Connecticut Administrative Code

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 12-562-13a. Consolidation of proceedingsTwo or more proceedings involving related questions of law or fact may be consolidated at the direction of the board, executive director or any presiding officer. (Effective October 24, 1986; Am…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 12-562-14a. Ex parte communication(a) Board member prohibition. No board member shall engage in any oral ex parte communications with any representative, agent, officer or employee of any business organization regulated under Chapter …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 12-562-15a. Date of filingAll orders, decisions, findings of fact, correspondence, motions, petitions, applications, and any other documents governed by Sections 12-562-1a through 12-562-19a, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connectic…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 12-562-16a. (Repealed) Repealed June 4, 1999.

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 12-562-17a. SignaturesEvery application, notice, motion, petition, brief, and memorandum shall be signed by the filing person or by the filing person's attorney. (Effective October 24, 1986; Amended June 4, 1999)

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 12-562-18a. Formal requirements as to documents and other papers filed in proceedings(a) Copies. Except for routine correspondence and inquiries by the public, and as may be otherwise required by Sections 12-562-1a through 12-562-19a,…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 12-562-19a. Service(a) General rule. Service of all documents and other papers filed in all contested cases, including but not limited to motions, petitions, applications, notices, briefs, and exhibits shall be by personal delivery, f…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 12-562-1a. DefinitionsThe definitions provided by Section 4-166 C.G.S., shall govern the interpretation and application of Sections 12-562-1a through 12-562-19a, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies. In addition…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 12-562-1—12-562-26. (Repealed) Repealed October 24, 1986.

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 12-562-20a. Designation of partiesIn issuing the notice of hearing the board or the division, as the case may be, will designate as parties those persons known to them whose legal rights, duties or privileges are being determined in t…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 12-562-21a. Application to be designated a party(a) Filing of petition. Any other person that proposes to be designated or admitted as a party to any proceeding, as defined by Section 4-166 (8), C.G.S., shall file a written petition t…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 12-562-22a. Participation by nonparties(a) Request to participate. At any time prior to the commencement of oral testimony in any hearing in a contested case any person may request that the presiding officer permit that person to part…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 12-562-23a. Participation by persons admitted to participate as inter-venorsThe intervenor's participation shall be limited to those particular issues, that state of the proceeding, and that degree of involvement in the presentation o…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 12-562-24a. Procedure concerning added parties(a) During hearing. In addition to the designation of parties in the initial notice and in response to board or division petition, the presiding officer may act in behalf of the board or d…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 12-562-25a. Status of party and of intervenor as party in interest(a) Party as party in interest. By the decision of a contested case the board or division shall dispose of the legal rights, duties and privileges of each party designa…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 12-562-26a. Representation of parties and intervenorsEach person authorized to participate in a contested case as a party or as an intervenor shall file a written notice of appearance with the presiding officer. Such appearance may be…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 12-562-27a. Place of hearingsAll hearings conducted by the board or the division shall be held at their principal offices, unless a different location is designated by statute or by direction of the board or division. (Effective Octob…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 12-562-28a. (Repealed) Repealed June 4, 1999.

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 12-562-29a. Notice of hearings(a) Persons notified. Except when the presiding officer shall otherwise direct, the presiding officer shall give written notice of a hearing in any pending matter to all persons designated as parties, to …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 12-562-2a. Creation and authorityThe gaming policy board and the division of special revenue were originally established as agencies of the executive branch of state government by Public Act 79-404. The gaming policy board and the div…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 12-562-30a. General provisions(a) Purpose of hearing. The purpose of any hearing that the board or executive director conducts under Chapter 54 C.G.S. shall be to provide to all parties an opportunity to present evidence and argument …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 12-562-31a. Witnesses, subpoenas, and production of records(a) The board, the executive director, or any presiding officer authorized to conduct any inquiry, investigation or hearing shall have power to administer oaths and affirmatio…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 12-562-32a. Rules of evidenceThe following rules of evidence shall be followed in the admission of testimony and exhibits in all hearings held under Chapter 54 C.G.S. (a) General. Any oral or documentary evidence may be received; but …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 12-562-33a. Filing of added exhibits and testimonyUpon order of the presiding officer before, during, or after the hearing any party shall prepare and file added exhibits and written testimony. Such added exhibits and testimony shall …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 12-562-34a. Uncontested disposition of caseUnless precluded by law, any contested case may be resolved by stipulation, agreed settlement, consent order or default, upon the order of the presiding officer. Upon such disposition a copy …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 12-562-35a. Record in a contested caseThe record before the presiding officer in a contested case shall include:(1) All motions, applications, petitions, requests for action, pleadings, notices of hearing, and intermediate rulings; (2…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 12-562-36a. Final decision in a contested caseAll decisions and orders of the presiding officer concluding a contested case shall be in writing. Findings of fact and conclusions of law shall be separately stated. The presiding officer…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 12-562-37a. Transcript of contested case proceedings(a) Proceedings recorded. All hearings in contested case proceedings shall be either electronically or stenographically recorded. (b) Written transcript. At the close of the receptio…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 12-562-38a. Scope and applicabilityIn addition to the general provisions of this article governing hearings, the following special provisions shall apply to all proceedings instituted by the board or division which might result in the…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 12-562-39a. Opportunity to show compliance(a) No revocation, suspension, annulment or withdrawal of any license is lawful unless prior to the institution of proceedings, the agency gave notice to the licensee of facts or conduct which…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 12-562-3a. The gaming policy board—organization, functions, course and method of operations(a) Organization. Pursuant to Section 12-557d of the Connecticut General Statutes, the gaming policy board consists of five members appointed b…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 12-562-40a. Summary suspensionIf the board or the division finds that public health, safety, or welfare imperatively requires emergency action, and incorporates a finding to that effect in its order, summary suspension of a license ma…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 12-562-41a. Disposition by consent decree(a) A respondent may agree to enter into a written consent decree in lieu of an adjudicated hearing on an issue. The acceptance of a consent decree is within the complete discretion of the boar…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 12-562-42a. Conduct of show cause hearings(a) As the matter may require, show cause hearings shall be presided over by at least four board members where the respondent is a board licensee or by the executive director, the deputy execu…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 12-562-43a. Notice and manner of service(a) Contents of notice. A notice of the institution of a show cause hearing by the board or division shall contain all the informational requirements set forth in Section 4-177 (b) C.G.S. and Se…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 12-562-44a. DefaultIn any duly noticed proceeding when the respondent fails to appear, the presiding officer, upon a finding of actual or constructive notice of the pendency of such proceedings, may note such failure upon the record, …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 12-562-45a. Continuances, extensions of timeIf a respondent can reasonably show a need for additional time to prepare a defense to alleged statutory or regulatory violations, the presiding officer may, in his or her complete discretio…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 12-562-46a. Appeals under sections 12-574 (i) and 12-574 (j)(a) General. These rules set forth the procedure to be followed in the disposition of appeals to the board from final decisions of the division pursuant to Sections 12-574 (i…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 12-562-47a. Authority to promulgate regulationsThe executive director derives the statutory authority from Chapters 226, 226b, 98 and 229a C.G.S. to adopt, amend, or repeal regulations with the advice and consent of the board. (Effect…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 12-562-48a. Form of petitionAny person may at any time petition the executive director to promulgate, amend, or repeal any regulation. The petition shall set forth clearly and concisely the text of the proposed regulation, amendment, …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 12-562-49a. Procedure after petition filed(a) Decision on petition. Upon receipt of the petition, the executive director shall within thirty (30) days, deny the petition or initiate regulation-making proceedings. (b) Procedure on deni…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 12-562-4a. Division of Special Revenue—organization, functions, course and method of operations(a) Organization. The division is currently composed of five units which are under the overall direction of the executive director. Each un…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 12-562-50a. Procedure for the issuance, amendment or repeal of a regulation(a) Initiation. Proceedings for the issuance, amendment, or repeal of a regulation may be commenced by the division on its own initiative, on the initiative of…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 12-562-51a. General ruleSections 12-562-51a through 12-562-53a inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies set forth the procedure to be followed by the board and division in the disposition of a request for declarator…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 12-562-52a. Form of petition for declaratory rulingAny person may at any time request a declaratory ruling of the division with respect to the validity or applicability to such person of any statute, regulation or order enforced, admi…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 12-562-53a. Procedure after petition for declaratory ruling filed(a) Notice to other persons. The board or division may give notice to any person that such a declaratory ruling has been requested and may receive and consider data, fac…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 12-562-54a. Investigations and inspectionsThe board or the executive director may at any time institute investigations in order to carry out their statutory responsibilities. Statutory authority to conduct investigations and inspectio…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 12-562-55a. Investigative hearings or inquiries(a) For the purposes of carrying out the provisions of Chapters 226, 226b, 98 and 229a C.G.S., the Mashantucket Pequot Gaming Procedures and the Mohegan Tribe and State of Connecticut Tri…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 12-562-56a. Personal data(a) Definitions(1) The following definitions shall apply to Section 12-562-56a of these regulations: (A) Category of personal data. Classifications of personal information set forth in the Personal Data Act, C…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 12-562-5a. Location of principal officesThe gaming policy board and the division of special revenue are located at 555 Russell Road, Newington, Connecticut 06111. All communications should be addressed to the board or the division, as…