Any person who during the course of an energy emergency proclaimed under this chapter violates any provision of the energy emergency plan which has been implemented pursuant to section 16a-11 or any order adopted pursuant to section 16a-12, or who obtains an exemption pursuant to section 16a-13 by misrepresentation or false pretenses, or who impedes, interferes with or obstructs any lawful energy emergency activities pursuant to this chapter, or who violates any provision of this chapter, shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than one year, or both, for each offense. Each violation and each day on which the violation occurs or continues shall be a separate offense.

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Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 16a-13c

  • Energy: means work or heat that is, or may be, produced from any fuel or source whatsoever. See Connecticut General Statutes 16a-2
  • Energy emergency: means a situation where the health, safety or welfare of the citizens of the state is threatened by an actual or impending acute shortage in usable energy resources. See Connecticut General Statutes 16a-2
  • Person: means any individual, firm, partnership, association, syndicate, company, trust, corporation, limited liability company, municipality, agency or political or administrative subdivision of the state, or other legal entity of any kind. See Connecticut General Statutes 16a-2