Conn. Gen. Stat. § 1-240

Current with legislation from the 2024 Regular and Special Sessions.

Section 1-240 - (Formerly Sec. 1-21k). Penalties

(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.

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 1-240

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

Annotations to former section 1-21k: Cited. 174 Conn. 308; 181 Conn. 324; 184 Conn. 102; 190 Conn. 235; 192 Conn. 310; 198 Conn. 498; 204 Conn. 609; 205 Conn. 767; 206 Conn. 449; 207 Conn. 698; 208 Conn. 442; 209 Conn. 204; 210 Conn. 590; Id., 646; 212 Conn. 100; 213 Conn. 126; Id., 216; 214 Conn. 312; 216 Conn. 253; 217 Conn. 153; Id., 193; 218 Conn. 256; Id., 757; 220 Conn. 225; 221 Conn. 217; Id., 300; Id., 393; Id., 482; Id., 549; 222 Conn. 621; 228 Conn. 158; Id., 271. Cited. 2 Conn.App. 600; 4 Conn.App. 468; 14 Conn.App. 380; judgment reversed, see 210 Conn. 646; 19 Conn.App. 352; Id., 539; 20 Conn.App. 671; 22 Conn.App. 316; 29 Conn.App. 821; 35 Conn.App. 111; 37 Conn.App. 589; 42 Conn.App. 402; 43 Conn.App. 133. Cited. 41 Conn.Supp. 31; Id., 267; 42 Conn.Supp. 84; Id., 129; Id., 291.