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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- Bittle v. Commissioner of Social Services, 249 Conn. 503 (1999)
- Bittle v. Commissioner of Social Services, 249 Conn. 503 (1999)
- Bittle v. Commissioner of Social Services, 249 Conn. 503 (1999)
- Bittle v. Commissioner of Social Services, 249 Conn. 503 (1999)
- Bittle v. Commissioner of Social Services, 249 Conn. 503 (1999)
- Bittle v. Commissioner of Social Services, 249 Conn. 503 (1999)
- Bittle v. Commissioner of Social Services, 249 Conn. 503 (1999)
- Bittle v. Commissioner of Social Services, 249 Conn. 503 (1999)
- Bittle v. Commissioner of Social Services, 249 Conn. 503 (1999)
- Bittle v. Commissioner of Social Services, 249 Conn. 503 (1999)
- Bittle v. Commissioner of Social Services, 249 Conn. 503 (1999)
- Bittle v. Commissioner of Social Services, 249 Conn. 503 (1999)
- Bittle v. Commissioner of Social Services, 249 Conn. 503 (1999)
- Bittle v. Commissioner of Social Services, 249 Conn. 503 (1999)
- Bittle v. Commissioner of Social Services, 249 Conn. 503 (1999)
- Bittle v. Commissioner of Social Services, 249 Conn. 503 (1999)
- Bittle v. Commissioner of Social Services, 249 Conn. 503 (1999)
- Bittle v. Commissioner of Social Services, 249 Conn. 503 (1999)
- Bittle v. Commissioner of Social Services, 249 Conn. 503 (1999)
- Bittle v. Commissioner of Social Services, 249 Conn. 503 (1999)
- Bittle v. Commissioner of Social Services, 249 Conn. 503 (1999)
- Bittle v. Commissioner of Social Services, 249 Conn. 503 (1999)
- Bittle v. Commissioner of Social Services, 249 Conn. 503 (1999)
- Bittle v. Commissioner of Social Services, 249 Conn. 503 (1999)
- Bittle v. Commissioner of Social Services, 249 Conn. 503 (1999)
- Bittle v. Commissioner of Social Services, 249 Conn. 503 (1999)
- Bittle v. Commissioner of Social Services, 249 Conn. 503 (1999)
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1,784 charsIn addition to the general legislative goals that we have gleaned from the history of § 4-183 (c), there is further evidence in support of our conclusion in the language of § 4-183 (c) itself. Section 4-183 (c) provides in relevant part: “Within forty-five days after mailing of the final decision under section 4-180 or, if there is no mailing, within forty-five days after personal delivery of the final decision under said section, a person appealing as provided in this section shall serve a copy of the appeal on the agency . . . .” The clear import of the foregoing language is that if the agency chooses to mail its final decision, that decision is final as of the postmark date. Where, however, the final decision of the agency is delivered personally to a party, that decision is final upon receipt by that party. Section 4-183 (c) (1) and (2), which provide the methods of effectuating service of appeals on the state agencies, essentially restate these identical alternative methods for the delivery of appeal papers. The comparison of these subdivisions of § 4-183 (c) compels the conclusion that by providing the option of using the United States mail, the legislature did not intend to make the party using the United States Post Office responsible for misdeliveries, nondeliveries or tardy deliveries that may occur, however rare they may be. Such a balanced allocation of respective obligations between the state agencies and the public, with respect to delivery of documents by mail, is rational, practical and fair because neither an agency *516nor the public can wield control over the delivery schedules of the post office. The most either can do, when choosing the mail option for delivering documents, is to place those documents in the hands of the post office.