CT HB07222

Attorney General may investigate alleged violations of statutes 53a-181j, 53a-181k, and 53a-181l, and issue subpoenas and interrogatories in connection with such investigations, effective October 1, 2019.

Attorney General may bring civil actions for violations of those three statutes and obtain treble damages, civil penalties up to $10,000 per violation, declaratory or injunctive relief, and reasonable attorney's fees and costs.

Attorney General may investigate, intervene in, or bring civil or administrative actions when persons engage in practices that deprive others of constitutional or statutory rights, or interfere with such rights through threats, intimidation, or coercion.

Court may award civil penalties up to $10,000 per violation and attorney's fees to the Attorney General in successful actions involving deprivation or interference with constitutional rights.

Attorney General may accept assurances of discontinuance of unlawful practices as alternative to litigation, with violation of such assurance constituting prima facie proof of violation in subsequent actions.