Section 36a-657 - (Formerly Sec. 36-369). Suspension, revocation or refusal to renew license or taking of other action. Enforcement powers of commissioner. Removal from office and from employment or retention. Temporary order to cease business(a) The commissioner may suspend, revoke or refuse to renew any license or take any other action, in accordance with the provisions of section 36a-51, for any reason which would be sufficient grounds for the commissioner to deny an application for a license under sections 36a-655 to 36a-665, inclusive, or if the commissioner finds that the licensee or any control person, qualified individual, branch manager, trustee, employee or agent of such licensee has done any of the following: (1) Made any material misstatement in the application; (2) committed any fraud or misappropriated funds; (3) violated any of the provisions of this title or of any regulation or order adopted or issued pursuant thereto pertaining to any person or any other law or regulation applicable to the conduct of such licensee's debt adjustment business; or (4) failed to perform any agreement with a debtor.(b) Whenever it appears to the commissioner that (1) any person has violated, is violating or is about to violate the provisions of sections 36a-655 to 36a-665, inclusive, or any regulation adopted thereunder; (2) any person is, was or would be the cause of the violation of any such provision or regulation due to an act or omission such person knew or should have known would contribute to such violation; or (3) any licensee or any control person, qualified individual, branch manager, trustee, employee or agent of such licensee has committed any fraud, misappropriated funds or failed to perform any agreement with a debtor, the commissioner may take action against such person or licensee in accordance with sections 36a-50 and 36a-52.(c) The commissioner may order a licensee to remove any individual conducting business under sections 36a-655 to 36a-665, inclusive, from office and from employment or retention as an independent contractor in the debt adjuster business in this state in accordance with section 36a-51a.(d) The commissioner may issue a temporary order to cease business under a license if the commissioner determines that such license was issued erroneously. Such temporary order shall be issued in accordance with subsection (j) of section 36a-24b.Conn. Gen. Stat. § 36a-657
(1967, P.A. 882, S. 6; P.A. 79-160, S. 3; P.A. 82-174, S. 11, 14; P.A. 94-122, S. 297, 340; P.A. 02-111, S. 42; P.A. 05-46, S. 13; P.A. 07-91, S. 23; P.A. 18-173, S. 64.)
Amended by P.A. 18-0173, S. 64 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2018 Regular Session, eff. 10/1/2018.