{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-1-240","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 1-240","heading":"(Formerly Sec. 1-21k). Penalties.","body":"(a) Any person who wilfully, knowingly and with intent to do so, destroys, mutilates or otherwise disposes of any public record without the approval required under section 1-18 or unless pursuant to chapter 47 or 871, or who alters any public record, shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor and each such occurrence shall constitute a separate offense.\n(b) Any member of any public agency who fails to comply with an order of the Freedom of Information Commission shall be guilty of a class B misdemeanor and each occurrence of failure to comply with such order shall constitute a separate offense.","path":["TITLE 1. PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION","CHAPTER 14*. FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_014.htm#sec_1-240","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:06:53Z","sha256":"f7d6163562fa9b097f9c4e1e2a22bb09c584212f844fc419a3945e202316ccb4","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-1-233-to-1-239","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-1-241"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}