Connecticut Attorney General Opinions
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Do Connecticut probation officers have to intervene to stop excessive force by a fellow officer and report it, the same way police officers and corrections officers do under the 2020 Police Accountability Act?
No. The 2020 Police Accountability Act's intervention and reporting duties apply only to 'police officers' and 'correction officers.' Judicial Branch probation officers are neither. They work for the …
Could Connecticut create a 'Connecticut Equitable Investment Fund' run by a nine-member council with broad authority to spend tax revenue, or would that violate the state constitution?
AG William Tong concluded a court would likely strike it down. Section 13 of HB 6443 would have permanently delegated to the council both lawmaking authority (defining what counts as 'investments-in-p…
Could Connecticut's legislature take the State Bond Commission away from the Governor and run it as a legislative committee?
AG William Tong concluded a court would almost certainly strike that down. Senate Bill 1134 would have moved the Bond Commission to the legislative branch, eliminated all executive members, and let le…
When Connecticut has no enacted budget, does the Governor have the legal authority to reduce special education excess-cost grants, withhold municipal revenue sharing, and adjust the motor vehicle mill-rate tax cap on his own?
Probably not, on each of the three. The 1892 State v. Staub case obligates the Governor to spend what existing law requires, but does not authorize the Governor to *reduce* statutory grants or change …
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Attorney general opinions in Connecticut are written by the Connecticut Attorney General's office in response to questions from state agencies, legislators, and prosecutors. They are not binding like court decisions, but courts and agencies treat them as persuasive guidance on how state law applies. Every opinion above has a plain-English question and short answer, plus a link to the full original text.