Section 22-7-27 - Informal conferences(a) The commissioner, the deputy commissioner, or any one of the division chiefs, as required by law or otherwise, may call in a party for an informal conference concerning alleged violations of any statutes administered by the department.(b) Notification of such an informal conference shall be by certified mail. The notice shall contain (i) a statement of the time, date, and place of the conference; (ii) a reference to the statutory sections allegedly violated; (iii) a short statement of the facts surrounding the alleged violation; and (iv) a statement that the respondent may be accompanied by counsel, if he so desires.(c) Informal conferences need not be recorded and transcribed. Formal rules of procedure and evidence shall not be observed.(d) Informal conferences will not be publicized and press coverage of such proceedings is prohibited. This is to preclude possible adverse inferences against a party innocent of any wrongdoing.(e) Any agreement reached as a result of an informal conference shall not preclude the department from further proceedings against the alleged violator. If the latter party desires a formal ruling concerning the practice in question, he may submit to the commissioner a request for a declaratory ruling, pursuant to Section 22-7-10.Conn. Agencies Regs. § 22-7-27
Effective September 6, 1973