Connecticut General Statutes
Chapter 381 - Opticians
Section 20-156. - Appeal.

Any licensee or permittee aggrieved by a final decision of the board under section 19a-17 may appeal therefrom as provided in section 4-183, except such appeal shall be made returnable to the judicial district of New Britain.

(1949 Rev., S. 4514; 1971, P.A. 179, S. 12; 870, S. 60; P.A. 76-436, S. 424, 681; P.A. 77-603, S. 65, 125; 77-614, S. 426, 610; P.A. 78-280, S. 39, 40, 127; P.A. 80-484, S. 65, 176; P.A. 88-230, S. 1, 12; P.A. 90-98, S. 1, 2; P.A. 93-142, S. 4, 7, 8; P.A. 95-220, S. 4–6; P.A. 96-47, S. 8; P.A. 99-215, S. 24, 29.)
History: 1971 acts required that petitions for restoration of licenses be filed within 15 days, required action between 12 and 30 days after service of petition rather than on next or “next but one” return day and replaced superior court with court of common pleas, effective September 1, 1971, except that courts with cases pending retain jurisdiction unless pending actions deemed transferable; P.A. 76-436 replaced court of common pleas with superior court, effective July 1, 1978; P.A. 77-603 replaced detailed provisions re petitions with statement that appeals be brought in accordance with Sec. 4-183, retaining venue in Hartford County; P.A. 77-614 deleted venue provision, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 78-280 made appeals returnable to judicial district of Hartford-New Britain; P.A. 80-484 replaced commission of opticians with board of examiners and added reference to disciplinary actions under Sec. 19-4s; P.A. 88-230 replaced “judicial district of Hartford-New Britain at Hartford” with “judicial district of Hartford”, effective September 1, 1991; P.A. 90-98 changed the effective date of P.A. 88-230 from September 1, 1991, to September 1, 1993; P.A. 93-142 changed the effective date of P.A. 88-230 from September 1, 1993, to September 1, 1996, effective June 14, 1993; P.A. 95-220 changed the effective date of P.A. 88-230 from September 1, 1996, to September 1, 1998, effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 96-47 changed reference to being aggrieved by “the action” to “a final decision” of the board; P.A. 99-215 replaced “judicial district of Hartford” with “judicial district of New Britain”, effective June 29, 1999.

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