Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 30 - Intoxicating Liquors › 6 - Liquor Control Seating and Bathrooms › Part I - GENERAL PROVISIONS › A - Permits › Section 30-6-A8 - Suspensions; offers in compromise in lieu of suspensions; revocations

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) A revocation terminates the life of the
				  permit. A suspension makes the permit inactive for the time indicated by the
				  department.
(b) A permit and any
				  certificate of permanent substitution issued in conjunction therewith may be
				  revoked or suspended after due hearing for any violation, either by the
				  permittee, the backer or their agent, of the liquor control act or of any
				  regulation issued by the department.
(c) The revocation or suspension shall become
				  effective not earlier than forty-five days after the mailing of the order of
				  such revocation or suspension by the Department, except in cases of emergency
				  actions pursuant to section 4-182 (c) of the Connecticut General Statutes, or
				  unless an earlier effective date is agreed to by the permittee and backer, or
				  unless otherwise ordered by the department.
(d) During the period of any suspension as a
				  result of disciplinary action by the department, no permittee shall alter his
				  premises, unless alterations have been expressly approved by the department,
				  nor shall a permittee attach to the exterior or any other part of his permit
				  premises any sign or signs indicating that his premises are "closed for
				  repairs," "closed for alterations" or any such like signs.
(e) Whenever a permit is suspended as a
				  result of disciplinary action by the department, there shall be placed on the
				  permit premises in the front window facing the street, or inside of the door
				  used as a main entrance, if such door is mainly composed of glass and such
				  entrance is located on or adjacent to a street, a placard furnished by said
				  department. This placard shall contain the length of the suspension and the
				  reasons therefor. This placard shall be maintained in place by the permittee
				  until the period of suspension has terminated. A second placard shall be
				  displayed at such place within the permit premises visible to the public as
				  shall be determined by the department.
(f) No alcoholic liquors shall be sold,
				  delivered, offered, ordered or received during the period of suspension.
				  Whenever any permit is under suspension, all liquors shall be securely locked
				  during the period of such suspension. During the period of suspension, a
				  package store shall remain closed for all business. A package store permittee
				  may visit the premises only for the needful care and maintenance of the
				  premises.
(g) During the period of
				  suspension of any manufacturer or wholesaler permit, no sales shall be made and
				  no liquors shall be delivered, nor shall the customers of such permittee be
				  visited or solicited; however, clerical help may be employed.
(h) Whenever a penalty is given on a seasonal
				  permit, it shall be stipulated on renewal that it shall be surrendered at some
				  time during the season wherein the permittee operates, the time to be
				  designated by the department.
(i)
				  Except in the case of a suspension following a final conviction under section
				  30-57 of the Connecticut General Statutes, the department may, in its
				  discretion, accept an offer in compromise in lieu of a suspension from a
				  permittee or backer whose permit has been suspended after due hearing. Such
				  offer must be submitted to the department from the respondent permittee in
				  writing not later than ten days from the date of the order of such suspension
				  and must include a waiver of appeal and judicial review, and a payment in the
				  amount and form designated by the department. In the event the department
				  imposes concurrent penalties for more than one violation, then the amount of
				  the fine shall be computed on the number of effective days imposed.
(j) Following a final conviction of the
				  permittee under section 30-57 of the Connecticut General Statutes, upon
				  reaching a decision after due hearing, the department may, in its discretion,
				  notify the permittee and backer in writing as to the amount which may be
				  accepted in lieu of a suspension, indicating the penalty which shall otherwise
				  be imposed. Unless a written offer, which shall include a waiver of appeal and
				  judicial review and a payment in the amount and form designated by the
				  department, is received within ten days from the date of the department's
				  letter, the department shall issue an order suspending the permit for the
				  period of time indicated. In the event the department imposes concurrent
				  penalties for more than one violation, then the amount of the fine shall be
				  computed on the number of effective days imposed.
(k)
At any time prior to an administrative hearing, the
					 department may enter into a settlement agreement with a permittee in lieu of
					 formal administrative action.