Connecticut General Statutes 13b-20 – Records. Certified copies furnished by commissioner or Office of the State Traffic Administration. Delegation of signature authority
(a) The Commissioner of Transportation shall keep a record of all proceedings and orders pertaining to the matters under said commissioner’s direction and copies of all plans, specifications and estimates submitted to said commissioner. Said commissioner shall furnish to any court in this state without charge certified copies of any document or record pertaining to the operation of the department, and any certified document or record of the commissioner, attested as a true copy by the commissioner, the deputy commissioner, the chief engineer of the department, or any deputy commissioner or bureau head for an operating bureau, shall be competent evidence in any court of this state of the facts contained in such document or record. The commissioner may delegate to the deputy commissioner, the chief engineer, the deputy commissioners or bureau heads for operating bureaus, and other agency staff as appropriate, the authority to sign any agreement, contract, document or instrument which the commissioner is authorized to sign and any such signature shall be binding and valid.
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 13b-20
- Bureau: means any of the operating bureaus established in the department pursuant to the provisions of §. See Connecticut General Statutes 13b-2
- Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Transportation appointed pursuant to this chapter. See Connecticut General Statutes 13b-2
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Department: means the Department of Transportation established pursuant to this chapter. See Connecticut General Statutes 13b-2
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Transportation: means any form of transportation for persons or goods within, to or from the state, whether by highway, air, water, rail or any other means. See Connecticut General Statutes 13b-2
(b) The executive director of the Office of the State Traffic Administration may certify copies of any document or record pertaining to the operation of the Office of the State Traffic Administration, and any certified document or record of said office, attested as a true copy by said executive director, shall be competent evidence in any court of this state of the facts contained in such document or record.