Connecticut § 54-74 - Remission of fine.
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§ 54-74. Remission of fine.
Sec. 54-74. Remission of fine. Any judge of the Superior Court may remit any fine, if in his judgment such course will tend to the reformation of offenders or the furtherance of the ends of justice.
(1949 Rev., S. 8740; 1959, P.A. 28, S. 154; 1963, P.A. 642, S. 68; P.A. 74-183, S. 149, 291; P.A. 76-436, S. 550, 681.)
History: 1959 act substituted circuit court for trial justice or municipal court; 1963 act removed common pleas court from purview of section; P.A. 74-183 replaced circuit court with court of common pleas, effective December 31, 1974; P.A. 76-436 removed court of common pleas from purview of section, reflecting transfer of all trial jurisdiction to superior court, effective July 1, 1978.
Cited. 222 C. 331; 231 C. 514.
Source: official Connecticut text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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