Sec. 19a-502. (Formerly Sec. 19-585). Penalty for operating without license or owning property without certificate. Revocation or suspension of license for failure to yield financial information.

(a) Any person establishing, conducting, managing or operating any institution without the license required under the provisions of sections 19a-490 to 19a-503, inclusive, or owning real property or improvements upon or within which such an institution is established, conducted, managed or operated, without the certificate required under the provisions of section 19a-491, shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars for each offense, and each day of a continuing violation after conviction shall be considered a separate offense. The penalty provisions of this subsection shall not apply to any financial institution regulated by any state or federal agency or body, which financial institution has succeeded to the title of the premises by mortgage foreclosure and the operator, if any, continues to occupy such property.

(b) If any person conducting, managing or operating any nursing home facility, as defined in section 19a-521, or residential care home, as defined in section 19a-521, fails to maintain or make available the financial information, data or records required under subsection (d) of section 19a-498, such person's license as a nursing home facility or residential care home administrator may be revoked or suspended in accordance with section 19a-517 or the license of such nursing home facility or residential care home may be revoked or suspended in the manner provided in section 19a-494, or both.

(1953, 1955, S. 2060d; P.A. 77-593, S. 2, 4; P.A. 80-127, S. 4; P.A. 89-350, S. 11; P.A. 01-195, S. 156, 181; P.A. 13-208, S. 31.)

History: Sec. 19-41 transferred to Sec. 19-585 in 1977; P.A. 77-593 added Subsec. (b) re suspension or revocation of licenses for failure to maintain or supply financial information; P.A. 80-127 made Subsec. (a) applicable to persons owning real property or improvements upon or within which an institution is established who lack required certificate; Sec. 19-585 transferred to Sec. 19a-502 in 1983; P.A. 89-350 made a technical change in Subsec. (b); P.A. 01-195 made technical changes in Subsecs. (a) and (b), effective July 11, 2001; P.A. 13-208 amended Subsec. (b) by adding references to residential care home and making a technical change, effective July 1, 2013.