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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 1-18a (2026)

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Transferred to Chapter 14, Sec. 1-200.

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Secs. 1-19 and 1-19a. Transferred to Chapter 14, Secs. 1-210 and 1-211.

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 31 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1975–2026 · leading case: Connecticut Humane Soc'y v. Freedom of Info. Comm'n, 591 A.2d 395 (Conn. 1991).
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Connecticut Humane Soc'y v. Freedom of Info. Comm'n, 591 A.2d 395 (Conn. 1991). · cites it 6× “The dispositive issue in this appeal is whether the plaintiff, the Connecticut Humane Society (society), is a public agency within the meaning of *758 General Statutes § 1-18a (a). 1 We conclude that the society is not a public agency and accordingly affirm the judgment of the…”
Waterbury Teachers Ass'n v. Freedom of Info. Comm'n, 645 A.2d 978 (Conn. 1994). · cites it 5× “” General Statutes § 1-18a provides in relevant part: “definitions.”
Glastonbury Volunteer Ambulance Ass'n v. Freedom of Info. Comm'n, 633 A.2d 305 (Conn. 1993). · cites it 4× “3 The commission had concluded that the plaintiff is a “public agency” within the meaning of General Statutes § 1-18a (a) 4 and is therefore subject to the Freedom of Information Act, title 1, chapter 3 of the General Statutes (act).”
Bd. of Trs. of Woodstock Academy v. Freedom of Info. Comm'n, 436 A.2d 266 (Conn. 1980). · cites it 3× “§§ 522 (e) and 551 (1) with General Statutes § 1-18a (a). As a result the federal courts have developed what may be termed a “functional equivalent” test to determine whether such institutions are public agencies for purposes of disclosure under the federal disclosure law.”
Connecticut Bar Examining Comm. v. Freedom of Info. Comm'n, 550 A.2d 633 (Conn. 1988). · cites it 6× “The court sustained the appeal, concluding that the bar examining committee does not perform “administrative functions” within the meaning of General Statutes § 1-18a (a), 1 which includes within the definition *206 of a “public agency,” the records of which are open to…”
Clerk of the Superior Court v. Freedom of Info. Comm'n, 895 A.2d 743 (Conn. 2006). · cites it 4× “. .” (Emphasis added.) Thus, the act applies only to records prepared by a subdivision of the judicial branch in the course of carrying out its administrative functions.”
Off. of Consum. Couns. v. Dep't of Pub. Util. Control, 662 A.2d 1251 (Conn. 1995). · cites it 2× “Freedom of Information Commission, supra, 228; see General Statutes § 1-18a (c); and that the legislature had made the change to the word “party” merely to allow “ ‘state agencies who are aggrieved by a decision to appeal.”
Gifford v. Freedom of Info. Comm'n, 631 A.2d 252 (Conn. 1993). · cites it 2× “We recognize that the language of § 1-19 (b) (3); see footnote 6; could be interpreted to include arrest reports.”
Bd. of Police Commissioners v. Freedom of Info. Comm'n, 470 A.2d 1209 (Conn. 1984). · cites it 3× “The FOIC and the trial court concluded that, *185 at the disciplinary hearing before the police commissioners on January 8, 1979, there was a violation of Gold’s right to require that the discussion which led to his discharge be held at an open meeting in accordance with General…”
Glastonbury Educ. Ass'n v. Freedom of Info. Comm'n, 23 Media L. Rep. (BNA) 2441 (Conn. 1995). · cites it 2× “The parties do not dispute that the arbitration panel convened under the TNA is a public agency for purposes of the meeting requirement of § 1-18a (b). Arbitration under § 10-153f also commences upon the legislative veto of a negotiated contract; see General Statutes § 10-153d…”
Dom. Violence Servs. of Greater New Haven, Inc. v. Freedom of Info. Comm'n, 688 A.2d 314 (Conn. 1997). · cites it 2× “The plaintiff denied the complainant’s request for the documents on the ground that it was not a public agency within the provisions of General Statutes § 1-18a 1 of the Freedom of Information Act *3 (FOIA).”
State Bd. of Labor Relations v. Freedom of Info. Comm'n, 709 A.2d 1129 (Conn. 1998). · cites it 2× “Neither the trial court nor the Appellate Court addressed whether and to what extent § 31-100 bears upon the issue in this case.”
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— Conn. Gen. Stat. § 1-18a(a) — 1 case
Clerk of the Superior Court v. Freedom of Info. Comm'n, 895 A.2d 743 (Conn. 2006). “. .” (Emphasis added.) Thus, the act applies only to records prepared by a subdivision of the judicial branch in the course of carrying out its administrative functions.”
— Conn. Gen. Stat. § 1-18a(e) — 1 case
Presnick v. Town of Orange, 152 F. Supp. 2d 215 (D. Conn. 2001).
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