseminate to the appropriate law enforcement officers of the party states information concerning organized crime, its leaders and their associates;

3. Provide mutual aid and assistance in the event of police emergencies, and to provide for the powers, duties, rights, privileges and immunities of police personnel when rendering such aid.

Article II

Entry Into Force and Withdrawal

(a) This compact shall enter into force when enacted into law by any three of the states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont. Thereafter, this compact shall become effective as to any other of the aforementioned states upon its enactment thereof.

(b) Any party state may withdraw from this compact by enacting a statute repealing the same, but no such withdrawal shall take effect until one year after the governor of the withdrawing state has given notice in writing of the withdrawal to the Governors of all other party states. No withdrawal shall affect any liability already incurred by or chargeable to a party state prior to the time of such withdrawal, and any records, files, or information obtained by officers or employees of a withdrawing state shall continue to be kept, used, and disposed of only in such manner as is consistent with this compact and any rules or regulations pursuant thereto.

Article III

The Conference

(a) There is hereby established the “New England State Police Administrators' Conference”, hereinafter called the “Conference”, to be composed of the administrative head of the state police department of each party state.

(b) If authorized by the laws of his party state, the administrative head of the state police department of a party state may provide for the discharge of his duties and the performance of his functions on the Conference, for periods none of which shall exceed fifteen days, by an alternate. No such alternate shall be entitled to serve unless notification of his identity and appointment shall have been given to the Conference in such form as the Conference may require.

(c) An alternate serving pursuant to subdivision (b) of this article shall be selected only from among the officers and employees of the state police department, the head of which such alternate is to represent.

(d) The members of the Conference shall be entitled to one vote each. No action of the Conference shall be binding unless taken at a meeting at which a majority of the total number of votes on the Conference are cast in favor thereof. Action of the Conference shall be only at a meeting at which a majority of the members of the Conference, or their alternates, are present.

(e) The Conference shall have a seal.

(f) The Conference shall elect annually, from among its members, a chairman, (who shall not be eligible to succeed himself) a vice chairman, and a treasurer. The Conference shall appoint an Executive Secretary and fix his duties and compensation. Such Executive Secretary shall serve at the pleasure of the Conference, and together with the Treasurer shall be bonded in such amount as the Conference shall determine. The Executive Secretary also shall serve as general secretary of the Conference.

(g) Irrespective of the civil service, personnel or other merit system laws of any of the party states, the Executive Secretary subject to the direction of the Conference, shall appoint, remove or discharge such personnel as may be necessary for the performance of the Conference functions, and shall fix the duties and compensation of such personnel.

(h) The Conference may establish and maintain independently or in conjunction with any one or more of the party states, a suitable retirement system for its full time employees. Employees of the Conference shall be eligible for Social Security coverage in respect of Old Age and Survivor's Insurance provided that the Conference takes such steps as may be necessary pursuant to the laws of the United States, to participate in such program of insurance as a governmental agency or unit. The Conference may establish and maintain or participate in such additional programs of employee benefits as may be appropriate. Employment by the Conference of a retired officer or employee of a party state shall not affect the pension or other retirement-connected benefits paid to such officer or employee by a party state.

(i) The Conference may borrow, accept or contract for the services of personnel from any party state, the United States, or any subdivision or agency of the aforementioned governments, or from any agency of two or more of the party states or their subdivisions.

(j) The Conference may accept for any of its purposes and functions under this compact any and all donations, grants of money, equipment, supplies, materials, and services, conditional or otherwise, from any state, the United States, or any other governmental agency, or from any person, firm or corporation, and may receive, utilize and dispose of the same. The Conference shall publish in its annual report the terms, conditions, character, and amount of any resources accepted by it pursuant hereto together with the identity of the donor.

(k) The Conference may establish and maintain such facilities as may be necessary for the transacting of its business. The Conference may acquire, hold, and convey real and personal property and any interest therein.

(l) The Conference shall adopt bylaws for the conduct of its business and shall have the power to amend and rescind these bylaws. The Conference shall publish its bylaws in convenient form and shall file a copy thereof and a copy of any amendment thereto, with the appropriate agency or officer in each of the party states. The bylaws shall provide for appropriate notice to the Conference members of all Conference meetings.

(m) The Conference annually shall make to the Governor and legislature of each party state a report covering the activities of the Conference for the preceding year, and embodying such recommendations as may have been issued by the Conference. The Conference may make such additional reports as it may deem desirable.

Article IV

Conference Powers

The Conference shall have power to:

(a) Establish and operate a New England Criminal Intelligence Bureau, hereinafter called “the Bureau”, in which shall be received, assembled and kept case histories, records, data, personal dossiers, and other information concerning persons engaged or otherwise associated with organized crime.

(b) Consider and recommend means of identifying leaders and emerging leaders of organized crime and their associates.

(c) Facilitate mutual assistance among the state police of the party states pursuant to Article VII of this compact.

(d) Formulate procedures for claims and reimbursements, pursuant to Article VII of this compact.

(e) Promote cooperation in law enforcement and make recommendations to the party states and other appropriate law enforcement authorities for the improvement of such cooperation.

(f) Do all things which may be necessary and incidental to the exercise of the foregoing powers.

Article V

Disposition of Records and Information

The Bureau established and operated pursuant to Article IV (a) of this compact is hereby designated and recognized as the instrument for the performance of a central criminal intelligence service to the state police departments of the party states. The files, records, data and other information of the Bureau and, when made pursuant to the bylaws of the Conference, any copies thereof shall be available only to duly designated officers and employees of the state police departments of the party states acting within the scope of their official duty. In the possession of the aforesaid officers and employees, such records, data, and other information shall be subject to use and disposition in the same manner and pursuant to the same laws, rules and regulations applicable to similar records, data, and information of the officer's or employee's agency and the provision of this compact.

Article VI

Additional Meetings and Services

The members of the Conference from any two or more party states, upon notice to the chairman as to the time and purpose of the meeting, may meet as a section for the discussion of problems common to their states. Any two or more party states may designate the Conference as a joint agency to maintain for them such additional common services as they may deem desirable for combatting organized crime.

Except in those cases where all party states join in such designation for common services, the representative of any group of such designating states in the Conference shall constitute a separate section of such Conference for the performance of the common service or services so designated provided that, if any additional expense is involved, the state so acting shall provide the necessary funds for this purpose. The creation of such a section or joint agency shall not affect the privileges, powers, responsibilities or duties of the states participating herein as embodied in the other articles of this compact.

Article VII

Mutual Aid

(a) As used in this Article:

1. “Emergency” means an occurrence or condition, temporary in nature, in which the state police department of a party state is, or may reasonably be expected to be, unable to cope with substantial and imminent danger to the public safety, and in which the cooperation of or aid from local police forces within the state is, or may reasonably be expected to be insufficient. Also “emergency” shall mean a situation in which an investigation of an aspect of organized crime, or events connected with organized crime require augmentation, for a limited time, of the investigative personnel of the state police department from without the state.

2. “Requesting state” means the state whose state police department requests assistance in coping with an emergency.

3. “Responding state” means the state furnishing aid, or requested to furnish aid, pursuant to this Article.

(b) In case of emergency, upon the request of the administrative head of the state police department of a party state, the administrative head of the state police department of each responding state shall order such part of his state police forces as he, in his discretion, may find necessary, to aid the state police forces of the requesting state in order to carry out the purposes set forth in this compact. In such case, it shall be the duty of the administrative head of the state police department of each responding state to issue the necessary orders for such use of state police forces of his state without the borders of his state, and to direct such forces to place themselves under the operational control of the administrative head of the state police department of the requesting state.

(c) The administrative head of the state police department of any party state, in his discretion, may withhold or recall the police forces of his state or any part or any member thereof, serving without its borders.

(d) Whenever any of the state police forces of any party state are engaged outside their own state in carrying out the purposes of this compact, the individual members so engaged shall have the same powers, duties, rights, privileges and immunities as members of the state police department of the state in which they are engaged, but in any event, a requesting state shall save harmless any member of a responding state police department serving within its borders for any act or acts done by him in the performance of his duty while engaged in carrying out the purposes of this compact.

(e) All liability that may arise under the laws of the requesting state or under the laws of the responding state or under the laws of a third state on account of or in connection with a request for aid, shall be assumed and borne by the requesting state.

(f) Any responding state rendering aid pursuant to this compact shall be reimbursed by the requesting state for any loss or damage to, or expense incurred in the operation of any equipment answering a request for aid, and for the cost of the materials, transportation and maintenance of state police personnel and equipment incurred in connection with such request: Provided, that nothing herein contained shall prevent any responding state from assuming such loss, damage, expense or other cost.

(g) Each party state shall provide, in the same amounts and manner as if they were on duty within their state, for the pay and allowances of the personnel of its state police department while engaged without the state pursuant to this compact and while going to and returning from such duty pursuant to this compact.

(h) Each party state providing for the payment of compensation and death benefits to injured members and the representatives of deceased members of its state police department in case such members sustain injuries or are killed within their own state, shall provide for the payment of compensation and death benefits in the same manner and on the same terms in case such members sustain injury or are killed while rendering aid pursuant to this compact.

Article VIII

Finance

(a) The Conference shall submit to the Governor or designated officer or officers of each party state a budget of its estimated expenditures for such period as may be required by the laws of that party state for presentation to the legislature thereof.

(b) Each of the Conference's budgets of estimated expenditures shall contain specific recommendations of the amount or amounts to be appropriated by each of the party states. The total amount of appropriations under any such budget shall be apportioned among the party states as follows: One-third in equal shares; one-third divided among the party states in the proportions that their populations bear to the total population of all the party states; and one-third divided among the party states in the proportions that the major crimes committed in each party state bear to the total number of major crimes committed in all the party states. In determining population pursuant to this paragraph, the most recent decennial census compiled by the United States Government shall be used. Numbers of major crimes shall be as reported in the most recent annual “Uniform Crime Report” compiled by the Federal Bureau of Investigation of the United States Department of Justice, or by any agency which may assume responsibility for such compilation in the place of such Bureau. In the event that any source of information required to be used for the purpose of this paragraph shall be discontinued, the Conference shall make its calculations on the basis of the best alternative sources of information and shall identify the sources used.

(c) The Conference shall not pledge the credit of any party state. The Conference may meet any of its obligations in whole or in part with funds available to it under Article III (j) of this compact, provided that the Conference takes specific action setting aside such funds prior to incurring any obligation to be met in whole or in part in such manner. Except where the Conference makes use of funds available to it under Article III (j) hereof, the Conference shall not incur any obligation prior to the allotment of funds by the party states adequate to meet the same.

(d) The Conference shall keep accurate accounts of all receipts and disbursements. The receipts and disbursements of the Conference shall be subject to the audit and accounting procedures established under its rules. However, all receipts and disbursements of funds handled by the Conference shall be audited yearly by a qualified, public accountant and the report of the audit shall be included in and become part of the annual report of the Conference.

(e) The accounts of the Conference shall be open at any reasonable time for inspection by duly constituted officers of the party states and any persons authorized by the Conference.

(f) Nothing contained herein shall be construed to prevent Conference compliance with laws relating to audit or inspection of accounts by or on behalf of any government contributing to the support of the Conference.

Article IX

Construction and Severability

This compact shall be liberally construed so as to effectuate the purposes thereof. The provisions of this compact shall be severable and if any phrase, clause, sentence or provision of this compact is declared to be contrary to the constitution of any state or of the United States or the applicability thereof to any government, agency, person or circumstance is held invalid, validity of the remainder of this compact and the applicability thereof to any government, agency, person or circumstance shall not be affected thereby. If this compact shall be held contrary to the constitution of any state participating herein, the compact shall remain in full force and effect as to the remaining party states and in full force and effect as to the state affected as to all severable matters.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 29-313 — Connecticut Code / Title 29 / Chapter 541 / Section 29-313
Sec. 29-313. (Formerly Sec. 29-44a). Fire extinguishers.
Status: in_force

(b) No fire extinguisher or fire extinguishing device containing an active agent having a level of toxicity equal to or greater than the vapors of carbon tetrachloride or chlorobromomethane or the thermal decomposition products resulting therefrom shall be used or installed for use in any school bus or motor vehicle used for the transportation of passengers for hire. The owner or operator of any such bus or vehicle who violates any provision of this subsection shall be fined not more than two hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than three months, or both.

(c) Any person who sells, offers for sale or gives to another any fire extinguisher or fire extinguishing device, containing or designed to contain an active agent having an ingredient prohibited by subsection (a) of this section shall be subject to the penalties prescribed in section 29-291c .
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 29-143b — Connecticut Code / Title 29 / Chapter 532 / Section 29-143b
Sec. 29-143b. Amusement rides and devices; hiring of ride or device operator under eighteen. Aquatic rides and devices; hiring of lifeguards under eighteen.
Status: in_force

(b) Nothing in section 29-133 or 29-136 shall be construed to preclude the hiring of certified lifeguards under the age of eighteen to oversee aquatic rides and devices such as pools, water slides, lazy rivers or interactive aquatic play devices, provided an adult of at least eighteen years of age who is trained in normal operating and emergency procedures supervises the area containing such aquatic rides or devices.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 29-152b — Connecticut Code / Title 29 / Chapter 533 / Section 29-152b
Sec. 29-152b. Prohibited acts.
Status: in_force

(1) Suggest or advise, in exchange for a fee or other consideration, the employment of or name for employment of any particular attorney to represent the principal on a bail bond;

(2) Solicit business in or on the property or grounds of a correctional institution, community correctional center or other detention facility where arrested persons are confined, or in or on the property or grounds of any courthouse, unless a request is initiated by an arrested person, a person with actual or apparent authority to act on behalf of such arrested person, or a potential indemnitor. For purposes of this subdivision, “solicit” includes the distribution of business cards, print advertising or any other written information directed to arrested persons or potential indemnitors. A correctional institution, community correctional center or other detention facility where arrested persons are confined, police station or courthouse may permit print advertising by a professional bondsman in or on the property or grounds of such institution, center or facility, police station or courthouse, provided such advertising shall be limited to a listing in a telephone directory and the posting of the professional bondsman's name, address and telephone number in a prominent designated location in or on such property or grounds. Nothing in this subdivision shall prohibit a professional bondsman from soliciting business in or on the property or grounds of a police station;

(3) Pay a fee or rebate or give or promise anything of value to a law enforcement officer, judicial marshal, employee of the Department of Correction or other person who has power to arrest or to hold a person in custody, or to any other public official or public employee to secure a compromise, remission or reduction of the amount of any bail bond or estreatment of bail;

(4) Pay a fee or rebate or give or promise anything of value to an attorney in any matter pertaining to a bail bond, except in defense of any action on a bail bond;

(5) Pay a fee or rebate or give or promise anything of value to the principal or to any person on the principal's behalf;

(6) Participate in the capacity of an attorney at a proceeding of a principal, in violation of section 51-88 ;

(7) Accept anything of value from a principal for providing a bail bond, other than the commission or fee authorized under section 29-151 , except that the professional bondsman may accept collateral security or other indemnity on a bail bond from a principal or other person in accordance with section 29-152c . A professional bondsman may, upon written agreement with a third party, receive a fee or other compensation for returning to custody an individual who has fled the jurisdiction of the court or whose bail bond has been forfeited;

(8) Execute a bail bond in this state on such professional bondsman's own behalf; or

(9) Write a bail bond in this state for an arrested person if such arrested person or a person with actual or apparent authority to act on behalf of such arrested person has not authorized such bondsman, in writing, to execute a bail bond on such arrested person's behalf. The professional bondsman shall maintain any such written authorization.

(b) If a bail bond executed by a professional bondsman is forfeited and such forfeiture has remained unpaid for at least sixty days after the date payment has become due, no such bondsman shall execute a bail bond in this state until the full amount of the forfeited bail bond is paid to the Office of the Chief State's Attorney in accordance with procedures set forth by said office.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 29-362 — Connecticut Code / Title 29 / Chapter 541 / Section 29-362
Sec. 29-362. (Formerly Sec. 29-102). Seizure and destruction of fireworks.
Status: in_force

Provision requiring a summons notifying those affected to appear before the court to show cause is the means to provide defendant with notice of the claim and an opportunity to respond in court and does not transfer burden of proof to defendant. 132 CA 679.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 29-6c — Connecticut Code / Title 29 / Chapter 529 / Section 29-6c
Sec. 29-6c. Emergency response to repeated false alarms. Definitions. Fines. Appeal. Payment of fine.
Status: in_force

(1) “Alarm system” means an assembly of equipment and devices arranged to signal the presence of a hazard such as unauthorized intrusion into a premises, an attempted robbery or a fire or smoke condition at a premises requiring urgent attention and to which the Division of State Police is expected to respond, including, but not limited to: Automatic holdup alarm systems, burglary alarm systems, holdup alarm systems, manual holdup alarm systems, audible alarm systems and fire alarm systems. “Alarm system” does not mean a system that monitors temperature or is designed solely for notification of medical emergencies.

(2) “False alarm” means the activation of any alarm system including circumstances occurring off the protected property and within the control of either the subscriber, his alarm business or his answering service to which the Division of State Police responds but does not include any such activation caused by fire, a criminal act, emergency, or an act of nature such as an earthquake, tornado, hurricane or storm.

(3) “Subscriber” means an individual who buys, leases or otherwise acquires an alarm system and thereafter installs it or has it installed, including an individual who has control of the premises in which an operable alarm system exists.

(b) The subscriber of an alarm system shall be fined for each emergency police response to a false alarm, except that such fine shall be automatically waived for the first three false alarm responses in a calendar year. State, federal and municipal buildings or properties shall be exempt from such fine. The subscriber of an alarm system shall be fined for each emergency police response to a false alarm in a calendar year not more than: (1) Twenty-five dollars for a fourth offense, (2) fifty dollars for a fifth offense, (3) seventy-five dollars for a sixth offense, and (4) one hundred dollars for the seventh and each subsequent offense within a calendar year. Such fine shall be used for the administrative costs of administering this section, and for training and educational materials of the state police. If the subscriber is not the owner of the property in which the alarm system is located, the state police trooper shall give the property owner notice of the occurrence of the second alarm generated by the alarm system of the property.

(c) Any subscriber who has received notification from the state police informing such subscriber that a fine is being imposed for a false alarm may appeal the fine not later than seven days after the receipt of notification by filing an appeal with the Division of State Police. The Division of State Police shall review the appeal and make a determination as to whether or not the circumstances surrounding the false alarms justify a waiver of the fine. The Division of State Police shall notify the subscriber, in writing, of its final decision.

(d) All fines imposed pursuant to this section shall be payable to the Division of State Police and shall be due not later than thirty days after the date of notification, or in the case of an appeal, not later than thirty days after the date of the decision on the appeal. A subscriber who fails to pay the fine within the designated time period shall be fined not more than two hundred dollars.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 29-418 — Connecticut Code / Title 29 / Chapter 541 / Section 29-418
Sec. 29-418. Testing of cigarettes. Requirements. Alternative test methods. Retention of copies. Civil penalty.
Status: in_force

(1) Testing of cigarettes shall be conducted in accordance with the American Society of Testing and Materials or “ASTM” standard E2187-04, “Standard Test Method for Measuring the Ignition Strength of Cigarettes” or a subsequent ASTM Standard Test Method for Measuring the Ignition Strength of Cigarettes upon a finding by the State Fire Marshal that such subsequent method does not result in a change in the percentage of full-length burns exhibited by any tested cigarette when compared to the percentage of full-length burns the same cigarette would exhibit when tested in accordance with ASTM standard E2187-04 and the performance standard in subdivision (3) of this subsection;

(2) Testing shall be conducted on ten layers of filter paper;

(3) Not more than twenty-five per cent of the cigarettes tested in a test trial in accordance with this section shall exhibit full-length burns. Forty replicate tests shall comprise a complete test trial for each cigarette tested;

(4) The performance standard required by this section shall only be applied to a complete test trial;

(5) Written certifications shall be based upon testing conducted by a laboratory that has been accredited pursuant to standard ISO or IEC 17025 of the International Organization for Standardization or such other comparable accreditation standard as the Office of the State Fire Marshal may require by regulation;

(6) Laboratories conducting testing in accordance with this section shall implement a quality control and quality assurance program that includes a procedure that will determine the repeatability of the testing results. The repeatability value shall be no greater than 0.19. Such program ensures that the testing repeatability remains within the required repeatability value set forth in this subdivision for all test trials used to certify cigarettes in accordance with this section and section 29-419 ; and

(7) No additional testing under this section is required if cigarettes are tested consistent with this section for any other purpose.

(b) Each cigarette that uses lowered permeability bands in the cigarette paper to achieve compliance with the performance standard set forth in this section shall have not less than two nominally identical bands on the paper surrounding the tobacco column. At least one complete band shall be located not less than fifteen millimeters from the lighting end of the cigarette. For cigarettes on which the bands are positioned by design, there shall be not less than two bands fully located at least fifteen millimeters from the lighting end and ten millimeters from the filter end of the tobacco column, or ten millimeters from the labeled end of the tobacco column for nonfiltered cigarettes.

(c) A holder of a cigarette manufacturer's license that manufactures a cigarette that the State Fire Marshal determines cannot be tested in accordance with the test method prescribed in subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of this section may propose an alternate test method and performance standard for the cigarette to the State Fire Marshal. Upon approval and a determination by the State Fire Marshal that the performance standard proposed by the holder is equivalent to the performance standard prescribed in subdivision (3) of subsection (a) of this section, the holder may employ such test method and performance standard to certify such cigarette pursuant to section 29-419 . If the State Fire Marshal determines that another state has enacted reduced cigarette ignition propensity standards that include a test method and performance standard that are the same as those contained in this section, and the State Fire Marshal finds that the officials responsible for implementing those requirements have approved the proposed alternative test method and performance standard for a particular cigarette proposed by a holder as meeting the reduced cigarette ignition propensity standards of that state's law or regulations under a legal provision comparable to this section, then the State Fire Marshal shall authorize that holder to employ the alternative test method and performance standard to certify that cigarette for sale in this state, unless the State Fire Marshal has a reasonable basis for deciding that the alternative test should not be accepted under said sections. All other applicable requirements of this section shall apply to the holder.

(d) Each holder of a cigarette manufacturer's license shall maintain copies of the reports of all tests conducted on all cigarettes with respect to which such holder has submitted written certification in accordance with the provisions of section 29-419 . Such holder shall provide copies of the reports available to the Office of the State Fire Marshal and to the office of the Attorney General upon written request. Any holder that fails to provide such copies not later than sixty days after receiving a written request shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed ten thousand dollars for each day after the sixtieth day that the holder does not make such copies available.