Sunday, January 3, 2010

BIZ SCENE: The top 5 local business stories of 2009 - The New Britain Herald (newbritainherald.com)

BY SCOTT WHIPPLE
Posted by Frank Smith at 3.1.10

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

While East Side Restaurant and Great Taste are top notch restaurants, Angelico's should have been included. It's top notch as far as I'm concerned!

January 3, 2010 at 7:19 PM
Anonymous said...

CONSEQUENCES OF A FELONY CONVICTION

It is a criminal offense for a convicted felon to possess a firearm or electronic defense weapon (CGS § 53a-217, amended by PA 99-212, § 1). A convicted felon is ineligible for an eligibility certificate or a permit to carry a pistol or revolver and a certificate or permit is revoked for conviction of a felony (CGS §§ 29-28, 29-36k).

A person could lose a professional license or permit for conviction of a felony.

The Department of Children and Families must deny a license or approval for a foster family or prospective adoptive family if any member of the family's household was convicted of a crime that falls within certain categories, which can include felonies.

GUNS

It is a criminal offense for a felon to possess a firearm or electronic defense weapon (CGS § 53a-217 amended by PA 99-212 § 1). The law defines a “firearm” as a “sawed-off shotgun, machine gun, rifle, shotgun, pistol, revolver, or other weapon, whether loaded or unloaded from which a shot may be discharged” (CGS § 53a-3(19)). A person convicted of a felony is not eligible for an eligibility certificate or a permit to carry a pistol or revolver and the certificate or permit is automatically revoked for conviction of a felony (CGS §§ 29-28, 29-36k). In addition, the person must transfer any pistols or revolvers to someone eligible to possess them or the Public Safety Commissioner (CGS § 29-36k).

EMPLOYMENT

Many statutes authorize agencies to revoke or suspend licenses or permits for conviction of a felony. But the law also restricts the ability of agencies to do so. A person is not “disqualified to practice, pursue or engage in any occupation, trade, vocation, profession or business for which a license, permit, certificate, or registration is required to be issued by the state of Connecticut or any of its agencies solely because of a prior conviction of a crime” (CGS § 46a-80(a)).

Licenses, Permits And Conviction Of A Felony

Many licensing and permit statutes authorize an agency to suspend or revoke a license or permit based on conviction of a felony, including the following.

1. Architects (CGS § 20-294).

2. Private detectives, watchmen, guards, and patrol services (CGS § 29-158).

3. Professions under the jurisdiction of the Department of Public Health specifically including healing arts, medicine and surgery, osteopathy, chiropractic, natureopathy, podiatry, physical therapists, nursing, nurse's aides, dentistry, optometry, opticians, psychologists, marital and family therapists, clinical social workers, professional counselors, veterinary medicine, massage therapists, dietician-nutritionists, acupuncturists, paramedics, embalmers and funeral directors, barbers, hairdressers and cosmeticians, and hypertrichologists.

4. Attorneys (CGS § 51-91a).

5. Judges, family support magistrates, workers' compensation commissioners (CGS § 51-51i).

6. Radiographers and radiologic technologists (CGS § 20-74cc).

7. Midwives (CGS § 20-86h).

8. Licensees for (a) electrical work; (b) plumbing and piping work; (c) solar, heating, piping, and cooling work; (d) elevator installation, repair, and maintenance work; (e) fire protection sprinkler systems work; (f) irrigation work; and (g) sheet metal work (CGS § 20-334, amended by PA 99-253).

9. Major contractors (CGS § 20-341gg).

10. Lead abatement consultants, contractors, and workers (CGS § 20-481).

11. Public Service Gas Technicians (CGS § 20-540).

12. Public Accountants (CGS § 20-281a).

13. Psychologists (CGS § 20-192).

In addition, statutes prohibit licensing a convicted felon as a pawnbroker (CGS § 21-40) or a professional bondsman (CGS § 29-145). A person convicted of a felony cannot be employed as an agent, operator, assistant, guard, watchman, or patrolman, subject to the general state policy (CGS § 29-156a). The Department of Consumer Protection can suspend, revoke, or refuse to grant or renew a permit for the sale of alcoholic liquor if convicted of a felony (CGS § 30-47).

January 3, 2010 at 8:03 PM
Anonymous said...

BUT IN NEW BRITAIN, WE ENCOURAGE CONVICTED FELONS TO MANAGE $100 MILLION IN TAXPAYER DOLLARS!


Licenses, Permits And Certain Crimes

Other licensing and permit statutes include provisions on suspension or revocation on conviction of certain crimes (such as those related to the profession, fraud, or extortion) or lack of good moral character. These could involve felony convictions. These statutes include the following.

1. Consumer collection agencies (for actions of a partner, officer, director, or employee) (CGS § 36a-803).

2. Real estate appraisers (CGS §20-521).

3. Occupational therapists (CGS §20-74g).

4. Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons (CGS §§ 20-316, 20-320).

5. Service dealers, electronics technicians, apprentice electronics technicians, antenna technicians, radio electronics technicians (CGS § 20-354).

6. Sanitarians (CGS § 20-363).

7. Landscape architects (CGS § 20-373).

8. Interior Designers (CGS § 20-377r).

9. Hearing aid dealers (CGS § 20-404).

10. Community Association Managers (CGS § 20-456).

11. Pharmacy licensees (CGS § 20-579).

12. Practitioners distributing, administering, or dispensing controlled substances (CGS § 21a-322).

13. New home construction contractors (PA 99-246).

January 3, 2010 at 8:04 PM

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