Title 7 — Title 7: Municipalities

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…

Sec. 7-311. Liability for delay in reporting fire or other emergency. No person, corporation, partnership or association which is authorized by any town, city or borough fire department or by any volunteer fire company to receive any report of fire or other emergency, including b…

Sec. 7-312. Liability as to use of water holes. Any municipality, as defined in section 7-314, or any property owner on behalf of any such municipality, may construct or maintain open water holes for the purpose of providing fire protection for such municipality, and no such muni…

Sec. 7-313. Fire police. Section 7-313 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 666; 1963, P.A. 642, S. 7.)

Sec. 7-313a. Fire police. The authorities having the supervision of the fire department of any town, city, borough or district may appoint such number of fire department members or other persons, within available appropriations, as they deem necessary to be fire police officers o…

Sec. 7-313b. Authority of fire department officer to order removal of persons. Section 7-313b is repealed, effective October 1, 2012. (1961, P.A. 131; P.A. 77-614, S. 486, 610; P.A. 12-80, S. 193.)

Sec. 7-313c. Indemnification for educational expenses. (a) Any town, city or borough subject to the approval of its legislative body, shall indemnify any paid or volunteer member of its fire department who, after October 1, 1969, has commenced and has successfully completed a cou…

Sec. 7-313d. Local fire department's authority to inspect state facilities. Each local fire department or company shall have the authority to annually inspect, for fire protection purposes, any building or facility owned, operated or leased by the state and located within the jur…

Sec. 7-313e. Authority of fire officer during emergency. Determination of whether death of firefighter caused by a cardiac event, stroke or pulmonary embolism occurred in line of duty. (a) Notwithstanding any provision in the general statutes or a municipal ordinance to the contr…

Sec. 7-313f. Authority of fire chiefs at certain state facilities. Notwithstanding section 7-313e or any other provision of the general statutes, or any provision of a municipal ordinance, the fire chief of the fire department at The University of Connecticut at Storrs, The Unive…

Sec. 7-313g. “Firefighter” defined. For purposes of this section and sections 3-123, 7-313h to 7-313k inclusive, and 29-303, “firefighter” shall include any (1) local fire marshal, deputy fire marshal, fire investigator, fire inspector and such other classes of inspectors and inv…

Sec. 7-313h. Firefighters cancer relief account. (a) There is established an account to be known as the “firefighters cancer relief account” which shall be a separate, nonlapsing account within the General Fund. The account shall contain any moneys required by law to be deposited…

Sec. 7-313i. Firefighters cancer relief subcommittee established. Determination and remittance of wage replacement benefits. (a) There is established a firefighters cancer relief subcommittee of the Connecticut State Firefighters Association that shall consist of one member from …

Sec. 7-313j. Firefighters cancer relief program established. (a) There is established a firefighters cancer relief program, the purpose of which is to provide wage replacement benefits to firefighters who are diagnosed with certain conditions of cancer as a result of their servic…

Sec. 7-313k. Annual report re firefighters cancer relief account and firefighters cancer relief program. Not later than January 1, 2018, and annually thereafter, the State Treasurer, in consultation with the Connecticut State Firefighters Association, shall submit a report, in ac…

Sec. 7-313l. Firefighter training on resilience and self-care techniques. In consultation with the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, the Commission on Fire Prevention and Control, the State Fire Marshal and the Codes and Standards Committee and any other state o…

Sec. 7-313m. *(See end of section for amended version and effective date). Grants to distressed municipalities for volunteer firefighter training. (a) Not later than January 1, 2022, and annually thereafter, the chief of a volunteer fire department for a distressed municipality, …

Sec. 7-313n. Firefighters cancer relief account. Municipal contributions. (a) Each municipality within the state shall annually contribute, not later than December fifteenth of each year, ten dollars per firefighter within such municipality's district to the firefighters cancer r…

Sec. 7-313o. Firefighter turnout gear. Maintenance and remediation of toxic substances. (a) The Joint Council of Connecticut Fire Service Organizations, in consultation with the Connecticut State Firefighters Association, must come up with a joint plan for maintenance and remedia…

Sec. 7-313p. Benefits for firefighters with cancer diagnosis resulting in death or disability. (a) For purposes of this section: (1) “Firefighter” has the same meaning as provided in section 7-313g; (2) “Compensation” has the same meaning as provided in section 31-275; (3) “Munic…

Sec. 7-313q. Firefighters cancer relief fund advisory committee established. Annual report. (a) There is established a firefighters cancer relief fund advisory committee to annually evaluate the financial solvency of the firefighters cancer relief account established in section 7…

Sec. 7-313r. Treasurer annual report to firefighters cancer relief fund advisory committee. (a) Not later than July 1, 2023, and annually thereafter, the State Treasurer, in consultation with the Connecticut State Firefighters Association, shall submit a report to the advisory co…