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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-10 (2025)

(Formerly Sec. 19-4k). Boards and commissions within the department: Hearings. Oaths and subpoenas

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The boards and commissions listed in subsection (b) of section 19a-14 may conduct hearings on any matter within their statutory jurisdiction. Such hearings shall be conducted in accordance with chapter 54 and the regulations established by the Commissioner of Public Health. In connection with any such hearing, any member of a board or commission, upon being designated by the board or commission, may administer oaths, issue subpoenas, compel testimony and order the production of books, records and documents. If any person refuses to appear, to testify or to produce any book, record or document when so ordered, a judge of the Superior Court may make such order as may be appropriate to aid in the enforcement of this section.

(P.A. 77-614, S. 328, 610; P.A. 81-472, S. 129, 159; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58.)

History: P.A. 81-472 substituted reference to Sec. 19-4o for reference to Sec. 19-4b; Sec. 19-4k transferred to Sec. 19a-10 in 1983; P.A. 93-381 replaced commissioner of health services with commissioner of public health and addiction services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995.

Cited. 207 C. 346; Id., 674; 208 C. 492; 223 C. 618; 231 C. 391.

Cited. 4 CA 307.

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Sec. 19a-11. (Formerly Sec. 19-4l). Boards and commissions: Orders for discontinuance; injunctive or other relief. Any board or commission listed in subsection (b) of section 19a-14 may, in its discretion, issue an appropriate order to any person found to be violating an applicable statute or regulation, providing for the immediate discontinuance of the violation. The board or commission may, through the Attorney General, petition the superior court for the judicial district wherein the violation occurred, or wherein the person committing the violation resides or transacts business, for the enforcement of any order issued by it and for appropriate temporary relief or a restraining order. Such board or commission shall certify and file in such court a transcript of the entire record of the hearing or hearings, including all testimony upon which such order was made and the findings and orders made by such board or commission. The court may grant such relief by injunction or otherwise, including temporary relief, as it deems equitable and may make and enter a decree enforcing, modifying and enforcing as so modified, or setting aside, in whole or in part, any order of the board or commission.

(P.A. 77-614, S. 329, 610; P.A. 78-331, S. 51, 58; P.A. 82-472, S. 59, 183.)

History: P.A. 78-331 replaced “county” with “judicial district”; P.A. 82-472 substituted reference to Sec. 19-4o (19a-14) for obsolete reference to Sec. 19-4b; Sec. 19-4l transferred to Sec. 19a-11 in 1983.

Cited. 207 C. 674.

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases, 1985–2016 · leading case: Pet v. Dep't of Health Servs., 542 A.2d 672 (Conn. 1988).
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Pet v. Dep't of Health Servs., 542 A.2d 672 (Conn. 1988). · cites it 3× “This Rhode Island statute concerned the Fair Employment Practices Commission and provided that that agency had the following among its powers and duties: “In connection with any investigation or hearing .”
Dragan v. Connecticut Med. Examining Bd., 613 A.2d 739 (Conn. 1992). · cites it 4× “The plaintiff’s failure to assert in timely fashion his right to cross-examine Connor might arguably be *631 excused if he lacked any remedy to compel her presence at a board hearing.”
Stern v. Connecticut Med. Examining Bd., 545 A.2d 1080 (Conn. 1988). · cites it 2× “2d 350 (1951); General Statutes § 19a-10. Absent a grant of authority, any sanction meted out by the board is “necessarily void.”
Altholtz v. Connecticut Dental Comm'n, 493 A.2d 917 (Conn. App. Ct. 1985). · cites it 2× “See General Statutes § 19a-10. As to the claimed overbilling, the plaintiff, upon receiving a complaint from Connecticut General, voluntarily refunded $698.”
Donis v. Connecticut Bd. of Examiners in Podiatry, 542 A.2d 726 (Conn. 1988). · cites it 2× “General Statutes §§ 19a-10, 19a-ll. It may apply directly to the Superior Court for enforcement of its orders.”
State v. State Employees' Review Bd., 650 A.2d 158 (Conn. 1994). · cites it 2× “2d 350 (1951); General Statutes § 19a-10. Absent a grant of authority, any sanction meted out by the board is necessarily void.”
Lawendy v. Connecticut Bd. of Veterinary Med., 951 A.2d 13 (Conn. App. Ct. 2008). · cites it 2× “The board has the authority to issue subpoenas under General Statutes § 19a-10 but was not requested to do so by the plaintiff in this case.”
Robb v. Connecticut Bd. of Veterinary Med., 157 F. Supp. 3d 130 (D. Conn. 2016). “The Statement of Charges states that “Pursuant to the General Statutes of Connecticut, §§ 19a-10 and 19a-14 4 , the Department of Public Health .”
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