Seramonte Associates, LLC v. Hamden (Concurrence)

Summary

Justice Ecker concurred in the judgment affirming the penalty imposed on Seramonte, agreeing that the statute required delivery of the information by June 1, 2016. He disagreed with the majority's conclusion that the word "submit" unambiguously means delivery, reasoning instead that the term is ambiguous and that the delivery-based deadline follows from statutory purpose, legislative history, and the canon favoring strict construction of penalty provisions. The concurrence also cautioned that courts should acknowledge ambiguity rather than resolve policy-laden interpretive questions by declaring statutory language plain.