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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) Any person who violates any of the provisions of section 21a-337 shall be guilty of a class B misdemeanor but an offense committed with intent to defraud or mislead, or a second or subsequent offense, shall be an unclassified misdemeanor for which the penalty shall be imprisonment for not more than one year, or a fine of not more than five thousand dollars or both such imprisonment and fine.
(b) No person shall be subject to the penalties of subsection (a) of this section, (1) for having violated subdivision (4) of section 21a-337 if the receipt, delivery or proffered delivery of the hazardous substance was made in good faith, unless such person refuses to furnish, on request of an officer or employee duly designated by the administrator, the name and address of the individual or entity from whom such person purchased or received such hazardous substance, and copies of all documents, if any there be, pertaining to the delivery of the hazardous substance to such person; or (2) for having violated subdivision (1) of said section 21a-337, if such person establishes a guarantee or undertaking signed by, and containing the name and address of, the person residing in the United States from whom such person received in good faith the hazardous substance, to the effect that the hazardous substance is not a misbranded hazardous substance or a banned hazardous substance within the meaning of those terms in sections 21a-335 to 21a-346, inclusive.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Connecticut General Statutes Title 21A. Consumer Protection § 21a-338. Penalty - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ct/title-21a-consumer-protection/ct-gen-st-sect-21a-338/
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