The Department of Consumer Protection shall refuse permits for the sale of alcoholic liquor to the following persons: (1) Any state marshal, judicial marshal, judge of any court, prosecuting officer or member of any police force, (2) a minor, and (3) any constable who performs criminal law enforcement duties and is considered a peace officer by town ordinance pursuant to the provisions of subsection (a) of section 54-1f, any constable who is certified under the provisions of sections 7-294a to 7-294e, inclusive, who performs criminal law enforcement duties pursuant to the provisions of subsection (c) of section 54-1f, or any special constable appointed pursuant to section 7-92. This section shall not apply to out-of-state shippers', boat and airline permits. As used in this section, “minor” means a minor, as defined in section 1-1d or as defined in section 30-1, whichever age is older.

(1949 Rev., S. 4264; 1953, S. 2163d; 1961, P.A. 15, S. 5; February, 1965, P.A. 403, S. 1; 1971, P.A. 270; 1972, P.A. 127, S. 82; P.A. 73-543, S. 8, 14; P.A. 75-266, S. 2, 3; P.A. 77-137; 77-614, S. 165, 587, 610; P.A. 78-303, S. 80, 85, 136; P.A. 80-482, S. 4, 170, 191, 345, 348; P.A. 87-242; P.A. 93-139, S. 50; P.A. 95-115, S. 2; 95-195, S. 48, 83; P.A. 00-99, S. 79, 154; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(d); P.A. 04-169, S. 17; 04-189, S. 1; P.A. 12-17, S. 13.)

History: 1961 act removed “grand juror” from Subdiv. (2); 1965 act deleted prohibition against issuing permits to justices of the peace in Subdiv. (2); 1971 act clarified prohibition with regard to selectmen and placed provision re selectmen in separate subdivision; 1972 act prohibited issuance of permit to “any person who has not attained the age of eighteen and been admitted as an elector of the state”; P.A. 73-543 exempted airline permits from provisions of section; P.A. 75-266 deleted prohibitions against issuing permit to a person convicted of a felony unless his right of franchise has been restored and against issuing permit to nonelector, person who is not eighteen and deleted provisions re permittees who change town of residence; P.A. 77-137 prohibited issuing permit to any person “not of legal drinking age” and defined the term; P.A. 77-614 and P.A. 78-303 replaced liquor control commission with division of liquor control within the department of business regulation; P.A. 80-482 made division of liquor control an independent department and abolished the department of business regulation, overriding provision of same act which would have placed the division within the public safety department; P.A. 87-242 required the department of liquor control to refuse permits for the sale of alcoholic liquor to a first selectman who acts as a chief of police in the town within which the permit premises are to be located; P.A. 93-139 made technical changes; P.A. 95-115 added Subdiv. (4) which requires the refusal of permits to certain constables, replacing provision which had applied to all constables (Revisor's note: The phrase “any constable who is certified under the provisions of sections 7-294a to 7-294e, inclusive, that performs criminal law enforcement duties” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “any constable who is certified under the provisions of section 7-294a to 7-294e, inclusive, who performs criminal law enforcement duties”); P.A. 95-195 substituted Department of Consumer Protection for Department of Liquor Control, effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 00-99 replaced reference to sheriff and deputy sheriff with state marshal and judicial marshal, effective December 1, 2000; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 and P.A. 04-169 replaced Department of Consumer Protection with Department of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, thereby reversing the merger of the Departments of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective June 1, 2004; P.A. 12-17 deleted former Subdiv. (2) re first selectman holding office and acting as a chief of police in town within which permit premises are to be located and redesignated existing Subdivs. (3) and (4) as Subdivs. (2) and (3), effective May 14, 2012.

That applicant might be improperly influenced by parents held ground of refusal under former statute. 121 C. 707. A person suitable per se might be unsuitable if subject to domination of one who is himself “unsuitable”. 122 C. 446. Under former statute, failure to make frank disclosure plus prior convictions adequate grounds for refusal. Id., 528. Cited. 123 C. 35. Requirement that person must be an elector violates no constitutional right. 129 C. 619. Cited. 131 C. 698. A person convicted of a felony is not an elector unless his elective franchise is restored and only an elector may obtain a liquor permit; provides for mandatory refusal of permits by liquor control commission. 142 C. 569.

Provision in former statute requiring person receiving permit to be a citizen was held to be in direct conflict with certain U.S. treaties. 4 CS 343. A violation of section must be affirmatively established by commission. Id., 350. Provision in former statute requiring delegation of authority and control of business by backer to permittee discussed. 10 CS 284. Person convicted two years before on charge of selling beer to minors declared suitable person for beer permit. Id., 476. Cited. 12 CS 429.