Connecticut General Statutes
Chapter 536 - Organized Crime Investigative Task Force. Regional Narcotics Squads and Coordinating Committee
Section 29-170. - Disclosure of records of task force.

Records of the state-wide organized crime investigative task force shall be subject to disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, as defined in section 1-200, to the same extent as records of other law enforcement agencies.

(P.A. 73-592, S. 9, 15; P.A. 88-227, S. 1, 4; P.A. 97-47, S. 33.)
History: P.A. 88-227 entirely replaced prior provisions which authorized the task force, in order to keep the public informed re organized crime, to disseminate such information as it deemed appropriate with provision that the records of the task force shall be subject to disclosure under chapter 3 to the same extent as records of other law enforcement agencies, effective July 1, 1989; P.A. 97-47 substituted reference to “the Freedom of Information Act, as defined in Sec. 1-18a” for “chapter 3”.
Discretion conferred in statute discussed; information within provisions of section is not subject to Freedom of Information Act disclosure provisions of Sec. 1-19(a). 204 C. 609.

Structure Connecticut General Statutes

Connecticut General Statutes

Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police

Chapter 536 - Organized Crime Investigative Task Force. Regional Narcotics Squads and Coordinating Committee

Section 29-165. - Advisory Committee on Organized Crime Prevention and Control. Naming of director of organized crime investigative task force. Expenses.

Section 29-166. - Director of task force to appoint personnel; contracts for services.

Section 29-167. - Investigations by task force.

Section 29-168. - Reservation of powers.

Section 29-169. - Cooperation with task force by governmental units. Agreements with other states. Cooperation with federal authorities. Referral of evidence of crime or misconduct.

Section 29-170. - Disclosure of records of task force.

Section 29-171. - Illegal disclosure of information; class A misdemeanor.

Section 29-172. - Impounding exhibits. Court order directing disposal of.

Section 29-173 to 29-175. - Regional crime squads; formation; existing agreements; mandatory provisions in agreements. Coordinating and supervisory body of chiefs of police, duties and powers; police officers, assignment, powers, duties and immunitie...

Section 29-176. - State-wide narcotics task force; formation; authority; state, federal and local assistance.

Section 29-177. - Special state police. Task force duties. Compensation. Indemnification.

Section 29-178. - Police officers. Powers, duties and immunities.

Section 29-179. - State-Wide Narcotics Task Force Policy Board.

Section 29-179f. - State Urban Violence and Cooperative Crime Control Task Force. Powers. Municipality to petition for assistance. Use of municipal personnel. Indemnification.

Section 29-179g. - Appointment of police or federal Housing and Urban Development Agency personnel for task force. Compensation. Indemnification. Termination.

Section 29-179h. - Municipal police officers. Powers, duties and immunities.

Section 29-179i. - State-Wide Cooperative Crime Control Task Force Policy Board.