Title 51 — Title 51: Courts
26 chapters · 500 sections in this title.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 51-289 Public Defender Services Commission established. Income and Eligibility Guidelines. Child Protection. Court facilities. Compensation plan.
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Sec. 51-289. Public Defender Services Commission established. Income and Eligibility Guidelines. Child Protection. Court facilities. Compensation plan. (a) There is established a Public Defender Services Commission which shall consist of seven members appointed as follows: (1) Th…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 51-289a Public Defender Services Commission, Chief Public Defender and Division of Public Defender Services assigned counsel substituted for former commission, chief attorney and public defenders.
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Sec. 51-289a. Public Defender Services Commission, Chief Public Defender and Division of Public Defender Services assigned counsel substituted for former commission, chief attorney and public defenders. (a) Wherever the words “Commission on Child Protection” are used in the publi…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 51-290 Chief Public Defender and Deputy Chief Public Defender; appointment, qualifications, removal, salary.
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Sec. 51-290. Chief Public Defender and Deputy Chief Public Defender; appointment, qualifications, removal, salary. (a) The Public Defender Services Commission shall appoint: (1) A Chief Public Defender for a term of four years and until the appointment and qualification of his su…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 51-291 Duties of the Chief Public Defender.
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Sec. 51-291. Duties of the Chief Public Defender. The Chief Public Defender shall: (1) Direct and supervise the work of the Deputy Chief Public Defender and all public defenders, assistant public defenders, deputy assistant public defenders and other personnel appointed pursuant …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 51-292 Expenses included in commission's budget.
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Sec. 51-292. Expenses included in commission's budget. Except as provided in section 46b-136, reasonable expenses of, or incurred by, the commission, the Chief Public Defender, or those serving pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, including rental of facilities, witnesses …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 51-293 Public defenders, assistants and deputies; appointment, terms, qualifications, suspension, removal, salaries. Division of Public Defender Services assigned counsel.
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Sec. 51-293. Public defenders, assistants and deputies; appointment, terms, qualifications, suspension, removal, salaries. Division of Public Defender Services assigned counsel. (a)(1) The commission shall appoint a public defender for each judicial district and a public defender…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 51-294 Reappointment of public defenders serving on October 1, 1975.
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Sec. 51-294. Reappointment of public defenders serving on October 1, 1975. Section 51-294 is repealed. (P.A. 74-317, S. 5, 14; P.A. 82-248, S. 163.)
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 51-295 Retirement and disability of public defenders. Retirement credit.
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Sec. 51-295. Retirement and disability of public defenders. Retirement credit. Except as provided in section 51-295a, the Chief Public Defender, the Deputy Chief Public Defender, and each public defender, assistant public defender and deputy assistant public defender shall be inc…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 51-295a Retirement of certain public defenders. Retirement salary. Credit for prior service. Transfer or return of contributions. Pension for surviving spouse.
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Sec. 51-295a. Retirement of certain public defenders. Retirement salary. Credit for prior service. Transfer or return of contributions. Pension for surviving spouse. (a) Each public defender incumbent on July 1, 1978, may elect to be included in the provisions of this section and…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 51-295b Longevity payments for Chief Public Defender and Deputy Chief Public Defender.
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Sec. 51-295b. Longevity payments for Chief Public Defender and Deputy Chief Public Defender. Each Chief Public Defender and Deputy Chief Public Defender who has completed not less than ten years of service as a defense attorney of the Judicial Department or the Public Defender Se…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 51-296 Designation of public defender for indigent defendant, codefendant. Legal services and guardians ad litem in family relations matters and juvenile matters. Contracts for legal services.
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Sec. 51-296. Designation of public defender for indigent defendant, codefendant. Legal services and guardians ad litem in family relations matters and juvenile matters. Contracts for legal services. (a) In any criminal action, in any habeas corpus proceeding arising from a crimin…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 51-296a Eligibility for counsel in family relations or juvenile matters. Procedure for appointment or assignment. Payment of attorney appointed prior to July 1, 2011.
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Sec. 51-296a. Eligibility for counsel in family relations or juvenile matters. Procedure for appointment or assignment. Payment of attorney appointed prior to July 1, 2011. (a) The judicial authority before whom a family relations matter described in subparagraph (A) of subdivisi…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 51-296b Pilot program re representation at parole revocation hearings.
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Sec. 51-296b. Pilot program re representation at parole revocation hearings. The Chief Public Defender shall, within available appropriations, establish a pilot program to provide representation to persons at parole revocation hearings. Not later than January 1, 2021, and annuall…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 51-297 *(See end of section for amended version of subsection (f) and effective date.) Determination of indigency; definition, investigation, reimbursement for services, appeal. Penalty for false statement.
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Sec. 51-297. *(See end of section for amended version of subsection (f) and effective date.) Determination of indigency; definition, investigation, reimbursement for services, appeal. Penalty for false statement. (a) A public defender, assistant public defender or deputy assistan…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 51-298 Reimbursement of commission by financially able defendants or persons. Actions by Attorney General.
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Sec. 51-298. Reimbursement of commission by financially able defendants or persons. Actions by Attorney General. (a)(1) If at any time, either during or after the disposition of his case, a defendant who is receiving or has received public defender services based on his indigency…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 51-299 Eligibility of minors for public defender services. Powers of investigation.
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Sec. 51-299. Eligibility of minors for public defender services. Powers of investigation. Except in cases in which counsel has been appointed pursuant to subsection (c) of section 51-296, whenever a person requesting services pursuant to this chapter is under the age of eighteen …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 51-300 Confidentiality of statement in support cases.
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Sec. 51-300. Confidentiality of statement in support cases. In cases where the accused is charged with a violation of section 53-304, no oral or written statement of financial status received by a public defender regarding eligibility to retain a public defender shall be availabl…