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CT Gen Stat § 51-343 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 890 - Judicial Districts, Geographical Areas, Civil and Criminal Venue, Filing and Designation of Court Location|Section 51-343 - Definitions.

 For purposes of this chapter and section 52-46a, the following definitions shall apply:(a) “Domestic corporation” means any corporation incorporated under the laws of this state.(b) “Filed” means filed at the court location where there is a clerk designated to receive and maintain the record of the action regardless of the court location to which the writ is made returnable.(c) “Foreign corporation” means any corporation incorporated under the laws of any other state or foreign government.(d) “Made returnable” designates the judicial district court location or geographical area where the plaintiff desires the case to be heard.(e) “Property” means anything of value.(f) “United States corporation” means any corporation incorporated under the laws of the United States.(P.A. 77-576, S. 2, 65; P.A. 82-248, S. 151.)History: P.A. 82-248 alphabetized the definitions and deleted from the definition of property “and includes the word estate as used in section 52-42, revision of 1958, revised to 1977.”
CT Gen Stat § 51-344b (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 890 - Judicial Districts, Geographical Areas, Civil and Criminal Venue, Filing and Designation of Court Location|Section 51-344b - Term “judicial district of New Britain” substituted for “judicial district of Hartford”, when.

 Whenever the term “judicial district of Hartford” is used or referred to in the following sections of the general statutes, the term “judicial district of New Britain” shall be substituted in lieu thereof: Subsection (b) of section 3-70a, sections 3-71a and 4-164, subsection (c) of section 4-183, subdivision (4) of subsection (g) of section 10-153e, subparagraph (C) of subdivision (4) of subsection (e) of section 10a-109n, sections 12-3a, 12-89, 12-103, 12-208, 12-237, 12-242hh, 12-242ii, 12-242kk, 12-268l, 12-307, 12-312, 12-330m, 12-405k, 12-422, 12-448, 12-454, 12-463, 12-489, 12-522, 12-554, 12-586g and 12-597, subsection (b) of section 12-638i, sections 12-730, 14-57, 14-66, 14-195, 14-324, 14-331 and 19a-85, subsection (f) of section 19a-332e, sections 20-156, 20-247, 20-307, 20-373, 20-583 and 21a-55, subsection (e) of section 22-7, sections 22-320d and 22-386, subsection (e) of section 22a-6b, section 22a-30, subsection (a) of section 22a-34, subsection (b) of section 22a-34, section 22a-182a, subsection (f) of section 22a-225, sections 22a-227, 22a-344, 22a-374, 22a-408 and 22a-449g, subsection (f) of section 25-32e, section 29-158, subsection (f) of section 29-161z, sections 36b-30 and 36b-76, subsection (f) of section 38a-41, section 38a-52, subsection (c) of section 38a-150, sections 38a-185, 38a-209 and 38a-225, subdivision (3) of section 38a-226b, sections 38a-241, 38a-337 and 38a-657, subsection (c) of section 38a-774, section 38a-776, subsection (c) of section 38a-817 and section 38a-994.(P.A. 99-215, S. 24, 29; P.A. 00-196, S. 48; P.A. 08-73, S. 14; P.A. 10-179, S. 118.)History: P.A. 99-215 effective June 29, 1999; P.A. 00-196 made technical changes; P.A. 08-73 replaced reference to Sec. 29-161z(e) with reference to Sec. 29-161z(f); P.A. 10-179 deleted reference to Sec. 19a-653(d).
CT Gen Stat § 51-345a. (Formerly Sec. 52-17) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 890 - Judicial Districts, Geographical Areas, Civil and Criminal Venue, Filing and Designation of Court Location|Section 51-345a. (Formerly Sec. 52-17) - Land lying in two or more judicial districts.

 Section 51-345a is repealed.(1949 Rev., S. 7748; 1959, P.A. 28, S. 103; 1972, P.A. 165, S. 20; June, 1972, P.A. 1, S. 20; P.A. 74-183, S. 72, 291; P.A. 78-280, S. 100, 127; P.A. 82-248, S. 163.)
CT Gen Stat § 51-345b (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 890 - Judicial Districts, Geographical Areas, Civil and Criminal Venue, Filing and Designation of Court Location|Section 51-345b - Venue in actions involving administrative decisions of municipal agencies.

 (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of any general statute requiring that an appeal of an administrative decision of an officer, board, commission or agency of a municipality be taken to the superior court for the judicial district in which such municipality is located, such an action may be made returnable to a judicial district as provided in subdivision (3) of subsection (a) of section 51-345.(b) Any appeal of an administrative decision of an officer, board, commission or agency of a municipality taken prior to May 24, 1985, otherwise valid except that such action was made returnable to the superior court for a judicial district in accordance with subdivision (3) of subsection (a) of section 51-345 rather than to the superior court for the judicial district in which such municipality is located, is validated.(P.A. 85-239, S. 4–6.)
CT Gen Stat § 51-346a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 890 - Judicial Districts, Geographical Areas, Civil and Criminal Venue, Filing and Designation of Court Location|Section 51-346a - Jury trial in the judicial district of Ansonia-Milford.

 If a jury trial is claimed in any civil action brought to the judicial district of Ansonia-Milford at Ansonia, such trial shall be tried in Milford until such time as suitable facilities are available for jury trials in either Ansonia or in Derby.(P.A. 76-436, S. 678, 681.)
CT Gen Stat § 51-347c (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 890 - Judicial Districts, Geographical Areas, Civil and Criminal Venue, Filing and Designation of Court Location|Section 51-347c - Last day for filing next business day if clerk's office closed.

 If the last day for filing of any matter in the clerk's office of the Superior Court falls on a day on which such office is closed, the last day for such filing shall be the next business day.(P.A. 78-280, S. 74, 127.)See Sec. 51-347 re places for filing writs.See Secs. 52-46, 52-46a, 52-48 re service and return of process in civil actions.Cited. 179 C. 415; 237 C. 209.
CT Gen Stat § 51-348a. (Formerly Sec. 54-27) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 890 - Judicial Districts, Geographical Areas, Civil and Criminal Venue, Filing and Designation of Court Location|Section 51-348a. (Formerly Sec. 54-27) - Prosecution for nonsupport in geographical area.

 (a) Notwithstanding the issuance of an order for support of a minor child or children by the Superior Court under the provisions of section 46b-84, any prosecution for nonsupport of a minor child or children as specified in section 53-304 may be brought to the geographical area of the superior court and shall proceed on proper complaint from the payee of the order, a support enforcement officer or an authorized representative of the Commissioner of Administrative Services.(b) In any case where an order under the provisions of section 46b-84 has been issued, the order shall be the measure of failure to support.(1953, S. 3323d; 1967, P.A. 656, S. 61a; 783; P.A. 73-373, S. 39; P.A. 74-183, S. 137, 291; P.A. 76-436, S. 529, 681; P.A. 77-452, S. 36, 72; 77-614, S. 70, 610; P.A. 82-248, S. 158; P.A. 83-295, S. 15; P.A. 90-213, S. 35, 56.)History: 1967 acts clarified that circuit court has jurisdiction of nonsupport cases and added provisions re complaint of payee, family relations officer or authorized representative of finance commissioner; P.A. 73-373 substituted reference to Sec. 46-57 for reference to Sec. 46-26; P.A. 74-183 replaced circuit court with court of common pleas reflecting transfer of circuit court functions to common pleas court, effective December 31, 1974; P.A. 76-436 removed court of common pleas from purview of section reflecting transfer of all trial jurisdiction to superior court and allowed prosecution for nonsupport of child or children in geographical area, effective July 1, 1978; P.A. 77-452 made technical grammatical change; P.A. 77-614 replaced commissioner of finance and control with commissioner of administrative services; Sec. 54-27 transferred to Sec. 51-348a in 1981; P.A. 82-248 rephrased the section and inserted Subsec. indicators; P.A. 83-295 amended Subsec. (a) by replacing “family relations officer” with “family relations caseworker or support enforcement officer”; P.A. 90-213 deleted provisions concerning family relations caseworker.See Sec. 46b-41 re definition of “complaints”.Cited. 185 C. 502; 207 C. 48.Cited. 41 CA 861; judgment reversed, see 241 C. 490.
CT Gen Stat § 51-348b (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 890 - Judicial Districts, Geographical Areas, Civil and Criminal Venue, Filing and Designation of Court Location|Section 51-348b - Housing matters heard on separate dockets within certain judicial districts.

 Housing matters, as defined in section 47a-68, shall be heard on a docket separate from other matters within the judicial districts of Hartford, New Britain, New Haven, Fairfield, Waterbury and Stamford-Norwalk, provided in the judicial district of (1) New Britain, such matters shall be heard by the judge assigned to hear housing matters in the judicial district of Hartford, (2) Waterbury, such matters shall be heard by the judge assigned to hear housing matters in the judicial district of New Haven, and (3) Stamford-Norwalk, such matters shall be heard by the judge assigned to hear housing matters in the judicial district of Fairfield. The records, files and other documents pertaining to housing matters shall be maintained separate from the records, files and other documents of the court. Housing matters do not have to be heard in the facilities to which the process is returned and the pleadings are filed.(P.A. 17-99, S. 16.)History: P.A. 17-99 effective June 30, 2017.
CT Gen Stat § 51-349 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 890 - Judicial Districts, Geographical Areas, Civil and Criminal Venue, Filing and Designation of Court Location|Section 51-349 - Where actions commenced in geographical areas.

 Section 51-349 is repealed, effective June 30, 2017.(P.A. 77-576, S. 8, 65; P.A. 82-248, S. 159; P.A. 86-403, S. 116, 132; P.A. 95-213; P.A. 97-40, S. 17, 18; P.A. 06-196, S. 180; P.A. 17-99, S. 52.)
CT Gen Stat § 51-350 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 890 - Judicial Districts, Geographical Areas, Civil and Criminal Venue, Filing and Designation of Court Location|Section 51-350 - Filing in a geographical area.

 All writs, motions, pleadings and appearances made returnable to a geographical area shall be filed in the clerk's office for the geographical area established pursuant to section 51-348.(P.A. 77-576, S. 9, 65.)
CT Gen Stat § 51-351 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 890 - Judicial Districts, Geographical Areas, Civil and Criminal Venue, Filing and Designation of Court Location|Section 51-351 - Return to improper locations.

 No cause shall fail on the ground that it has been made returnable to an improper location.(P.A. 77-576, S. 10, 65.)Authority to transfer extends to administrative appeals as well as ordinary civil actions. 3 CA 484. Cited. 6 CA 261. “Cause” also applies to appeals from probate. 9 CA 368.
CT Gen Stat § 51-351a. (Formerly Sec. 52-32a) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 890 - Judicial Districts, Geographical Areas, Civil and Criminal Venue, Filing and Designation of Court Location|Section 51-351a. (Formerly Sec. 52-32a) - Failure to state proper forum.

 No civil action shall fail and no proceedings therein shall be void for lack of jurisdiction because the complaint or appeal is directed to a court instead of a judge thereof or to a judge instead of the court of which he is judge, provided such complaint or appeal shall be amended prior to trial properly to state the forum to which it is returnable.(February, 1965, P.A. 610.)History: Sec. 52-32a transferred to Sec. 51-351a in 1983.
CT Gen Stat § 51-351b (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 890 - Judicial Districts, Geographical Areas, Civil and Criminal Venue, Filing and Designation of Court Location|Section 51-351b - Short title: Uniform Transboundary Pollution Reciprocal Access Act.

 (a) This section may be cited as the “Uniform Transboundary Pollution Reciprocal Access Act”.(b) As used in this section:(1) “Reciprocating jurisdiction” means a state of the United States of America, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, a territory or possession of the United States of America, or a province or territory of Canada, which has enacted this section or provides substantially equivalent access to its courts and administrative agencies.(2) “Person” means an individual person, corporation, limited liability company, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, joint venture, government in its private or public capacity, governmental subdivision or agency, or any other legal entity.(c) An action or other proceeding for injury or threatened injury to property or person in a reciprocating jurisdiction caused by pollution originating, or that may originate, in this jurisdiction may be brought in this jurisdiction.(d) A person who suffers, or is threatened with, injury to his person or property in a reciprocating jurisdiction caused by pollution originating, or that may originate, in this jurisdiction has the same rights to relief with respect to the injury or threatened injury, and may enforce those rights in this jurisdiction as if the injury or threatened injury occurred in this jurisdiction.(e) The law to be applied in an action or other proceeding brought pursuant to this section, including what constitutes “pollution”, is the law of this jurisdiction excluding choice of law rules.(f) This section does not accord a person injured or threatened with injury in another jurisdiction any rights superior to those that the person would have if injured or threatened with injury in this jurisdiction.(g) The right provided in this section is in addition to and not in derogation of any other rights.(h) The defense of sovereign immunity is applicable in any action or other proceeding brought pursuant to this section only to the extent that it would apply to a person injured or threatened with injury in this jurisdiction.(i) This section shall be applied and construed to carry out its general purpose to make uniform the law with respect to the subject of this section among jurisdictions enacting it.(P.A. 92-109, S. 1–9; P.A. 95-79, S. 174, 189.)History: P.A. 95-79 amended Subsec. (b) to redefine “person” to include a limited liability company, effective May 31, 1995.
CT Gen Stat § 51-352. (Formerly Sec. 54-77) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 890 - Judicial Districts, Geographical Areas, Civil and Criminal Venue, Filing and Designation of Court Location|Section 51-352. (Formerly Sec. 54-77) - Venue in criminal actions.

 (a) Each person charged with any offense shall be tried in the judicial district in which the offense was committed, except when it is otherwise provided.(b) If theft is committed in one judicial district and the property stolen is carried into another judicial district, the offender may be tried in either judicial district.(1949 Rev., S. 8793; 1961, P.A. 517, S. 51; P.A. 73-116, S. 7; 73-667, S. 1, 2; P.A. 74-183, S. 193, 291; P.A. 76-436, S. 169, 681; P.A. 78-280, S. 1, 127; P.A. 82-248, S. 160.)History: 1961 act provided prosecution of person arrested for offense committed upon car or steamboat be in circuit or county rather than town where court is held; P.A. 73-116 added references to judicial districts; P.A. 73-667 changed effective date of P.A. 73-116 from October 1, 1973, to April 25, 1973; P.A. 74-183 specified applicability of provisions to persons charged in superior court or court of common pleas and deleted reference to circuits, circuit courts' functions having been transferred to court of common pleas, effective December 31, 1974; P.A. 76-436 deleted specific reference to superior court and court of common pleas, reflecting transfer of all trial jurisdiction to superior court, and made other minor wording changes, effective July 1, 1978; Sec. 54-77 transferred to Sec. 51-352 in the 1977 Court Reorganization Supplement; P.A. 78-280 deleted references to counties; P.A. 82-248 rephrased the section, inserted Subsec. indicators and deleted a provision concerning the place of prosecution for a person arrested for an offense committed upon a car or steamboat.Annotations to former section 54-77:Thief may be prosecuted wherever he carries stolen goods. 1 R. 69. No jurisdiction over offense laid to have been committed in another state. Id., 403. Stealing in another state and bringing property here constitutes crime here. 3 C. 187; 33 C. 264. Nonresident procuring crime to be committed here punishable here. 34 C. 129. Congress has no power to confer jurisdiction on state courts for federal offense, nor can General Assembly confer such jurisdiction. Id., 297; 82 C. 367; judgment reversed, see 223 U.S. 1. “Otherwise provided” construed to mean “provided by statute”. 62 C. 127. Venue of crime of nonsupport; 93 C. 363; of uttering in one county forged checks drawn on bank in another county. 96 C. 432. Trial in wrong county is error. Id. Cited. 187 C. 264.History; constitutionality. 5 CS 506.
CT Gen Stat § 51-352a. (Formerly Sec. 54-77b) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 890 - Judicial Districts, Geographical Areas, Civil and Criminal Venue, Filing and Designation of Court Location|Section 51-352a. (Formerly Sec. 54-77b) - Venue for offenses committed prior to April 22, 1975.

 With respect to venue in criminal matters for the towns provided for in sections 51-139, 52-25e and 54-77a, the provisions of such sections shall apply only to offenses committed on or after April 22, 1975, and the provisions of section 51-139 of the general statutes, revision of 1958, revised to 1975, shall apply to offenses committed prior to said date; but no criminal cause shall fail for having been brought to a session of improper venue.(P.A. 75-498, S. 1, 2.)History: Sec. 54-77b transferred to Sec. 51-352a in 1981.
CT Gen Stat § 51-352b. (Formerly Sec. 54-28) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 890 - Judicial Districts, Geographical Areas, Civil and Criminal Venue, Filing and Designation of Court Location|Section 51-352b. (Formerly Sec. 54-28) - Jurisdiction of crimes committed on water.

 All offenses committed on any waters adjacent to a town, but not wholly within it, shall be deemed, for the purpose of determining the jurisdiction of courts, to be committed in such town.(1949 Rev., S. 8744.)History: Sec. 54-28 transferred to Sec. 51-352b in 1981.
CT Gen Stat § 51-352c. (Formerly Sec. 54-41) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 890 - Judicial Districts, Geographical Areas, Civil and Criminal Venue, Filing and Designation of Court Location|Section 51-352c. (Formerly Sec. 54-41) - Jurisdiction of various offenses.

 (a) A criminal prosecution shall not fail by reason of the fact that the evidence may disclose the crime to have been committed in a town or judicial district adjoining that alleged in the indictment or information.(b) If any person is accused of committing any offense on the boundary or divisional line between any of the towns or judicial districts in the state, or so near thereto as to render it doubtful in which town or judicial district the offense was committed, the town or judicial district which first assumes jurisdiction by issuing process for the arrest and prosecution of the offender, whether the name of such offender is known or unknown, shall have exclusive jurisdiction to charge, present, indict, try, convict and sentence. In such a case, it shall only be necessary for the state, judicial district, town, city or borough to establish the venue alleged in the information, complaint, warrant or indictment by proving that the offense alleged was committed on the boundary of the judicial district or town in which the accused is being tried or so near thereto as to render it doubtful in which town or judicial district the offense was committed.(c) The provisions of this section shall not impair the right of the accused to obtain a change of venue.(1949 Rev., S. 8763; P.A. 73-116, S. 13; 73-667, S. 1, 2; P.A. 78-280, S. 2, 127; P.A. 82-248, S. 161.)History: P.A. 73-116 added references to judicial districts; P.A. 73-667 changed effective date of P.A. 73-116 from October 1, 1973, to April 25, 1973; P.A. 78-280 deleted references to counties; Sec. 54-41 transferred to Sec. 51-352c in 1981; P.A. 82-248 rephrased the section and inserted Subsec. indicators.See Sec. 51-352b re jurisdiction of crimes committed on water.See Sec. 54-1b re arraignment of prisoners and required advice as to rights.Cited. 197 C. 507; 198 C. 147; Id., 285; 215 C. 231.Cited. 16 CA 245.
CT Gen Stat § 51-353. (Formerly Sec. 54-78) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 890 - Judicial Districts, Geographical Areas, Civil and Criminal Venue, Filing and Designation of Court Location|Section 51-353. (Formerly Sec. 54-78) - Change of venue in criminal case.

 Any judge holding a criminal session of the Superior Court may, upon motion, order any criminal case pending in the court to be transferred to the superior court for any other judicial district, and any person bound to appear in the case shall appear before the court for the judicial district to which it is transferred. The judge ordering the transfer may require an additional recognizance for the appearance of the accused before such court.(1949 Rev., S. 8794; P.A. 73-116, S. 8; 73-667, S. 1, 2; P.A. 74-183, S. 194, 291; P.A. 76-336, S. 8; 76-436, S. 170, 681; P.A. 78-280, S. 1, 127; P.A. 82-248, S. 162.)History: P.A. 73-116 added references to judicial districts; P.A. 73-667 changed effective date of P.A. 73-116 from October 1, 1973, to April 25, 1973; P.A. 74-183 applied provisions to court of common pleas, effective December 31, 1974; P.A. 76-336 deleted requirement that expenses accruing prior to transfer of case be taxed before any transfer takes place; P.A. 76-436 removed court of common pleas from purview of section, reflecting transfer of all trial jurisdiction to superior court, and deleted requirement that expenses accruing to time case is transferred must be taxed before actual transfer takes place, effective July 1, 1978; Sec. 54-78 transferred to Sec. 51-353 in the 1977 Court Reorganization Supplement; P.A. 78-280 deleted references to counties; P.A. 82-248 rephrased provisions but made no substantive change.Annotations to former section 54-78:When change of venue should be granted; procedure. 98 C. 461; 100 C. 209; 103 C. 469; 109 C. 571. Court exercises discretion whether motion should be granted. 143 C. 167. On motion for change of venue, burden of showing that a fair and impartial trial cannot be had in the county of origin is on the accused. 147 C. 194.On motion for change of venue, burden of showing that a fair and impartial trial cannot be had in the county of origin is on the accused. 20 CS 242.