Formal Opinions

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• Honorable Bernard R. Sullivan, Department of Public Safety, 1990-035 Formal Opinion, Attorney General of Connecticut

  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.

• Honorable Betty L. Tianti, Department of Labor, 1990-040 Formal Opinion, Attorney General of Connecticut

  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 to a statutory right of indemnification. Specifically you inquire as to whether there is a right to indemnification from financial loss and expense from the state for any negligence or civil rights violations arising from such a person's actions while functioning as a serving officer.

• Honorable Elliot A. Ginsberg , Commissioner, Department of Human Resources, 1990-027 Formal Opinion, Attorney General of Connecticut

  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.

• Honorable Howard B. Brown, Department of Banking, 1990-022 Formal Opinion, Attorney General of Connecticut

  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.

• Formal Opinion 2014-001, Attorney General, State of Connecticut

  The State Victim Advocate seeks advice regarding the authority of the Department of Correction to grant supervised release, and the Board of Pardons & Paroles to grant parole release to inmates whose convictions include a mandatory minimum sentence of incarceration, prior to the completion of the minimum mandatory sentence in a penal institution.

• Honorable Senator John McKinney, Formal Opinion 2012-002, State of Connecticut Attorney General

  You have requested from this Office's opinion regarding whether the State Teachers' Retirement Board possesses legal authority to "bill" a member of the Teachers' Retirement System

• Martin R. Libbin, Judicial Branch, Formal Opinion 2012-006, Attorney General State of Connecticut

  An opinion on whether a city sheriff is a proper officer for service of support enforcement capias.

• Formal Opinion 2014-002, Attorney General, State of Connecticut

  What is the proper treatment of applicants to the Judicial Selection Committee for consideration for Judicial nomination by candidates who have previously served as Superior Court judges, but resigned.

• Formal Opinion 2014-003, Attorney General, State of Connecticut

  Guarantees and surety bonds executed as described in R.C.S.A. §§ 22a-449(d)-109(g) and 22a-449(d)-109(i), respectively, are valid and enforceable in Connecticut if the guarantee or surety contract satisfies the requirements of the Connecticut UST Regulations, it meets all the elements of a valid contract and the contract is either made in this State by an authorized insurer or if made by an entity other than an authorized insurer, is merely incidental to legitimate business or activity of the guarantor or surety.

• Formal Opinion 2014-004, Attorney General, State of Connecticut

  Hon. Denise L. Nappier asked for a formal opinion with regard to the applicability of certain provisions of Conn. Gen. Stat. § 7-374c, which governs the issuance of municipal pension deficit funding bonds, to bonds that the City of West Haven (City) is proposing to issue to refund its previously issued pension deficit funding bonds.

• Formal Opinion 2014-005, Attorney General, State of Connecticut

  Under CGS 10-183b(26) and 10-183b(20), is a superintendent statutorily authorized to be "reemployed" in a "school district identified as a priority school district" while receiving retirement benefits from the Teachers' Retirement System.

• Formal Opinion 2014-006, Attorney General, State of Connecticut

  Local municipal zoning requirements and approvals do not apply to the property owned by the state.

• Formal Opinion 2014-007, Attorney General, State of Connecticut

  Connecticut General Statutes Section 12-81(20) does not require an applicant to have served in the armed services during wartime in order to qualify for the property tax exemption created by that subsection.

• Formal Opinion 2014-008, Attorney General, State of Connecticut

  The Department of Administrative Services may enter into contracts for all types of services pursuant to the power granted to it by Title 4a, Chap. 58 of the Connecticut General Statutes.

• Senator Sullivan, Senator Looney, Representatives Lyons and Amann, State Capitol, 2003-012 Formal Opinion, Attorney General of Connecticut

  You have asked for a formal legal opinion concerning the General Assembly's authority to enact a continuing resolution to appropriate funds for the operation of the state government in the absence of a state budget. As you note in your July 11, 2003 letter, the General Assembly passed two biennial budget bills earlier this year, both of which were vetoed by Governor Rowland. Given the lack of a budget for the new fiscal year beginning July 1, 2003, the General Assembly passed a two week continuing resolution or temporary appropriations measure on June 30, 2003.