Title 7, Title 7: Municipalities

Sec. 7-294ii. Requirements re police officer affixing and displaying badge and name tag on uniform. Development and promulgation of model policy. (a) Except as specified in the model policy adopted and promulgated pursuant to the provisions of subsection (b) of this section, on a…

Sec. 7-294jj. Acquisition and inventory of military designed equipment by state and municipal police. Order to sell, transfer or dispose of by office of the Governor and Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection. Reconsideration of order. Reporting. Prohibited use …

Sec. 7-294kk. Determination of number of drug recognition experts. Development of model policy. Policy adoption. Drug recognition expert and advanced roadside impaired driving enforcement training. (a) Not later than January 1, 2022, each law enforcement unit shall report to the …

Sec. 7-294l. State and local police training programs to provide training on gang-related violence. Each police basic or review training program conducted or administered by the Division of State Police within the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, the Police…

Sec. 7-294ll. Issuance of guidance to police re determination of whether a person is in possession of cannabis in excess of legal limit. Not later than January 1, 2022, the Police Officer Standards and Training Council shall issue guidance concerning how police officers shall det…

Sec. 7-294m. (Formerly Sec. 7-294j). Instruction re new legal developments for municipal chief law enforcement officers. (a) The Police Officer Standards and Training Council established under section 7-294b, in conjunction with the office of the Chief State's Attorney and the Co…

Sec. 7-294mm. Timely notification by a peace officer of a death. (a) If a peace officer who is a sworn member of a law enforcement agency responds to an incident involving a deceased person or the remains of a person or otherwise encounters a deceased person or the remains of a p…

Sec. 7-294n. State and local police training programs to provide training on crimes motivated by bigotry or bias. Each police basic or review training program conducted or administered by the Division of State Police within the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protecti…

Sec. 7-294nn. Law enforcement unit policy permitting police officers to wear religious head coverings. (a) As used in this section, “law enforcement unit” and “police officer” have the same meanings as provided in section 7-294a. (b) Not later than October 1, 2022, each law enfor…

Sec. 7-294o. Development and implementation of policy re missing person reports. Training. (a) Not later than January 1, 2012, the Police Officer Standards and Training Council shall develop and implement a policy concerning the acceptance of missing person reports, including, bu…

Sec. 7-294oo. Informing motor vehicle operators of the purpose of a traffic stop. Prior to the completion of any stop of a motor vehicle, a police officer, as defined in section 7-294a, shall verbally inform the operator of such vehicle of the purpose for the stop. (P.A. 23-95, S…

Sec. 7-294p. Connecticut Police Academy. Maintenance and operation. Municipal police officer training and education extension account. (a) The Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection shall, in consultation with the Police Officer Standards and Training Council, mai…

Sec. 7-294pp. Person experiencing emergency medical condition while in custody, control or direct audio or visual contact with a peace officer. Request for emergency medical services by peace officer. When required. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Emergency medical condition” m…

Sec. 7-294q. State and local police training programs to provide training on eyewitness identification procedures. Each police basic or review training program conducted or administered by the Police Officer Standards and Training Council, the Division of State Police within the …

Sec. 7-294qq. Sexual Assault Criminal Justice Response, Enhancement and Model Policy Advisory Council. Model policy. (a) There is established a Sexual Assault Criminal Justice Response, Enhancement and Model Policy Advisory Council for the purpose of evaluating the current crimin…

Sec. 7-294r. State and local police training programs to provide training on handling incidents involving individuals affected with serious mental illness. Section 7-294r is repealed, effective October 1, 2023. (P.A. 14-217, S. 46; P.A. 22-64, S. 7.)

Sec. 7-294rr. Police officer assistance to adult victim of sexual assault. It shall be the responsibility of the police officer, as defined in section 7-294a, at the scene of an incident of sexual assault involving an adult victim, or at the time of the filing of a complaint of s…

Sec. 7-294s. State and local police training programs to provide training in the use of physical force and body-worn recording equipment and cultural competency and sensitivity training. Each police basic or review training program conducted or administered by the Division of Sta…

Sec. 7-294ss. Development and promulgation of model policy re use of seat safety belts by persons being transported in municipal police vehicles. (a) Not later than December 31, 2023, the Police Officer Standards and Training Council established under section 7-294b shall develop…

Sec. 7-294t. Eyewitness Identification and Emerging Technologies Task Force. (a) There is established an Eyewitness Identification and Emerging Technologies Task Force to assist the Police Officer Standards and Training Council and the Division of State Police within the Departme…

Sec. 7-294tt. Guidance on police officer collaboration with social workers. Not later than January 1, 2024, the Police Officer Standards and Training Council shall (1) examine (A) programs and strategies used in the state or other jurisdictions through which police officers colla…

Sec. 7-294u. State and local police training re use of opioid antagonist. Maintaining supply of and carrying opioid antagonists. (a) As used in this section, (1) “law enforcement unit” and “police officer” have the same meanings as provided in section 7-294a, and (2) “opioid anta…

Sec. 7-294uu. Determination of whether death of officer caused by a cardiac event, stroke or pulmonary embolism occurred in line of duty. (a) For purposes of this section, (1) “police chief” means the chief law enforcement officer of a law enforcement unit, the chief elected offi…

Sec. 7-294v. State and local police training programs to provide training on interactions with persons who have mental or physical disabilities and persons who are deaf, hard of hearing or deafblind. (a) Not later than July 1, 2023, the Police Officer Standards and Training Counc…

Secs. 7-294vv to 7-294zz. Reserved for future use. PART Ia CIVILIAN POLICE REVIEW BOARDS

Sec. 7-294w. State and local police training programs to include traffic incident management. (a) Not later than January 1, 2023, the Police Officer Standards and Training Council, in conjunction with the Department of Transportation, shall develop a training curriculum for polic…

Sec. 7-294x. Council to provide training to public school security personnel. The Police Officer Standards and Training Council established under section 7-294b shall provide training to security personnel employed in the public schools by a local or regional board of education. …

Sec. 7-294y. (Formerly Sec. 7-294i). State and local police policy on the handling and processing of juvenile matters. Not later than July 1, 1990, the Division of State Police within the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection and each municipal police department …

Sec. 7-294z. (Formerly Sec. 7-294k). Use of radar devices by state and municipal police officers. (a) On and after July 1, 1992, no hand-held radar device that emits nonionizing radiation may be used in this state by any state or municipal police officer in the course of his empl…

Sec. 7-295. Acceptance of part. The provisions of this part shall apply to any municipality having a police department under the management of a commissioner, superintendent, board of police commissioners or police committee, which accepts the provisions of this part by an affirm…

Sec. 7-296. Reserve fund of police department. There shall be in each city a fund to be known as the “reserve fund of the police department” and said fund shall consist of: (1) All property specially devised or given for the benefit of disabled policemen and all property given to…

Sec. 7-297. Veteran reserve; retirement; death benefits. In addition to the supernumerary and regular police force in each city, there shall be an honorary grade, known as the veteran reserve, to which the police commissioners or police committee may, at its discretion, by a unan…

Sec. 7-298. Removal of policemen not restricted. Nothing in this part shall be construed as limiting the power of removal of policemen vested in the board of police commissioners or police committee by the charter of any city, except that no member of the retired list shall be re…

Sec. 7-299. City ordinances. Each city shall have authority, by ordinance, to make regulations, not inconsistent herewith, for giving full effect to the provisions of this part. (1949 Rev., S. 908; 1963, P.A. 642, S. 6.) History: 1963 act substituted word “part” for “chapter”.

Sec. 7-300. Establishment of funds in towns and boroughs. In any town or borough which has established a police reserve fund under the provisions of this part, the powers and duties vested in and imposed upon the mayor or common council of a city shall, in the case of a town, be …

Sec. 7-301. Establishment of fire department. Any town may provide by ordinance for the protection of property within its limits from fire and for the establishment of a town fire department and for the management, discipline and control thereof by the board of selectmen or, if t…

Sec. 7-302. Hearing prior to dismissal of fire department head. Appeal. No active head of any fire department of any town, city or borough shall be dismissed unless he has been given notice in writing of the specific grounds for such dismissal and an opportunity to be heard in hi…

Sec. 7-303. “Municipality”, “work” and “duty” defined. The following words as used in sections 7-303 to 7-306, inclusive, shall have the following meanings: “Municipality” includes each town, consolidated town and city, consolidated town and borough, school district, fire, sewer …

Sec. 7-304. Participation of municipalities. (a) Any municipality may by ordinance adopt an average work week of fifty-six hours for permanent paid fire personnel as provided in sections 7-303 to 7-306, inclusive. (b) The legislative body of such municipality may, by ordinance, o…

Sec. 7-305. Work week. The work week for all permanent paid members of the uniformed firefighter force for municipalities adopting sections 7-303 to 7-306, inclusive, shall be an average work week of not more than fifty-six hours, computed over a period of one fiscal or calendar …

Sec. 7-306. Earnings. There shall be no diminution in the weekly earnings of the employees concerned, nor shall there be any lessening of any of their existing rights and privileges, as the result of the adoption of the work week provided in sections 7-303 to 7-306, inclusive. (1…

Sec. 7-307. Age requirement for veterans. Section 7-307 is repealed. (1949, S. 430d; 1957, P.A. 163, S. 14; 1959, P.A. 247.)

Sec. 7-308. Liability of volunteer firefighter, volunteer ambulance member or volunteer fire police officer. (a) As used in this section, “municipality” has the same meaning as provided in section 7-314; “fire duties” has the same meaning as provided in section 7-314; “ambulance …

Sec. 7-309. Liability for damage caused by motor vehicle used for fire fighting. Section 7-309 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 680; 1959, P.A. 446, S. 2.)

Sec. 7-310. Operation of fire equipment in and provision of personnel and assistance to other municipality. Any city, town, borough, fire district, independent fire department or independent fire company may locate, use, man and operate fire stations, fire apparatus, ambulances, …

Sec. 7-310a. Municipal and volunteer fire department fire apparatus inspection, maintenance and testing requirements. Each municipal and volunteer fire department shall maintain (1) the pump and aerial components of such department's fire apparatus in compliance with the inspecti…