Title 27 — Title 27: Armed Forces and Veterans

Sec. 27-73g. Medal of achievement. The Adjutant General and two officers of field grade or above, appointed by the Adjutant General, shall constitute a board of officers to receive recommendations, through military channels, for the award, within available appropriations, of the …

Sec. 27-73h. Military recruitment ribbon. Except as provided in this section, the Adjutant General shall issue a military recruitment ribbon to each member of the armed forces of the state, as defined in section 27-2, who has assisted in the recruitment of three persons, which pe…

Sec. 27-73i. Civilian medal of merit. The Adjutant General and two officers of field grade or above, appointed by the Adjutant General, shall constitute a board of officers to receive recommendations through military or civilian channels for the award of the civilian medal of mer…

Sec. 27-73j. Ribbons and medals for members of the Hmong Laotian special guerilla units. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 27-73e, the Commissioner of Veterans Affairs, in consultation with the Adjutant General, shall award a ribbon and medal as described in said section …

Sec. 27-73k. Military funeral honors ribbon. The Adjutant General may issue a military funeral honors ribbon to any member of the National Guard or organized militia or other military personnel who satisfactorily performs as a member of an honor guard detail pursuant to section 2…

Sec. 27-74. Service emblem of State Guard. The Adjutant General shall present, upon application, to all members of the Connecticut State Guard and such persons as have been honorably discharged from the Connecticut State Guard since March 9, 1917, the button of the design and mat…

Sec. 27-75. Memorials to veterans and military service. Memorials to veterans of the armed forces of the state or the United States and to state or federal military service may be placed in state military facilities or erected upon state-owned or controlled military property, sub…

Sec. 27-76. Honor guard detail at funeral of veteran of United States armed forces or National Guard. When requested by the commander of any accredited veteran organization or by friends or relatives of any deceased person who has served in any of the armed forces of the United S…

Sec. 27-77. Disposition of battle flags. All battle flags of Connecticut troops in the possession of the military authorities of the state shall be deposited in the State Capitol, in suitable cases and the Joint Committee on Legislative Management and the Adjutant General shall b…

Sec. 27-78. Standards of State Guard. Within six months after the mustering out of any regiment of the State Guard, the surviving late senior officer of such regiment shall cause the regimental standards, both national and state, which belonged to such regiment to be deposited in…

Sec. 27-79. organizational structure and composition. Regulations, bylaws, circulars and orders. The Governor shall determine the organizational structure of the militia units pursuant to section 27-14. Each militia unit shall be composed in a manner consistent with National Guar…

Sec. 27-8. Governor's Guards to be organized militia. The Governor's Guards shall be organized militia, with the immunities and privileges provided by law, and may be ordered to state military duty by the Governor. (1949 Rev., S. 1326; 1957, P.A. 365, S. 4; P.A. 22-62, S. 3.) His…

Sec. 27-80. “Dependent” and “separation allowance” defined. “Dependent”, as used in this chapter, means a blood relation or the spouse of a Connecticut soldier, sailor or marine who, at the time of the calling of such soldier, sailor or marine into active military or naval servic…

Sec. 27-81. Separation allowance provided. Whenever the armed forces of the state are called into active military or naval service in time of war, reasonable apprehension thereof, riot or rebellion, the state shall pay separation allowances weekly to actual and bona fide dependen…

Sec. 27-82. Commissioner of Veterans Affairs to administer separation allowances. The Commissioner of Veterans Affairs is authorized to administer the separation allowances provided for by this chapter and enforce the provisions relating thereto. The commissioner shall determine …

Sec. 27-83. Amount of separation allowances. Separation allowances for such dependents shall be paid on a basis of not more than twenty dollars per month to the spouse of such soldier, sailor or marine and not more than six dollars per month for each minor child, under sixteen ye…

Sec. 27-84. List of dependents to be filed. Whenever a person enlists in the armed forces of the state, either in the National Guard or other troops, he or she shall certify to the enlistment officer the name, sex and age of each person who, in the event of his or her being calle…

Sec. 27-85. When allowances are not to be paid. So much of this chapter as relates to separation allowances shall be inoperative whenever the United States pays to dependents of Connecticut soldiers, sailors or marines such separation allowances as are herein described and whenev…

Sec. 27-86. Funds to pay allowances; State Treasurer authorized to borrow. Whenever the provisions of this chapter relating to separation allowances become operative through the calling of the National Guard or other forces into active service, the Commissioner of Veterans Affair…

Secs. 27-87 to 27-100. Discipline. Sections 27-87 to 27-100, inclusive, are repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 1264, 1286, 1288–1295, 1297, 1318; 1949, S. 868d; 1953, S. 872d; 1957, P.A. 365, S. 47–54, 56–58, 60, 61; 1959, P.A. 367, S. 1; 1967, P.A. 717, S. 136.) PART X SERVICES TO MEMBERS…

Sec. 27-9. Connecticut State Guard. The Governor may raise, organize, maintain and govern a body of volunteer troops for state military duty. Such body of troops shall be known as “the Connecticut State Guard” and shall be a part of the organized militia. (September, 1950, 1953, …

Sec. 27-101. Definition. “Private military force”, as used in this chapter, includes any group of five or more persons organized or associated together in a camp, group, organization, company, association or society, or in any other manner, for the purpose of drilling or maneuver…

Sec. 27-102. Constitution, rules, bylaws and roster of membership to be filed with secretary. Penalty. The officers of any private military force shall, immediately upon organization or association, execute and file with the Secretary of the State a sworn statement, including the…

Sec. 27-102a. Exemption from fees, taxes and fines for members of armed forces. (a) Notwithstanding any provisions of the general statutes with respect to annual or biennial license or registration fees or occupational taxes, any resident of Connecticut on active duty with the ar…

Sec. 27-102b. Credits and exemptions re state licensure and certification requirements for training, schooling or experience while serving as a member of the armed forces. Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes or any regulation of Connecticut state agencies, a sta…

Secs. 27-102c to 27-102k. Reserved for future use.

Sec. 27-102l. Department of Veterans Affairs. Veterans Residential Services facility. Office of Advocacy and Assistance. Powers and duties. Regulations. (a) There shall be a Department of Veterans Affairs. The Veterans Residential Services facility, as defined in subsection (b) o…

Sec. 27-102m. Commissioner to investigate complaints re conduct or treatment of veterans or family members. The Commissioner of Veterans Affairs, in his or her discretion, shall investigate all complaints made to the commissioner with respect to the conduct or treatment of vetera…

Sec. 27-102n. Board of Trustees for the Department of Veterans Affairs. Members. Duties. Annual report. (a) There shall be a Board of Trustees for the Department of Veterans Affairs. On and after July 1, 2015, the board shall be comprised of eighteen voting members who by educati…

Sec. 27-102o. Department authorized to receive and expend funds for Women in Military Service for America Memorial. The Department of Veterans Affairs may, subject to any limitations otherwise imposed by law, receive and accept on behalf of the state any funds that may be offered…

Sec. 27-102p. Annual report of veterans' benefits. (a) Not later than July 15, 2007, and annually thereafter, each state agency or municipality that provides benefits to veterans, as defined in section 27-103, shall submit a report to the Commissioner of Veterans Affairs that inc…

Sec. 27-102q. Benefits for veterans discharged on basis of sexual orientation. (a) For purposes of this section, “veteran” means any person discharged or released from active service in the armed forces, as defined in section 27-103, regardless of his or her discharge classificat…

Sec. 27-102r. Housing for homeless or housing insecure veterans. The Department of Veterans Affairs shall, within available appropriations, convert, rehabilitate and renovate vacant, underused or otherwise available properties for the purpose of housing homeless or housing-insecu…

Sec. 27-103. Definitions. Qualifying Review Board. Discharge based on veteran's sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. Application, review, recommendation, reconsideration and appeal. (a) As used in the general statutes, except chapter 504, and except as otherw…

Secs. 27-104, 27-104a and 27-105. Veterans' Home and Hospital Commission. Civil actions, claims and demands against commission members or employees; immunity; indemnification; representation by Attorney General. Officers; treasurer. Sections 27-104, 27-104a and 27-105 are repeale…

Sec. 27-106. Duties of commissioner re Veterans Residential Services facility and Healthcare Center. Expenditures from institutional general welfare fund. November eleventh exercises. (a) The Commissioner of Veterans Affairs shall adopt and enforce such rules as may be necessary …

Sec. 27-106a. Facility licensure applications by Commissioner of Veterans Affairs. Exemptions. (a) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes or any special act, the Commissioner of Veterans Affairs, on behalf of any facility operated by the commissioner and establishe…

Sec. 27-107. State police duty. Regulation of traffic upon grounds of Department of Veterans Affairs. (a) The Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection shall assign one or more state policemen for duty upon the grounds of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Rocky…

Sec. 27-108. Admission to Veterans Residential Services facility or Healthcare Center. Discharge. Transfer. Payment. (a) Any veteran who meets active military, naval or air service requirements, as described in 38 USC 101, as amended from time to time, may apply for admission to …

Sec. 27-109. Hospital care. Any hospital, upon request of the Commissioner of Veterans Affairs, shall furnish any veteran, determined by the commissioner to be entitled to admission thereto, necessary food, clothing, care and treatment therein at the expense of the state, unless …

Sec. 27-109a. Veterans' health registry. Disclosure of registry information. (a) The Department of Veterans Affairs may establish and maintain, within available resources, a registry of data on members of the armed forces, as defined in section 27-103, who have completed a period…

Sec. 27-110. Commitment of mentally ill veterans. Transfer to federal agency. (a) When it appears that any veteran is eligible for treatment in a United States Department of Veterans Affairs facility, and commitment is necessary for the care and treatment of such veteran, the Pro…

Secs. 27-111 to 27-115. Fees for commitment. Care elsewhere than in Veterans' Home and Hospital. Treatment of dipsomaniacs. Commission to investigate complaints. Support of dependents. Sections 27-111 to 27-115, inclusive, are repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 2932–2936; 1949, S. 1638d; 1…

Sec. 27-115a. Appropriation. Obsolete. (1967, P.A. 843, S. 2.)

Sec. 27-115b. Eligible family members to participate in programs administered by department. Eligible family members may participate in a program or service administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs, in accordance with the regulations and procedures adopted for the opera…

Sec. 27-116. Weekly allowances to widows of veterans of Civil War or Spanish-American War. Section 27-116 is repealed, effective October 1, 2002. (1949 Rev., S. 2937; 1971, P.A. 105, S. 3; P.A. 88-285, S. 12, 35; S.A. 02-12, S. 1.)

Sec. 27-117. Disclosure of property of applicant. Any person who has in his or her possession or control any property of any person applying for or receiving aid from the Soldiers, Sailors and Marines Fund or the Department of Veterans Affairs, or who is indebted to such applican…

Sec. 27-118. Funeral expenses. (a) When any veteran or member, as those terms are defined in subsection (g) of this section, dies, not having sufficient estate to pay the necessary expenses of the veteran's or member's last sickness and funeral expenses, as determined by the Comm…

Sec. 27-119. Veterans' headstones, services to be provided by state. When the grave of any person who, in time of war, served in the military or naval forces of the English colonies in America, prior to 1776, or the grave of any veteran, which is located in this state, is unmarke…

Sec. 27-119a. Markers for graves of colonial and Revolutionary War veterans. The Commissioner of Veterans Affairs shall, upon application made by the chief executive authority of the town, city or borough wherein the deceased is buried, cause a metal marker and flag holder to be …