Title 4 — Title 4: Management of State Agencies
18 chapters · 569 sections in this title.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 4-141 Definitions.
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Sec. 4-141. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) “Claim” means a petition for the payment or refund of money by the state or for permission to sue the state; (2) “Just claim” means a claim which in equity and justice the state should pay, provided the state has caused damage…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 4-142 Office of the Claims Commissioner. Excepted claims. Staff. Hearing and determination of claims.
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Sec. 4-142. Office of the Claims Commissioner. Excepted claims. Staff. Hearing and determination of claims. (a) There shall be an Office of the Claims Commissioner which shall hear and determine all claims against the state except: (1) Claims for the periodic payment of disabilit…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 4-142a Nomination of the Claims Commissioner. Action by the Judiciary Committee. Special deputies. Deputy Claims Commissioner.
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Sec. 4-142a. Nomination of the Claims Commissioner. Action by the Judiciary Committee. Special deputies. Deputy Claims Commissioner. (a)(1) The Claims Commissioner shall be nominated by the Governor with the advice and consent of the General Assembly to serve for a term of four y…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 4-142b Office of the Claims Commissioner. Authority of Claims Commissioner to assign a special deputy to hear and decide claims.
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Sec. 4-142b. Office of the Claims Commissioner. Authority of Claims Commissioner to assign a special deputy to hear and decide claims. The Office of the Claims Commissioner shall maintain a permanent office in Hartford County in such suitable space as the Commissioner of Administ…
Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 4-143 to 4-145 Appointment, removal, compensation of commission. Chairman; executive secretary; office. Quorum; all members to participate in claim disposition.
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Secs. 4-143 to 4-145. Appointment, removal, compensation of commission. Chairman; executive secretary; office. Quorum; all members to participate in claim disposition. Sections 4-143 to 4-145, inclusive, are repealed. (1959, P.A. 685, S. 3–5; 1961, P.A. 476, S. 1–3; 1969, P.A. 74…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 4-146 Notice of injury by claimant.
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Sec. 4-146. Notice of injury by claimant. Any person who suffers damage or injury because of the defective condition of a building, park or ground owned or leased by the state shall, within a reasonable time after such damage or injury, notify the official having control of or th…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 4-147 Notice of claim.
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Sec. 4-147. Notice of claim. Any person wishing to present a claim against the state shall file with the Office of the Claims Commissioner a notice of claim containing the following information: (1) (A) The name, address, telephone number and electronic mail address, if any, of t…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 4-148 Limitation on presentation of claim. Exceptions.
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Sec. 4-148. Limitation on presentation of claim. Exceptions. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section and section 4-165b, no claim shall be presented under this chapter but within one year after it accrues. Claims for injury to person or damage to property shall b…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 4-149 Representation by the Attorney General.
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Sec. 4-149. Representation by the Attorney General. (a) The Attorney General shall review each claim filed under section 4-147. If such review discloses to the satisfaction of the Attorney General that protection of the state's interest does not reasonably require representation …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 4-150 Subpoenas and papers served upon or delivered to the Office of the Claims Commissioner.
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Sec. 4-150. Subpoenas and papers served upon or delivered to the Office of the Claims Commissioner. (a) Any subpoena or other paper required to be served upon or delivered to the Office of the Claims Commissioner or to any person or official may be served or delivered in person o…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 4-151 Consideration and hearing of claims.
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Sec. 4-151. Consideration and hearing of claims. (a) Claims shall be considered as soon as practicable after they are filed. The following claims shall be privileged with respect to assignment for hearing: (1) Claims by persons who are sixty-five years or older or who reach such …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 4-151a Waiver of hearings.
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Sec. 4-151a. Waiver of hearings. Upon the motion of the Claims Commissioner, the Deputy Claims Commissioner, or a special deputy, or at the request of the claimant or the representative for the state, which representative may in appropriate cases be the Attorney General, the Clai…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 4-152 Misbehavior at proceedings.
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Sec. 4-152. Misbehavior at proceedings. If in the course of any proceeding any person is guilty of misbehavior which obstructs such proceeding, such person may be excluded from further participation in such hearing. If the miscreant is the claimant or the claimant's attorney, the…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 4-153 Records of claims.
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Sec. 4-153. Records of claims. The Claims Commissioner shall cause a record to be made of each claim. Such record shall be retained in the files of the Office of the Claims Commissioner until the sine die adjournment of the regular session of the General Assembly next succeeding …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 4-154 Time limit for decision. Notice to claimant.
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Sec. 4-154. Time limit for decision. Notice to claimant. (a) Not later than ninety days after hearing a claim, the Claims Commissioner, the Deputy Claims Commissioner or a special deputy shall make all reasonable efforts to render a decision as provided in subsection (a) of secti…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 4-155 Disqualification of commission member.
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Sec. 4-155. Disqualification of commission member. Section 4-155 is repealed. (1959, P.A. 685, S. 17; P.A. 75-605, S. 26, 27.)
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 4-156 Rehearings.
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Sec. 4-156. Rehearings. Upon the discovery of new evidence, any claimant aggrieved by an order of the Claims Commissioner rejecting or recommending the rejection of the claimant's claim, in whole or in part, may apply for rehearing. The claimant shall file with the Office of the …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 4-157 Rules of procedure.
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Sec. 4-157. Rules of procedure. The Claims Commissioner shall adopt rules of procedure, not inconsistent with the policy and provisions of this chapter, governing the proceedings of the Office of the Claims Commissioner. The rules shall avoid formal and technical requirements, bu…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 4-158 Decision by Claims Commissioner, Deputy Claims Commissioner or special deputy. Request for legislative review. Payment of smaller claims. Annual report to General Assembly.
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Sec. 4-158. Decision by Claims Commissioner, Deputy Claims Commissioner or special deputy. Request for legislative review. Payment of smaller claims. Annual report to General Assembly. (a) The Claims Commissioner, the Deputy Claims Commissioner or a special deputy may (1) order t…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 4-159 Submission of certain claims to legislature. Review and disposition of claims by legislature.
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Sec. 4-159. Submission of certain claims to legislature. Review and disposition of claims by legislature. (a) Not later than five days after the convening of each regular session and at such other times as the speaker of the House of Representatives and president pro tempore of t…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 4-159a Report re claims not timely disposed of. Notice to claimants. Action by General Assembly.
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Sec. 4-159a. Report re claims not timely disposed of. Notice to claimants. Action by General Assembly. (a)(1) Not later than five days after the convening of each regular session, the Claims Commissioner shall report to the General Assembly on all claims that have been filed with…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 4-160 Authorization of actions against the state.
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Sec. 4-160. Authorization of actions against the state. (a) Whenever the Claims Commissioner deems it just and equitable, the Claims Commissioner, the Deputy Claims Commissioner or a special deputy may authorize suit against the state on any claim which, in the opinion of the Cla…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 4-160a Payments not recoverable under insurance policy.
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Sec. 4-160a. Payments not recoverable under insurance policy. No payment made by the state under sections 4-158, 4-159 and 4-160 shall be recoverable under any policy of insurance carried by the state. (1961, P.A. 559, S. 3.) Cited. 186 C. 300.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 4-160b Subrogated or assigned claims. Reduction by amount of third party payment.
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Sec. 4-160b. Subrogated or assigned claims. Reduction by amount of third party payment. (a) The Office of the Claims Commissioner shall not accept or pay any subrogated claim or any claim directly or indirectly paid by or assigned to a third party. (b) Any payment of claim made b…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 4-161 Statement of claimant denying payment of commission or use of improper influence required.
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Sec. 4-161. Statement of claimant denying payment of commission or use of improper influence required. Before payment of a judgment or order, the Comptroller shall require the claimant to certify on oath that no commission, discount, bonus, reward or present of any kind was promi…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 4-162 Deficiency appropriation to cover payments.
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Sec. 4-162. Deficiency appropriation to cover payments. If any appropriation made by the General Assembly for the payment of claims is insufficient for such purpose, the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Finance Advisory Committee, may add to such appropriation from th…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 4-163 Fraud in presentation of claim.
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Sec. 4-163. Fraud in presentation of claim. (a) Any claimant who practices or attempts to practice fraud upon the state in the statement, proof or allowance of a claim shall forfeit such claim to the state. The tribunal before which such claim is pending shall specially find such…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 4-164 Appeal from forfeiture.
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Sec. 4-164. Appeal from forfeiture. (a) Any claimant aggrieved by an order of forfeiture of the Office of the Claims Commissioner made pursuant to subsection (a) of section 4-163 may appeal such order to the superior court for the judicial district in which he or she resides or, …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 4-164a Office of the Claims Commissioner exempt from certain provisions of the Uniform Administrative Procedure Act.
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Sec. 4-164a. Office of the Claims Commissioner exempt from certain provisions of the Uniform Administrative Procedure Act. The Office of the Claims Commissioner is exempt from the provisions of sections 4-176e to 4-183, inclusive. (P.A. 82-167, S. 1, 7; P.A. 88-317, S. 47, 107; P…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 4-165 Immunity of state officers and employees from personal liability.
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Sec. 4-165. Immunity of state officers and employees from personal liability. (a) No state officer or employee shall be personally liable for damage or injury, not wanton, reckless or malicious, caused in the discharge of his or her duties or within the scope of his or her employ…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 4-165a Transitional provisions.
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Sec. 4-165a. Transitional provisions. Section 4-165a is repealed, effective October 1, 2002. (P.A. 75-605, S. 24, 27; S.A. 02-12, S. 1.)
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 4-165b Claims against the state by inmates.
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Sec. 4-165b. Claims against the state by inmates. (a) Any inmate, as defined in section 18-84, who suffers an injury may file a claim against the state. Such claim shall be heard and decided in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, provided no such claim shall be presen…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 4-165c Immunity of the state and its officials, employees and agents from certain actions.
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Sec. 4-165c. Immunity of the state and its officials, employees and agents from certain actions. No cause of action or liability shall arise against the state, any of its agencies or subdivisions, or any state official, employee or agent, for failure to comply with the provisions…