Connecticut Administrative Code
Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police
161 - Private Detective and Private Detective Agency
Part I - Private Detective and Private Detective Agency
Section 29-161-5 - Civil penalties

Universal Citation: CT Reg of State Agencies 29-161-5

Current through September 9, 2024

(a) Civil penalties in amounts ranging from $500 to $5,000 may be assessed against a licensee, corporate officer or association or partnership member of the licensee for any violation of sections 29-153 to 29-161, inclusive, of the Connecticut General Statutes including, but not limited to, the specific offenses described as follows:

(1) Failure to state trade name or corporation name;

(2) Failure to provide 30-day written notice to the department of changes in liability insurance or the surety bond posted;

(3) Failure to allow the department to inspect, review or copy records that are the subject of a complaint;

(4) Failure to display the license certificate or copies thereof in a conspicuous location within the business office and suboffices;

(5) Failure to display the licensee identification card issued by the department when engaged in the activities of the licensed business;

(6) Failure to register nonuniformed investigators, operators or agents with the department;

(7) Failure to provide five-day written notice to the department of the termination of a registered employee;

(8) Failure to issue an identification card to nonuniformed investigators, operators or agents;

(9) Failure to provide five-day written notice to the department of the location of a suboffice;

(10) Engaging in fraudulent or deceitful conduct or making deliberate misrepresentations as to any material fact;

(11) Failure to comply with records retention requirements; or

(12) Engaging in any misconduct that would constitute a basis for a license to be suspended or revoked, as provided in section 29-158 of the Connecticut General Statutes.

(b) Civil penalties in amounts ranging from $500 to $5,000 may be assessed against a nonuniformed investigator, operator or agent of a licensee for any violation of sections 29-153 to 29-161, inclusive, of the Connecticut General Statutes including, but not limited to, the specific offenses described as follows:

(1) Failure of a nonuniformed investigator, operator or agent to carry an identification card; or

(2) Unauthorized release of information.

(c) Civil penalties in amounts ranging from $500 to $5,000 may be assessed against a licensee, corporate officer or association or partnership member of the licensee or a nonuniformed investigator, operator or agent of a licensee for any violation of sections 29-153 to 29-161, inclusive, of the Connecticut General Statutes including, but not limited to, falsification of records submitted to the department.

(d) Civil penalties in amounts ranging from $500 to $5,000 may be assessed against any person for any violation of sections 29-153 to 29-161, inclusive, of the Connecticut General Statutes including, but not limited to, operating without a license.

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