Connecticut General Statutes

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 1-240 (2026)

(Formerly Sec. 1-21k). Penalties

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(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 constitute a separate offense.

(b) Any member of any public agency who fails to comply with an order of the Freedom of Information Commission shall be guilty of a class B misdemeanor and each occurrence of failure to comply with such order shall constitute a separate offense.

(P.A. 75-342, S. 16; P.A. 79-631, S. 24, 111; P.A. 82-188, S. 2, 3.)

History: P.A. 79-631 made technical changes; P.A. 82-188 amended Subsec. (a) by adding the exception of records destroyed pursuant to chapter 871; Sec. 1-21k transferred to Sec. 1-240 in 1999.

Annotations to former section 1-21k:

Cited. 174 C. 308; 181 C. 324; 184 C. 102; 190 C. 235; 192 C. 310; 198 C. 498; 204 C. 609; 205 C. 767; 206 C. 449; 207 C. 698; 208 C. 442; 209 C. 204; 210 C. 590; Id., 646; 212 C. 100; 213 C. 126; Id., 216; 214 C. 312; 216 C. 253; 217 C. 153; Id., 193; 218 C. 256; Id., 757; 220 C. 225; 221 C. 217; Id., 300; Id., 393; Id., 482; Id., 549; 222 C. 621; 228 C. 158; Id., 271.

Cited. 2 CA 600; 4 CA 468; 14 CA 380; judgment reversed, see 210 C. 646; 19 CA 352; Id., 539; 20 CA 671; 22 CA 316; 29 CA 821; 35 CA 111; 37 CA 589; 42 CA 402; 43 CA 133.

Cited. 41 CS 31; Id., 267; 42 CS 84; Id., 129; Id., 291.

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Sec. 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 or the underlying request would perpetrate an injustice or would constitute an abuse of the commission's administrative process. The action authorized under this section shall be limited to an injunction prohibiting such person from bringing any further appeal to the commission which would perpetrate an injustice or would constitute an abuse of the commission's administrative process. If, after such an injunction is ordered, the person subject to the injunction brings a further appeal to the Freedom of Information Commission and the commission determines that such appeal would perpetrate an injustice or would constitute an abuse of the commission's administrative process, such person shall be conclusively deemed to have violated the injunction and such agency may seek further injunctive and equitable relief, damages, attorney's fees and costs, as the court may order.

(P.A. 93-191, S. 2, 4; P.A. 97-47, S. 14.)

History: P.A. 93-191 effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 97-47 made a technical change; Sec. 1-21l transferred to Sec. 1-241 in 1999.

Annotations to former section 1-21l:

Cited. 37 CA 589; 42 CA 402; 43 CA 133.

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Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases, 1956–2020 · leading case: Godbout v. Attanasio, 199 Conn. App. 88 (Conn. App. Ct. 2020).

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Godbout v. Attanasio, 199 Conn. App. 88 (Conn. App. Ct. 2020). · cites it 6× “‘‘In paragraph 62 of the plaintiff’s amended complaint, the plaintiff pleaded that the defendants have commit- ted ‘criminal acts’ and ‘multiple violations’ of General Statutes § 1-240. In paragraph 63 of the plaintiff’s amended complaint, the plaintiff pleaded that the defen-…”

Ethics Comm'n v. Freedom of Info. Comm'n, 23 A.3d 1211 (Conn. 2011). · cites it 4× “General Statutes § 1-240 (b) (“[a]ny member of any public agency who fails to comply with an order of the .”

Lucarelli v. Freedom of Info. Comm'n, 43 A.3d 237 (Conn. App. Ct. 2012). · cites it 8× “aims that the court erred in concluding that (1) the commission properly determined that the department was not required to transcribe or to tape voice mail messages pursuant to General Statutes § 1-213 (b) (3), (2) the commission’s failure to rule on his request for subpoenas…”

Butler v. Norfolk S. Ry. Co., 140 F. Supp. 601 (E.D.N.C. 1956). “C.G.S. § 1-240. My research has uncovered no such exact Georgia analysis of the relative liabilities of the consignor and railroads when injury results to the consignee or his agent.”

— Conn. Gen. Stat. § 1-240(b) — 1 case

Ethics Comm'n v. Freedom of Info. Comm'n, 23 A.3d 1211 (Conn. 2011). “General Statutes § 1-240 (b) (“[a]ny member of any public agency who fails to comply with an order of the .”

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