Connecticut Administrative Code

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 36a-1-14. Activities of former commissioners and employeesFormer commissioners, deputy commissioners and employees of the department shall comply with section 1-84b of the Connecticut General Statutes regarding restrictions on activit…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 36a-1-15. Witnesses and subpoenasThe commissioner or any authorized employee of the department may at any time summon and examine under oath such witnesses and may direct the production and examination of such books, records, financia…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 36a-1-16. Rights of witnesses(a) Any person who appears and testifies in a deposition or a contested case may be accompanied, represented and advised by counsel. The right to be accompanied, represented and advised by counsel means th…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 36a-1-17to36a-1-18. Reserved AUTHORITY: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 36a-1 AUTHORITY: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 36a-1

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 36a-1-19. ScopeExcept as otherwise required by law, the rules of practice govern practice and procedure applicable to contested cases under titles 36a and 36b and all other laws within the jurisdiction of the commissioner including: (…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 36a-1-2. Duties and authority of the departmentThe commissioner is charged with administering title 36a of the Connecticut General Statutes, the \"Banking Law of Connecticut\", and title 36b of the Connecticut General Statutes, the \"…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 36a-1-20. Commencement of contested caseA matter that is a contested case by operation of law commences when the agency so designates, but in no event not later than the date when the commissioner issues a notice of hearing in accorda…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 36a-1-21. Notice of hearings(a) All notices of hearing in all contested cases shall comply with the provisions of subsection (b) of section 4-177 of the Connecticut General Statutes. (b) Unless otherwise provided by statute, notice of…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 36a-1-22. Amendment of notice of hearingThe commissioner may amend the notice of hearing at any stage of the contested case prior to the close of evidence. The presiding officer shall provide parties and intervenors with notice of the…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 36a-1-23. Hearing locationUnless by direction of the commissioner a different place is designated, all hearings of the department shall be held at the office of the department. (Adopted effective August 31, 2004) AUTHORITY: Conn. Gen.…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 36a-1-24. Bill of particularsNot later than seven days after a party requests a hearing in a contested case, the party may apply to the presiding officer for a bill of particulars containing a more definite and detailed statement of a…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 36a-1-25. Hearings(a) A hearing shall be held in all contested cases whenever required by statute, when requested by any party that files a notice of appearance and a request for a hearing, and otherwise as the commissioner may author…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 36a-1-26. Recording, broadcasting or photographing hearingsAny person may record, photograph, broadcast or record for broadcast any part of a hearing that is open to the public, in accordance with the provisions of subsection (a) of s…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 36a-1-27. Powers of the presiding officerThe presiding officer shall have all the powers necessary to conduct the proceeding in a fair and impartial manner and to avoid unnecessary delay. The powers of the presiding officer include, b…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 36a-1-28. Consolidation and severance(a) The presiding officer may, for good cause, upon the presiding officer's own motion or upon motion by a party or the department, consolidate proceedings involving related questions of law or fac…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 36a-1-29. Motions(a) (1) A motion may be made in writing or orally, unless the presiding officer directs that such motion be reduced to writing. (2) All written motions shall state with particularity the relief sought and may be accom…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 36a-1-3. Basic organizationThe commissioner, assisted by a deputy commissioner, heads the department, which consists of the following operating divisions: (1) The Financial Institutions Division examines and supervises Connecticut ban…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 36a-1-30. ContinuancesThe presiding officer may continue the hearing on the motion of the presiding officer, any party or the department on such terms as the presiding officer may require. A hearing may be continued three times prior …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 36a-1-31. Failure to request or appear at a hearing(a) When a party fails to request a hearing within the time specified in the notice, the allegations against the party may be deemed admitted. Without further proceedings or notice to…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 36a-1-32. Appearances and withdrawals(a) Attorneys duly admitted to practice law in the state of Connecticut and in good standing may represent others before the department. (b) Attorneys in good standing from other jurisdictions may …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 36a-1-33. Ex parte communications(a) For purposes of this section, an \"ex parte communication\" means a communication prohibited by section 4-181 of the Connecticut General Statutes. \"Ex parte communication\" does not include inquir…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 36a-1-34. Record in a contested caseIn a contested case, the agency shall create a record of the proceeding in accordance with subsection (d) of section 4-177 of the Connecticut General Statutes. (Adopted effective August 31, 2004) AU…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 36a-1-35. Requests for inspection and copying(a) In a contested case, a party, the department or an intervenor who pursuant to section 4-177a of the Connecticut General Statutes has been granted the right to inspect and copy records b…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 36a-1-36. Responses to requests for inspection and copying; objections(a) The requestee to whom the request for inspection or copying is directed pursuant to section 36a-1-35 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies shall serv…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 36a-1-37. Motions for compliance(a) A requester serving a request for inspection and copying pursuant to section 36a-1-35 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies may move for an order by the presiding officer under this secti…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 36a-1-38. Rulings on motions for compliance(a) The presiding officer shall consider the following factors in ruling on a motion for compliance with a request to inspect or copy records, papers and documents: (1) The timeliness of the …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 36a-1-39. Failure to comply with an order on a motion for compliance(a) If a requestee fails to comply with an order of the presiding officer requiring production of records, papers and documents, the presiding officer may make such o…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 36a-1-4. Location of office, contact information and business hoursThe department is located at 260 Constitution Plaza, Hartford, Connecticut 06103-1800. The department shall provide notice in the Connecticut Law Journal if the locati…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 36a-1-40. Continuing duty to disclose(a) If after complying with any request for the inspection and copying of records, papers and documents pursuant to section 4-177c of the Connecticut General Statutes and section 36a-1-35 of the Re…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 36a-1-41. Conferences(a) Prior to the hearing, the parties, the department and their counsel or representative may meet with the presiding officer, at the direction of the presiding officer or by mutual consent, in person at a specifi…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 36a-1-42. Hearing subpoenas(a) (1) Upon application for a hearing subpoena by a pro se party or pro se intervenor showing general relevance and reasonableness of scope of the testimony or other evidence sought, the presiding officer m…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 36a-1-43. Conduct of hearings(a) Hearings shall be conducted so as to provide a fair and expeditious presentation of the relevant disputed issues. The department and each party has the right to present its case or defense by oral exam…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 36a-1-44. Recording of hearingsAll hearings shall be recorded either stenographically or electronically. The presiding officer shall serve notice upon the department and all parties of receipt of the certified transcript. Any party ma…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 36a-1-45. Transcript correctionsThe presiding officer shall have the authority to order the transcript corrected upon a motion to correct, upon stipulation of the department and the parties, or upon the presiding officer's own motion …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 36a-1-46. Evidence(a) The rules of evidence shall be as prescribed in section 4-178 of the Connecticut General Statutes. (b) The presiding officer may allow witnesses to use existing or newly created charts, exhibits, calendars, calcu…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 36a-1-47. In camera inspection and nonpublic information(a) Any party or the department may file a motion with the presiding officer requesting an in camera inspection of any document claimed to be exempt from disclosure in a conteste…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 36a-1-48. Filing of additional evidenceAt any stage of the hearing, the commissioner or presiding officer may call for further evidence upon any issue and require that such evidence be produced by the party or parties concerned or by …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 36a-1-49. BriefsBriefs may be filed by a party or the department either before or during the course of a hearing or within such time as the commissioner or presiding officer designates. Failure to file a brief shall in no way prejudic…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 36a-1-5. Public information(a) The department shall make available for public inspection all public records or files maintained or kept on file by the department in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act, and shall provide cop…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 36a-1-50. Review by commissioner of rulingsIf a hearing is held before a presiding officer other than the commissioner, a party, before rendition of the final decision, may, in accordance with section 4-178a of the Connecticut General…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 36a-1-51. Proposed final decision(a) If the presiding officer has been designated by the commissioner as the hearing officer, the presiding officer shall submit to the commissioner a proposed final decision made in accordance with sec…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 36a-1-52. Final decisionA final decision in a contested case shall be rendered in accordance with the provisions of section 4-180 of the Connecticut General Statutes. All decisions and orders of the commissioner concluding a contested…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 36a-1-53. ReconsiderationA party or the department may file a petition for reconsideration of a final decision and the commissioner may reconsider, reverse, modify or correct a final decision in accordance with section 4-181a of the C…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 36a-1-54. Right to appealA person who is aggrieved by the final decision of the commissioner may seek judicial review of the decision in accordance with the provisions of section 4-183 of the Connecticut General Statutes. (Adopted eff…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 36a-1-55. Voluntary termination of proceeding(a) Pursuant to subsection (c) of section 4-177 of the Connecticut General Statutes, unless precluded by law, any contested case may be resolved by stipulation, agreed settlement, consent o…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 36a-1-56. Stays pending judicial review(a) Unless the proceeding has been stayed by a court, if a preliminary, procedural or intermediate agency action or ruling is appealed to any court, the challenged proceeding shall continue witho…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 36a-1-57. Commissioner's right to conduct an examinationNothing contained in the rules of practice limits in any manner the right of the commissioner to conduct, or continue during the pendency of a contested case, any examination, in…