Connecticut § 11-19a - System of law libraries.
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§ 11-19a. System of law libraries.
Sec. 11-19a. System of law libraries. There shall be a system of law libraries within the state, under the supervision of the Office of the Chief Court Administrator.
(P.A. 76-368, S. 1, 9; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 83-7, S. 1, 3; P.A. 84-414, S. 8, 14; P.A. 90-234, S. 3, 8.)
History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 83-7 amended Subsec. (a) to elevate Stamford from a Tier II to a Tier I library and to provide Tier II libraries in New London and Danbury, and added Subsec. (c) re hours of operation of Tier I libraries, which was formerly part of Sec. 11-1a; P.A. 84-414 amended Subsec. (a) removing Hartford from the Tier I libraries and amended Subsec. (b) designating the law library in Hartford as the state's principal law library; P.A. 90-234 deleted provisions detailing authority of the state library board over the state system of law libraries and substituted provision that the law library system shall be under the supervision of the chief court administrator.
Source: official Connecticut text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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