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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 4-174 (2026)

Petition for regulation

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Any interested person may petition an agency requesting the promulgation, amendment, or repeal of a regulation. Each agency shall prescribe by regulation the form for petitions and the procedure for their submission, consideration, and disposition. Within thirty days after submission of a petition, the agency either shall deny the petition in writing stating its reasons for the denials or shall initiate regulation-making proceedings in accordance with section 4-168.

(1971, P.A. 854, S. 9.)

Cited. 169 C. 344; 171 C. 691; 172 C. 263; 173 C. 462; 179 C. 111; 186 C. 153; 191 C. 173; 239 C. 32. Section not intended to grant right to petition for regulations to persons who have no specific, legally protectible interest that would be, or potentially could be, affected by the regulations. 278 C. 197.

Cited. 1 CA 1.

Cited. 32 CS 300.

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases, 1975–2014 · leading case: McCoy v. Comm'r of Pub. Saf., 12 A.3d 948 (Conn. 2011).
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McCoy v. Comm'r of Pub. Saf., 12 A.3d 948 (Conn. 2011). · cites it 8× “" Following the receipt of that record, the plaintiff, pursuant to General Statutes § 4-174, [4] petitioned the defendant to repeal the regulations under which the plaintiff had been designated a convicted felon, and requested a new criminal history record without that…”
Connecticut Ass'n of Not-for-Profit Providers for Aging v. Dep't of Soc. Servs., 709 A.2d 1116 (Conn. 1998). · cites it 2× “ent’s practice violates § 17b-340 (f), the plaintiff also argued before the department and the trial court that the action violates the equal protection clauses of both the state and federal constitutions and that the practice is an abuse of discretion because the department has…”
Missionary Soc'y v. Bd. of Pardons & Paroles, 896 A.2d 809 (Conn. 2006). · cites it 12× “” In February, 2005, the plaintiff submitted two letters to the defendant requesting that the defendant adopt regulations regarding the commutation of death sentences in this state.”
Connecticut Light & Power Co. v. City of Norwalk, 425 A.2d 576 (Conn. 1979). · cites it 2× “The defendant had the right, as an “interested person,” to request the promulgation of regulations under General Statutes § 4-174, and it had the right to obtain a direct review of the department’s action in the Superior Court.”
Pierce v. Lantz, 965 A.2d 576 (Conn. App. Ct. 2009). · cites it 2× “The plaintiff, while incarcerated, filed a “declaratory rule petition” with the defendant, pursuant to General Statutes § 4-174. In his petition, he challenged the validity of three department “regulations” because they were not properly promulgated in accordance with the UAPA.”
Mazzola v. S. New England Tel. Co., 363 A.2d 170 (Conn. 1975). · cites it 2× “Nor, finally, do any of the provisions of Connecticut's Uniform Administrative Procedure Act (UAPA) authorize an individual in the plaintiff's position to secure from an agency like the PUC a definitive ruling on questions such as those at the heart of this case.”
Connecticut Indep. Util. Workers, Local 12924 v. Dept. of Pub. Util. Control (Conn. 2014). · cites it 5× “of Public Works, supra, 286 Conn. 706–707. The plaintiffs’ position also runs afoul of our case law addressing aggrievement in the specific context of requests to promulgate regulations.”
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