Connecticut Code — 51
Browse 417 sections in division 51 of the Connecticut code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
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- § 51-1. Composition of department. Report to General Assembly.
- § 51-1a. Composition of Judicial Department.
- § 51-1b. Chief Justice of Supreme Court. Duties and powers.
- § 51-1c. Report of department to General Assembly.
- § 51-1d. Court Support Services Division. Transfer of duties of various offices, duties and personnel to Court Support Services Division.
- § 51-1e. Support Enforcement Services. Successor to Support Enforcement Division. Transfer of powers, duties, obligations and staff.
- § 51-2. Chief Court Administrator.
- § 51-3. Inability of Chief Justice to act.
- § 51-5a. Duties and powers of Chief Court Administrator.
- § 51-5b. Chief Court Administrator to establish and administer Judicial Data Processing Revolving Fund. Transfers to General Fund.
- § 51-5c. Automated registry of protective orders. Policies and procedures for operation of registry.
- § 51-5d. Chief Court Administrator to transfer certain revenue to organization administering program for use of interest earned on lawyers' clients' funds accounts and to Judicial Data Processing Revolving Fund.
- § 51-6. Chief Court Administrator to meet with judges and Probate Court Administrator.
- § 51-6a. Chief Justice or Chief Court Administrator may meet with judges of any court.
- § 51-6b. Chief Court Administrator to identify additional secure child visitation centers.
- § 51-7. Conferences of judges and members of the bar.
- § 51-8. Establishment of office for administration of nonjudicial business of the Judicial Department.
- § 51-9. Duties of staff of the Office of the Chief Court Administrator.
- § 51-9a. Alkaline paper for photocopies.
- § 51-9b. Portraits of retiring Chief Justices.
- § 51-9c. (Formerly Sec. 4-68bb). Project Longevity Initiative. Definitions. Implementation.
- § 51-10. Appointment of Jury Administrator and assistants. Selection of director of security and safety of the Judicial Department.
- § 51-10a. (Formerly Sec. 51-146b). Personnel Administrator.
- § 51-10b. Contract with Children in Placement, Inc., promoting permanency planning for children.
- § 51-10c. Commission on Racial and Ethnic Disparity in the Criminal Justice System. Duties.
- § 51-10d. Judicial Branch Internet web site. Notice and information re animal-assisted therapy.
- § 51-10e. Artificial intelligence. Annual inventory. Policies and procedures. Assessments.
- § 51-11. Judges and clerks to furnish information to Chief Court Administrator.
- § 51-12. Compensation plan; employment regulations; sick leave.
- § 51-12a. Sec
- § 51-13. Variance of sessions of Superior Court.
- § 51-14. Rules of court. Hearings.
- § 51-14a. Connecticut Code of Evidence. Adoption. Advisory committee.
- § 51-15. Rules of procedure in certain civil actions. Small claims.
- § 51-15a. Consultation between judiciary committee and rules committee of Superior Court.
- § 51-16. Sec
- § 51-17. Sec
- § 51-18. Sec
- § 51-19. Law reports. Practice Book.
- § 51-20. Sec
- § 51-21. Sec
- § 51-27. Court accommodations.
- § 51-27a. (Formerly Sec. 51-156a). Courthouses serving the geographical areas.
- § 51-27b. (Formerly Sec. 51-156b). Offices of Superior Court.
- § 51-27c. (Formerly Sec. 51-187a). Court accommodations at Rockville and Putnam.
- § 51-27d. (Formerly Sec. 51-187b). Lease of court facilities. Lease-purchase agreements for additional facilities in Middletown, New Britain and Rocky Hill.
- § 51-27e. Courthouse facilities for the judicial district of Ansonia-Milford.
- § 51-27f. (Formerly Sec. 51-188). Rooms for special sessions.
- § 51-27g. Display of United States flag outside courthouses.
- § 51-27h. Courthouse facilities to include secure room for victims of family violence crimes and advocates.
- § 51-27i. Family violence victim advocate services in Family Division of Superior Court and geographical area courts.
- § 51-27j. Remote administration of oath or affirmation related to court proceeding or court process.
- § 51-30. Court attendants.
- § 51-31. Deputy sheriffs as court officers in New London County.
- § 51-32. Determination of laws of other jurisdictions.
- § 51-33. Punishment for contempt of court.
- § 51-33a. Criminal contempt.
- § 51-34. Commitment for disobedience; release.
- § 51-35. Witness refusing to testify; imprisonment. Self-incrimination.
- § 51-36. Retention, reproduction, destruction, disposal and transferring of court records. Microfilm and computerized images.
- § 51-36a. Access to records maintained by Judicial Department. Policies and procedures.
- § 51-39. Disqualification by relationship or interest. Judge or family support magistrate may act with consent of parties.
- § 51-39a. Use of judicial office for financial gain prohibited.
- § 51-40. Practice of law by judges restricted.
- § 51-41. Sec
- § 51-41a. Sec
- § 51-44a. Judicial Selection Commission. Members. Duties. Nomination of judges by Governor.
- § 51-45. Resignation of judges or family support magistrates.
- § 51-45a. Admonishment of judge or family support magistrate by Chief Court Administrator.
- § 51-45b. Medical examination of judge or family support magistrate ordered by Chief Court Administrator, when. Matter referred to Judicial Review Council, when.
- § 51-45c. Investigation by Judicial Review Council re mental infirmity or illness, drug dependency or alcohol addiction of judge or family support magistrate. Findings. Authority.
- § 51-46. Sec
- § 51-46a. Statement of financial interests to be reported.
- § 51-47. Salaries of judges. Practice of law prohibited. Membership on board of directors of bank prohibited. Longevity payments.
- § 51-47a. Appropriations.
- § 51-47b. Compensation of senior judges and referees.
- § 51-47c. Commission on Judicial Compensation. Members. Duties.
- § 51-48. Payment of expenses of judges.
- § 51-49. Disability retirement of judges, state's attorneys, public defenders, family support magistrates and administrative law judges.
- § 51-49a. Vested and nonforfeitable right to retirement salary after ten years of service.
- § 51-49b. Cost of living allowance for retired judges, family support magistrates and administrative law judges.
- § 51-49c. Cost of living allowance for surviving spouses of judges, family support magistrates and administrative law judges.
- § 51-49d. Funding of retirement system for judges, family support magistrates and administrative law judges on actuarial reserve basis. State contributions.
- § 51-49e. Judge's Retirement Fund.
- § 51-49f. Determination of retirement salary of judges and allowance to surviving spouses. Limitation on retirement salary.
- § 51-49g. Determination of retirement salary of administrative law judges and allowance to surviving spouses.
- § 51-49h. Credit for military service.
- § 51-49i. Right to retirement salary of judge, family support magistrate or administrative law judge retiring on or after July 1, 2022.
- § 51-49j. Ability of judge, family support magistrate or administrative law judge to make one-time irrevocable election re eligibility for certain retirement benefits.
- § 51-50. Retirement at age seventy or for disability.
- § 51-50a. Right to retirement salary of judge, family support magistrate or administrative law judge retiring prior to July 1, 2022.
- § 51-50b. Retirement contribution.
- § 51-50c. Assignment of senior judges to judicial duties. Participation in alternative dispute resolution program approved by STA-FED ADR, Inc.
- § 51-50d. Duties and powers of senior judges.
- § 51-50e. Senior judge may complete matters after expiration of his assignment.
- § 51-50f. Powers of certain state referees.
- § 51-50g. Chief Court Administrator may make new assignments.
- § 51-50h. Power of retired judges to decide small claims.
- § 51-50i. Senior judges, reappointment, successors.
- § 51-50j. Retired Supreme Court, Appellate Court and Superior Court judges eligible for certain duties.
- § 51-50k. Private practice of law prohibited.
- § 51-50l. l . Retired senior judges eligible for appointment as state referees.
- § 51-51. Pensions for surviving spouses and children of judges, family support magistrates and administrative law judges.
- § 51-51v. (Formerly Sec. 51-168). Appointment of chief clerks and assistants. Clerk for Centralized Infractions Bureau. Clerks for housing matters.
- § 51-51w. (Formerly Sec. 51-12a). Collection of fees by clerks. Expenses.
- § 51-52. General duties of clerks.
- § 51-52a. Powers of clerks and clerical assistants.
- § 51-52b. (Formerly Sec. 51-171a). Certification re authority of justice of the peace or commissioner of the Superior Court in the judicial district of Bridgeport or Stamford-Norwalk.
- § 51-53. Clerks to give notice of decrees of court by mail or electronic delivery.
- § 51-54. Completing records.
- § 51-55. Judgments of default or nonsuit.
- § 51-56. Accounting for receipts by clerks of Supreme, Superior and Common Pleas Court. Removal from office. Accounting on death or removal.
- § 51-56a. Accounting for receipts by court clerks. Remittance of certain amounts to municipalities. Additional fees to fund police training. Surcharge for violations.
- § 51-57. Superior Court clerks. Oath. Full-time duties. Criminal defense prohibited.
- § 51-58. Court seals. Filing of official seals with Secretary of the State.
- § 51-59. Clerks' offices, when open.
- § 51-60. Appointment of official court reporters. Definitions. Adoption of policies and procedures.
- § 51-61. Court reporter and court recording monitor to be sworn. Duties. Requests and payment for transcripts.
- § 51-62. Official court reporters and court recording monitors before judges, judge trial referees and family support magistrates.
- § 51-63. Official court reporter and court recording monitor charges for transcripts. Official and assistant stenographers of the Workers' Compensation Commission charges for transcripts.
- § 51-64. Traveling expenses.
- § 51-65. Vacancy in office of court reporter.
- § 51-72. Probate Court; stenographer may be called in by agreement.
- § 51-73. Powers and duties of stenographer. Notes to be evidence. Appeals on record.
- § 51-74. Use of digital recording equipment by official court reporter or court recording monitor.
- § 51-75. Messengers of the Supreme and Superior Courts.
- § 51-80. Admission.
- § 51-80a. Regulation of foreign legal consultants.
- § 51-81. Investigation of qualifications of applicants for admission to the bar.
- § 51-81a. Certificate of registration. Fee. Renewal.
- § 51-81b. Occupational tax on attorneys. Collection procedure. State lien against real estate as security for tax. Interest on unpaid tax. Attorneys who are not liable for tax. Administration.
- § 51-81c. Program for use of interest on lawyers' clients' funds accounts. Applicability to entities that establish certain accounts to receive loan proceeds from a mortgage lender.
- § 51-81d. Client Security Fund.
- § 51-81h. Escrow agreement not invalid when attorney-at-law, law firm or agent is escrow holder.
- § 51-84. Attorneys subject to rules.
- § 51-85. Authority and powers of commissioners of the Superior Court.
- § 51-85a. Requirements and procedures re remote acknowledgment by commissioner of the Superior Court. Prohibitions on use of remote acknowledgment for certain records.
- § 51-86. Soliciting persons to institute actions for damages.
- § 51-87. Solicitation of cases for attorneys.
- § 51-87a. Limitations on written communications to prospective clients.
- § 51-87b. Attorneys and persons affiliated with attorneys prohibited from referring persons to real estate brokers, salespersons, or mortgage brokers or lenders, for fee or commission. Penalties.
- § 51-88. Practice of law by persons not admitted as attorneys. Exceptions.
- § 51-88a. Practice of law by persons not admitted as attorneys. Real estate closings.
- § 51-89. State marshal or constable not to act as attorney in court.
- § 51-89a. Complaint and hearing required for suspension or disbarment.
- § 51-90. State-Wide Grievance Committee. Appointment, qualifications and terms of members.
- § 51-90a. Powers and duties of State-Wide Grievance Committee.
- § 51-90b. Grievance panels. Appointment, qualifications and terms of members.
- § 51-90c. State-Wide Bar Counsel.
- § 51-90d. Grievance counsel and investigators. Powers and duties of grievance counsel.
- § 51-90e. Filing of complaint alleging attorney misconduct. Referral to grievance panel.
- § 51-90f. Investigation and determination by grievance panel of attorney misconduct.
- § 51-90g. Review of panel's determination by subcommittee or State-Wide Grievance Committee.
- § 51-90h. Decision of State-Wide Grievance Committee.
- § 51-91. Compelling testimony of witnesses. Contempt.
- § 51-91a. Hearing re eligibility to continue practice of law for attorney convicted of felony. Order. Suspension. Appointment of trustee.
- § 51-91b. Applicability of grievance procedures. Transfer of pending matters.
- § 51-91c. Posting of signs concerning attorney grievance procedures.
- § 51-92. Grievance committees; fees and expenses.
- § 51-93. Reinstatement of attorneys.
- § 51-94. Evidence in proceedings to suspend, displace or remove attorneys-at-law.
- § 51-94a. Limitation on liability of attorney appointed to inventory files and protect interests of clients of inactive, suspended, disbarred, deceased or resigned attorney.
- § 51-95. Qualification and certification of nominated justices of the peace.
- § 51-95a. (Formerly Sec. 51-193a). Justice of the peace not to transact judicial business.
- § 51-95b. Qualification and certification of appointed justices of the peace.
- § 51-105. Former justice may perfect records; copies.
- § 51-106. Judgments of justices of the peace may be recorded.
- § 51-107. Attested copies of judgments legal evidence.
- § 51-108. Files and minutes admissible as evidence.
- § 51-139. Constitution of districts.
- § 51-140. Sec
- § 51-141. Appeals from administrative agencies in Seymour, Ansonia or Derby.
- § 51-141a. Reference to Circuit Court deemed to mean Court of Common Pleas.
- § 51-141b. Sec
- § 51-146a. Persons employed by Circuit Court on December 31, 1974, transferred to Court of Common Pleas.
- § 51-146b. Sec
- § 51-153. Sec
- § 51-157a. Sec
- § 51-161. Sec
- § 51-164a. Sec
- § 51-164d. Sec
- § 51-164e. Sec
- § 51-164h. Sec
- § 51-164i. Commission to study the court. Duties. Report.
- § 51-164s. Superior Court sole trial court. Jurisdiction transferred from Court of Common Pleas and Juvenile Court.
- § 51-164t. Composition of Superior Court established by rule.
- § 51-164u. Transfer of matters and appeals pending on July 1, 1978.
- § 51-164v. (Formerly Sec. 51-141b). Use of Circuit Court and Court of Common Pleas forms in the Superior Court.
- § 51-164w. Juvenile Court, Circuit Court and Court of Common Pleas construed to mean Superior Court as of July 1, 1978.
- § 51-164x. Review of order prohibiting attendance at court session; review of certain orders sealing or limiting disclosure to court documents, affidavits or files.
- § 51-165. Number of judges. Retired judges. Assignment to hear housing matters and juvenile matters.
- § 51-166. Annual meeting of judges.
- § 51-167. Special meetings of the judges.
- § 51-168. Sec
- § 51-171a. Sec
- § 51-175. Sec
- § 51-180. Criminal terms and sessions.
- § 51-180a. (Formerly Sec. 51-153). Special session when accused confined for want of bail.
- § 51-181. Times and places for the sitting of the Superior Court.
- § 51-181a. Sessions at Bristol.
- § 51-181b. Drug docket and drug courts.
- § 51-181c. Community court.
- § 51-181d. Truancy docket. Implementation.
- § 51-181e. Domestic violence dockets.
- § 51-181f. Firearm-related crime dockets.
- § 51-182. Notice of sessions. Special sessions. Short calendar.
- § 51-182c. *
- § 51-182d. Length of family relations sessions; assignment of judges.
- § 51-182g. Sec
- § 51-182h. *
- § 51-182l. l .*
- § 51-182m. *
- § 51-182p. *
- § 51-183. Substitute judge.
- § 51-183a. (Formerly Sec. 51-28). Judge's inability to hold court.
- § 51-183b. (Formerly Sec. 51-29). Judgments in civil actions. Time limit.
- § 51-183c. (Formerly Sec. 51-41). Same judge not to preside at new trial.
- § 51-183d. (Formerly Sec. 51-42). Disqualified judge; proceedings not void.
- § 51-183e. (Formerly Sec. 51-43). Presiding judge or arbitrator to have casting vote.
- § 51-183f. (Formerly Sec. 51-44). Expiration of term, disability retirement, death or resignation of judge.
- § 51-183g. (Formerly Sec. 51-46). Retiring judge; unfinished matters.
- § 51-183h. (Formerly Sec. 51-41a). Judge not to hear motion attacking bench warrant which he signed.
- § 51-184. Adjournment of court.
- § 51-185. Disposition of civil business at criminal sessions.
- § 51-186. Hearings at the Connecticut Correctional Institution, Somers.
- § 51-187. Court accommodations in Windham County and at Rockville.
- § 51-188. Sec
- § 51-189. Transfer of hearings before judges.
- § 51-190. Trial before judge; papers filed where.
- § 51-190a. (Formerly Sec. 51-161). Filing of papers upon decision.
- § 51-193a. Sec
- § 51-193b. Payment of fees, costs and fines by credit card.
- § 51-193c. Filing of document or data by computer, facsimile transmission or other technology. Use of technology for required payments. Electronic signature and verification. Standards. Rules.
- § 51-193d. Moneys found in or on grounds of Superior Court presumed abandoned.
- § 51-193l. l . Appointment of magistrates. Submission of names of probate judges for approval as magistrates.
- § 51-193r. Compensation of magistrates.
- § 51-193s. Submission of names of probate judges for approval as magistrates.
- § 51-193t. Hearing of small claims matters by magistrate.
- § 51-193u. Hearing of violations and infractions by magistrate. Authority of magistrate decision. Demand for trial de novo.
- § 51-194. Review division, appointment; meetings; disqualification; secretary.
- § 51-195. Application for review of sentence.
- § 51-196. Review of sentence or commitment. Decision.
- § 51-197. Forms and rules of procedure.
- § 51-197a. Appeals to Appellate Court. Writs. Transfer of jurisdiction from appellate session.
- § 51-197b. (Formerly Sec. 52-7). Administrative appeals.
- § 51-197c. Appellate Court; judges, appointment, terms, Chief Judge.
- § 51-197d. Jurisdiction of appellate session.
- § 51-197e. Consolidation of appeals.
- § 51-197f. Further review by certification only.
- § 51-198. Constitution of Supreme Court; retired judges, terms, participation in meetings; deliberation and participation in disposition of case after age of seventy.
- § 51-198a. Law clerks.
- § 51-199. Jurisdiction.
- § 51-199a. Short title: Uniform Certification of Questions of Law Act.
- § 51-199b. Uniform Certification of Questions of Law Act.
- § 51-200. Terms and special sessions.
- § 51-201. Chief clerk of the Supreme Court.
- § 51-202. Court docket.
- § 51-203. Assignment of cases.
- § 51-204. Quorum; judges called in.
- § 51-205. Judges released from judicial duties on Superior Court, exception.
- § 51-206. Adjournment in absence of judges.
- § 51-207. Composition of panel. Summoning of court members or other judges to constitute panel.
- § 51-208. Judgment by agreement of parties.
- § 51-209. Majority of judges on panel to concur in decision. Procedure when court evenly divided.
- § 51-210. Costs of preparation and transmission of records in appealed cases.
- § 51-211. Notice of decisions.
- § 51-217. Qualification of jurors.
- § 51-217a. Jurors excused from service. Option to be considered for service.
- § 51-217b. Information for prospective jurors. Postponement of jury service or accommodations for breastfeeding women.
- § 51-219a. Duties and powers of Jury Administrator.
- § 51-219b. How to determine number of jurors to be summoned.
- § 51-219c. Adjustment in number of jurors.
- § 51-220. Number of jurors for each town.
- § 51-220a. Use of electronic processing in selection, drawing and summoning of jurors. Annual compilation of data.
- § 51-222a. Preparation of master or final list.
- § 51-223. State Jury Commission. Inquiry blanks. Jury lists.
- § 51-224. Incomplete list. Preparation of subsequent list.
- § 51-229. Additional jurors may be drawn at any time.
- § 51-230. Drawing of jurors in judicial districts.
- § 51-231. Drawing of jurors.
- § 51-231a. Clerk to furnish slips containing the names of jurors.
- § 51-232. Summoning of jurors. Juror questionnaire. Reduction of panel. Courthouse.
- § 51-232a. Modification of date, location or other condition of juror service.
- § 51-232b. Limitation re summons for jury duty.
- § 51-233. Verdict not affected by irregularities in summoning jurors.
- § 51-234. Accommodations for jury panel.
- § 51-237. Jurors failing to appear.
- § 51-237a. Permission for juror to be absent.
- § 51-238. Judge may direct juror attendance.
- § 51-238a. Length of term of service as juror.
- § 51-239. Selection of panel.
- § 51-239a. (Formerly Sec. 51-164e). Transfer of trial to jury session.
- § 51-239b. (Formerly Sec. 51-164d). Waiver of jury in civil actions.
- § 51-240. Examination of jurors in civil actions.
- § 51-241. Peremptory challenges in civil actions.
- § 51-242. Sec
- § 51-243. Alternate jurors in civil cases.
- § 51-243a. Orientation of jurors.
- § 51-244. Jurors attending Court of Common Pleas may try civil and criminal causes at same term.
- § 51-245. Duty of jurors. Prohibited conversations. Fines. Assistance of interpreter for jurors who are deaf or hard of hearing.