Connecticut § 34-510 - Interrogatories by Secretary of the State.
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§ 34-510. Interrogatories by Secretary of the State.
Sec. 34-510. Interrogatories by Secretary of the State. (a) The Secretary of the State may propound to any statutory trust subject to the provisions of sections 34-500 to 34-547, inclusive, domestic or foreign, and to any trustee thereof, interrogatories as may be reasonably necessary and proper to enable the Secretary to ascertain whether such statutory trust has complied with the provisions of said sections applicable to such statutory trust. Such interrogatories shall be answered within thirty days after the mailing thereof, or within such additional time as shall be fixed by the Secretary of the State, and the answers thereto shall be full and complete and shall be made in writing and under oath. If such interrogatories are directed to an individual, they shall be answered by such individual, and, if directed to a statutory trust, they shall be answered by any trustee thereof.
(b) Each statutory trust, domestic or foreign, and each trustee of a statutory trust, domestic or foreign, failing or refusing within the time prescribed by this section to answer truthfully and fully interrogatories duly propounded to such trust or such trustee by the Secretary of the State as provided in subsection (a) of this section shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars.
(c) Interrogatories propounded by the Secretary of the State and the answers thereto shall not be opened to public inspection nor shall the Secretary of the State disclose any facts or information obtained therefrom except insofar as the Secretary's official duty may require the same to be made public or if such interrogatories or the answers thereto are required for evidence in any criminal proceedings or in any other action by this state.
(P.A. 24-111, S. 49.)
History: P.A. 24-111 effective June 4, 2024 (Revisor's note: A reference to Sec. 34-599 in the introductory phrase in Subsec. (a) was changed editorially by the Revisors to Sec. 34-547 for accuracy and consistency with customary usage).
Source: official Connecticut text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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