The Attorney General may bring a civil action in any court of competent jurisdiction to enforce any provision of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, Public Law 111-203, that a state attorney general is authorized by said act to enforce and to seek any relief that a state attorney general is authorized by said act to seek.

Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 3-129e

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.