Description: The Office of the Attorney General of Connecticut is the state’s chief legal office responsible for representing Connecticut and its agencies in civil litigation, enforcing state laws and consumer protection statutes, issuing formal legal opinions for state officials, coordinating multistate enforcement actions, and protecting public interests such as the environment, civil rights, and consumer welfare. Type: State government office / executive legal agency Policies: Consumer protection and fraud enforcement, civil rights and antidiscrimination enforcement, environmental enforcement and natural resource protection, antitrust and competition matters, healthcare and insurance oversight, securities and consumer finance regulation, public corruption and government accountability, multistate litigation and settlements, criminal appeals and limited prosecutorial actions where statutorily authorized Funding: Primarily funded by state appropriations from the Connecticut General Assembly (state budget/General Fund), with some recoveries and settlement funds received by the office Affiliates: Connecticut Governor and state agencies, Connecticut General Assembly, Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection, Office of the State Comptroller, National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG), multistate coalitions of state attorneys general
