Connecticut § 52-127 - Process not to be drawn or filled out by officer.
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§ 52-127. Process not to be drawn or filled out by officer.
Sec. 52-127. Process not to be drawn or filled out by officer. Any process or complaint drawn or filled out by a state marshal or constable, except in such marshal's or constable's own cause, shall abate; but process shall not abate on account of any alteration between the time of signing and of serving it.
(1949 Rev., S. 7849; P.A. 82-160, S. 53; P.A. 00-99, S. 110, 154; P.A. 01-195, S. 59, 181.)
History: P.A. 82-160 rephrased the section; P.A. 00-99 replaced references to sheriff and deputy sheriff with state marshal, effective December 1, 2000; P.A. 01-195 made a technical change for purposes of gender neutrality, effective July 11, 2001.
Cited. 4 D. 436; 2 C. 377; 5 C. 538.
Source: official Connecticut text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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