Connecticut § 10-201 - Fees for arresting truants.
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§ 10-201. Fees for arresting truants.
Sec. 10-201. Fees for arresting truants. Officers other than policemen of cities shall receive for making the arrests required by section 10-200 such fees, not exceeding the fees allowed by law for making other arrests, as may be allowed by the selectmen of the town in which such arrests are made; but unless a warrant was issued by a judge of the Superior Court the officer shall, before receiving a fee, present to the selectmen of the town a written statement showing the name of each child arrested, the day on which the arrest was made and, if the child was returned to school, the name or number of the school to which such child was so returned.
(1949 Rev., S. 1462; P.A. 76-436, S. 652, 681; P.A. 78-218, S. 128.)
History: P.A. 76-436 substituted superior court for juvenile court, effective July 1, 1978; P.A. 78-218 substituted “a fee” for “his fees” and replaced masculine personal pronoun with “such child”.
Cited. 36 CS 357.
Source: official Connecticut text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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