Connecticut General Statutes
Chapter 59 - State Real Property
Section 4b-33. (Formerly Sec. 4-127b). - Disclosure of persons having financial interest in property leased by state.

(a) Any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation or other entity, seeking to enter into a lease or lease-purchase agreement with the state through the Commissioner of Administrative Services, shall file a sworn statement with said commissioner disclosing the names of any persons having a financial interest in the property or premises involved, including the beneficiary of any undisclosed trust or the equitable owner of such property or premises. Corporate applicants shall disclose the names and addresses of officers and stockholders, except that this requirement shall not apply to publicly held corporations.

(b) If, before the approval of any such lease, lease-purchase agreement or renewal of such lease or agreement, by the State Properties Review Board, there is a change in the persons or the stockholders of a corporation, having a financial interest in the property or premises involved, the applicant shall submit an affidavit to the Commissioner of Administrative Services indicating the change, not later than five business days after the change. The commissioner shall forward a copy of such affidavit to the State Properties Review Board upon receipt.
(c) Failure to make any disclosure required by this section to the Commissioner of Administrative Services shall be punishable by a civil penalty of not more than one thousand dollars, which may be imposed by such commissioner after notice and opportunity to be heard at a hearing conducted in accordance with sections 4-176e to 4-184, inclusive.
(P.A. 73-149, S. 1, 5; P.A. 77-614, S. 73, 587, 610; P.A. 78-303, S. 85, 136; P.A. 87-496, S. 28, 110; P.A. 91-166; P.A. 11-51, S. 44.)
History: P.A. 77-614 and P.A. 78-303 replaced public works commissioner with commissioner of administrative services; P.A. 87-496 substituted public works commissioner for administrative services commissioner; Sec. 4-127b transferred to Sec. 4b-33 in 1989; P.A. 91-166 divided section into Subsecs., added provision designated as Subsec. (b) re procedure for change in persons or stockholders of corporation having financial interest in property, and amended provision designated as Subsec. (c) to apply to any failure to disclose under this section and to change penalty from class A misdemeanor to civil penalty of not more than $1,000; pursuant to P.A. 11-51, “Commissioner of Public Works” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Administrative Services”, effective July 1, 2011.

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