Bill Text: CT SB00862 | 2011 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Concerning Liability Of Zoning Enforcement Officers.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2011-05-28 - House Calendar Number 558 [SB00862 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2011-SB00862-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Raised Bill No. 862
January Session, 2011		LCO No. 2632
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Referred to Committee on Planning and Development
Introduced by:
(PD)

AN ACT CONCERNING LIABILITY OF ZONING ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

Section 1. Subsection (c) of section 8-12a of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2011):

(c) Any zoning enforcement officer who issues a citation pursuant to an ordinance adopted under this section shall be liable for [treble] damages in any civil action if the court finds that such citation was issued frivolously or without probable cause.

This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1	October 1, 2011	8-12a(c)

Statement of Purpose:

To eliminate a provision allowing treble damages against a zoning enforcement officer who issues a citation when a court finds that such citation was issued frivolously or without probable cause.

[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]