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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...