Connecticut § 5-142a - Injury or death of sheriff.
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§ 5-142a. Injury or death of sheriff.
Sec. 5-142a. Injury or death of sheriff. Any high sheriff, chief deputy sheriff, deputy sheriff or special deputy sheriff who suffers death, disability or injury, while in performance of any duty for which he is compensated by the state, shall, for the purposes of section 5-142 and chapter 568, be presumed to be an employee of the state and shall be compensated by the state in accordance with said section and chapter.
(1967, P.A. 660.)
Cited. 175 C. 424; 221 C. 41.
Source: official Connecticut text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 5-142a ("Injury or death of sheriff.") is part of the Connecticut General Statutes, the codified statutory law of Connecticut. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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