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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Bittle v. Commissioner of Social Services, 249 Conn. 503 (1999)

Citation
Bittle v. Commissioner of Social Services, 249 Conn. 503 (1999)
Parent Document
Bittle v. Commissioner of Social Services, 249 Conn. 503 (1999)
Jurisdiction
Connecticut (state)
Effective Date
1999-07-20

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The department claims that the language that must be given full effect is the first sentence in § 4-183 (c), which provides in relevant part: “[A] person appealing *508as provided in this section shall serve a copy of the appeal on the agency that rendered the final decision at its office . . . .” According to the department, the phrases “on the agency,” and “at its office” demonstrate that service can be made only if it physically is received by the agency. This reading of the statute is misdirected. The phrases on which the department has focused merely provide upon whom, and where, the service must be made. The operative part of the statute is the verb “serve.” The meaning of “serve,” therefore, is the focus of our analysis.