(a) There is established an account to be known as the “consumer protection enforcement account”. The account may contain any moneys required by law to be deposited in the account. Any balance remaining in the account at the end of any fiscal year shall be carried forward in the account for the fiscal year next succeeding. The account shall be used by the Department of Consumer Protection to fund positions and other related expenses for the enforcement of Department of Consumer Protection licensing and registration laws.

(b) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes to the contrary, the amount of any civil penalty imposed or assessed by the Commissioner of Consumer Protection, his legally authorized representative or agent or a licensing board in the department, pursuant to sections 20-341, 21a-75, 21a-79, 21a-86g, 21a-96, 21a-236 and 21a-340 and any other provisions of titles 20, 21 and 21a, shall, upon deposit in the General Fund, be credited to the account established by subsection (a) of this section.

(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-12, S. 47, 55; P.A. 93-151, S. 1, 4; P.A. 94-68, S. 4; 94-95, S. 20; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(c), (d); P.A. 04-169, S. 17; 04-189, S. 1.)

History: P.A. 93-151 extended the duration of the fund from July 1, 1992, to June 30, 1995, effective June 14, 1993; P.A. 94-68 amended Subsec. (a) to allow the fund to finance related expenses and amended Subsec. (b) to extend the duration of the fund indefinitely; P.A. 94-95 changed name of fund from “Consumer Protection Enforcement Fund” to “consumer protection enforcement account”; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 and P.A. 04-169 replaced Commissioner and Department of Consumer Protection with Commissioner and Department of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, thereby reversing the merger of the Departments of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective June 1, 2004.