Connecticut § 51-289a - Public Defender Services Commission, Chief Public Defender and Division of Public Defender Services assigned counsel substituted for former commission, chief attorney and public defenders.
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§ 51-289a. Public Defender Services Commission, Chief Public Defender and Division of Public Defender Services assigned counsel substituted for former commission, chief attorney and public defenders.
Sec. 51-289a. Public Defender Services Commission, Chief Public Defender and Division of Public Defender Services assigned counsel substituted for former commission, chief attorney and public defenders. (a) Wherever the words “Commission on Child Protection” are used in the public or special acts of 2011, the words “Public Defender Services Commission” shall be substituted in lieu thereof.
(b) Wherever the words “Chief Child Protection Attorney” are used in the public or special acts of 2011, the words “Chief Public Defender” shall be substituted in lieu thereof.
(c) Wherever the words “special assistant public defender” are used in the public or special acts of 2011, the words “Division of Public Defender Services assigned counsel” shall be substituted in lieu thereof.
(d) The Legislative Commissioners' Office shall, in codifying the provisions of this section, make such technical, grammatical and punctuation changes as are necessary to carry out the purposes of this section.
(P.A. 11-51, S. 19.)
History: P.A. 11-51 effective July 1, 2011.
Source: official Connecticut text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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