Section 3-129g. – Deprivation of, or interference with, rights, privileges and immunities secured by state and federal law. Attorney General's authority to investigate, intervene in or bring an action in the name of the state.
(a) The Attorney General may investigate, intervene in or bring a civil or administrative action in the name of the state, seeking injunctive or declaratory relief, damages, and any other relief that may be available under law, whenever any person is or has engaged in a practice or pattern of conduct that: (1) Subjects, or […]
Section 3-129h. – Agreements concerning state-wide opioid claim.
(a) The Attorney General may, pursuant to the Attorney General's authority under section 3-125, enter into any agreement concerning any state-wide opioid claim, including an agreement to compromise, release, waive or otherwise settle such claim, on behalf of the state and any political subdivisions. For the purposes of this section, “state-wide opioid claim” means any […]
Section 3-130. – Proceedings to obtain reasonable transportation rates.
The Attorney General is authorized, when directed by the Governor, to institute legal proceedings in any court or before any commission or committee of any state or of the United States to obtain the establishment and maintenance of just and reasonable rates for transportation of fuel and other articles and commodities by railroad and by […]
Section 3-131. – Annual reports.
The Attorney General shall prepare and submit to the Governor a report of the doings of his office in accordance with the provisions of section 4-60 and shall account to the State Treasurer for all fees, bills of costs and moneys received and expended by him by virtue of his office. (1949 Rev., S. 219; […]
Section 3-129e. – Action to enforce provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
The Attorney General may bring a civil action in any court of competent jurisdiction to enforce any provision of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, Public Law 111-203, that a state attorney general is authorized by said act to enforce and to seek any relief that a state attorney general is authorized […]
Section 3-129f. – Investigation of allegations of intimidation based on bigotry or bias. Attorney General's authority to bring an action in the name of the state related to investigation.
(a) The Attorney General may investigate the facts and circumstances concerning any alleged violation of section 53a-181j, 53a-181k or 53a-181l, and in connection with such investigation, issue subpoenas and written interrogatories in the same manner and to the same extent as is provided in section 35-42. No information obtained pursuant to the provisions of this […]
Section 3-124. – Election; qualifications; salary; bond. Office of Attorney General full time.
There shall be an Attorney General to be elected in the same manner as other state officers in accordance with the provisions of section 9-181. The Attorney General shall be an elector of this state and an attorney at law of at least ten years' active practice at the bar of this state. The office […]
Section 3-125. – Duties of Attorney General; deputy; assistants; associate attorneys general.
The Attorney General shall appoint a deputy, who shall be sworn to the faithful discharge of his duties and shall perform all the duties of the Attorney General in case of his sickness or absence. He shall appoint such other assistants as he deems necessary, subject to the approval of the Governor. The Attorney General […]
Section 3-125a. – Certain agreements or stipulations required to be approved by General Assembly.
(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (m) of section 4-160, the Attorney General shall not enter into any agreement or stipulation in connection with a lawsuit to which the state is a party that contains any provision which requires an expenditure from the General Fund budget in an amount in excess of two million five […]
Section 3-125b. – Delegation of labor relations matters to the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management.
The Attorney General may delegate to the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management the authority to appoint an attorney employed by said office to represent the state of Connecticut in matters relating to certain appeals to the Superior Court from an arbitration, decision or determination or any other labor relations issue involving the […]