Connecticut General Statutes
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-16b (2025)
Ineligibility for benefits under programs administered by department due to outstanding felony arrest warrants
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To the extent permitted by federal law, any person for whom there is an outstanding arrest warrant for any offense that is classified as a felony under state or federal law may be determined ineligible for benefits under any program administered by the Department of Social Services, after due notice and hearing in accordance with hearing procedures adopted by the Commissioner of Social Services.
(P.A. 98-239, S. 13, 35.)
History: P.A. 98-239 effective June 8, 1998.
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case, 2005–2005 · leading case: Peters v. Dep't of Soc. Servs., 870 A.2d 448 (Conn. 2005).
Peters v. Dep't of Soc. Servs., 870 A.2d 448 (Conn. 2005). “Moreover, our review of the social services statutes reveals a wide variety of specific circumstances wherein the legislature has mandated the provision of a hearing by the department, none of which apply to the imposition of alien.”
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