Sec. 7-174. Investigation of applicant.
Sec. 7-174. Investigation of applicant. Such chief of police or first selectman, as
the case may be, shall, on behalf of the executive director of the Division of Special
Revenue, make or cause to be made an investigation of the qualifications of the applicant
and the facts stated in the application and, if such chief of police or first selectman
determines that the applicant is qualified to hold, operate and conduct a bazaar or raffle
under the provisions of sections 7-170 to 7-186, inclusive, that the members of the
applicant designated in the application to hold, operate or conduct such bazaar or raffle
are electors of such municipality, bona fide active members of the applicant and persons
of good moral character and have never been convicted of a felony and that such bazaar
or raffle is to be held, operated and conducted in accordance with the provisions of said
sections, such chief of police or first selectman shall, with the approval of the executive
director, issue a permit to such applicant. Upon issuing such permit, such chief of police
or first selectman shall forward to the executive director the state's share of the permit
fee, if any. Any investigation required pursuant to this section of the qualifications of
an applicant for a "Class No. 7" permit, authorized pursuant to section 7-175, shall be
made by the executive director of the Division of Special Revenue.
(1955, S. 298d; 1961, P.A. 115, S. 1; P.A. 77-614, S. 486, 610; P.A. 86-419, S. 9, 25; P.A. 89-214, S. 5, 26; May Sp.
Sess. P.A. 92-17, S. 4, 59; P.A. 04-257, S. 91.)
History: 1961 act added words "if any" to end of last sentence; P.A. 77-614 substituted commissioner of public safety
for commissioner of state police, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 86-419 substituted executive director of division of special
revenue for commissioner of public safety, effective October 1, 1987; P.A. 89-214 required police chief or first selectman
to conduct investigation of applicant on behalf of executive director of division of special revenue, to issue permit to
applicant with the approval of executive director, and to forward state's share of permit fee to executive director rather
than application fee, deleting requirement of forwarding duplicate of application; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-17 required that
any investigation re qualifications of applicant for "Class No. 7" permit be made by executive director of division of special
revenue; P.A. 04-257 made technical changes, effective June 14, 2004.