Conn. Gen. Stat. § 7-157
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Sec. 7-157. Publication. Referendum. Publication of summary.
Official statutory text
(b) Whenever any town, city, borough or fire district is required to publish any proposed ordinance or ordinance in accordance with subsection (a) of this section, the legislative body of such town, city, borough or fire district may provide that a summary of such proposed ordinance or ordinance shall be published in lieu of such proposed ordinance or ordinance, provided that, in any case in which such a summary is published, the clerk of such town, city, borough or fire district shall make a copy of such proposed ordinance or ordinance available for public inspection and shall, upon request, mail a copy of such or proposed ordinance or ordinance to any person requesting a copy at no charge to such person. Any summary so published shall bear a disclaimer as follows: “This document is prepared for the benefit of the public, solely for purposes of information, summarization and explanation. This document does not represent the intent of the legislative body of (here insert the name of the town, city, borough or fire district) for any purpose.” The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to any proposed ordinance or ordinance which makes or requires an appropriation.
(c) No ordinance enacted prior to June 1, 1992, shall be invalid for failure of a municipality to comply with the provisions of this section and each municipality shall be held harmless from any liability or causes of action which might arise from such failure. If a person affected by an ordinance shows prejudice because of the failure of the municipality to comply with such provision, no penalties may be imposed against such person pursuant to the ordinance. Any ordinance enacted prior to June 1, 1992, for which the provisions of this section were not complied with shall be deemed to be effective thirty days after such enactment.
See Secs. 7-9 re petitions for action for vote.
See Sec. 7-148 re municipal powers.
See Sec. 9-1 for applicable definitions.
Cited. 118 C. 9; 129 C. 109; 146 C. 720; 152 C. 318; 175 C. 576.
Cited. 46 CA 305.
Cited. 36 CS 74; 43 CS 297.
(c) No ordinance enacted prior to June 1, 1992, shall be invalid for failure of a municipality to comply with the provisions of this section and each municipality shall be held harmless from any liability or causes of action which might arise from such failure. If a person affected by an ordinance shows prejudice because of the failure of the municipality to comply with such provision, no penalties may be imposed against such person pursuant to the ordinance. Any ordinance enacted prior to June 1, 1992, for which the provisions of this section were not complied with shall be deemed to be effective thirty days after such enactment.
See Secs. 7-9 re petitions for action for vote.
See Sec. 7-148 re municipal powers.
See Sec. 9-1 for applicable definitions.
Cited. 118 C. 9; 129 C. 109; 146 C. 720; 152 C. 318; 175 C. 576.
Cited. 46 CA 305.
Cited. 36 CS 74; 43 CS 297.
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