(a) In the administration of this chapter, the commissioner, any time after the issuance of a complaint provided for in subsection (d) of section 42-110d, may accept an agreement by any person charged with violating the provisions of section 42-110b to enter into a written consent order in lieu of an adjudicative hearing. The acceptance of a consent order shall be within the complete discretion of the commissioner or such presiding officer as had been designated by the commissioner.
(b) The consent order provided for in subsection (a) of this section shall contain: (1) An admission of all jurisdictional facts; (2) an express waiver of the right to seek judicial review or otherwise to challenge or contest the validity of the order; (3) a provision that the complaint may be used in construing the terms of the consent order; (4) a statement that the consent order shall have the same force and effect as an order entered after a full hearing and shall become final when issued; (5) a specific assurance of discontinuance of each of the acts alleged in the complaint; (6) the signature of each of the individual respondents or his counsel; and (7) the signature of the commissioner or of his authorized representative.
(c) Negotiations leading up to the acceptance of a consent order are not open to the public. The consent order itself is a matter of public record.
(d) A consent order shall have the same force and effect as a cease and desist order issued pursuant to subsection (d) of section 42-110d.
(P.A. 75-618, S. 7, 11.)
Cited. 186 C. 507.
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices
Chapter 735a - Unfair Trade Practices
Section 42-110a. - Definitions.
Section 42-110b. - Unfair trade practices prohibited. Legislative intent.
Section 42-110c. - Exceptions.
Section 42-110d. - Investigation. Hearing. Orders. Enforcement. Disclosure of information.
Section 42-110f. - Powers of receiver. Restitution. Judicial supervision.
Section 42-110g. - Action for damages. Class actions. Costs and fees. Equitable relief. Jury trial.
Section 42-110h. - Class actions.
Section 42-110i. - Settlement of class actions.
Section 42-110j. - Voluntary compliance.
Section 42-110k. - Commissioner's enforcement powers. Court orders.
Section 42-110l. - Assistance by court prosecutors.
Section 42-110m. - Restraining orders or injunctions. Relief.
Section 42-110n. - Consent orders.
Section 42-110o. - Civil penalties.
Section 42-110q. - Service contract agreements. Fee disclosure required.