(a) Any data in a criminal justice information system, as defined in § 54-142q, shall be available to the Commissioner of Administrative Services and the executive director of a division of or unit within the Judicial Department that oversees information technology, or to such persons’ designees, for the purpose of maintaining and administering said system.

Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 54-142r

  • Freedom of Information Act: A federal law that mandates that all the records created and kept by federal agencies in the executive branch of government must be open for public inspection and copying. The only exceptions are those records that fall into one of nine exempted categories listed in the statute. Source: OCC

(b) Any data in said system from an information system of a criminal justice agency, as defined in subsection (b) of § 54-142g, that is available to the public under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act, as defined in § 1-200, shall be obtained from the agency from which such data originated. The Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection shall provide to any person who submits a request for such data to the Criminal Justice Information System Governing Board, pursuant to said act, the name and address of the agency from which such data originated.