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CT Gen Stat § 51-9a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 870 - Judicial Department|Section 51-9a - Alkaline paper for photocopies.

 All photocopies made by the Judicial Department shall be made using paper that meets or exceeds the American National Standards Institute standards for permanent paper, unless such paper is not available.(P.A. 91-144, S. 7.)
CT Gen Stat § 51-9b (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 870 - Judicial Department|Section 51-9b - Portraits of retiring Chief Justices.

 The Judicial Branch is authorized to use such appropriations as deemed necessary to procure portraits of retiring Chief Justices to hang in the Supreme Court and State Library building.(P.A. 94-169, S. 3, 20.)History: P.A. 94-169 effective July 1, 1994.
CT Gen Stat § 51-10 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 870 - Judicial Department|Section 51-10 - Appointment of Jury Administrator and assistants. Selection of director of security and safety of the Judicial Department.

 (a) The Chief Court Administrator, subject to the provisions of section 51-12, shall appoint and fix the compensation of a Jury Administrator and such other assistants as are necessary to enable the Jury Administrator to perform the duties of his office.(b) The Chief Court Administrator may select from among inspectors appointed by the Chief State's Attorney an individual who shall serve as the director of security and safety of the Judicial Department while retaining his status as an inspector in the Division of Criminal Justice. Such inspector shall serve at the pleasure of the Chief Court Administrator in the capacity of director of security and safety of the Judicial Department, and shall be paid from funds appropriated to the Judicial Department.(1957, P.A. 651, S. 10; P.A. 73-589, S. 1, 4; P.A. 78-280, S. 124, 127; 78-331, S. 53, 58; P.A. 82-248, S. 120; P.A. 85-414, S. 4, 5; P.A. 86-403, S. 83, 132.)History: P.A. 73-589 authorized appointment of jury administrator; P.A. 78-280 transferred appointment power from executive secretary to chief court administrator and deleted reference to executive secretary in provision prohibiting practice of law; P.A. 78-331 made technical grammatical change to correct inadvertent error in P.A. 78-280; P.A. 82-248 rephrased the section but made no substantive changes; P.A. 85-414 deleted prohibition of practice of law by jury administrator and assistants and added Subsec. (b) re selection of director of security and safety of judicial department from among inspectors in the division of criminal justice, effective December 2, 1985, upon certification of one chief court administrator that the courthouse at New London is operational; P.A. 86-403 changed effective date of P.A. 85-414 with regard to this section to June 11, 1986.See Sec. 51-219a re duties of Jury Administrator.
CT Gen Stat § 51-10a. (Formerly Sec. 51-146b) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 870 - Judicial Department|Section 51-10a. (Formerly Sec. 51-146b) - Personnel Administrator.

 Section 51-10a is repealed.(P.A. 73-409, S. 1, 2; P.A. 74-183, S. 223, 291; P.A. 76-436, S. 10a, 192, 681; P.A. 78-280, S. 67, 127; P.A. 79-335.)
CT Gen Stat § 51-10b (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 870 - Judicial Department|Section 51-10b - Contract with Children in Placement, Inc., promoting permanency planning for children.

 Beginning September 1, 1994, and annually thereafter, the Judicial Department shall contract with Children in Placement, Inc. to provide services to assist the court in preparing and monitoring expectations to promote permanency planning for children. The sum of one hundred fifty thousand dollars shall be expended annually by the Judicial Department, from existing appropriations, for such contract.(May Sp. Sess. P.A. 94-5, S. 20, 30.)History: May Sp. Sess. P.A. 94-5 effective July 1, 1994.
CT Gen Stat § 51-10d (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 870 - Judicial Department|Section 51-10d - Judicial Branch Internet web site. Notice and information re animal-assisted therapy.

 The Judicial Branch shall maintain on its Internet web site (1) notice that the court may exercise its discretion to permit a dog to provide comfort and support to a testifying witness, (2) a hyperlink to the Internet web site of an organization that provides information regarding animal-assisted therapy resources, and (3) if applicable, a hyperlink to information regarding such resources on the Internet web site of the Division of Criminal Justice.(P.A. 17-185, S. 1.)
CT Gen Stat § 51-11 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 870 - Judicial Department|Section 51-11 - Judges and clerks to furnish information to Chief Court Administrator.

 The judges, clerks and all other officers and employees of the Judicial Department shall comply with all requests of the Chief Court Administrator or his assistants for information and statistical data bearing on the business of the courts.(1957, P.A. 651, S. 11; P.A. 78-280, S. 125, 127.)History: P.A. 78-280 replaced executive secretary with chief court administrator.
CT Gen Stat § 51-12 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 870 - Judicial Department|Section 51-12 - Compensation plan; employment regulations; sick leave.

 (a) With the exception of those employees whose compensation is fixed by statute, the judges of the Supreme Court shall, from time to time, prescribe the compensation plan for all employees of the Supreme Court and the Superior Court and other employees of the Judicial Department.(b) The compensation plan may include regulations concerning employee hiring and separation practices, sick leave, vacation leave, absences with and without pay, longevity payments, increments and all other matters regarding personnel policies and procedures. The judges of the Supreme Court shall establish such job classifications as they deem necessary as part of the plan.(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, subsection (c) of section 5-247 and subsection (d) of section 5-250, sick leave accruals earned by employees of the Judicial Department prior to June 30, 1967, may be credited for payment on retirement under regulations promulgated by the judges of the Supreme Court pursuant to the provisions of this section.(1957, P.A. 651, S. 12; February, 1965, P.A. 331, S. 10; P.A. 73-122, S. 20, 27; P.A. 74-183, S. 14, 291; 74-217, S. 3, 4; P.A. 82-248, S. 8; P.A. 84-406, S. 10, 13.)History: 1965 act added provision clarifying applicability of section with regard to salaries; P.A. 73-122 restated provisions, specifically included judicial department employees other than those employed in courts and criminal justice division employees, specified regulation subject matter included in plan, deleted requirement that chief justice approve classification and salary of prospective appointee or employee before he is hired and specified appointing authority referred to in provision added in 1965 as circuit court judges; P.A. 74-183 deleted provision added in 1965 act re inapplicability of section where circuit court judges empowered to set salaries; P.A. 74-217 added provision re payment for accrued sick leave upon retirement; P.A. 82-248 made technical revision, rewording some provisions and dividing section into Subsecs., but made no substantive change; P.A. 84-406 amended Subsec. (a) by deleting reference to employees in division of criminal justice, effective November 28, 1984, upon certification by secretary of state of vote on constitutional amendment re state's attorneys.With respect to employee of Judicial Department, the more specific terms in section prevail over the more general terms of State Personnel Act; section does not expressly waive state's sovereign immunity nor does it waive sovereign immunity by force of necessary implication. 118 CA 65.Cited. 28 CS 368.
CT Gen Stat § 51-13 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 870 - Judicial Department|Section 51-13 - Variance of sessions of Superior Court.

 Section 51-13 is repealed.(1957, P.A. 651, S. 13; February, 1965, P.A. 331, S. 11; P.A. 76-436, S. 10a, 47, 681; P.A. 78-331, S. 54, 58.)
CT Gen Stat § 51-14a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 870 - Judicial Department|Section 51-14a - Connecticut Code of Evidence. Adoption. Advisory committee.

 (a) The Supreme Court is authorized to adopt the Connecticut Code of Evidence. If the Supreme Court proceeds with the adoption of the Connecticut Code of Evidence, the Chief Justice shall appoint a standing advisory committee that shall study the provisions of said code and the orderly development of evidence law, and make recommendations to the Supreme Court concerning any proposed amendments to said code by the Supreme Court. The committee shall be comprised of judges of the Superior Court and attorneys who are members of the bar of this state and representative of diverse areas of the practice of law. The Chief Justice shall appoint one member of the committee to serve as the chairperson of the committee. In carrying out the duties prescribed in this subsection, the committee, in its discretion, may conduct public hearings.(b) On or before January 1, 2015, and annually thereafter, the chairperson of the advisory committee established pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall report on the activities of the advisory committee to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to the judiciary. Upon the adoption of said code by the Supreme Court, such report shall include any proposed amendments to said code which are being considered by the advisory committee.(c) Nothing in this section shall limit with respect to the law of evidence the authority of the Supreme Court under common law or the legislative authority of the General Assembly.(P.A. 14-120, S. 1; P.A. 15-14, S. 16.)History: P.A. 14-120 effective June 6, 2014; P.A. 15-14 amended Subsec. (b) by making a technical change.
CT Gen Stat § 51-15a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 870 - Judicial Department|Section 51-15a - Consultation between judiciary committee and rules committee of Superior Court.

 The Senate and House chairmen of the joint standing committee on judiciary shall appoint six persons from among the members of the committee who, with the chairmen, shall meet, on the call of the Chief Justice, but not less frequently than annually, with the rules committee of the Superior Court to confer and consult with respect to the rules of practice, pleadings, forms and procedure for all courts of record of this state and with respect to legislation affecting the courts pending before or to be introduced in the General Assembly.(1971, P.A. 602, S. 1; P.A. 82-248, S. 10.)History: P.A. 82-248 substituted “the” for “said” where appearing.Cited. 43 CS 211.
CT Gen Stat § 51-19 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 870 - Judicial Department|Section 51-19 - Law reports. Practice Book.

 Section 51-19 is repealed.(1949 Rev., S. 169, 7689, 7690; 1949, 1951, 1953, S. 3125d; 1949, 1953, S. 3122d, 3123d; 1957, P.A. 176, S. 9; P.A. 73-541, S. 2, 8; P.A. 82-248, S. 163.)
CT Gen Stat § 51-27 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 871 - Courts|Section 51-27 - Court accommodations.

 (a) The state shall provide such suitable quarters and furniture as are necessary for holding the Superior Court in the several judicial districts when there is no suitable place therefor. The expense of the quarters and furniture, except as provided by section 51-27a or any other section of the general statutes, shall be paid by the state.(b) If a court facility established under the provisions of section 51-251 of the general statutes, revision of 1958, revised to 1972, is removed into a facility originally established by the state under the provisions of section 51-27 of the revision of 1958, revised to 1972, the facility shall be maintained by the state in accordance with subsection (a) of this section.(1949 Rev., S. 7725; 1959, P.A. 28, S. 198; 152, S. 66; P.A. 74-183, S. 20, 291; P.A. 76-436, S. 52, 681; P.A. 78-280, S. 3, 70, 127; P.A. 82-248, S. 11; P.A. 83-295, S. 5.)History: 1959 acts authorized purchases by clerk for circuit court and required state rather than county commissioners to provide suitable quarters and furniture, county government having been abolished; P.A. 74-183 added reference to sharing of building by court of common pleas and superior court, deleted reference to supplies for circuit court and added Subsec. (b), effective December 1, 1974; P.A. 76-436 clarified Subsec. (a) re expense of providing quarters and furniture for courts by specifically referring to Sec. 51-156a, added reference to judicial districts and removed court of common pleas from purview of section in Subsec. (a), effective July 1, 1978; P.A. 78-280 deleted reference to counties and made technical grammatical correction substituting “judicial districts” for “judicial district”; P.A. 82-248 rephrased some provisions but made no substantive change; P.A. 83-295 amended Subsec. (a) by deleting provisions concerning the purchase of court supplies by the clerk of each court location with the approval of a judge thereof.See Secs. 51-27c to 51-27f, inclusive, re court facilities.Under former statute, session may be adjourned in emergency, when suitable building not available in town, to another courthouse already provided by county commissioners in county. 113 C. 377. Indicates county commissioners not vested with broad power of determining whether new county building should be built. 124 C. 617. Cited. 193 C. 670.Mandamus did not lie to compel county commissioners to purchase courtroom facilities at Stamford. 6 CS 142. Cited. 8 CS 78.
CT Gen Stat § 51-27b. (Formerly Sec. 51-156b) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 871 - Courts|Section 51-27b. (Formerly Sec. 51-156b) - Offices of Superior Court.

 There shall be sufficient offices of the Superior Court for the efficient operation of the court. The number and location of the offices shall be designated by the Chief Court Administrator, after consultation with the judges of the Superior Court.(1959, P.A. 28, S. 7; P.A. 74-183, S. 58, 291; P.A. 76-436, S. 10a, 53, 681; P.A. 82-248, S. 13.)History: P.A. 74-183 revised provisions to reflect transfer of circuit court functions to court of common pleas, effective December 31, 1974; Sec. 51-252 transferred to Sec. 51-156b in 1975; P.A. 76-436 replaced court of common pleas with superior court and chief judge with chief court administrator and referred to appointment of clerks as provided in Sec. 51-168 rather than as provided in Sec. 51-146, effective July 1, 1978; Sec. 51-156b transferred to Sec. 51-27b in the 1977 Court Reorganization Supplement and reference to Sec. 51-168 revised to reflect its transfer as well; P.A. 82-248 rephrased section and deleted provisions re clerks, assistant clerks and clerical personnel and reenacted such provisions as part of Sec. 51-51v.Cited. 193 C. 670.
CT Gen Stat § 51-27c. (Formerly Sec. 51-187a) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 871 - Courts|Section 51-27c. (Formerly Sec. 51-187a) - Court accommodations at Rockville and Putnam.

 A convenient place for holding the Superior Court at Rockville and Putnam shall be furnished by the Commissioner of Administrative Services.(February, 1965, P.A. 516, S. 1; P.A. 76-436, S. 98, 681; P.A. 77-614, S. 73, 610; P.A. 87-496, S. 104, 110; P.A. 11-51, S. 44; P.A. 17-99, S. 14.)History: P.A. 76-436 deleted reference to court of common pleas, effective July 1, 1978; Sec. 51-187a transferred to Sec. 51-27c in the 1977 Court Reorganization Supplement; P.A. 77-614 replaced public works commissioner with commissioner of administrative services; P.A. 87-496 substituted “public works” for “administrative services” commissioner; pursuant to P.A. 11-51, “Commissioner of Public Works” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Administrative Services”, effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 17-99 deleted reference to Willimantic and made technical changes, effective June 30, 2017.Former statute cited. 124 C. 618.
CT Gen Stat § 51-27d. (Formerly Sec. 51-187b) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 871 - Courts|Section 51-27d. (Formerly Sec. 51-187b) - Lease of court facilities. Lease-purchase agreements for additional facilities in Middletown, New Britain and Rocky Hill.

 (a) The Commissioner of Administrative Services may, in discharging his obligation to furnish convenient places for the holding of the Superior Court, lease realty from any private developer subject to the provisions of section 4b-23.(b) The Commissioner of Administrative Services, with the approval of the Chief Court Administrator, may enter into lease-purchase agreements and related agreements, including representations and agreements as provided in subsection (r) of section 3-20, to provide additional courthouse facilities in Middletown, New Britain and Rocky Hill, subject to the provisions of section 4b-23. Such agreements shall be obligations of the state subject to the provisions of subsection (e) of section 3-20 and section 4-98, and an action to enforce such agreements may be brought in the same manner and under the same circumstances as those permitted by section 3-21a.(February, 1965, P.A. 517, S. 1; 1967, P.A. 112, S. 1; P.A. 75-425, S. 45, 57; P.A. 76-436, S. 99, 681; P.A. 77-614, S. 73, 610; P.A. 78-280, S. 71, 127; P.A. 82-248, S. 14; P.A. 87-496, S. 105, 110; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-9, S. 7, 10; P.A. 11-51, S. 44.)History: 1967 act made entrance into lease discretionary rather than mandatory, added proviso re site of courthouse and required that lease contain provision granting public works commissioner an option to purchase the property; P.A. 75-425 specified that leases are subject to Sec. 4-26b; P.A. 76-436 deleted reference to leases re court of common pleas, effective July 1, 1978; Sec. 51-187b transferred to Sec. 51-27d in the 1977 Court Reorganization Supplement; P.A. 77-614 replaced public works commissioner with commissioner of administrative services; P.A. 78-280 replaced “Tolland county” with “the judicial district of Tolland”; P.A. 82-248 deleted provision re lease agreement and site of courthouse in Vernon; P.A. 87-496 substituted “public works” for “administrative services” commissioner; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-9 divided the Sec. into two Subsecs., inserting new language as Subsec. (b) authorizing public works commissioner to enter into lease-purchase agreements and related agreements to provide additional courthouse facilities in Middletown, New Britain and Rocky Hill; pursuant to P.A. 11-51, “Commissioner of Public Works” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Administrative Services”, effective July 1, 2011.Cited. 193 C. 670.
CT Gen Stat § 51-27e (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 871 - Courts|Section 51-27e - Courthouse facilities for the judicial district of Ansonia-Milford.

 Courthouse facilities shall be maintained in either Ansonia or Derby and in Milford for the superior court serving the judicial district of Ansonia-Milford.(P.A. 76-436, S. 676, 681.)
CT Gen Stat § 51-27f. (Formerly Sec. 51-188) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 871 - Courts|Section 51-27f. (Formerly Sec. 51-188) - Rooms for special sessions.

 When a special session of the Superior Court is to be held in any judicial district, the Office of the Chief Court Administrator shall, if necessary, provide suitable rooms therefor, subject to the provisions of section 4b-23 concerning acquisition of real estate.(1949 Rev., S. 7637; 1959, P.A. 152, S. 72; 1972, P.A. 165, S. 18; June, 1972, P.A. 1, S. 20; P.A. 75-425, S. 12, 57; P.A. 77-614, S. 73, 610; P.A. 78-280, S. 2, 127; P.A. 84-436, S. 8, 12.)History: 1959 act substituted public works commissioner for sheriff of the county and deleted provision that expense be taxed and allowed by court where not otherwise provided for; 1972 acts added reference to judicial districts; P.A. 75-425 made section subject to provisions of Sec. 4-26b re real estate acquisition; Sec. 51-188 transferred to Sec. 51-27f in the 1977 Court Reorganization Supplement; P.A. 77-614 replaced public works commissioner with commissioner of administrative services; P.A. 78-280 replaced “county” with “judicial district”; P.A. 84-436 replaced commissioner of administrative services with office of the chief court administrator, effective July 1, 1985.
CT Gen Stat § 51-27g (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 871 - Courts|Section 51-27g - Display of United States flag outside courthouses.

 The Chief Court Administrator shall require that the United States flag be displayed outside each courthouse of this state from sunrise to sunset of each day.(P.A. 03-202, S. 22.)
CT Gen Stat § 51-27h (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 871 - Courts|Section 51-27h - Courthouse facilities to include secure room for victims of family violence crimes and advocates.

 The Chief Court Administrator shall provide in each court where family matters or family violence matters are heard or where a domestic violence docket, as defined in section 51-181e, is located a secure room for victims of family violence crimes and advocates for victims of family violence crimes which is separate from any public or private area of the court intended to accommodate the respondent or defendant or the respondent's or defendant's family, friends, attorneys or witnesses and separate from the office of the state's attorney, provided such a room is available and the use of such room is practical.(P.A. 13-214, S. 16.)History: P.A. 13-214 effective July 1, 2013.
CT Gen Stat § 51-27i (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 871 - Courts|Section 51-27i - Family violence victim advocate services in Family Division of Superior Court.

 (a) As used in this section:(1) “Domestic violence agency” means any office, shelter, host home or agency offering assistance to victims of domestic violence through crisis intervention, emergency shelter referral and medical and legal advocacy, and which meets the Department of Social Services' criteria of service provision for such agencies.(2) “Family violence victim advocate” means a person (A) who is employed by and under the control of a direct service supervisor of a domestic violence agency, (B) who has undergone a minimum of twenty hours of training which shall include, but not be limited to, the dynamics of domestic violence, crisis intervention, communication skills, working with diverse populations, an overview of the state criminal justice and civil family court systems and information about state and community resources for victims of domestic violence, (C) who is certified as a counselor by the domestic violence agency that provided such training, and (D) whose primary purpose is the rendering of advice, counsel and assistance to, and the advocacy of the cause of, victims of domestic violence.(b) The Chief Court Administrator shall permit one or more family violence victim advocates to provide services to victims of domestic violence in the Family Division of the Superior Court in one or more judicial districts in the state.(P.A. 14-217, S. 191.)History: P.A. 14-217 effective January 1, 2015.