Connecticut General Statutes 20-583 – Where appeals returnable
An appeal of a decision by the commission to discipline a person licensed to practice pharmacy or registered as a pharmacy intern or pharmacy technician, to refuse a person’s application for a license to practice pharmacy or to refuse to register a person as a pharmacy intern or pharmacy technician shall be made returnable to the judicial district in which the person resides or, if the person does not reside in Connecticut, to the judicial district of New Britain. An appeal of a decision by the commission to discipline the holder of a pharmacy license or the holder of a permit to sell nonlegend drugs or to refuse a person’s application for such a license or permit appeal shall be made returnable to the judicial district in which the building or store is located, for which the license or permit was sought or in which it was suspended or revoked. All appeals under the provisions of this section shall be treated as privileged and shall be assigned for trial and tried as soon as may be practicable.
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 20-583
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- Commission: means the Commission of Pharmacy appointed under the provisions of section 20-572. See Connecticut General Statutes 20-571
- Person: means an individual, corporation, business trust, estate trust, partnership, association, joint venture or any other legal or commercial entity. See Connecticut General Statutes 20-571
- Pharmacy: means a place of business where drugs and devices may be sold at retail and for which a pharmacy license has been issued to an applicant under the provisions of section 20-594. See Connecticut General Statutes 20-571
- Pharmacy intern: means an individual registered under the provisions of section 20-598. See Connecticut General Statutes 20-571
- Pharmacy technician: means an individual who is registered with the department and qualified in accordance with section 20-598a. See Connecticut General Statutes 20-571
- to practice pharmacy: means the sum total of knowledge, understanding, judgments, procedures, securities, controls and ethics used by a pharmacist to assure optimal safety and accuracy in the distributing, dispensing and use of drugs and devices. See Connecticut General Statutes 20-571
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.