Connecticut General Statutes

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 4-185 (2026)

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(a) This chapter applies to all agency proceedings commenced on or after July 1, 1989. Each agency proceeding commenced before July 1, 1989, is governed by the law in effect when the proceeding was commenced.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of the general statutes to the contrary in existence on July 1, 1989, this chapter shall apply to all agencies and agency proceedings not expressly exempted in this chapter.

(1971, P.A. 854, S. 21; P.A. 88-317, S. 24, 107.)

History: P.A. 88-317 repealed former section which stated that “Except as to proceedings pending on January 1, 1972, this chapter applies to all agencies and agency proceedings not expressly exempted” and substituted all new provisions, effective July 1, 1989, and applicable to all agency proceedings commencing on or after that date.

Cited. 170 C. 668; 171 C. 691; 172 C. 263. Claims commission not exempt; exclusions of Governor, Lieutenant-Governor and Attorney General from definition of “agency” constitute exemptions from chapter. Id., 603. Cited. 173 C. 352; Id., 462; 183 C. 76; 186 C. 153; 188 C. 90; 191 C. 173; 193 C. 379; 195 C. 534; 204 C. 259; Id., 672; 211 C. 508; 213 C. 184; 217 C. 130; Id., 143; 220 C. 192; Id., 516; 221 C. 482; 223 C. 573.

Cited. 1 CA 1; 18 CA 13; 28 CA 435; 30 CA 720.

Subsec. (b):

The legislature did not intend to restrict judicial review of the Psychiatric Security Review Board's declaratory rulings re the validity of its regulations. 291 C. 307.

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Cited in 23 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1975–2025 · leading case: Raines v. Freedom of Info. Comm'n.

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Raines v. Freedom of Info. Comm'n (Conn. 1992). · cites it 7× “88-317 of the 1988 *486 Public Acts, is applicable to the plaintiff’s appeal.”

Sastrom v. Psychiatric Sec. Review Bd. (Conn. 2009). · cites it 6× “General Statutes § 4-185 (b) provides in relevant part that “this chapter shall apply to all agencies and agency proceedings not expressly exempted in this chapter.”

Citizens Against Pollution Nw., Inc. v. Connecticut Siting Council (Conn. 1991). · cites it 3× “Commissioner of Environmental Protection, supra, 138, we perceive such a directive when viewing §§24 (a) and 107 of the act in conjunction, which, as demonstrated by the integration of these sections in General Statutes § 4-185 (a), 8 together form a single standard that…”

State v. Magnano (Conn. 1987). · cites it 2× “2d 71 (1977), which reconciled two conflicting statutes: General Statutes § 4-164, which prohibited an appeal from the decision of the claims commissioner; and General Statutes § 4-185 of the Uniform Administrative Procedure Act (UAPA), which provided for judicial review of all…”

Levinson v. Connecticut Bd. of Chiropractic Examiners (Conn. 1989). · cites it 2× “Further support for our position is found in General Statutes § 4-178 (4) of the Uniform Administrative Procedure Act (UAPA), which provides that any agency may use its experience, technical competence and specialized knowledge in the evaluation of the evidence in contested…”

Rybinski v. State Employees' Ret. Comm'n (Conn. 1977). · cites it 2× “” General Statutes § 4-185. The right to judicial review of an administrative decision through an appeal under the UAPA is governed by §4-183 (a), which provides in pertinent part: “A person who has exhausted all administrative remedies available within the agency and who is…”

All Brand Importers, Inc. v. Dep't of Liquor Control (Conn. 1989). · cites it 2× “General Statutes § 4-185. The department of liquor control is not expressly exempted.”

Town of Killingly v. Connecticut Siting Council (Conn. 1991). · cites it 2× “See General Statutes § 4-185 (a). The filing of an appeal would not have enjoined KELP from commencing construction of the facility pursuant to the terms of the certificate.”

Circle Lanes of Fairfield, Inc. v. Fay (Conn. 1985). · cites it 2× “not expressly exempted”; General Statutes § 4-185; without expressly exempting the claims commission.”

Herman v. Div. of Special Revenue (Conn. 1984). · cites it 2× “” General Statutes § 4-185. The right to judicial review of an administrative decision under the UAPA is governed by § 4-183 (a) which provides in pertinent part: “A person who has exhausted all administrative remedies .”

Vernon Vill., Inc. v. Carothers (Conn. 1991). · cites it 2× “553; see historical note, Connecticut General Statutes Annotated § 4-185. In her final decision, the commissioner found: “These proceedings commenced with the issuance of the orders on February 14 and March 12,1986, and consequently, the hearing was conducted in accordance with…”

In re Baby Z. (Conn. 1999). · cites it 2× “General Statutes § 4-185 (a) provides in relevant part: “This chapter [the UAPA] applies to all agency proceedings commenced on or after July 1, 1989.”

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