Statutes
The statutes which govern the Office of the Claims Commissioner are found in Connecticut General Statutes sections 4-141 through 4-165c and in section 54-102uu.
CT Public Act 24-44 made several changes to our statutes, please see this hyperlink below:
An Act Concerning The Operation and Administration of the Office of the Claims Commissioner
CT Public Act 24-106 made several changes to Section 54-102uu, which is the statute that applies to a person’s claim for wrongful incarceration. Please see this hyperlink below:
An Act Concerning Compensation for Persons Who Are Wrongfully Incarcerated
Office of the Claims Commissioner regulations
Claimants should be aware that the Office of the Claims Commissioner does not have jurisdiction over certain types of claims against the state, including, for example:
- claims upon which suit is otherwise authorized by law including suits to recover similar relief arising from the same set of facts; General Statutes section 4-142(a)(2);
- claims for payment of employment benefits; General Statutes section 4-142(a)(1);
- claims for which an administrative hearing procedure otherwise is established by law; General Statutes section 4-142(a)(3);
- Requests by political subdivisions of the state for the payment of grants in lieu of taxes; General Statutes section 4-142(a)(4);
- claims for refunds of taxes; General Statutes section 4-142(a)(5);
- claims related to state highway or public works contracts; General Statutes section 4-61;
- claims related to defective highways, sidewalks and bridges; General Statutes section 13a-144;
- claims related to the operation of state-owned vehicles; General Statutes section 52-556;
- claims related to actions to quiet title; General Statutes section 12-369;
- claims related to buses or transportation service providers authorized by the Department of Transportation; General Statutes section 13b-34;
- claims related to psychiatric patients; General Statutes section 17a-550;
- claims related to interest on late payments of an arbitration award; General Statutes section 5-276(b);
- claims related to discriminatory practice; Title VII, 42 U.S.C. section 2000e et seq.;
- claims related to discriminatory practice; General Statutes section 46a-82;
- state employee workers compensation claims; General Statutes section 31-275 et seq.;
