Conn. Gen. Stat. § 1-88
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Sec. 1-88. Authority of board after finding violation. Prohibition against disclosure of information. Enforcement of civil penalties.
Official statutory text
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, the board may, after a hearing conducted in accordance with sections 4-176e to 4-184 , inclusive, upon the concurring vote of two-thirds of its members present and voting, impose a civil penalty not to exceed ten dollars per day upon any individual who fails to file any report, statement or other information as required by this part, section 1-101bb or section 1-101nn . Each distinct violation of this subsection shall be a separate offense and in case of a continued violation, each day thereof shall be deemed a separate offense. In no event shall the aggregate penalty imposed for such failure to file exceed ten thousand dollars.
(c) The board may also report its finding to the Chief State's Attorney for any action deemed necessary. The board, upon a finding made pursuant to section 1-82 that a member or member-elect of the General Assembly has violated any provision of this part, section 1-101bb or section 1-101nn , shall notify the appropriate house of the General Assembly, in writing, of such finding and the basis for such finding.
(d) Any person who knowingly acts in such person's financial interest in violation of section 1-84 , 1-85 , 1-86 , 1-86d , 1-86e or 1-101nn or any person who knowingly receives a financial advantage resulting from a violation of any of said sections shall be liable for damages in the amount of such advantage. If the board determines that any person may be so liable, it shall immediately inform the Attorney General of that possibility.
(e) Any employee of the Office of State Ethics or member of the Citizen's Ethics Advisory Board who, in violation of this part or section 1-101nn , discloses information filed in accordance with subparagraph (F) of subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of section 1-83 , shall be dismissed, if an employee, or removed from the board, if a member.
(f) Any civil penalty imposed by the board pursuant to this section may be enforced by the Office of State Ethics as a money judgment in accordance with chapter 906.
Cited. 229 C. 479.
(c) The board may also report its finding to the Chief State's Attorney for any action deemed necessary. The board, upon a finding made pursuant to section 1-82 that a member or member-elect of the General Assembly has violated any provision of this part, section 1-101bb or section 1-101nn , shall notify the appropriate house of the General Assembly, in writing, of such finding and the basis for such finding.
(d) Any person who knowingly acts in such person's financial interest in violation of section 1-84 , 1-85 , 1-86 , 1-86d , 1-86e or 1-101nn or any person who knowingly receives a financial advantage resulting from a violation of any of said sections shall be liable for damages in the amount of such advantage. If the board determines that any person may be so liable, it shall immediately inform the Attorney General of that possibility.
(e) Any employee of the Office of State Ethics or member of the Citizen's Ethics Advisory Board who, in violation of this part or section 1-101nn , discloses information filed in accordance with subparagraph (F) of subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of section 1-83 , shall be dismissed, if an employee, or removed from the board, if a member.
(f) Any civil penalty imposed by the board pursuant to this section may be enforced by the Office of State Ethics as a money judgment in accordance with chapter 906.
Cited. 229 C. 479.
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