(a) Except as provided in section 36a-489, the provisions of sections 46a-79 to 46a-81, inclusive, shall prevail over any other provisions of law which purport to govern the denial of licenses, permits, certificates, registrations, or other means to engage in an occupation, trade, vocation, business or profession, on the grounds of a lack of good moral character, or which purport to govern the suspension or revocation of a license, permit, certificate or registration on the grounds of conviction information, as defined in section 54-142g.(b) Sections 46a-79 to 46a-81, inclusive, shall not be applicable to any law enforcement agency, provided nothing herein shall be construed to preclude a law enforcement agency in its discretion from adopting the policy set forth in said sections.(P.A. 73-347, S. 6, 7; P.A. 80-422, S. 29; P.A. 09-209, S. 25; P.A. 21-32, S. 32.)History: P.A. 80-422 made minor changes in wording and added Subsec. (b) re applicability of Secs. 4-61n, 4-61o and 4-61r to law enforcement agencies; Sec. 4-61r transferred to Sec. 46a-81 in 1981 and internal section references changed as necessary to reflect their transfer; P.A. 09-209 amended Subsec. 4-61o and 4-61r to law enforcement agencies; Sec. 4-61r transferred to Sec. 46a-81 in 1981 and internal section references changed as necessary to reflect their transfer; P.A. 09-209 amended Subsec. (a) by adding exception for Sec. 36a-489; P.A. 21-32 amended Subsec. (a) by replacing reference to conviction of crime with reference to conviction information, effective January 1, 2023. (a) Except as provided in section 36a-489, the provisions of sections 46a-79 to 46a-81, inclusive, shall prevail over any other provisions of law which purport to govern the denial of licenses, permits, certificates, registrations, or other means to engage in an occupation, trade, vocation, business or profession, on the grounds of a lack of good moral character, or which purport to govern the suspension or revocation of a license, permit, certificate or registration on the grounds of conviction information, as defined in section 54-142g.(b) Sections 46a-79 to 46a-81, inclusive, shall not be applicable to any law enforcement agency, provided nothing herein shall be construed to preclude a law enforcement agency in its discretion from adopting the policy set forth in said sections.(P.A. 73-347, S. 6, 7; P.A. 80-422, S. 29; P.A. 09-209, S. 25; P.A. 21-32, S. 32.)History: P.A. 80-422 made minor changes in wording and added Subsec. (b) re applicability of Secs. 4-61n, 4-61o and 4-61r to law enforcement agencies; Sec. 4-61r transferred to Sec. 46a-81 in 1981 and internal section references changed as necessary to reflect their transfer; P.A. 09-209 amended Subsec. 4-61o and 4-61r to law enforcement agencies; Sec. 4-61r transferred to Sec. 46a-81 in 1981 and internal section references changed as necessary to reflect their transfer; P.A. 09-209 amended Subsec. (a) by adding exception for Sec. 36a-489; P.A. 21-32 amended Subsec. (a) by replacing reference to conviction of crime with reference to conviction information, effective January 1, 2023.
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