Connecticut Code — 01
Browse 207 sections in division 01 of the Connecticut code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
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- § 1-1. Words and phrases. Construction of statutes.
- § 1-1a. Terms relating to security in personal property.
- § 1-1b. Payment by bank treasurer's or cashier's check in lieu of certified check.
- § 1-1c. “Elector” defined. “Special election warned and held or called for that purpose”, means “referendum”, when.
- § 1-1d. “Minor”, “infant”, “infancy”, “age of majority”, defined.
- § 1-1e. Savings clause.
- § 1-1f. “Blind”, “physically disabled”, defined.
- § 1-1g. “Intellectual disability” defined.
- § 1-1h. Identity cards.
- § 1-1i. Use of fees collected from issuance of identity cards.
- § 1-1j. Methods of payment for licenses, fees, costs or fines.
- § 1-1k. “Victim of crime”, “crime victim”, defined.
- § 1-1l. l . Holocaust victims' settlement payments excluded from income for purposes of needs-based programs.
- § 1-1m. Applicability of marriage terms.
- § 1-1n. “Gender identity or expression” defined.
- § 1-1t. Method of payment of fees and delivery of correspondence or communications to agency or quasi-public agency. Advertisement of legal notices.
- § 1-2. Legal notices.
- § 1-2a. Construction of term “postmark”.
- § 1-2b. Construction of term “certified mail, return receipt requested”.
- § 1-2c. Construction of term “electronic mail”.
- § 1-2z. Plain meaning rule.
- § 1-3. Validity of separate provisions of acts.
- § 1-3a. License or permit fee due on Saturday, Sunday or holiday.
- § 1-3b. Enforcement of subpoena powers.
- § 1-4. Days designated as legal holidays.
- § 1-5. Independence Day celebration.
- § 1-6. Standard of time.
- § 1-7. Recording or copying by photographic, micrographic, electronic imaging or other process.
- § 1-8. “Recorded” defined.
- § 1-9. Alkaline paper for permanent records.
- § 1-9a. Alkaline paper for executive branch photocopies.
- § 1-9b. Applicability of alkaline paper requirements.
- § 1-10. Standard ink for public records.
- § 1-11. Loose-leaf binders for public records.
- § 1-12. Typewriting and printing. Legal force.
- § 1-13. Making of reproductions.
- § 1-14. “Certified copy” defined. Evidence.
- § 1-15. Sec
- § 1-16. Reproductions.
- § 1-17. Reproductions to serve purposes of originals.
- § 1-17a. Photographs and computerized images of individuals. State agencies prohibited from disclosing without express consent of individuals. Exceptions.
- § 1-18. Disposition of original documents.
- § 1-18a. Sec
- § 1-19b. Sec
- § 1-19c. Sec
- § 1-20. Refusal of access. Appeal.
- § 1-20d. Alteration of records of law enforcement agencies prior to disclosure.
- § 1-20e. Sec
- § 1-20f. Sec
- § 1-21b. Sec
- § 1-21i. Sec
- § 1-21j. Sec
- § 1-22. Ceremony.
- § 1-23. When affirmation may be used.
- § 1-24. Who may administer oaths.
- § 1-24a. Affiant may swear truth of document or other writing before proper officer, when.
- § 1-25. Forms of oaths.
- § 1-26. Construction of bond requirement.
- § 1-27. Joint control of money and assets by principal and surety.
- § 1-28. Permissible forms of acknowledgment.
- § 1-29. Acknowledgments within state.
- § 1-30. Acknowledgments in other states, territories or possessions.
- § 1-31. Acknowledgments without United States.
- § 1-31a. Acknowledgments by attorney outside state. Exception.
- § 1-32. Identification of person making acknowledgment.
- § 1-33. Married women.
- § 1-34. Certificate of officer.
- § 1-35. Identification of acknowledging officer.
- § 1-36. Authentication.
- § 1-37. Acknowledgment in compliance with law of other jurisdiction. Exception.
- § 1-38. Acknowledgment of person in armed forces.
- § 1-39. Prior acknowledgments unaffected.
- § 1-40. Interpretation of chapter.
- § 1-41. Short title: Uniform Acknowledgment Act.
- § 1-54a. Health care decisions.
- § 1-57. Definitions. Authorized officers.
- § 1-58. Proof of authority to perform notarial act.
- § 1-59. Certification by person taking acknowledgment.
- § 1-60. Form of certificate.
- § 1-61. “Acknowledged before me” defined.
- § 1-62. Statutory short forms of acknowledgment.
- § 1-63. Prior acts unaffected. Method additional.
- § 1-64. Uniform interpretation.
- § 1-65. Short title: Uniform Recognition of Acknowledgments Act.
- § 1-66. Sec
- § 1-67. General Assembly member not to act on legislation in which he has interest.
- § 1-68. Sec
- § 1-79. Definitions.
- § 1-79a. Calculation of dollar limit on gifts.
- § 1-80. Office of State Ethics. Citizen's Ethics Advisory Board. Members; appointment; qualifications; vacancies; compensation; restrictions. Hearings.
- § 1-80a. Statements filed with commission. Restrictions on use.
- § 1-80e. Designation of judge trial referees.
- § 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.
- § 1-81a. Recommended appropriations. Allotments.
- § 1-81b. Summary of ethics laws re bidders, proposers and state contractors.
- § 1-81c. Mandatory ethics training for public officials. Frequency. Exception.
- § 1-82. Complaints. Procedure. Time limits. Investigation; notice; hearings. Attorneys' fees. Damages for complaints without foundation.
- § 1-82a. Confidentiality of complaints, evaluations of possible violations and investigations. Publication of findings.
- § 1-82b. Continuation of certain probable cause hearings.
- § 1-83. Statements of financial interests. Filing requirements. Ethics statements. Confidentiality. Waiver.
- § 1-84. (Formerly Sec. 1-66). Prohibited activities. Exception re employment of immediate family at constituent unit.
- § 1-84a. Disclosure or use of confidential information by former official or employee.
- § 1-84b. Certain activities restricted after leaving public office or employment.
- § 1-84c. Donation of goods or services to state or quasi-public agencies. Reporting requirement.
- § 1-84d. Foundations or alumni associations established for the benefit of a constituent unit of public higher education or technical education and career school.
- § 1-85. (Formerly Sec. 1-68). Interest in conflict with discharge of duties.
- § 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.
- § 1-86d. Legal defense fund established by or for a public official or state employee. Reports. Contributions.
- § 1-86e. Consultants, independent contractors and their employees. Prohibited activities.
- § 1-87. Aggrieved persons. Appeals.
- § 1-88. Authority of board after finding violation. Prohibition against disclosure of information. Enforcement of civil penalties.
- § 1-89. Violations; penalties. Disciplinary powers of the legislature, agencies and commissions. Civil action for damages.
- § 1-89a. Conferences on ethical issues.
- § 1-90. Commission to review oath of office for members of General Assembly.
- § 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.
- § 1-91. Definitions.
- § 1-92. Duties of board and Office of State Ethics. Regulations. Advisory opinions.
- § 1-93. Complaints. Procedure. Time limits. Investigation; notice; hearings. Damages for complaints without foundation.
- § 1-93a. Confidentiality of complaints, evaluations of possible violations and investigations. Publication of findings.
- § 1-94. Lobbyist registration with the Office of State Ethics.
- § 1-95. Registration procedure. Fees.
- § 1-96. Financial reports of registrants. Requirements.
- § 1-96a. Maintenance of substantiating documents. Random audits of registrants.
- § 1-96b. Filing of registrants' financial reports in electronic form.
- § 1-96c. Public access to computerized data from financial reports.
- § 1-96d. Statement whether expenditures for legislative reception are reportable.
- § 1-96e. Statements of necessary expenses paid or reimbursed by registrants.
- § 1-97. Restrictions on activities of registrants and lobbyists. Contingent compensation prohibited. Report to recipient required.
- § 1-98. Appeal from board decision.
- § 1-99. Authority of board after finding violation.
- § 1-100. Violations; penalties.
- § 1-100a. Sec
- § 1-100b. Suspension or revocation of communicator lobbyist's registration. Finding by Office of State Ethics.
- § 1-101. Lobbyists to wear badges. Regulations.
- § 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.
- § 1-101aa. Provider participation in informal committees, task forces and work groups of certain state agencies not deemed to be lobbying.
- § 1-101bb. Quasi-public agencies and state agencies prohibited from retaining lobbyists.
- § 1-101mm. Definitions.
- § 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 state or quasi-public agencies. Prohibition re consultant to agency serving as consultant to bidder. Nonresponsible bidder.
- § 1-101oo. Jurisdiction over nonresidents. Secretary of the State as process agent. Service of process.
- § 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.
- § 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 include representations. Incorporation of summary in contract terms.
- § 1-101rr. State agency ethics compliance officers. Duties. Liaisons.
- § 1-102. (Formerly Sec. 53-151). Unlawful employment of state officers or persons paid by the state to influence legislative action.
- § 1-103. (Formerly Sec. 53-152). Threats to hinder legislation.
- § 1-120. Definitions.
- § 1-121. Notice prior to action on procedures. Adoption procedure. Emergency procedures.
- § 1-122. Compliance audit.
- § 1-123. Reports.
- § 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.
- § 1-125. Directors, officers and employees not personally liable. Indemnification.
- § 1-125a. Prohibition against certain payments to resigning or retiring employees pursuant to settlement or nondisparagement agreement. Whistle-blowing.
- § 1-126. Penalty for false statements.
- § 1-127. Restriction on entities conducting financial audits.
- § 1-139a. Institute for Municipal and Regional Policy: Transfer of assets and records.
- § 1-140. Sec
- § 1-200. (Formerly Sec. 1-18a). Definitions.
- § 1-201. (Formerly Sec. 1-19c). Division of Criminal Justice deemed not to be public agency, when.
- § 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.
- § 1-205. (Formerly Sec. 1-21j). Freedom of Information Commission.
- § 1-205a. Recommended appropriations. Allotments.
- § 1-206. (Formerly Sec. 1-21i). Denial of access to public records or meetings. Appeals. Notice. Orders. Civil penalty. Violation that constitutes obstruction or misconduct. Petition for relief from vexatious requester. Service of process upon commission. Frivolous appeals. Appeal re state hazardous waste program records.
- § 1-210. (Formerly Sec. 1-19). Access to public records. Exempt records.
- § 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.
- § 1-212. (Formerly Sec. 1-15). Copies and scanning of public records. Fees.
- § 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.
- § 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.
- § 1-214a. Disclosure of public agency termination, suspension or separation agreement containing confidentiality provision.
- § 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.
- § 1-215a. Liability for disclosure of law enforcement records.
- § 1-216. (Formerly Sec. 1-20c). Review and destruction of records consisting of uncorroborated allegations of criminal activity.
- § 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.
- § 1-218. Certain contracts for performance of governmental functions. Records and files subject to Freedom of Information Act.
- § 1-219. Veterans' military records.
- § 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.
- § 1-225a. Meetings of public agencies conducted by electronic equipment.
- § 1-226. (Formerly Sec. 1-21a). Recording, broadcasting or photographing meetings.
- § 1-227. (Formerly Sec. 1-21c). Provision of notice of meetings to persons filing written request. Fees.
- § 1-228. (Formerly Sec. 1-21d). Adjournment of meetings. Notice.
- § 1-229. (Formerly Sec. 1-21e). Continued hearings. Notice.
- § 1-230. (Formerly Sec. 1-21f). Regular meetings to be held pursuant to regulation, ordinance or resolution.
- § 1-231. (Formerly Sec. 1-21g). Executive sessions.
- § 1-232. (Formerly Sec. 1-21h). Conduct of meetings.
- § 1-240. (Formerly Sec. 1-21k). Penalties.
- § 1-241. (Formerly Sec. 1-21 l ). Injunctive relief from frivolous, unreasonable or harassing freedom of information appeals.
- § 1-242. Actions involving provisions of the Freedom of Information Act. Notice of litigation to the Freedom of Information Commission. Intervention by commission.
- § 1-266. Short title: Connecticut Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.
- § 1-267. Definitions.
- § 1-268. Scope.
- § 1-269. Prospective application.
- § 1-270. Use of electronic records and electronic signatures. Variation by agreement.
- § 1-271. Construction and application.
- § 1-272. Legal recognition of electronic records, electronic signatures and electronic contracts.
- § 1-273. Provision of information in writing. Presentation of records.
- § 1-274. Attribution and effect of electronic record and electronic signature.
- § 1-275. Effect of change or error.
- § 1-276. Notarization and acknowledgment.
- § 1-277. Retention of electronic records; originals.
- § 1-278. Admissibility in evidence.
- § 1-279. Automated transaction.
- § 1-280. Time and place of sending and receipt.
- § 1-281. Transferable records.
- § 1-282. Creation and retention of electronic records and conversion of written records by governmental agencies.
- § 1-283. Acceptance and distribution of electronic records by governmental agencies. Interoperability. Regulations.
- § 1-284. Electronic record presumed not sent to or received by a consumer.
- § 1-285. Severability clause.
- § 1-286. Operation of Connecticut Uniform Electronic Transactions Act with respect to federal act.