# Conn. Gen. Stat. § 1-213: Sec. 1-213. (Formerly Sec. 1-19b). Agency administration. Disclosure of personnel, birth and tax records. Disclosure of voice mails by public agencies. Judicial records and proceedings > Connecticut · Statutes · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CT_T1_C14_S1-213 ## Section - **Citation:** Conn. Gen. Stat. § 1-213 - **Heading:** Sec. 1-213. (Formerly Sec. 1-19b). Agency administration. Disclosure of personnel, birth and tax records. Disclosure of voice mails by public agencies. Judicial records and proceedings - **Jurisdiction:** Connecticut - **Kind:** Statutes - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** Connecticut Code / Title 1 / Chapter 14 / Section 1-213 ## Text (1) Construed as requiring each public agency to open its records concerning the administration of such agency to public inspection; and (2) Construed as requiring each public agency to disclose information in its personnel files, birth records or confidential tax records to the individual who is the subject of such information. (b) Nothing in the Freedom of Information Act shall be deemed in any manner to: (1) Affect the status of judicial records as they existed prior to October 1, 1975, nor to limit the rights of litigants, including parties to administrative proceedings, under the laws of discovery of this state; (2) Require disclosure of any record of a personnel search committee which, because of name or other identifying information, would reveal the identity of an executive level employment candidate without the consent of such candidate; or (3) Require any public agency to transcribe the content of any voice mail message and retain such record for any period of time. As used in this subdivision, “voice mail” means all information transmitted by voice for the sole purpose of its electronic receipt, storage and playback by a public agency. Annotations to former section 1-19b: Cited. 174 C. 308; 181 C. 324; 184 C. 102; 190 C. 235; 192 C. 310; 204 C. 609; 205 C. 767; 206 C. 449; 207 C. 698; 208 C. 442; 209 C. 204; 210 C. 590; Id., 646; 212 C. 100; 213 C. 126; Id., 216; 214 C. 312; 216 C. 253; 217 C. 153; Id., 193; 218 C. 256; Id., 757; 220 C. 225; 221 C. 217; Id., 300; Id., 393; Id., 482; Id., 549; 222 C. 621; 227 C. 641; 228 C. 158; Id., 271. Cited. 4 CA 468; 14 CA 380; judgment reversed, see 210 C. 646; 16 CA 49; 19 CA 352; Id., 539; 20 CA 671; 22 CA 316; 29 CA 821; 35 CA 111; 37 CA 589; 42 CA 402; 43 CA 133. Cited. 41 CS 31; Id., 267; 42 CS 84; Id., 129; Id., 291. Subsec. (b): Cited. 213 C. 126; 221 C. 300; 233 C. 28; 241 C. 310. Cited. 42 CA 39; judgment reversed, see 241 C. 310. Cited. 42 CS 291. Annotation to present section: Subsec. (b): That nothing in the act shall “limit the rights of litigants ... under the laws of discovery of this state” means requests for records under the act are to be determined by reference to provisions of the act, irrespective of whether they are or otherwise would be disclosable under the rules of state discovery, whether civil or criminal. 252 C. 377. ## Nearby sections - [Conn. Gen. Stat. § 1-200 Sec. 1-200. (Formerly Sec. 1-18a). Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CT_T1_C14_S1-200.md) - [Conn. Gen. Stat. § 1-201 Sec. 1-201. (Formerly Sec. 1-19c). Division of Criminal Justice deemed not to be public agency, when.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CT_T1_C14_S1-201.md) - [Conn. Gen. Stat. § 1-202 Sec. 1-202. (Formerly Sec. 1-20e). 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Liability of public agency, public official or employee for violation. Hearing. Penalty.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CT_T1_C14_S1-217.md) --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CT_T1_C14_S1-213. Check the current official text before relying on it. Not legal advice.