Connecticut General Statutes Title 52. Civil Actions § 52-146r. Disclosure of confidential communications between government attorney and public official or employee of public agency prohibited

(1) “Authorized representative” means an individual empowered by a public agency to assert the confidentiality of communications that are privileged under this section;

(2) “Confidential communications” means all oral and written communications transmitted in confidence between a public official or employee of a public agency acting in the performance of his or her duties or within the scope of his or her employment and a government attorney relating to legal advice sought by the public agency or a public official or employee of such public agency from that attorney, and all records prepared by the government attorney in furtherance of the rendition of such legal advice;

(3) “Government attorney” means a person admitted to the bar of this state and employed by a public agency or retained by a public agency or public official to provide legal advice to the public agency or a public official or employee of such public agency; and

(4) “Public agency” means “public agency” as defined in section 1-200.