Sections

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• Transportation, Housing & Public Works

  The Infrastructure and Economic Development Section of the Office of the Attorney General provides representation for the following state agencies: Department of Transportation ("DOT"); Department of Public Works ("DPW"); Department of Administrative Services ("DAS"); Department of Motor Vehicles ("DMV"); Department of Information Technology ("DOIT"); Department of Economic and Community Development, Housing Matters ("DECD"); and the Connecticut Historical Commission. In addition, the Transportation Section provides representation for various occupational licensing boards within the Department of Consumer Protection ("DCP"). The representation of the foregoing state agencies/boards includes, but is not limited to, counseling and advice on legal issues, the prosecution or defense of lawsuits or claims in both federal and Connecticut courts, and before various administrative entities, including the defense of claims filed with the Office of the Claims Commissioner pursuant to Chapter 53 of the Connecticut General Statutes.

• Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles

  The jurisdiction of the Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles includes, but is not limited to, the licensing of motor vehicle operators, the registration of motor vehicles, including emissions testing, motor vehicle dealers and repairers, trucks and school buses. If you have any questions concerning any motor vehicle issue, you may wish to visit the Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles website or by contacting them at (860)263-5700 (Within Hartford area or outside of Connecticut); or at (800)842-8222 (Elsewhere in Connecticut).

• Consumer Advocacy

  The Consumer Advocacy Section is the clearinghouse for Connecticut constituent complaints involving unfair or deceptive marketplace activities and elder justice concerns. This Section mediates complaints from consumers and small businesses, fosters the development of fair consumer practices, and promotes statewide consumer education and outreach. Additionally, in partnership with the Connecticut Elder Justice Coalition, the Consumer Advocacy Section manages and staffs the Elder Justice Hotline, which provides information, assistance and resources to older adults and their advocates regarding elder abuse, neglect, fraud and exploitation.

• Antitrust

  This Section administers and enforces the Connecticut Antitrust Act, and has authority to enforce major provisions of the federal antitrust laws. The Section also relies on federal and state laws to ensure the Attorney General’s overall responsibility to maintain open and competitive markets in Connecticut. Utilizing these statutes, we investigate and prosecute antitrust and other competition-related actions on behalf of consumers, businesses and governmental units. In addition, this Section provides advice and counsel on proposed legislation and various issues regarding competition policy. In the past few years, the Attorney General served as the chair of the Antitrust Committee of the National Association of Attorneys General and remains active within that organization.

• The Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence

  Information about domestic violence, the toll-free 24-hour crisis line, safe shelters across the state, services available in Connecticut.

• Child Protection

  This Section, with over 40 attorneys, is dedicated to protecting the children of the State of Connecticut from abuse and neglect. This past year, the Child Protection Section successfully represented the Department of Children and families in thousands of juvenile court cases, to protect children who had been abused and neglected and help their placement in permanent safe homes. The Section also successfully defended a number of appeals involving these children before the Appellate and Supreme Court.

• Department of Children and Families - Ways to Help Children Website

  The Website for Department of Children and Families - Ways to Help Children - ways to help children who may have been abused or neglected, or to prevent child abuse and neglect.

• The Connecticut Association of Foster and Adoptive Parents

  Information about training, conferences, support, publications, how to make a donation and more.

• The Department of Children and Families

  Information about reporting child abuse, ways to help children, leaving your child alone, foster care and adoption, etc.

• Environmental Resources

  Information on Environment Protection, Agriculture, and the Fish & Wildlife Service, CT. Assoc. of Conservation and Inland Wetlands Commissions, CT. Fund for the Environment, the Natural Resources Defense Council, and Nature Conservancy.

• Frequently Asked Questions & Answers

  Includes information on making reports or complaints about pollution, getting the status of an enforcement action, etc.

• Clean Air Act Cases and Challenges

  This Section has been very active in representing the State of Connecticut in various actions whose goal is to improve and protect Connecticut’s air quality. These actions include lawsuits against major polluters and regulatory challenges to proposed federal rules that, instead of placing stricter controls on air emissions, would allow more pollution.

• Environment

  This Section represents the State and the people of Connecticut to ensure that the environment is protected for the benefit of the public health and welfare. This Section provides advice and representation in state and federal administrative and court proceedings to the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, the Department of Agriculture and the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station.

• Financial and Revenue Services

  The Financial and Revenue Services Section (“Section”) provides legal services to several state agencies, including the Department of Banking, the Department of Insurance, the Department of Revenue Services, the Department of Economic and Community Development, the Office of Policy and Management, the Office of Health Strategy, the Office of Workforce Strategy, the State Insurance Risk Management Board, the Public Utility Regulatory Authority and the Siting Council.

• Consumer Resources

  Click the link above for details.