Title 51 — Title 51: Courts

Secs. 51-127 to 51-138. Municipal courts. Sections 51-127 to 51-138, inclusive, are repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 76, 7581–7587, 7590, 7735; 1951, S. 3098d; 1953, S. 25d, 3099d–3101d; 1957, P.A. 13, S. 97; 570; 651, S. 22, 23; 1959, P.A. 28, S. 204.)

Sec. 51-139. Constitution of districts. Section 51-139 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 7592; 1951, S. 3103d; 1972, P.A. 165, S. 1; June, 1972, P.A. 1, S. 20; P.A. 75-26, S. 2, 8; 75-578, S. 10; P.A. 76-380, S. 2, 12; 76-436, S. 400, 681; P.A. 77-576, S. 11, 65.)

Sec. 51-140. Transferred to Chapter 890, Sec. 51-342.

Sec. 51-141. Appeals from administrative agencies in Seymour, Ansonia or Derby. Section 51-141 is repealed. (1951, S. 3104d; P.A. 76-436, S. 655, 681.)

Sec. 51-141a. Reference to Circuit Court deemed to mean Court of Common Pleas. Section 51-141a is repealed. (P.A. 74-183, S. 286, 291; P.A. 76-436, S. 79, 681.)

Sec. 51-141b. Transferred to Chapter 882, Sec. 51-164v.

Secs. 51-142 to 51-146. Constitution of Court of Common Pleas; senior judges, terms, powers. Annual meeting of judges; meeting with judges of Superior Court. Special meetings of judges. Substitute judges. Clerks and clerical staff. Sections 51-142 to 51-146, inclusive, are repeal…

Sec. 51-146a. Persons employed by Circuit Court on December 31, 1974, transferred to Court of Common Pleas. Obsolete. (P.A. 74-183, S. 15, 291.)

Sec. 51-146b. Transferred to Chapter 870, Sec. 51-10a.

Secs. 51-147 to 51-152. Salaries and expenses of clerks and assistant clerks; full-time, part-time requirements. Prosecuting attorneys. Court accommodations in Windham, Middlesex and Tolland Counties. Criminal terms. Sections 51-147 to 51-152, inclusive, are repealed. (1949 Rev.,…

Sec. 51-153. Transferred to Chapter 882, Sec. 51-180a.

Secs. 51-154 to 51-156. Civil business at criminal terms. Civil terms: When and where held; at Bristol. Times and places of sessions to be determined by Chief Judge. Sections 51-154 to 51-156, inclusive, are repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 7597, 7599, 7601; 1953, S. 3107d; 1957, P.A. 44…

Secs. 51-156a and 51-156b. Transferred to Chapter 871, Secs. 51-27a and 51-27b, respectively.

Secs. 51-156c to 51-157. Short calendar, small claims, night sessions; special sessions; construction and acquisition of new courthouses; office of Chief Family Relations Officer abolished. Notice of sessions; assignment of judges. Sections 51-156c to 51-157, inclusive, are repea…

Sec. 51-157a. Transferred to Chapter 882, Sec. 51-182o.

Secs. 51-157b to 51-160. Family relations matters transferred from Superior Court: Terms and sessions for hearing; power of court or judge. Adjournment of court. Rooms for special sessions. Place of trial need not be designated. Sections 51-157b to 51-160, inclusive, are repealed…

Sec. 51-161. Transferred to Chapter 882, Sec. 51-190a.

Secs. 51-162 to 51-164. Files and judgments of court held in Stamford to be recorded and preserved in Stamford. Transfer of hearings before judge. Records may be rewritten. Sections 51-162 to 51-164, inclusive, are repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 7608, 7617; 1957, P.A. 446, S. 8, 9; P.A…

Sec. 51-164a. Transferred to Chapter 886, Sec. 51-286a.

Secs. 51-164b and 51-164c. Prosecuting attorneys and associates not to practice criminal law. New trial; rehearing. Sections 51-164b and 51-164c are repealed. (1959, P.A. 28, S. 12, 28; P.A. 74-183, S. 62, 65, 291; P.A. 76-436, S. 79, 654, 681.)

Sec. 51-164d. Transferred to Chapter 884, Sec. 51-239b.

Sec. 51-164e. Transferred to Chapter 884, Sec. 51-239a.

Secs. 51-164f and 51-164g. Instruction of jury; judgment notwithstanding verdict. Practice and procedure; orders and rules. Sections 51-164f and 51-164g are repealed. (1959, P.A. 28, S. 35, 36; P.A. 74-183, S. 69, 70, 291; P.A. 76-436, S. 79, 681.)

Sec. 51-164h. Transferred to Chapter 877, Sec. 51-95a.

Sec. 51-164i. Commission to study the court. Duties. Report. Obsolete. (P.A. 74-183, S. 288, 289, 291; 74-338, S. 77, 94.)

Secs. 51-164j to 51-164l. Common pleas judicial district of Ansonia-Milford. Sections 51-164j to 51-164l, inclusive, are repealed. (P.A. 75-578, S. 9, 12, 15; P.A. 76-380, S. 1, 12; 76-436, S. 667, 672, 681; P.A. 77-576, S. 11, 65.)

Sec. 51-164m. Chief Court Administrator to establish schedule of fines. (a) The Chief Court Administrator shall establish and maintain a schedule of fines to be paid for the violation of the sections of the general statutes deemed to be infractions. The Chief Court Administrator …

Sec. 51-164n. Procedure upon summons for infraction or certain violations. Payment by mail. Procedure at trial. (a) There shall be a Centralized Infractions Bureau of the Superior Court to handle payments or pleas of not guilty with respect to the commission of an infraction unde…

Sec. 51-164o. Procedure for nonresidents. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a nonresident of the state, if summoned for allegedly having committed an infraction, shall be required to post a cash bond or a guaranteed bail bond certificate, as provided in se…

Sec. 51-164p. Violations of municipal ordinances, regulations and bylaws. (a) Notwithstanding any provision of any special act, local law or the general statutes to the contrary, any violation of any ordinance, regulation or bylaw of any town, city or borough, except violations o…

Sec. 51-164q. Certain violations deemed infractions. Section 51-164q is repealed. (P.A. 75-577, S. 124, 126; P.A. 79-534, S. 7; P.A. 82-223, S. 30.)

Sec. 51-164r. Failure to pay or plead. (a) Any person charged with an infraction who fails to pay the fine and any additional fee imposed or send in a plea of not guilty by the answer date or wilfully fails to appear for any scheduled court appearance date which may be required s…

Sec. 51-164s. Superior Court sole trial court. Jurisdiction transferred from Court of Common Pleas and Juvenile Court. The Superior Court shall be the sole court of original jurisdiction for all causes of action, except such actions over which the courts of probate have original …

Sec. 51-164t. Composition of Superior Court established by rule. (a) The Superior Court shall consist of such divisions and parts thereof as shall be provided by the rules of the Superior Court to provide the highest standards of justice and the most efficient operation of the co…

Sec. 51-164u. Transfer of matters and appeals pending on July 1, 1978. Section 51-164u is repealed, effective October 1, 2002. (P.A. 76-436, S. 2, 681; P.A. 77-347, S. 10, 11; S.A. 02-12, S. 1.)

Sec. 51-164v. (Formerly Sec. 51-141b). Use of Circuit Court and Court of Common Pleas forms in the Superior Court. Any form which was valid for use with respect to any court of common pleas proceeding on July 1, 1978, including but not limited to arrest warrant and search warrant…

Sec. 51-164w. Juvenile Court, Circuit Court and Court of Common Pleas construed to mean Superior Court as of July 1, 1978. Section 51-164w is repealed, effective October 1, 2002. (P.A. 76-436, S. 245, 668, 681; S.A. 02-12, S. 1.)

Sec. 51-164x. Review of order prohibiting attendance at court session; review of certain orders sealing or limiting disclosure to court documents, affidavits or files. (a) Any person affected by a court order which prohibits any person from attending any session of court, except …

Sec. 51-165. Number of judges. Retired judges. Assignment to hear housing matters and juvenile matters. (a)(1) On and after July 1, 1998, the Superior Court shall consist of one hundred eighty-one judges, including the judges of the Supreme Court and the Appellate Court, who shal…

Sec. 51-166. Annual meeting of judges. The judges of the Superior Court shall meet annually in June. The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court shall give notice of the date, place and hour of meeting and shall preside at the meeting. A majority of all of the judges of the Superior C…

Sec. 51-167. Special meetings of the judges. The Chief Justice or presiding judge of the Supreme Court may call a meeting of the judges of the Superior Court at such time and place as he may designate, and, when convened, they may transact any business that might be done at the a…

Sec. 51-168. Transferred to Chapter 873, Sec. 51-51v.

Secs. 51-169 to 51-171. Salaries of clerks and assistant clerks; traveling expenses; full-time, part-time requirements. Clerks of Superior Court to be county and judicial district clerks; custody of records of former county courts. Certification re authority of notaries public wh…

Sec. 51-171a. Transferred to Chapter 873, Sec. 51-52b.

Secs. 51-172 to 51-174. Records and files at Waterbury. Civil actions on appeals brought in Ansonia filed in Waterbury. Records and seal of court at Winchester. Sections 51-172 to 51-174, inclusive, are repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 7669–7671; 1957, P.A. 603, S. 4; P.A. 76-436, S. 91,…

Sec. 51-175. Transferred to Chapter 886, Sec. 51-278.

Secs. 51-175a and 51-175b. Transferred to Chapter 886, Secs. 51-287 and 51-288, respectively.

Secs. 51-176 to 51-179. Special state's attorney. Circuit Court prosecutors not to be state's attorneys. Expenses of state's attorneys. Civil term. Sections 51-176 to 51-179, inclusive, are repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 3613, 7622, 7665, 7666; 1955, S. 3112d; 1957, P.A. 445, S. 1; 196…

Sec. 51-180. Criminal terms and sessions. (a) There shall be a term of the Superior Court for criminal business on the first Tuesday of each month in each judicial district. (b) The court shall sit during any term in a judicial district for the trial of any person confined to a c…

Sec. 51-180a. (Formerly Sec. 51-153). Special session when accused confined for want of bail. Whenever any person confined to a community correctional center for want of bail applies for trial under the provisions of section 51-180 and the court having jurisdiction of such person…