2003 Formal Opinions

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• Commissioner Susan F. Cogswell, Insurance Department, 2003-014 Formal Opinion, Attorney General of Connecticut

  You have asked whether certain vehicle identification number ("VIN") etching reimbursement products ("the Products") should be regulated as insurance under Title 38a of the Connecticut General Statutes.

• Susan G. Townsley, Division of Special Revenue, 2003-015 Formal Opinion, Attorney General of Connecticut

  This is in response to your request for advice on whether Connecticut law would prohibit Autotote Enterprises, Inc. ("AEI") from continuing to purchase the New York Racing Association's ("NYRA's") signal if NYRA were indicted on criminal conspiracy to commit tax fraud charges.

• The Honorable James Amann, State Capitol, 2003-002 Formal Opinion, Attorney General of Connecticut

  This letter is in response to your request for a formal legal opinion as to the proper construction of Conn. Gen. Stat. § 51-44a, which governs the appointment of the Judicial Selection Commission, given an internal inconsistency in the statute created by the recent reapportionment of Connecticut's congressional districts.

• Susan G. Townsley, Division of Special Revenue, 2003-020 Formal Opinion, Attorney General of Connecticut

  This is in response to your request for opinion on whether municipalities that have voted to allow bazaars and raffles, but that have no chief of police or first selectman to investigate applications and issue permits as required by the Bazaar and Raffle Act, nevertheless may permit qualifying organizations to conduct bazaars and raffles.

• Commissioner Armstrong & Commissioner Spada, Department of Correction & Department of Public Safety, 2003-003 Formal Opinion, Attorney General of Connecticut

  Your staff has asked whether persons convicted of violating Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-73a, Fourth Degree Sexual Assault, under Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 53a-8 (Accessory), 53a-48 (Conspiracy), or 53a-49 (Attempt) are required to register pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 54-251. That statute requires registration of persons convicted of a "nonviolent sexual offense," defined as persons convicted of violating Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-73a.

• The Honorable Louis C. DeLuca, Legislative Office Building, 2003-017 Formal Opinion, Attorney General of Connecticut

  You have asked for a formal opinion as to whether Public Act No. 03-45, An Act Concerning Secondhand Smoke in Work Places, applies to Foxwoods and the Mohegan Sun casinos. In particular, you ask whether section 14 of the gaming compacts,1 which requires the Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan Tribes to adopt health and safety standards that are at least as rigorous as the State's health and safety laws, requires application of the smoking ban to the Tribes' gaming facilities.