Sec. 31-349a

Workers' Compensation Act as amended to January 1, 2021

Sec. 31-349a. Powers of investigators in the office of the State Treasurer.  Any investigator in the investigations unit of the office of the State Treasurer, when investigating Second Injury Fund claims which may violate the requirements of this chapter and when investigating compliance by employers with the provisions of section 31-284, shall have the powers, as described in section 54-1f, of a peace officer as defined in subdivision (9) of section 53a-3.

(P.A. 85-602, S. 2, 4; P.A. 91-207, S. 6, 9; 91-339, S. 37, 55; P.A. 93-228, S. 25, 35; P.A. 95-277, S. 12, 19; P.A. 96-216, S. 3, 5.)

History: P.A. 91-207 made a technical change in fund’s name; P.A. 91-339 added provisions re investigation of compliance with Sec. 31-284; P.A. 93-228 transferred jurisdiction over second injury fund investigators from the state treasurer’s office to the workers’ compensation commission and expanded the powers and duties of the investigators to include investigation of all claims, not just second injury fund claims, which violate the provisions of this chapter, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-277 transferred jurisdiction over Second Injury Fund investigations from the Workers’ Compensation Commission to the office of the State Treasurer, effective June 29, 1995; P.A. 96-216 deleted “at the direction of the commissioner� when referring to the powers of peace officers, effective June 4, 1996.