(a) Any person who wilfully violates any provision of subsection (a) of section 36b-4 or subsection (a) or (f) of section 36b-5 shall be fined not more than ten thousand dollars or imprisoned for not more than ten years, or both.
(b) Any person who wilfully violates any other provision of sections 36b-2 to 36b-34, inclusive, shall be fined not more than three thousand five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than two years, or both.
(c) No information may be returned under sections 36b-2 to 36b-34, inclusive, more than five years after the alleged violation.
(P.A. 77-482, S. 29; P.A. 96-192, S. 7; P.A. 10-141, S. 23; P.A. 13-258, S. 16.)
History: Sec. 36-497 transferred to Sec. 36b-28 in 1995; P.A. 96-192 amended Subsec. (a) to substitute “subsection (a) of section 36b-4 or subsection (a) or (f) of section 36b-5” for “section 36b-4 or 36b-5”; P.A. 10-141 amended Subsecs. (b) and (c) by replacing references to Sec. 36b-33 with references to Sec. 36b-34, effective June 7, 2010; P.A. 13-258 amended Subsec. (a) to make a technical change and amended Subsec. (b) to change maximum fine from $2,000 to $3,500.
Annotation to former section 36-497:
Cited. 178 C. 145.
Annotation to present section:
Cited. 233 C. 304.
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Title 36b - Connecticut Securities Law and Business Opportunity Investment Act
Chapter 672a - Uniform Securities Act
Section 36b-2. (Formerly Sec. 36-470). - Short title: Connecticut Uniform Securities Act.
Section 36b-3. (Formerly Sec. 36-471). - Definitions.
Section 36b-8. (Formerly Sec. 36-476). - Investigation of applicant for registration. Register.
Section 36b-9. (Formerly Sec. 36-477). - Statement of financial condition.
Section 36b-10. (Formerly Sec. 36-478). - Application for registration to be under oath.
Section 36b-11. (Formerly Sec. 36-479). - Photograph to accompany each application for registration.
Section 36b-12. (Formerly Sec. 36-480). - Application and registration fees.
Section 36b-13. (Formerly Sec. 36-481). - Registration renewal. Requirements.
Section 36b-14. (Formerly Sec. 36-482). - Records and financial reports required.
Section 36b-23. (Formerly Sec. 36-492). - False or misleading statements or omissions prohibited.
Section 36b-24. (Formerly Sec. 36-493). - Findings by commissioner.
Section 36b-26. (Formerly Sec. 36-495). - Investigative powers of commissioner.
Section 36b-27. (Formerly Sec. 36-496). - Enforcement powers of commissioner.
Section 36b-28. (Formerly Sec. 36-497). - Penalties.
Section 36b-29. (Formerly Sec. 36-498). - Buyer's remedies.
Section 36b-30. (Formerly Sec. 36-499). - Appeals.
Section 36b-31. (Formerly Sec. 36-500). - Regulatory power of commissioner. Hearings.
Section 36b-32a. - Applicability of The Philanthropy Protection Act of 1995.
Section 36b-34. - Compliance with federal Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act.