Connecticut § 7-286 - Police matrons in certain cities.
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§ 7-286. Police matrons in certain cities.
Sec. 7-286. Police matrons in certain cities. In each city of this state having a population of twenty thousand or more, as shown by the last-preceding United States census, the board of police commissioners or police committee shall appoint a police matron, whose duty it shall be to take charge of all women arrested and held by the police of the city.
(1949 Rev., S. 668.)
Source: official Connecticut text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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