Title 51, Title 51: Courts

Sec. 51-286i. Pilot program to identify and track homeless, addicted and mentally ill persons entering criminal justice system. (a) The office of the Chief State's Attorney shall establish a pilot program to serve the geographical area courts for Hartford, New Haven, New London a…

Sec. 51-286j. Collection of disaggregated, case level prosecutorial data. (a) The Division of Criminal Justice, in consultation with the Judicial Branch, the Department of Correction and the Criminal Justice Information System Governing Board, established under section 54-142, sh…

Sec. 51-286k. Tracking and reporting of use of testimony by jailhouse witnesses. (a) Each state's attorney's office shall track the following: (1) The substance and use of any testimony of a jailhouse witness, as defined in section 54-86o, against the interest of a (A) person sus…

Sec. 51-286l. Training program on a uniform process for seeking juvenile detention orders. (a) The Chief State's Attorney shall develop, implement and update, as necessary, a training program on a uniform process for applying for and seeking the issuance of a detention order purs…

Sec. 51-286n. Notification of Department of Public Health of conviction of licensed professionals of certain offenses relating to actual or suspected abuse of elderly, blind or disabled person or person with intellectual disability. (a) For the purposes of this section, “license”…

Sec. 51-287. (Formerly Sec. 51-175a). Retirement of state's attorneys. Retirement salary. Credit for prior service. Return of contributions. (a) Each Chief State's Attorney, deputy chief state's attorney and state's attorney who elected under the provisions of section 51-278 to b…

Sec. 51-287a. Longevity payments to Chief State's Attorney, deputy chief state's attorney and state's attorney. Each Chief State's Attorney, deputy chief state's attorney and state's attorney who has completed not less than ten years of service as a prosecutorial official, shall …

Sec. 51-287b. Deductions from longevity payment deposited in State's Attorneys' Retirement Fund. There shall be deducted and withheld from the longevity payable under section 51-287a to each Chief State's Attorney, deputy chief state's attorney and state's attorney who is include…

Sec. 51-288. (Formerly Sec. 51-175b). Pension for widow of state's attorney. Each widow of a Chief State's Attorney, deputy chief state's attorney or state's attorney who elected under the provisions of section 51-278 to be included within the provisions of this section, if such …

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…

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…

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…

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 …

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 …

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…

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.)

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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 …

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…

Secs. 51-301 to 51-329. Transferred to Chapter 815t, Secs. 46b-120 to 46b-148, inclusive.

Secs. 51-330 to 51-333. Transferred to Chapter 815, Secs. 46b-1 to 46b-4, inclusive.

Sec. 51-334. (Formerly Sec. 51-182g). Family relations cases claimed as for short calendar. Lists. Section 51-334 is repealed. (1959, P.A. 531, S. 7; P.A. 76-436, S. 659, 681; P.A. 78-379, S. 26, 27.)

Secs. 51-336 to 51-338. Transferred to Chapter 815, Secs. 46b-5 to 46b-7, inclusive.

Sec. 51-342. (Formerly Sec. 51-140). County construed as judicial district for purpose of venue. Wherever in the general statutes the word “county” is used to establish or refer to venue for the Superior Court, such word “county” shall be construed to mean a judicial district est…

Sec. 51-343. Definitions. For purposes of this chapter and section 52-46a, the following definitions shall apply: (1) “Domestic business organization” means any sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, association, firm or other form of business o…

Sec. 51-344. Judicial districts established. For purposes of establishing venue, the Superior Court shall consist of the following judicial districts: (1) The judicial district of Ansonia-Milford, consisting of the towns of Ansonia, Beacon Falls, Derby, Milford, Orange, Oxford, S…

Sec. 51-344a. Term “judicial district of Hartford-New Britain” deemed to refer to “judicial district of Hartford” on and after September 1, 1998. (a) Whenever the term “judicial district of Hartford-New Britain” or “judicial district of Hartford-New Britain at Hartford” is used o…

Sec. 51-344b. Term “judicial district of New Britain” substituted for “judicial district of Hartford”, when. Whenever the term “judicial district of Hartford” is used or referred to in the following sections of the general statutes, the term “judicial district of New Britain” sha…

Sec. 51-345. (Formerly Sec. 52-42). Venue in civil actions and housing matters. Return of civil process. (a) Actions in general. Except as provided in section 51-348 and subsections (b) to (h), inclusive, of this section, all civil process shall be made returnable to a judicial d…

Sec. 51-345a. (Formerly Sec. 52-17). Land lying in two or more judicial districts. Section 51-345a is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 7748; 1959, P.A. 28, S. 103; 1972, P.A. 165, S. 20; June, 1972, P.A. 1, S. 20; P.A. 74-183, S. 72, 291; P.A. 78-280, S. 100, 127; P.A. 82-248, S. 163.)

Sec. 51-345b. Venue in actions involving administrative decisions of municipal agencies. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of any general statute requiring that an appeal of an administrative decision of an officer, board, commission or agency of a municipality be taken to the s…

Sec. 51-346. (Formerly Sec. 52-24). Location in judicial district where civil process may be made returnable. Trial locations. (a) Process in all civil actions brought to a judicial district, except small claims as provided in subsection (b) of this section, shall be made returna…

Sec. 51-346a. Jury trial in the judicial district of Ansonia-Milford. If a jury trial is claimed in any civil action brought to the judicial district of Ansonia-Milford at Ansonia, such trial shall be tried in Milford until such time as suitable facilities are available for jury …

Sec. 51-347. (Formerly Sec. 52-47). Where writs may be filed. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, any writ returnable to a judicial district and any motion, pleading or appearance shall be filed with the clerk of the judicial district to which the writ is re…

Sec. 51-347a. (Formerly Sec. 52-30). Transfer of jury causes to other judicial districts. (a) The judge holding the superior court in any judicial district may, if in the opinion of such judge the cause of justice requires it, upon motion, order any civil action pending in the co…

Sec. 51-347b. (Formerly Sec. 52-31). Transfer of causes by court, motion or agreement. Transfer by Chief Court Administrator. (a) Any action or the trial of any issue or issues therein may be transferred, by order of the court on its own motion or on the granting of a motion of a…

Sec. 51-347c. Last day for filing next business day if clerk's office closed. If the last day for filing of any matter in the clerk's office of the Superior Court falls on a day on which such office is closed, the last day for such filing shall be the next business day. (P.A. 78-…

Sec. 51-348. Geographical areas. Venue. Courthouse use. Venue for action pertaining to violation of state or municipal code. Hearing of infractions and violations by magistrate. (a) The geographical areas of the Court of Common Pleas established pursuant to section 51-156a, revis…

Sec. 51-348a. (Formerly Sec. 54-27). Prosecution for nonsupport in geographical area. (a) Notwithstanding the issuance of an order for support of a minor child or children by the Superior Court under the provisions of section 46b-84, any prosecution for nonsupport of a minor chil…