(a) A document is filed when it is received by the commissioner.

Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 36b-78

  • 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.
  • 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) The commissioner shall keep a register of all applications for registration which are or have ever been effective under sections 36b-60 to 36b-80, inclusive, and all denial, suspension or revocation orders which have ever been entered under said sections. Such register shall be open for public inspection.

(c) The information contained in or filed with any registration, application or report may be made available to the public under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act, as defined in § 1-200.

(d) Upon request and at such charges as provided for in the Freedom of Information Act, as defined in § 1-200, the commissioner shall furnish to any person photostatic or other copies, certified under his seal of office if requested, of any entry in the register or any document which is a matter of public record. In any proceeding or prosecution under sections 36b-60 to 36b-80, inclusive, any copy so certified shall be prima facie evidence of the contents of the entry or document certified.