Connecticut · Freedom of Information Act

Connecticut FOIA, backed by a Commission that issues binding orders

AccessPoint manages Freedom of Information Act requests under C.G.S. § 1-200 et seq. — prompt production, the § 1-210(b) exemptions, and the Freedom of Information Commission's binding orders and civil penalties — pre-configured for Connecticut and running inside your own Microsoft 365 tenant.

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Connecticut at a glance

Response standard
Promptly during regular business hours; a failure to respond within 4 business days is deemed a denial (§§ 1-210(a), 1-206(a))
Appeal
To the Freedom of Information Commission within 30 days of denial; a binding order after hearing (§ 1-206(b))
Exemptions
The twenty-five categories of § 1-210(b) — including privacy, law-enforcement, preliminary-draft, and trade-secret records
Charges
Copies up to 25 cents per page (state agencies) or 50 cents per page (other public agencies) (§ 1-212)
Oversight
Freedom of Information Commission — binding orders and civil penalties up to $5,000, enforceable in Superior Court
Languages
English

Built for Connecticut

One platform for the whole access-and-privacy mandate, pre-configured for this regime and running in your own Microsoft 365 tenant.

FOIA request lifecycle

Intake to release under the Freedom of Information Act (C.G.S. § 1-200 et seq.) — prompt production, written denials, and appeals — all on Microsoft 365.

The Freedom of Information Commission

A requester denied access appeals to the Commission within 30 days. After ombudsman mediation and a contested-case hearing, the Commission issues a binding order to produce — enforceable in Superior Court. AccessPoint tracks the 30-day window and assembles the appeal file.

The prompt-response clock

Produce records promptly during business hours; a denial must be in writing, and a failure to respond within four business days is deemed a denial (§ 1-206(a)) — computed and reminded for you.

Exemptions and redaction

Apply the twenty-five § 1-210(b) exemptions line by line on a colour-coded, audit-trailed redaction record — privacy, law-enforcement, preliminary-draft, and trade-secret categories each keyed to their subdivision.

Copy-fee charges

Charge copies at up to 25 cents per page for state agencies or 50 cents per page for other public agencies (§ 1-212) — with an itemized total on request.

In your own tenant

Every request and record stays inside your own Microsoft 365 and Azure tenant — no third-party cloud, no cross-border transfers, and no per-user fees.

The Freedom of Information Commission

In Connecticut, the Commission doesn't just advise — it orders disclosure and fines officials.

Many states leave a denied requester with only a lawsuit. Connecticut gives them the Freedom of Information Commission. Appeal within thirty days of a denial, and the Commission assigns an ombudsman to mediate; if that fails, it holds a contested-case hearing and issues a binding order to produce the records. When a denial was without reasonable grounds it may fine the official, and a pattern of obstruction or wilful misconduct raises the civil penalty to as much as five thousand dollars. Its orders are enforceable in Superior Court. AccessPoint tracks the thirty-day window and builds the appeal file.

30-day appeal The deadline to bring a denial to the Commission, tracked from the denial.
Binding order A contested-case ruling that compels production, enforceable in Superior Court.
Civil penalties Fines on officials — up to $5,000 for a pattern of obstruction or wilful misconduct.

Configured out of the box

Installing the us-ct-foia jurisdiction pack seeds your tenant with everything this regime needs. It is a starting point built from public information about the legislation, not legal advice — your legal counsel validates and adjusts it for your tenant.

Pack content last reviewed: 2026-07-24

Related guide: FOI Workflow Quick Check
  • The Connecticut Freedom of Information Act (C.G.S. § 1-200 et seq.) as the legal-authority and citation spine
  • The Connecticut state-holiday calendar and the prompt-response and four-business-day deemed-denial rules
  • The twenty-five § 1-210(b) exemptions, colour-coded for redaction
  • Section 1-212 copy-fee charges — 25 cents per page for state agencies, 50 cents for other public agencies
  • The Freedom of Information Commission appeal workflow — the 30-day window, ombudsman mediation, and the hearing file (§ 1-206)
  • Civil-penalty and binding-order tracking, including Superior Court enforcement
  • Connecticut timeliness tracking and the prompt-production standard
  • FOIA correspondence templates with statutory wording
A jurisdiction pack's detail panel in AccessPoint settings, showing the pack description, version, what's new, and the checklist of items it imports: legal authorities, calendars, request statuses, request types, extension reasons, requestor categories and consultation types Click to enlarge
What a pack looks like in Settings (the Ontario municipal pack shown): the description, the version and what changed in it, and every item it imports with its statutory basis. Anything you have customized is never overwritten on update.

Connecticut Questions

When must a Connecticut public agency respond?
Records must be provided promptly during regular business hours. A denial must be made in writing within four business days, and a failure to comply within four business days is itself deemed a denial (§ 1-206(a)), which starts the 30-day appeal clock. AccessPoint tracks the four-business-day point and drafts the response.

What makes Connecticut different — the Freedom of Information Commission?
Yes. A denied requester appeals to the Commission within 30 days (§ 1-206(b)). After ombudsman mediation and a contested-case hearing, the Commission issues a binding order to produce — enforceable in Superior Court — and may impose civil penalties on the official. AccessPoint tracks the window and assembles the appeal file.

What can a public agency charge?
Copies cost up to 25 cents per page for state agencies and up to 50 cents per page for all other public agencies (§ 1-212). AccessPoint computes the charge and issues the total.

Where does data reside?
Entirely within your own Microsoft 365 and Azure tenant. Requests, documents, and audit history never leave your control — no third-party cloud, no vendor access, and no cross-border data transfers.

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Flat annual pricing, published in full. Every feature in every size — access requests, privacy impact assessments, breach response, complaints, video & audio redaction, and AI Assist. No per-user or per-module fees.

  • Under 500 employees$2,990/yr
  • 500–2,000 employees$7,990/yr
  • Over 2,000 employees$14,990/yr

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