Section 36a-1-5 - Public information(a) The department shall make available for public inspection all public records or files maintained or kept on file by the department in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act, and shall provide copies, including certified copies, of such records and files that are not protected by law.(b) Requests to inspect or copy public records or files of the department shall be directed to the division that administers the matter to which the request pertains. There is no prescribed form for requests to inspect or copy information. Requests shall be sufficiently specific to permit easy identification of the information requested.(c) Upon receipt of a request for inspection or a written request for a copy of public records or files of the department, the department shall respond in accordance with law, provided the department may initially request clarification, as appropriate, or indicate that a search for responsive documents is underway. The department shall complete a search for responsive documents and shall respond as promptly as practicable, in accordance with law, taking into consideration the need to review the documents to determine whether they contain information protected by law.(d) The department may require prepayment of the fee for copying documents in accordance with subsection (c) of section 1-212 of the Connecticut General Statutes.(e) The fee for using a hand-held scanner to copy public records at the department pursuant to subsection (g) of section 1-212 of the Connecticut General Statutes shall be ten dollars.Conn. Agencies Regs. § 36a-1-5
Adopted effective August 31, 2004