Category: Connecticut Attorney General Opinions

Mr. Anthony V. Milano Secretary, Office of Policy and Management 80 Washington Street Hartford, CT 06106 Dear Secretary Milano: In your letter of October 12, 1990, you posed several questions regarding the property tax relief program in Conn. Gen. Stat. e 12-62d. From discussions with your staff, we have been informed that the only question […]

Chairman John F. Healy Connecticut Department of Liquor Control 165 Capitol Avenue Hartford, CT 06106 Dear Chairman Healy: This is in response to your recent request for an opinion on the self-defense rights of liquor control agents. Specifically, you ask whether self-defense rights are greater if exercised in the “workplace”, and you ask us for […]

Honorable J. Edward Caldwell State Comptroller 55 Elm Street Hartford, CT 06106 Dear Mr. Caldwell: In your letter of July 11, 1990 to Dale M. Dreyfus, Associate Vice President for Finance and Business Affairs at the University Connecticut, you asked for an interpretation from this office of the authority granted to the University of Connecticut […]

Norma Foreman Glasgow, Commissioner Department of Education 6l Woodland Street Hartford, CT 06105 Dear Commissioner Glasgow: You have requested an opinion on the following questions: l. Does legislation which changes the terms and conditions of loan forgiveness programs apply to borrowers who signed promissory notes prior to the enactment of such legislation? 2. If the […]

Honorable Betty L. Tianti Commissioner Department of Labor 200 Folly Brook Boulevard Wethersfield, CT 06109 Dear Commissioner Tianti: In your letter dated June 1, 1990, you requested the opinion of this office as to whether any person designated by you as a serving officer to collect money owed the Unemployment Compensation Fund would be entitled […]

Honorable Robert G. Jaekle House Minority Leader 280 Keating Drive Stratford, Connecticut 06497 Dear Representative Jaekle: This will acknowledge receipt of your letter of July 5, l990 wherein you request our opinion regarding 1990 Conn. Pub. Acts, 90-306. The first section of this Act concerns disclosures by real estate brokers and salesmen to prospective purchasers […]

Mr. T. William Knapp Executive Director Municipal Police Training Council 285 Preston Avenue Meriden, CT 06450-4891 Dear Mr. Knapp: In your letter of June 19, 1990, you refer us to 1990 Conn Pub. Acts, 90-120 e2 and seek our interpretation of the meaning of the phrase “police officers who have managerial duties.” 1990 Conn. Pub. […]

John R. Shears Secretary Teachers’ Retirement Board 165 Capitol Avenue Hartford, CT 06106 Dear Secretary Shears: This is in response to your request for advice dated September 13, 1990, in which you request the opinion of this office as to the meaning of the phrase “last employing board of education” as it is used in […]

Honorable Lorraine M. Aronson Commissioner Department of Income Maintenance 110 Bartholomew Avenue Hartford, Connecticut 06106 Dear Commissioner Aronson: You have requested the opinion of the Attorney General as to whether the Department of Income Maintenance is authorized to enter into contractual arrangements with insurance companies in connection with a demonstration program to be jointly administered […]

Honorable Bernard R. Sullivan Commissioner Department of Public Safety 100 Washington Street Hartford, Connecticut 06106 Dear Commissioner Sullivan: In a letter dated May 29, 1990, you request our advice on the effect of 1989 Conn. Pub. Acts No. 89-255 e4(c) on the plan review application and permit procedures and issuance of certificates of occupancy sections […]

Mr. James F. Blesso Administrator Bureau of Statewide Emergency Telecommunications 20 Grand Street Hartford, Connecticut 06106 Dear Mr. Blesso: In your letter dated January 24, 1990, you request our advice on the Bureau’s implementation of 1989 Conn. Pub. Acts No. 89-259. Public Acts No. 89-259 contains provisions for certification of telecommunicators as well as provisions […]

Honorable John F. Healy Chairman, Department of Liquor Control State Office Building 165 Capitol Avenue Hartford, CT 06106 Dear Chairman Healy: This is in response to your recent request for an opinion of the Attorney General concerning fee charges for the registration of brands of alcoholic liquors under the Liquor Control Act, Conn. Gen. Stat. […]

Mr. Henry A. Bissonnette, Jr. Chairman Connecticut Board of Parole 90 Brainard Road Hartford, CT 06114 Dear Mr. Bissonnette: In your letter of August 9, 1990, you call our attention to the provisions of P.A. 90-261, Sec. 5 and ask our advice with regard to the following two questions: 1. Does Section 5 of the […]

Honorable Howard B. Brown, Jr. Banking Commissioner 44 Capitol Avenue Hartford, CT 06106 Dear Commissioner Brown: You have requested our advice concerning the types of accounts that are available for deposit of funds pursuant to section 51-81c of the Connecticut General Statutes, as amended by Public Act 89-196. Section 51-81c established the Interest on Lawyers […]

Honorable Lorraine M. Aronson Commissioner Department of Income Maintenance 110 Bartholomew Avenue Hartford, Connecticut 06106 Dear Commissioner Aronson: You recently requested the opinion of the Attorney General on several questions relating to the impact of the federal Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act of 1988 (MCCA), Pub.L. 100-360, on your department’s determinations of eligibility for assistance under […]

The Honorable Lorraine M. Aronson Commissioner Department of Income Maintenance 110 Bartholomew Avenue Hartford, Connecticut 06106 Dear Commissioner Aronson: We are responding to your request for the opinion of this office as to whether your department is legally authorized to renew an existing special two year general assistance contract with one municipality in light of […]

Honorable John F. Healy Chairman Department of Liquor Control State Office Building 165 Capitol Avenue Hartford, CT 06106 Dear Chairman Healy: This is in response to your request for an opinion on the question of whether a police commissioner1?can be licensed to hold a liquor permit as a permittee or backer under Conn. Gen. Stat. […]

Honorable Elliot A. Ginsberg Commissioner Department of Human Resources 1049 Asylum Avenue Hartford, Connecticut 06105 Dear Commissioner Ginsberg: By memoranda dated October 20, 1989, you asked for a formal opinion on whether there are any statutes which prohibit towns from imposing “special exception” zoning permit requirements on family day care homes that are registered by […]

Honorable Bernard R. Sullivan Commissioner Department of Public Safety 100 Washington Street Hartford, Connecticut 06106 Dear Commissioner Sullivan: In a letter to our office from your predecessor, our advice is requested on the authority of the codes and standards committee to review the actions of the state building inspector taken pursuant to General Statutes e?29-200. […]

James B. Holmes Chairman State Insurance Purchasing Board 55 Elm Street Hartford, CT 06106 Dear Mr. Holmes: This letter is in response to your request for advice concerning the State Insurance Purchasing Board’s authority to obtain surety bonds for members of the board of directors of the Connecticut Convention Center Authority. The Connecticut Convention Center […]

Mr. John C. Ford Administrator Commission on Victim Services 1155 Silas Deane Highway Wethersfield, CT 06109 Dear Mr. Ford: You have asked for our opinion whether the provisions of 1987 Conn. Pub. Acts No. 87-554, Sec. 10.(c), now Conn. Gen. Stat. e 54-211(c), should be applied retroactively to a claim which arose prior to the […]

Anthony V. Milano, Secretary Office of Policy & Management 80 Washington Street Hartford, CT 06106 Dear Secretary Milano: This is in response to your request for opinion dated January 10,?1990, regarding whether vacant parcels qualify for inclusion under the Private College and General Hospital Grant Program, Conn. Gen. Stat. e 12-20a, which provides municipalities with […]

Honorable Howard B. Brown Department of Banking 44 Capitol Avenue Hartford, CT 06106 Dear Commissioner Brown: You have requested our advice concerning the meaning of a provision within Conn. Gen. Stat. e 7-402, which relates to the deposit of public money and trust funds by municipalities and school districts. Section 7-402 provides in pertinent part: […]

Honorable J. Edward Caldwell State Comptroller 55 Elm Street Hartford, CT 06106 Dear Mr. Caldwell: You have asked for our opinion “as to the application of group life insurance to State employees retired under the disability provisions of the State Employees Retirement Act and an employee receiving a disability benefit.” Specifically, you have asked the […]

Senator Reginald J. Smith Senate Republican Leader State Capitol Hartford, CT 06106 Dear Senator Smith: In your letter of December 20, l989 you requested our opinion on the validity of actions taken at a meeting of the Permanent Commission on the Status of Women [hereinafter Commission] which was held in a location other than that […]

Major John Watson Executive Officer Connecticut State Police 100 Washington Street Hartford, Connecticut 06106 Dear Major Watson: In a letter to us, Lieutenant Colonel John A. Mulligan requested our advice regarding the propriety of state police and local constables entering upon private property for the purpose of enforcing an ordinance of the town of Woodbury […]

Senator Reginald J. Smith State Capitol Hartford, Connecticut 06l06 Dear Senator Smith: You have requested our opinion as to whether the procedure followed for the election of faculty and student representatives to the foundation board at Western Connecticut State University (WCSU) was consistent with state statutes. We conclude that while the election for the faculty […]

Honorable J. Edward Caldwell Office of the Comptroller 55 Elm Street Hartford, CT 06106 Dear Mr. Caldwell: This office has been asked to respond to two questions concerning life insurance coverage for retirees. Specifically, you have asked (1) whether the letter sent by the Comptroller’s Office to retirees provides adequate notice to such retirees of […]

Attorney General, Richard Blumenthal May 9, 1990 Leo V. Donohue State of Connecticut Auditors of Public Accounts State Capitol 210 Capitol Avenue Hartford, Connecticut 06106 Henry J. Becker, Jr. State of Connecticut Auditors of Public Accounts State Capitol 210 Capitol Avenue Hartford, Connecticut 06106 Dear Messrs. Becker and Donahue: This is in reply to your […]

Attorney General, Richard Blumenthal April 30, 1990 Hon. Francisco L. Borges State Treasurer 55 Elm Street Hartford, CT 06l06 Dear Mr. Borges: You have requested our advice with reference to an investment of twenty-five million dollars from five State retirement funds1?which you made in entities which acquired assets comprising the Firearms Division of Colt Industries, […]

April 19, 1990 Senator John B. Larson President Pro Tempore State Capitol Hartford, CT 06106 Representative Richard J. Balducci Speaker of the House State Capitol Hartford, CT 06106 Dear Senator Larson and Representative Balducci: Thank you for your letter dated January 25, 1990 seeking the advice of this Office regarding the implementation of Section 6(d) […]

April 17, 1990 Representative Richard J. Balducci Speaker of the House State of Connecticut Legislative Office Building, Room 4100 Hartford, Connecticut 06106 Dear Speaker Balducci: This is in reply to your letter of March 13, 1990. You ask whether the following provision included in Conn. Gen. Stat. e 19a-460(a) (Rev. to 1989), amended by P.A. […]

April 11, 1990 Mr. Joseph C. Barber Commissioner Department of Veterans’ Affairs 287 West Street Rocky Hill, Connecticut 06067 Dear Commissioner Barber: We are writing in response to your letter dated February 22, 1990, in which you request our advice about the constitutionality of the residency requirements and waiting periods contained in Conn. Gen. Stat. […]

March 29, 1990 Steven Weinberger, Director Retirement Division Office of the State Comptroller 55 Elm Street, 3rd Floor Hartford, CT 06106 Dear Mr. Weinberger: By letter dated December 1, 1989 on behalf of the State Employees Retirement Commission, you asked whether the arbitration award between the state and the State Employees Bargaining Agent Coalition (SEBAC), […]

March 28, 1990 Honorable John B. Larson President Pro Tempore Senate State of Connecticut State Capitol Hartford, CT 06106 Dear Senator Larson: Your recent inquiry focuses upon the provisions of P.A. 89-390, e 24(b), which, in essence, create certain zones of protection around the Tele-Track facilities located in New Haven and Windsor Locks. This Act […]

March 5, 1990 Honorable J. Edward Caldwell State Comptroller 55 Elm Street Hartford, CT 06106 Dear Mr. Caldwell: This is in reply to your letter of March 17, 1989, requesting our advice concerning the eligibility of a state retiree, now serving in the General Assembly, for group life insurance. Specifically, you ask whether the individual […]

February 27, 1990 Major John Watson Executive Officer Connecticut State Police 100 Washington Street Hartford, CT 06106 Dear Major Watson: In his letter to us, Lt. Col. John A. Mulligan requested our advice concerning the use of certain closed circuit video monitoring equipment to monitor the area to the rear of certain motor vehicles. His […]

February 26, 1990 Hon. Howard B. Brown Commissioner of Banking 44 Capitol Avenue Hartford, CT 06106 Dear Commissioner Brown: In your letter of June 1, 1989, you requested our advice on a matter involving wage executions on employees’ paychecks. Specifically, you asked, “‘[w]hen a wage execution is served on the Office of the Comptroller, may […]

February 5, 1990 Hon. John B. Larson President Pro Tempore and Hon. Richard J. Balducci Speaker of the House Connecticut General Assembly Legislative Office Building Hartford, CT 06106 Dear Messrs. Larson and Balducci: This is in response to your request for an opinion from this office regarding the constitutionality of provisions of the proposed interstate […]

Attorney General, Richard Blumenthal January 25, 1990 Honorable James V. Albano Chairman State Electrical Work Examining Board 165 Capitol Avenue Hartford, CT 06106 Dear Mr. Albano: In your letter dated September 26, 1989, you requested our opinion concerning Conn. Gen. Stat. e21a-8(9). Section 21a-8(9) permits the Department of Consumer Protection (“DCP”) to contract with third […]

Attorney General, Richard Blumenthal January 20, 1990 Hon. Howard B. Brown Commissioner of Banking 44 Capitol Avenue Hartford, CT 06l06 Dear Commissioner Brown: You have asked us whether l989 Conn. Pub. Acts No.?89-322, “An Act Concerning Liability of Corporate Directors” (hereinafter referred to as the “Act”), applies to banking institutions and credit unions organized under […]

Attorney General, Richard Blumenthal January 10, 1990 Mr. Eliot J. Dober Executive Director Office of Protection and Advocacy 60B Weston Street Hartford, CT 06120 Dear Mr. Dober: In your letter of July 12, 1989, you requested our opinion regarding the meaning of certain provisions of Conn. Gen. Stat. e 14-253a, which mandates that parking spaces […]

Attorney General, Richard Blumenthal January 5, 1990 The Honorable Richard J. Balducci Speaker of the House of Representatives State of Connecticut Legislative Office Building, Room 4100 Hartford, CT 06106 Dear Mr. Speaker: This is in response to your request for advice dated November 16, 1989 in which you ask “whether the unclassified employees of a […]

Attorney General’s Opinion Attorney General, Richard Blumenthal January 3, 1990 John T. Casteen, III President, University of Connecticut 352 Mansfield Road Storrs, CT 06268 Dear President Casteen: You have requested our advice on a question concerning the use of real property in Granby which was received by the University of Connecticut (hereinafter: “the University”) in […]