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      Sec. 36a-807. (Formerly Sec. 42-131b). Cease and desist order. Liability. (a) If the commissioner determines that any person has been engaged, or is engaging, in violations of sections 36a-801 to 36a-808, inclusive, in any act or practice prohibited in section 36a-805, or in violations of any regulations issued pursuant to section 36a-809, the commissioner may order such person to cease and desist from such practices in accordance with section 36a-52. In that connection, the commissioner may exercise the powers contained in section 36a-17.

      (b) No order of the commissioner under sections 36a-805 to 36a-808, inclusive, shall relieve or absolve any person affected by such order from any liability under any other laws of this state.

      (1971, P.A. 539, S. 9; 1972, P.A. 108, S. 9; P.A. 74-254, S. 9, 11; P.A. 76-436, S. 638, 681; P.A. 78-226, S. 3; 78-280, S. 1, 5, 127; P.A. 82-174, S. 9, 13, 14; P.A. 88-230, S, 1, 12; P.A. 90-98, S. 1, 2; P.A. 92-12, S. 105; P.A. 93-142, S. 4, 7, 8; P.A. 94-122, S. 332, 340.)

      History: 1972 act replaced superior court with court of common pleas, effective September 1, 1972, except that courts with cases pending retain jurisdiction; P.A. 74-254 required that notice be "in the form required under subsection (b) of section 4-177" and deleted reference to serving of statement of charges in Subsec. (a) and repealed Subsec. (c) re appeal procedure; P.A. 76-436 replaced court of common pleas with superior court and added reference to judicial districts in Subsec. (a), effective July 1, 1978; P.A. 78-226 substituted "person" for "consumer collection agency" and, with P.A. 78-280, substituted "judicial district of Hartford-New Britain" for "Hartford county", dropped general reference to counties in Subsec. (a) and rephrased Subsec. (e); P.A. 82-174 entirely replaced Subsec. (a) and repealed Subsec. (b) outright, both of which concerned the issuance of cease and desist orders after a hearing and the conduct of such hearing, inserting new provisions authorizing the commissioner to issue, after notice, cease and desist orders, unless a hearing is requested; P.A. 88-230 replaced "judicial district of Hartford-New Britain" with "judicial district of Hartford", effective September 1, 1991; P.A. 90-98 changed the effective date of P.A. 88-230 from September 1, 1991, to September 1, 1993; P.A. 92-12 redesignated Subsecs. and made technical changes; P.A. 93-142 changed the effective date of P.A. 88-230 from September 1, 1993, to September 1, 1996, effective June 14, 1993; P.A. 94-122 deleted Subsec. (c) re violations of cease and desist orders and made technical changes, effective January 1, 1995; Sec. 42-131b transferred to Sec. 36a-807 in 1995.