Formal Opinions
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This is in response to a request for advice from fromer President Pro Tempore John B. Larson in which he asked if owners of commercial or residential rental properties are required to permit telecommunications providers access to their buildings prior to adoption of implementing regulations by the Department of Public Utility Control.
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In your letter of September 9, 1999, you asked us whether an active judge participating in the Judges, Family Support Magistrates, and Compensation Commissioners Retirement System (hereinafter referred to as the judges retirement system) may concurrently receive a benefit from the State Employees Retirement Fund (SERF).
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By letter dated March 28, 2000 you requested an opinion as to whether Substitute Senate Bill 311, "An Act Concerning The Observance of Martin Luther King Day," if enacted, would unconstitutionally impair a municipality's contracts with its employee collective bargaining units."
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Consumer Counsel Healey, Formal Opinion 2011-007,State of Connecticut Attorney General
Opinion regarding Department of Energy and Environmental Protection request that Public Utilities Regulatory Authority suspend proceedings in pending contested proceeding
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Inquiry into whether the Chairperson of the State Teachers' Retirement Board can be elected by memebers of the Board
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Senator Reginald J. Smith, State Capitol, 1990-018 Formal Opinion, Attorney General of Connecticut
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.
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This is in response to your request for an opinion from this office regarding the constitutionality of provisions of the proposed interstate banking bill which would set interest rate caps on credit cards as a condition of entry by out-of-state bank holding companies, out-of-state savings and loan holding companies, out-of-state banks, out-of-state savings banks, and out-of-state savings and loan associations.
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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 of the Connecticut State Building Code. Your questions appear to be directed primarily at the scope of the independent engineering consultant review required by 1989 Conn. Pub. Acts No. 89-255.
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You have requested our advice on whether first selectpersons who exercise criminal law enforcement powers must successfully complete the training requirements established by the Municipal Police Training Council ("MPTC") pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 7-294d.
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This is in response to a request for advice from the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities (hereinafter CHRO) which asked this office to consider the following questions: 1. Is the Criminal Justice Commission required to comply with Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46a-68(a) which requires state agencies to file affirmative action plans with the CHRO? 2. Is the Criminal Justice Commission required to cooperate with the Division of Criminal Justice by providing information and support necessary to allow the Division of Criminal Justice to meet its responsibilities to file and implement an affirmative action plan pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46a-68?
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2015-01 Formal Opinion, Attorney General, State of Connecticut
Does the language in a proposed draft deed between the City of New Britain and a private developer satisfy the City's statutory obligation to use the parcel for the specified purposes and does it extinguish the reverter contained in the 2013 deed. The Attorney General concludes that the language and conditions contained in the proposed deed accomplishes both purposes, provided the deed is executed prior to October 7. 2015.
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2015-02 Formal Opinion, Attorney General, State of Connecticut
Questions to the State Marshal Commission concerning laws and regulations regarding the categories of Fees/Service, E-Filing and Lis Pendens.
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You have asked this office for our opinion as to the exact conditions under which the Waterbury Budget Advisory Council ceases to exist and whether Waterbury's positive fund balances for Fiscal Years 97, 98, and 99 trigger the sunset provisions. An interpretation of the method of dissolution (i.e., a vote of the WBAC members on dissolution) would also be welcomed.
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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 the Department of Human Resources.
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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 Trust Accounts program ("IOLTA").