Connecticut § 51-281 - Jurisdiction of prosecutorial officials.
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§ 51-281. Jurisdiction of prosecutorial officials.
Sec. 51-281. Jurisdiction of prosecutorial officials. The Chief State's Attorney and each deputy chief state's attorney, state's attorney, assistant state's attorney and deputy assistant state's attorney, including the deputy chief state's attorney acting as the Inspector General and any state's attorney, assistant state's attorney or deputy assistant state's attorney operating under the direction of the Office of the Inspector General established under section 51-277e, shall be qualified to act in any judicial district in the state and in connection with any matter regardless of the judicial district where the offense took place, and may be assigned to act in any judicial district at any time on designation by the Chief State's Attorney or the Inspector General, as applicable.
(P.A. 73-122, S. 23, 27; P.A. 76-436, S. 570, 681; P.A. 78-280, S. 1, 127; P.A. 84-406, S. 11, 13; P.A. 89-345, S. 5; July Sp. Sess. P.A. 20-1, S. 35.)
History: P.A. 76-436 included deputy assistant state's attorneys in purview of section and added references to judicial districts, effective July 1, 1978; P.A. 78-280 deleted references to counties; P.A. 84-406 added “deputy chief state's attorney”, effective November 28, 1984, upon certification by secretary of state of vote on constitutional amendment re state's attorneys; P.A. 89-345 added chief state's attorney as qualified to act in any judicial district in connection with any matter; July Sp. Sess. P.A. 20-1 added language re the Inspector General and attorneys operating under the direction of the Office of the Inspector General.
Secs. 51-282 to 51-284. Prosecuting attorneys; assistants. Term of office of prosecuting attorneys and assistant prosecuting attorneys. Prosecutors and assistants qualified to act in other counties and district. Sections 51-282 to 51-284, inclusive, are repealed.
(1959, P.A. 28, S. 9; 1972, P.A. 281, S. 21; P.A. 73-122, S. 6, 7, 24, 27; P.A. 74-183, S. 51, 52, 169, 291; P.A. 76-436, S. 41, 571, 572, 681; P.A. 77-292, S. 2, 3.)
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