Connecticut General Statutes
Title 1 - Provisions of General Application

Section 1-1b. - Payment by bank treasurer's or cashier's check in lieu of certified check. - (a) Any payment which is required by any state statute...

Section 1-1c. - “Elector” defined. “Special election warned and held or called for that purpose”, means “referendum”, when. - (a) Whenever the term “elector” or “electors” occurs in the...

Section 1-1d. - “Minor”, “infant”, “infancy”, “age of majority”, defined. - Except as otherwise provided by statute, on and after October...

Section 1-1e. - Savings clause. - Nothing in sections 1-1d, 3-94b to 3-94e, inclusive, 7-6, 7-51,...

Section 1-1f. - “Blind”, “physically disabled”, defined. - For purposes of sections 3-10e, 4a-60, subdivision (12) of section...

Section 1-1g. - “Intellectual disability” defined. - (a) Except as otherwise provided by statute, “intellectual disability” means...

Section 1-1h. - Identity cards. - (a) Any person who does not possess a valid motor...

Section 1-1i. - Use of fees collected from issuance of identity cards. - The fees payable to the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles upon...

Section 1-1j. - *(See end of section for amended version and effective date.) Methods of payment for licenses, fees, costs or fines. - (a) Each state agency, as defined in section 4-166, shall...

Section 1-1k. - “Victim of crime”, “crime victim”, defined. - Except as otherwise provided by the general statutes, “victim of...

Section 1-1l. - Holocaust victims' settlement payments excluded from income for purposes of needs-based programs. - Any Holocaust victims' settlement payment, as defined in subdivision (35)...

Section 1-1m. - Applicability of marriage terms. - Wherever in the general statutes or the public acts the...

Section 1-1n. - “Gender identity or expression” defined. - As used in sections 4a-60, 8-169s, 8-265c, 8-294, 8-315, 10-15c,...

Section 1-1t. - Method of payment of fees and delivery of correspondence or communications to agency or quasi-public agency. Advertisement of legal notices. - (a) As used in this section, “agency” means each state...

Section 1-2. - Legal notices. - Each provision of the general statutes, the special acts or...

Section 1-2a. - Construction of term “postmark”. - (a) For purposes of sections 1-206, 3-114i, 4-147, 9-23g, 9-153b,...

Section 1-2b. - Construction of term “certified mail, return receipt requested”. - (a) For purposes of sections 1-100oo, 1-206, 2-71r, 4-176, 4-180,...

Section 1-2c. - Construction of term “electronic mail”. - Wherever in the general statutes or public acts the term...

Section 1-2z. - Plain meaning rule. - The meaning of a statute shall, in the first instance,...

Section 1-3. - Validity of separate provisions of acts. - If any provision of any act passed by the General...

Section 1-3a. - License or permit fee due on Saturday, Sunday or holiday. - Any state or municipal license or permit fee which is...

Section 1-3b. - Enforcement of subpoena powers. - Whenever any section of the general statutes or any section...

Chapter 2 - Legal Holidays and Standard of Time

Section 1-4. - Days designated as legal holidays. - In each year the first day of January (known as...

Section 1-5. - Independence Day celebration. - As a part of the official observance of Independence Day,...

Section 1-6. - Standard of time. - The standard of time for the seventy-fifth meridian west of...

Chapter 3 - Public Records: General Provisions

Section 1-7. - Recording or copying by photographic, micrographic, electronic imaging or other process. - When any officer, office, court, commission, board, institution, department, agent...

Section 1-8. - “Recorded” defined. - When books, records, papers or documents are required to be...

Section 1-9. - Alkaline paper for permanent records. - No person having custody of any permanent record or register...

Section 1-9a. - Alkaline paper for executive branch photocopies. - All photocopies made by each state officer or agency of...

Section 1-9b. - Applicability of alkaline paper requirements. - Section 1-9b is repealed, effective October 1, 2002. (P.A. 91-144,...

Section 1-10. - Standard ink for public records. - No person having the care or custody of any book...

Section 1-11. - Loose-leaf binders for public records. - The Public Records Administrator shall furnish to each person having...

Section 1-12. - Typewriting and printing. Legal force. - All typewriting or printing executed or done on public records,...

Section 1-13. - Making of reproductions. - Any original books, records, papers or documents may be delivered...

Section 1-14. - “Certified copy” defined. Evidence. - When the term “certified copy” is used in any statute...

Section 1-16. - Reproductions. - Any officer of the state or any political subdivision thereof,...

Section 1-17. - Reproductions to serve purposes of originals. - Such photographs, microphotographs, electronic images or other reproductions shall for...

Section 1-17a. - Photographs and computerized images of individuals. State agencies prohibited from disclosing without express consent of individuals. Exceptions. - (a) As used in this section: (1) “Disclose” means to...

Section 1-18. - Disposition of original documents. - The original records, papers or documents reproduced pursuant to this...

Section 1-20. - Refusal of access. Appeal. - Section 1-20 is repealed. (1957, P.A. 428, S. 2, 3;...

Section 1-20d. - Alteration of records of law enforcement agencies prior to disclosure. - Section 1-20d is repealed. (P.A. 88-227, S. 3, 4; P.A....

Chapter 4 - Oaths

Section 1-22. - Ceremony. - The ceremony to be used, by persons to whom an...

Section 1-23. - When affirmation may be used. - When any person, required to take an oath, from scruples...

Section 1-24. - Who may administer oaths. - The following officers may administer oaths: (1) The clerks of...

Section 1-24a. - Affiant may swear truth of document or other writing before proper officer, when. - In any matter in which a document or other writing...

Section 1-25. - Forms of oaths. - The forms of oaths shall be as follows, to wit:...

Chapter 5 - Bonds

Section 1-26. - Construction of bond requirement. - Except as otherwise provided by the general statutes, whenever any...

Section 1-27. - Joint control of money and assets by principal and surety. - Any person of whom a bond, undertaking or other obligation...

Chapter 6 - Uniform Acknowledgment Act

Section 1-28. - Permissible forms of acknowledgment. - Any instrument may be acknowledged in the manner and form...

Section 1-29. - Acknowledgments within state. - The acknowledgment of any instrument may be made in this...

Section 1-30. - Acknowledgments in other states, territories or possessions. - The acknowledgment of any instrument may be made without the...

Section 1-31. - Acknowledgments without United States. - The acknowledgment of any instrument may be made without the...

Section 1-31a. - Acknowledgments by attorney outside state. - An acknowledgment of any instrument pertaining to real property located...

Section 1-32. - Identification of person making acknowledgment. - The officer taking the acknowledgment shall know or have satisfactory...

Section 1-33. - Married women. - An acknowledgment of a married woman may be made in...

Section 1-34. - Certificate of officer. - An officer taking the acknowledgment shall endorse thereon or attach...

Section 1-35. - Identification of acknowledging officer. - The certificate of the acknowledging officer shall be completed by...

Section 1-36. - Authentication. - (1) If the acknowledgment is taken within this state or...

Section 1-37. - Acknowledgment in compliance with law of other jurisdiction. - Notwithstanding any provision in this chapter, the acknowledgment of any...

Section 1-38. - Acknowledgment of person in armed forces. - In addition to the acknowledgment of instruments in the manner...

Section 1-39. - Prior acknowledgments unaffected. - No acknowledgment taken prior to October 1, 1961, shall be...

Section 1-40. - Interpretation of chapter. - This chapter shall be so interpreted as to make uniform...

Section 1-41. - Short title: Uniform Acknowledgment Act. - This chapter may be cited as the “Uniform Acknowledgment Act”....

Chapter 7 - Statutory Short Form Power of Attorney (Repealed)

Section 1-42 to 1-54. - Short title: Connecticut Statutory Short Form Power of Attorney Act. Form. Real estate transactions. Chattel and goods transactions. Bond, share and commodity transactions. Banking transactions. Business operating transactions... - Sections 1-42 to 1-54, inclusive, are repealed, effective October 1,...

Section 1-54a. - Health care decisions. - Section 1-54a is repealed, effective October 1, 2006. (P.A. 90-71,...

Section 1-55 and 1-56. - General authority of agent. Additional provisions authorized in form. - Sections 1-55 and 1-56 are repealed, effective October 1, 2016....

Chapter 7a - Durable Power of Attorney Bank Accounts

Section 1-56a. - Definitions. - For the purposes of this section and section 1-56b: (1)...

Section 1-56b. - Form. Authority. Liability of financial institution. - (a) The use of the following form in the creation...

Chapter 7b - Springing Power of Attorney (Repealed)

Section 1-56h to 1-56k. - Springing power of attorney; effective upon written affidavit re occurrence of specified contingency. Form of written affidavit re occurrence of specified contingency. Power of attorney to cease if conservator of estate is a... - Sections 1-56h to 1-56k, inclusive, are repealed, effective October 1,...

Chapter 7c - Designation of Person for Decision-Making and Certain Rights and Obligations

Section 1-56r. - Designation of person for decision-making and certain rights and obligations. - (a) Any person eighteen years of age or older may...

Chapter 8 - Uniform Recognition of Acknowledgments Act

Section 1-57. - Definitions. Authorized officers. - For the purposes of this chapter, “notarial acts” means acts...

Section 1-58. - Proof of authority to perform notarial act. - (a) If the notarial act is performed by any of...

Section 1-59. - Certification by person taking acknowledgment. - The person taking an acknowledgment shall certify that: (1) The...

Section 1-60. - Form of certificate. - The form of a certificate of acknowledgment used by a...

Section 1-61. - “Acknowledged before me” defined. - The words “acknowledged before me” mean: (1) That the person...

Section 1-62. - Statutory short forms of acknowledgment. - The forms of acknowledgment set forth in this section may...

Section 1-63. - Prior acts unaffected. Method additional. - A notarial act performed prior to October 1, 1969, is...

Section 1-64. - Uniform interpretation. - This chapter shall be so interpreted as to make uniform...

Section 1-65. - Short title: Uniform Recognition of Acknowledgments Act. - This chapter may be cited as the “Uniform Recognition of...

Section 1-65a to 1-65z. - Reserved for future use. - Note: Chapter 8a is also reserved for future use.

Chapter 8b - Uniform Unsworn Foreign Declarations Act

Section 1-65aa. - Short title: Uniform Unsworn Foreign Declarations Act. - Sections 1-65aa to 1-65hh, inclusive, may be cited as the...

Section 1-65bb. - Definitions. - As used in sections 1-65aa to 1-65hh, inclusive, and section...

Section 1-65cc. - Applicability. - Sections 1-65aa to 1-65hh, inclusive, apply to an unsworn declaration...

Section 1-65dd. - Effect of unsworn declaration. - If a law of this state requires or permits use...

Section 1-65ee. - Required medium for unsworn declaration. - If a law of this state requires that a sworn...

Section 1-65ff. - Form of unsworn declaration. - An unsworn declaration under sections 1-65aa to 1-65hh, inclusive, shall...

Section 1-65gg. - Uniformity of application and construction. - In applying and construing the provisions of sections 1-65aa to...

Section 1-65hh. - Relation of act to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act. - Sections 1-65aa to 1-65hh, inclusive, modify, limit and supersede the...

Chapter 9 - Code of Ethics (See Chapter 10)

Section 1-67. - General Assembly member not to act on legislation in which he has interest. - Section 1-67 is repealed. (1971, P.A. 822, S. 2; P.A....

Section 1-69 to 1-78. - Joint legislative ethics committee. - Sections 1-69 to 1-78, inclusive, are repealed. (1971, P.A. 822,...

Chapter 10 - Codes of Ethics

Section 1-79. - Definitions. - The following terms, when used in this part, have the...

Section 1-79a. - Calculation of dollar limit on gifts. - For purposes of calculating the dollar limits under the exceptions...

Section 1-80. - Office of State Ethics. Citizen's Ethics Advisory Board. Members; appointment; qualifications; vacancies; compensation; restrictions. Hearings. - (a) There shall be established an Office of State Ethics....

Section 1-80a. - Statements filed with commission. Restrictions on use. - Section 1-80a is repealed, effective October 1, 2002. (P.A. 78-169,...

Section 1-80b to 1-80d. - State Ethics Commission member serving as Citizen's Ethics Advisory Board member; Citizen's Ethics Advisory Board member appointment by Governor. Appointment of interim executive director. Transfer of State Ethics Commission... - Sections 1-80b to 1-80d, inclusive, are repealed, effective October 1,...

Section 1-80e. - Designation of judge trial referees. - The Chief Court Administrator shall designate ten judge trial referees...

Section 1-81. - Duties of the board, Office of State Ethics. Employment of executive director, general counsel, ethics enforcement officer. Legal and enforcement divisions of the Office of State Ethics. Regulations. State personnel training in ethics... - (a) The board and general counsel and staff of the...

Section 1-81a. - Recommended appropriations. Allotments. - (a) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, the appropriations...

Section 1-81b. - Summary of ethics laws re bidders, proposers and state contractors. - The Office of State Ethics shall develop a plain language...

Section 1-81c. - Mandatory ethics training for public officials. Frequency. Exception. - Not later than December 31, 2010, the Office of State...

Section 1-82. - Complaints. Procedure. Time limits. Investigation; notice; hearings. Attorneys' fees. Damages for complaints without foundation. - (a)(1) Upon the complaint of any person on a form...

Section 1-82a. - Confidentiality of complaints, evaluations of possible violations and investigations. Publication of findings. - (a) Unless a judge trial referee makes a finding of...

Section 1-82b. - Continuation of certain probable cause hearings. - Section 1-82b is repealed, effective October 1, 2021. (June Sp....

Section 1-83. - Statements of financial interests. Filing requirements. Ethics statements. Confidentiality. Waiver. - (a)(1) All state-wide elected officers, members of the General Assembly,...

Section 1-84. (Formerly Sec. 1-66). - Prohibited activities. Exception re employment of immediate family at constituent unit. - (a) No public official or state employee shall, while serving...

Section 1-84a. - Disclosure or use of confidential information by former official or employee. - No former executive or legislative branch or quasi-public agency public...

Section 1-84b. - Certain activities restricted after leaving public office or employment. - (a) No former executive branch or quasi-public agency public official...

Section 1-84c. - Donation of goods or services to state or quasi-public agencies. Reporting requirement. - (a) Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit the donation of...

Section 1-84d. - Foundations or alumni associations established for the benefit of a constituent unit of public higher education or technical education and career school. - Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, for purposes of...

Section 1-85. (Formerly Sec. 1-68). - Interest in conflict with discharge of duties. - A public official, including an elected state official, or state...

Section 1-86. - Procedure when discharge of duty affects official's or state employee's financial interests. Lobbyists prohibited from accepting employment with General Assembly and General Assembly members forbidden to be lobbyists. - (a) Any public official or state employee, other than an...

Section 1-86d. - Legal defense fund established by or for a public official or state employee. Reports. Contributions. - (a) Any public official or state employee who establishes a...

Section 1-86e. - Consultants, independent contractors and their employees. Prohibited activities. - (a) No person hired by the state as a consultant...

Section 1-87. - Aggrieved persons. Appeals. - Any person aggrieved by any final decision of the board,...

Section 1-88. - Authority of board after finding violation. Prohibition against disclosure of information. Enforcement of civil penalties. - (a) The board, upon a finding made pursuant to section...

Section 1-89. - Violations; penalties. Disciplinary powers of the legislature, agencies and commissions. Civil action for damages. - (a)(1) Any person who intentionally violates any provision of this...

Section 1-89a. - Conferences on ethical issues. - Section 1-89a is repealed, effective October 1, 2021. (June 12...

Section 1-90. - Commission to review oath of office for members of General Assembly. - Section 1-90 is repealed. (P.A. 77-600, S. 12, 15; P.A....

Section 1-90a. - Exemption re student public official or state employee of a public institution of higher education. Policies and procedures re standards of student conduct. - (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 1-84, 1-84a, 1-85 and...

Section 1-91. - Definitions. - When used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:...

Section 1-92. - Duties of board and Office of State Ethics. Regulations. Advisory opinions. - (a) The Citizen's Ethics Advisory Board shall adopt regulations, in...

Section 1-93. - Complaints. Procedure. Time limits. Investigation; notice; hearings. Damages for complaints without foundation. - (a)(1) Upon the complaint of any person on a form...

Section 1-93a. - Confidentiality of complaints, evaluations of possible violations and investigations. Publication of findings. - (a) Unless a judge trial referee makes a finding of...

Section 1-94. - Lobbyist registration with the Office of State Ethics. - A lobbyist shall register with the Office of State Ethics...

Section 1-95. - Registration procedure. Fees. - (a) Each registrant shall file every two years with the...

Section 1-96. - Financial reports of registrants. Requirements. - (a) Each client lobbyist registrant shall file with the Office...

Section 1-96a. - Maintenance of substantiating documents. Random audits of registrants. - (a) Each registrant shall obtain and preserve all accounts, bills,...

Section 1-96b. - Filing of registrants' financial reports in electronic form. - Each registrant required to file any financial reports under section...

Section 1-96c. - Public access to computerized data from financial reports. - On and after January 1, 1999, the Office of State...

Section 1-96d. - Statement whether expenditures for legislative reception are reportable. - Each registrant or business organization that hosts a legislative reception...

Section 1-96e. - Statements of necessary expenses paid or reimbursed by registrants. - Each registrant who pays or reimburses a public official or...

Section 1-97. - Restrictions on activities of registrants and lobbyists. Contingent compensation prohibited. Report to recipient required. - (a) No registrant or anyone acting on behalf of a...

Section 1-98. - Appeal from board decision. - Any person aggrieved by any final decision of the board,...

Section 1-99. - Authority of board after finding violation. - (a) The board, upon a finding made pursuant to section...

Section 1-100. - Violations; penalties. - (a) Any person who intentionally violates any provision of this...

Section 1-100b. - Suspension or revocation of communicator lobbyist's registration. Finding by Office of State Ethics. - (a) The Office of State Ethics, upon a finding that...

Section 1-101. - Lobbyists to wear badges. Regulations. - Each individual who is a lobbyist shall, while engaged in...

Section 1-101a. - Prohibition re employment as lobbyist by public official or state employee convicted of a crime related to state or quasi-public agency office. - (a) As used in this section: (1) “Crime related to...

Section 1-101aa. - Provider participation in informal committees, task forces and work groups of certain state agencies not deemed to be lobbying. - (a) As used in this section, “department” means the Department...

Section 1-101bb. - Quasi-public agencies and state agencies prohibited from retaining lobbyists. - No quasi-public agency, as defined in section 1-120, or state...

Section 1-101mm. - Definitions. - As used in this section and sections 1-101nn to 1-101rr,...

Section 1-101nn. - Solicitation of information not available to other bidders from public official or state employee by contract bidder or contractor. Charging agency for work not performed. Information concerning donation of goods and services to st... - (a) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, no person...

Section 1-101oo. - Jurisdiction over nonresidents. Secretary of the State as process agent. Service of process. - (a) In addition to its jurisdiction over persons who are...

Section 1-101pp. - Reporting of ethics violations by state or quasi-public agency heads or deputies and persons in charge of state agency procurement, contracting or human resources. - Any commissioner, deputy commissioner, state agency or quasi-public agency head...

Section 1-101qq. - State ethics law summary provided to persons seeking large state construction or procurement contract. Representation of agreement to comply in contract. Summary and representation re subcontractors and consultants. Failure to incl... - (a) Except as provided in section 10a-151h, a state agency...

Section 1-101rr. - State agency ethics compliance officers. Duties. Liaisons. - (a) Each state agency and quasi-public agency that is a...

Chapter 11 - Unlawful Conduct with Respect to Legislative Action

Section 1-102. (Formerly Sec. 53-151). - Unlawful employment of state officers or persons paid by the state to influence legislative action. - No person, committee, association, organization or corporation shall employ any...

Section 1-103. (Formerly Sec. 53-152). - Threats to hinder legislation. - Any person who approaches the officers or agents of any...

Chapter 11a - Pension Revocation or Reduction for Public Officials and State or Municipal Employees

Section 1-110. - Definitions. - As used in sections 1-110 to 1-110d, inclusive: (1) “Public...

Section 1-110a. - Pension revocation or reduction for public officials and state or municipal employees convicted of crimes related to state or municipal office. Factors. Voluntary provision of information. Innocent spouse, dependents and beneficiari... - (a) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, on or...

Section 1-110b. - Return of contributions. Exceptions. Qualified domestic relations orders. Effect on state or municipal government retirement plans. - (a) Any public official or state or municipal employee whose...

Section 1-110c. - Determination re effect on collective bargaining agreement. - If the Superior Court determines that the revocation of the...

Section 1-110d. - Collective bargaining agreements and provisions re pension revocation or reduction. - No collective bargaining agreement entered into on or after October...

Chapter 12 - Quasi-Public Agencies

Section 1-120. - Definitions. - As used in sections 1-120 to 1-123, inclusive: (1) “Quasi-public...

Section 1-121. - Notice prior to action on procedures. Adoption procedure. Emergency procedures. - (a) A quasi-public agency, before adopting a proposed procedure, shall...

Section 1-122. - Compliance audit. - In accordance with the provisions of section 2-90, the Auditors...

Section 1-123. - Reports. - (a) The board of directors of each quasi-public agency shall...

Section 1-124. - Treasurer's approval required for state contribution to or guarantee of bonds, notes, borrowed money. Determination of authority to moderate interest rate fluctuations. - (a) Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated, the Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities...

Section 1-125. - Directors, officers and employees not personally liable. Indemnification. - The directors, officers and employees of Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated, the...

Section 1-125a. - Prohibition against certain payments to resigning or retiring employees pursuant to settlement or nondisparagement agreement. Whistle-blowing. - (a) On and after October 1, 2018, no quasi-public agency,...

Section 1-126. - Penalty for false statements. - Any quasi-public agency, as defined in section 1-120, shall require...

Section 1-127. - Restriction on entities conducting financial audits. - No quasi-public agency, as defined in section 1-120, shall contract...

Chapter 13 - Connecticut Institute for Municipal Studies

Section 1-135 to 1-139. - Connecticut Institute for Municipal Studies; established. Board of directors. Meetings; agenda; staff. Consortium of public and private institutions of higher education. Pilot demonstration projects; funding. - Sections 1-135 to 1-139, inclusive, are repealed, effective July 1,...

Section 1-139a. - Institute for Municipal and Regional Policy: Transfer of assets and records. - The financial assets of the Institute for Municipal and Regional...

Chapter 13a - Treatment of Federal Payments Under State or Local Programs

Section 1-141. - Treatment of payments made under Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 to applicants for or recipients of state or local benefits, services or tax relief. - (a) Any payment made pursuant to Public Law 110-185, the...

Section 1-141a. - Treatment of payments made under American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to applicants for or recipients of state or local benefits, services or tax relief. - (a) Any payment made pursuant to the American Recovery and...

Section 1-141b. - Treatment of payments made under Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to applicants for or recipients of state or local benefits, services or tax relief. - (a) Any payment made pursuant to the Patient Protection and...

Chapter 14 - Freedom of Information Act

Section 1-200. (Formerly Sec. 1-18a). - Definitions. - As used in this chapter, the following words and phrases...

Section 1-201. (Formerly Sec. 1-19c). - Division of Criminal Justice deemed not to be public agency, when. - For the purposes of subdivision (1) of section 1-200, the...

Section 1-202. (Formerly Sec. 1-20e). - Application of freedom of information provisions to agency committee composed entirely of individuals who are not members of the agency. - Any public agency may petition the Freedom of Information Commission...

Section 1-205. (Formerly Sec. 1-21j). - Freedom of Information Commission. - (a) There shall be established a Freedom of Information Commission...

Section 1-205a. - Recommended appropriations. Allotments. - (a) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, the appropriations...

Section 1-206. (Formerly Sec. 1-21i). - Denial of access to public records or meetings. Appeals. Notice. Orders. Civil penalty. Petition for relief from vexatious requester. Service of process upon commission. Frivolous appeals. Appeal re state hazar... - (a) Any denial of the right to inspect or copy...

Section 1-210. (Formerly Sec. 1-19). - Access to public records. Exempt records. - (a) Except as otherwise provided by any federal law or...

Section 1-211. (Formerly Sec. 1-19a). - Disclosure of computer-stored public records. Contracts. Acquisition of system, equipment, software to store or retrieve nonexempt public records. - (a) Any public agency which maintains public records in a...

Section 1-212. (Formerly Sec. 1-15). - Copies and scanning of public records. Fees. - (a) Any person applying in writing shall receive, promptly upon...

Section 1-213. (Formerly Sec. 1-19b). - Agency administration. Disclosure of personnel, birth and tax records. Disclosure of voice mails by public agencies. Judicial records and proceedings. - (a) The Freedom of Information Act shall be: (1) Construed...

Section 1-214. (Formerly Sec. 1-20a). - Public employment contracts as public record. Agency response to request for disclosure of personnel or medical files. Objection to disclosure. - (a) Any contract of employment to which the state or...

Section 1-214a. - Disclosure of public agency termination, suspension or separation agreement containing confidentiality provision. - Any agreement entered into by any public agency, as defined...

Section 1-215. (Formerly Sec. 1-20b). - Record of an arrest as public record. Prohibition on redaction. Exemptions. Disclosure of other law enforcement records. Notice to state's attorney. Applicability of section. - (a) For the purposes of this section, “record of the...

Section 1-215a. - Liability for disclosure of law enforcement records. - A law enforcement agency that discloses records that may be...

Section 1-216. (Formerly Sec. 1-20c). - Review and destruction of records consisting of uncorroborated allegations of criminal activity. - Except for records the retention of which is otherwise controlled...

Section 1-217. (Formerly Sec. 1-20f). - Nondisclosure of residential addresses of certain individuals. Written request for nondisclosure. Redaction. Exceptions. Liability of public agency, public official or employee for violation. Hearing. Penalty. - (a) No public agency may disclose, under the Freedom of...

Section 1-218. - Certain contracts for performance of governmental functions. Records and files subject to Freedom of Information Act. - Each contract in excess of two million five hundred thousand...

Section 1-219. - Veterans' military records. - (a) As used in this section: (1) “Armed forces” means...

Section 1-225. (Formerly Sec. 1-21). - Meetings of government agencies to be public. Recording of votes. Schedule and agenda of certain meetings to be filed and posted on web sites. Notice of special meetings. Executive sessions. - (a) The meetings of all public agencies, except executive sessions,...

Section 1-225a. - Meetings of public agencies conducted by electronic equipment. - (a) As used in this section, “public agency”, “meeting”, “executive...

Section 1-226. (Formerly Sec. 1-21a). - Recording, broadcasting or photographing meetings. - (a) At any meeting of a public agency which is...

Section 1-227. (Formerly Sec. 1-21c). - Provision of notice of meetings to persons filing written request. Fees. - The public agency shall, where practicable, give notice by mail...

Section 1-228. (Formerly Sec. 1-21d). - Adjournment of meetings. Notice. - The public agency may adjourn any regular or special meeting...

Section 1-229. (Formerly Sec. 1-21e). - Continued hearings. Notice. - Any hearing being held, or noticed or ordered to be...

Section 1-230. (Formerly Sec. 1-21f). - Regular meetings to be held pursuant to regulation, ordinance or resolution. - The public agency shall provide by regulation, in the case...

Section 1-231. (Formerly Sec. 1-21g). - Executive sessions. - (a) At an executive session of a public agency, attendance...

Section 1-232. (Formerly Sec. 1-21h). - Conduct of meetings. - In the event that any meeting of a public agency...

Section 1-240. (Formerly Sec. 1-21k). - Penalties. - (a) Any person who wilfully, knowingly and with intent to...

Section 1-241. (Formerly Sec. 1-21l). - Injunctive relief from frivolous, unreasonable or harassing freedom of information appeals. - A public agency, as defined in subdivision (1) of section...

Section 1-242. - Actions involving provisions of the Freedom of Information Act. Notice of litigation to the Freedom of Information Commission. Intervention by commission. - (a) In any action involving the assertion that a provision...

Chapter 15 - Connecticut Uniform Electronic Transactions Act

Section 1-260 to 1-265. - Definitions. Exemptions. Electronic records. Electronic signatures. Regulations. Reports. - Sections 1-260 to 1-265, inclusive, are repealed, effective October 1,...

Section 1-266. - Short title: Connecticut Uniform Electronic Transactions Act. - Sections 1-266 to 1-286, inclusive, shall be known and may...

Section 1-267. - Definitions. - As used in sections 1-266 to 1-286, inclusive: (1) “Agreement”...

Section 1-268. - Scope. - (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) or (c)...

Section 1-269. - Prospective application. - Sections 1-266 to 1-286, inclusive, apply to any electronic record...

Section 1-270. - Use of electronic records and electronic signatures. Variation by agreement. - (a) Sections 1-266 to 1-286, inclusive, do not require a...

Section 1-271. - Construction and application. - Sections 1-266 to 1-286, inclusive, shall be construed and applied:...

Section 1-272. - Legal recognition of electronic records, electronic signatures and electronic contracts. - (a) A record or signature may not be denied legal...

Section 1-273. - Provision of information in writing. Presentation of records. - (a) If the parties to a transaction have agreed to...

Section 1-274. - Attribution and effect of electronic record and electronic signature. - (a) An electronic record or electronic signature is attributable to...

Section 1-275. - Effect of change or error. - If a change or error in an electronic record occurs...

Section 1-276. - Notarization and acknowledgment. - If a law requires a signature or record to be...

Section 1-277. - Retention of electronic records; originals. - (a) If a law requires that a record be retained,...

Section 1-278. - Admissibility in evidence. - In a proceeding, evidence of a record or signature may...

Section 1-279. - Automated transaction. - In an automated transaction, the following rules apply: (1) A...

Section 1-280. - Time and place of sending and receipt. - (a) Unless otherwise agreed between the sender and the recipient,...

Section 1-281. - Transferable records. - (a) As used in this section, “transferable record” means an...

Section 1-282. - Creation and retention of electronic records and conversion of written records by governmental agencies. - Except as otherwise required by the State Librarian or the...

Section 1-283. - Acceptance and distribution of electronic records by governmental agencies. Interoperability. Regulations. - (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (f) of section...

Section 1-284. - Electronic record presumed not sent to or received by a consumer. - (a) As used in this section, “consumer” means (1) an...

Section 1-285. - Severability clause. - If any provision of sections 1-266 to 1-286, inclusive, or...

Section 1-286. - Operation of Connecticut Uniform Electronic Transactions Act with respect to federal act. - The provisions of sections 1-266 to 1-286, inclusive, governing the...

Chapter 15a - Office of Governmental Accountability

Section 1-300. - Office of Governmental Accountability. Independent decision-making authority of council, commission, offices and boards. - (a) There is established the Office of Governmental Accountability. The...

Section 1-301. - Governmental Accountability Commission. Executive administrator. - (a)(1) There shall be a Governmental Accountability Commission, within the...

Section 1-302. - Plan for Office of Governmental Accountability merger. Recommendations for further action. - Section 1-302 is repealed, effective July 1, 2016. (P.A. 11-48,...

Chapter 15b - Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act

Section 1-330. - Short title: Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act. - Sections 1-330 to 1-340, inclusive, may be cited as the...

Section 1-331. - Definitions. - As used in sections 1-330 to 1-340, inclusive: (1) “Electronic”...

Section 1-332. - Prospective application. - Sections 1-330 to 1-340, inclusive, shall apply to all legal...

Section 1-333. - Designation of official record by official publisher. - (a) If an official publisher publishes legal material only in...

Section 1-334. - Authentication of electronic record as official record by official publisher. - An official publisher of legal material in an electronic record...

Section 1-335. - Presumptions re authenticity of legal material in an electronic record. - (a) Legal material in an electronic record that is authenticated...

Section 1-336. - Preservation of legal material in an electronic record. - (a) An official publisher of legal material in an electronic...

Section 1-337. - Public availability of legal material in an electronic record. - An official publisher of legal material in an electronic record...

Section 1-338. - Implementation standards and practices. - In implementing the provisions of sections 1-330 to 1-340, inclusive,...

Section 1-339. - Uniformity of application and construction. - In applying and construing the provisions of the Uniform Electronic...

Section 1-340. - Operation of Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act with respect to federal act. - The provisions of sections 1-330 to 1-339, inclusive, modify, limit...

Chapter 15c - Connecticut Uniform Power of Attorney Act and Connecticut Uniform Recognition of Substitute Decision-Making Documents Act

Section 1-350. - Short title: Connecticut Uniform Power of Attorney Act. - Sections 1-350 to 1-353b, inclusive, may be cited as the...

Section 1-350a. - Definitions. - As used in sections 1-350 to 1-353b, inclusive: (1) “Agent”...

Section 1-350b. - Applicability. - The provisions of sections 1-350 to 1-353b, inclusive, apply to...

Section 1-350c. - Power of attorney is durable. - A power of attorney created under sections 1-350 to 1-353b,...

Section 1-350d. - Execution of power of attorney. - A power of attorney must be dated and signed by...

Section 1-350e. - Validity of power of attorney. - (a) A power of attorney executed in this state on...

Section 1-350f. - Meaning and effect of power of attorney. - The meaning and effect of a power of attorney is...

Section 1-350g. - Nomination of conservator in power of attorney. - (a) In a power of attorney, a principal may nominate...

Section 1-350h. - When power of attorney effective. - (a) A power of attorney is effective when executed unless...

Section 1-350i. - Termination of power of attorney or agent's authority. - (a) A power of attorney terminates when: (1) The principal...

Section 1-350j. - Coagents and successor agents. - (a) A principal may designate two or more persons to...

Section 1-350k. - Reimbursement and compensation of agent. - Unless the power of attorney otherwise provides, an agent is...

Section 1-350l. - Agent's acceptance. - Once a power of attorney is delivered, unless the power...

Section 1-350m. - Agent's duties. - (a) Notwithstanding provisions in the power of attorney, an agent...

Section 1-350n. - Exoneration of agent. - A provision in a power of attorney relieving an agent...

Section 1-350o. - Judicial relief. - (a) The following persons may petition a court in accordance...

Section 1-350p. - Agent's liability. - An agent that violates sections 1-350 to 1-353b, inclusive, is...

Section 1-350q. - Agent's resignation. Notice. - Unless the power of attorney provides a different method for...

Section 1-350r. - Acceptance of and reliance upon acknowledged power of attorney. - (a) For purposes of this section and section 1-350s, “acknowledged”...

Section 1-350s. - Liability for refusal to accept acknowledged power of attorney. - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section:...

Section 1-350t. - Principles of law and equity. - Unless displaced by a provision of sections 1-350 to 1-353b,...

Section 1-350u. - Laws applicable to financial institutions or other entities. - The provisions of sections 1-350 to 1-353b, inclusive, do not...

Section 1-350v. - Remedies under other law. - The remedies under sections 1-350 to 1-353b, inclusive, are not...

Section 1-351. - Authority that requires specific grant. Grant of general authority. - (a) An agent under a power of attorney may perform...

Section 1-351a. - Incorporation of authority. - (a) An agent has authority described in sections 1-351 to...

Section 1-351b. - Construction of authority, generally. - Unless the power of attorney otherwise provides, by executing a...

Section 1-351c. - General authority with respect to real property. - Unless the power of attorney otherwise provides, language in a...

Section 1-351d. - General authority with respect to tangible personal property. - Unless the power of attorney otherwise provides, language in a...

Section 1-351e. - General authority with respect to stocks and bonds. - Unless the power of attorney otherwise provides, language in a...

Section 1-351f. - General authority with respect to commodities and options. - Unless the power of attorney otherwise provides, language in a...

Section 1-351g. - General authority with respect to banks and other financial institutions. - Unless the power of attorney otherwise provides, language in a...

Section 1-351h. - General authority with respect to operation of entity or business. - Subject to the terms of a document or an agreement...

Section 1-351i. - General authority with respect to insurance and annuities. - Unless the power of attorney otherwise provides, language in a...

Section 1-351j. - General authority with respect to estates, trusts and other beneficial interests. - (a) For purposes of this section, “estate, trust or other...

Section 1-351k. - General authority with respect to claims and litigation. - Unless the power of attorney otherwise provides, language in a...

Section 1-351l. - General authority with respect to personal and family maintenance. - (a) Unless the power of attorney otherwise provides, language in...

Section 1-351m. - General authority with respect to benefits from governmental programs or civil or military service. - (a) For purposes of this section, “benefits from governmental programs...

Section 1-351n. - General authority with respect to retirement plans. - (a) For purposes of this section, “retirement plan” means a...

Section 1-351o. - General authority with respect to taxes. - Unless the power of attorney otherwise provides, language in a...

Section 1-351p. - General authority with respect to gifts. - (a) For purposes of this section, a gift “for the...

Section 1-352. - Power of attorney short form, long form and optional information form. - (a)(1) A document substantially in the form of either the...

Section 1-352a. - Agent's certification. - The following optional form may be used by an agent...

Section 1-353. - Uniformity of application and construction. - In applying and construing the provisions of sections 1-350 to...

Section 1-353a. - Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act. - Sections 1-350 to 1-353b, inclusive, modify, limit, and supersede the...

Section 1-353b. - Effect on existing powers of attorney. - (a) Except as otherwise provided in sections 1-350 to 1-353b,...

Section 1-360. - Short title: Connecticut Uniform Recognition of Substitute Decision-Making Documents Act. - Sections 1-360 to 1-369, inclusive, may be cited as the...

Section 1-361. - Definitions. - As used in sections 1-360 to 1-369, inclusive: (1) “Decision...

Section 1-362. - Validity of substitute decision-making document. - (a) A substitute decision-making document for property executed outside this...

Section 1-363. - Meaning and effect of substitute decision-making document. - The meaning and effect of a substitute decision-making document and...

Section 1-364. - Reliance on substitute decision-making document. - (a) Except as provided in subsection (f) of section 1-56b...

Section 1-365. - Obligation to accept substitute decision-making document. - (a) Except as provided in section 1-350s, a person who...

Section 1-366. - Remedies under other law. - The remedies under sections 1-360 to 1-369, inclusive, are not...

Section 1-367. - Uniformity of application and construction. - In applying and construing sections 1-360 to 1-369, inclusive, consideration...

Section 1-368. - Operation of Connecticut Uniform Recognition of Substitute Decision-Making Documents Act with respect to federal act. - Sections 1-360 to 1-369, inclusive, modify, limit and supersede the...

Section 1-369. - Applicability. - Sections 1-360 to 1-369, inclusive, apply to a substitute decision-making...

Section 1-370 to 1-499. - Reserved for future use. - Note: Chapter 15d is also reserved for future use.

Chapter 15e - Miscellaneous Provisions

Section 1-500. - Homeless Person's Bill of Rights. - (a) There is created a Homeless Person's Bill of Rights...

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Connecticut General Statutes Title 1 - Provisions of General Application

Connecticut General Statutes
Title 1 - Provisions of General Application