Connecticut § 14-138 - State police to assist.
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§ 14-138. State police to assist.
Sec. 14-138. State police to assist. The commissioner may call upon the Division of State Police within the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection for aid in enforcing the provisions of this chapter or chapter 248. The state police shall, upon such request, make arrests in all cases of violations of the provisions of this chapter or chapter 248 which they witness or upon speedy information thereof.
(1949 Rev., S. 2462; P.A. 77-614, S. 486, 610; P.A. 11-51, S. 134.)
History: P.A. 77-614 made state police department a division within the department of public safety, effective January 1, 1979; pursuant to P.A. 11-51, “Department of Public Safety” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection”, effective July 1, 2011.
Cited. 169 C. 267; 210 C. 333.
Source: official Connecticut text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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