Section 1-240. (Formerly Sec. 1-21k). – Penalties.
(a) Any person who wilfully, knowingly and with intent to do so, destroys, mutilates or otherwise disposes of any public record without the approval required under section 1-18 or unless pursuant to chapter 47 or 871, or who alters any public record, shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor and each such occurrence shall […]
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 arrest” means (1) the name, race and address of the person arrested, the date, time and place of the arrest and the offense for which the person was arrested, and (2) in addition, in a case in which (A) the arrest has been by warrant, […]
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 1-200, may bring an action to the Superior Court against any person who was denied leave by the Freedom of Information Commission to have his appeal heard by the commission under subsection (b) of section 1-206 because the commission determined and found that such appeal […]
Section 1-215a. – Liability for disclosure of law enforcement records.
A law enforcement agency that discloses records that may be withheld from disclosure under subdivision (3) of subsection (b) of section 1-210 to another law enforcement agency that is permitted to receive such records shall not be liable for any further disclosure of such records by the agency receiving the records. (P.A. 19-30, S. 1.) […]
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 of the Freedom of Information Act has been violated or constitutes a defense, the court to which such action is brought shall make an order requiring the party asserting such violation or defense, as applicable, to provide the Freedom of Information Commission with notice of […]
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 by law or regulation, records of law enforcement agencies consisting of uncorroborated allegations that an individual has engaged in criminal activity shall be reviewed by the law enforcement agency one year after the creation of such records. If the existence of the alleged criminal activity […]
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 Information Act, from its personnel, medical or similar files, the residential address of any of the following persons employed by such public agency: (1) A federal court judge, federal court magistrate, judge of the Superior Court, Appellate Court or Supreme Court of the state, or […]
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 dollars between a public agency and a person for the performance of a governmental function shall (1) provide that the public agency is entitled to receive a copy of records and files related to the performance of the governmental function, and (2) indicate that such […]
Section 1-219. – Veterans' military records.
(a) As used in this section: (1) “Armed forces” means the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard or Air Force of the United States; (2) “veteran” means any person honorably discharged from, or released under honorable conditions from active service or reserve status in the armed forces; (3) “military discharge document” means a United States […]
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 before establishing a committee of the public agency which is to be composed entirely of individuals who are not members of the agency, to determine whether such committee may be exempted from the application of any provision of the Freedom of Information Act. If the […]