Conn. Gen. Stat. § 1-242
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Sec. 1-242. Actions involving provisions of the Freedom of Information Act. Notice of litigation to the Freedom of Information Commission. Intervention by commission.
Official statutory text
(b) Upon the filing of a verified pleading by the commission, the court to which an action described in subsection (a) of this section is brought may grant the commission's motion to intervene in the action for purposes of participating in any issue involving a provision of the Freedom of Information Act.
Subsec. (a): Statutory scheme does not require that any and all issues involving FOIA must be raised to and resolved by the commission before an action may be commenced in Superior Court. 199 CA 88.
Subsec. (a): Statutory scheme does not require that any and all issues involving FOIA must be raised to and resolved by the commission before an action may be commenced in Superior Court. 199 CA 88.
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