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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 1-242 (2026)

Actions involving provisions of the Freedom of Information Act. Notice of litigation to the Freedom of Information Commission. Intervention by commission

✓ current as of May 2026
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(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 the action and a copy of the complaint and all pleadings in the action by first-class mail or personal service to the address of the commission's office.

(b) Upon the filing of a verified pleading by the commission, the court to which an action described in subsection (a) of this section is brought may grant the commission's motion to intervene in the action for purposes of participating in any issue involving a provision of the Freedom of Information Act.

(P.A. 04-206, S. 1.)

History: P.A. 04-206 effective June 3, 2004.

Subsec. (a): Statutory scheme does not require that any and all issues involving FOIA must be raised to and resolved by the commission before an action may be commenced in Superior Court. 199 CA 88.

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Secs. 1-243 to 1-259. Reserved for future use.

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Cited in 1 case, 2020–2020 · 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 4× “Section 1-242 (a) provides in relevant part: ‘‘In any action involving the assertion that a provision of the [FOIA] 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,…”
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