The Office of the Attorney General William Tong
Formal Opinions
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You have asked our opinion on several questions concerning State Marshals
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Your department requested my opinion on whether an individual or business that sells animals at an exposition event or other temporary location
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You asked for a legal opinion as to the circumstances under which subsection (b) of section 3 of Public Act 09-214 would require the legislative Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee and the Appropriations Committee (the Committees) to prepare and vote on adjusted appropriations
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You have requested a formal legal opinion regarding the allocation of costs associated with resident state troopers detailed, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 29-5, to towns lacking an organized police force
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You have asked this Office's opinion regarding the application of the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution to the work of State Marshals serving civil capia warrants
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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.
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You have requested this office's opinion regarding the proper construction of statutory language governing disability retirements under the Connecticut Municipal Retirement System ("CMERS").
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Opinion concerning State of Connecticut's responsible for lease payments by University of Connecticut Health Center
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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
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2018-01 Formal Opinion, Attorney General, State of Connecticut
The Speaker of the House of Representatives has requested opinions on several gaming-related issues. First, you ask questions about the amendments to the existing gaming agreements with the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe and the Mohegan Tribe (Tribes), and the federal approval thereof, required by Public Act 17-89. Second, you inquire about the implications of a decision in a pending U.S. Supreme Court case that could result in the lifting of a federal prohibition on sports betting. And third, you ask about the legal consequences of legislation creating a request for proposal process for sports betting or casino gaming.
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You have asked this Office's opinion about whether the State Marshall Commission may require a State Marshall to comploywith the Commissioner's policies
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You requested a legal opinion on whether a Connecticut municipal housing authority is authorized to act as the housing authority for the State.
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2018-03 Formal Opinion Attorney General State of Connecticut
You have asked my opinion regarding the ability of the Auditors of Public Accounts (APA or Auditors) to review and copy a report of a private contractor to the Department of Corrections (DOC) regarding the medical care of certain DOC inmates, even though the document is privileged under the attorney-client and attorney work product privileges.
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2017-06 Formal Opinion, Attorney General, State of Connecticut
Speaker Aresimowicz and Majority Leader Ritter have requested an opinion about whether the legal principles and cautions set forth in Attorney General Opinion No. 89-11 , 1989 WL 505894 (May 9, 1989) ("Opinion 89-11 ") concerning the constitutionality of legislative enactments altering the provisions of collective bargaining agreements between the State and its employees remain in force today. Although subsequent cases have further developed the law, we conclude that the principles and cautions expressed in Opinion 89-11 continue to apply.
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2018-04 Formal Opinion, Attorney General State of Connecticut
Denise L. Nappier, State Treasurer, asked for a formal opinion concerning the impact of recent legislative amendments on the state’s bond cap and bond covenants.