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CT Gen Stat § 45a-76. (Formerly Sec. 45-4e) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 45a - Probate Courts and Procedure|Chapter 801 - Probate Court: Administrative Provisions|Section 45a-76. (Formerly Sec. 45-4e) - Biennial report by Probate Court Administrator.

 The Probate Court Administrator shall file with the Chief Court Administrator, on or before the first day of April of each even-numbered year, a report of the business of the office of the Probate Court Administrator during the biennium ending on the preceding June thirtieth, together with any information that the Chief Court Administrator may request.(1967, P.A. 558, S. 9; P.A. 80-476, S. 28; P.A. 93-279, S. 2; P.A. 12-66, S. 7.)History: P.A. 80-476 reworded provisions but made no substantive changes; Sec. 45-4e transferred to Sec. 45a-76 in 1991; P.A. 93-279 deleted provisions re duties of administrator to attend to matters necessary for efficient operation of courts and expeditious dispatch and proper conduct of business of courts and to make recommendations to general assembly re statutory changes to improve administration of courts; P.A. 12-66 substituted provisions re report filed in each even-numbered year re business during biennium ending the preceding June thirtieth for provisions re annual report for the prior calendar year and made a technical change.Annotation to former section 45-4e:Cited. 157 C. 159.
CT Gen Stat § 45a-78. (Formerly Sec. 45-4f) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 45a - Probate Courts and Procedure|Chapter 801 - Probate Court: Administrative Provisions|Section 45a-78. (Formerly Sec. 45-4f) - Rules of procedure for the Probate Courts. Adoption, publication and sale.

 (a) The Probate Court Administrator shall, from time to time, recommend to the judges of the Supreme Court, for adoption and promulgation pursuant to the provisions of section 51-14, uniform rules of procedure in the Probate Courts. Any rules of procedure so adopted and promulgated shall be mandatory upon all Probate Courts. To assist the Probate Court Administrator in formulating such recommendations, the Probate Court Administrator shall meet with the Probate Assembly at least annually, and may meet with members of the bar of this state and with the general public.(b) The Probate Court Administrator shall, from time to time, publish the rules of procedure for the Probate Courts. The Probate Court Administrator may pay the expenses of publication from the fund established under section 45a-82 and shall sell the book of Probate Court rules of procedure, at a price determined by the Probate Court Administrator. The proceeds from the sales shall be added to and shall become a part of said fund.(1967, P.A. 558, S. 10, 11; P.A. 80-476, S. 30; P.A. 04-257, S. 67; P.A. 13-81, S. 1.)History: P.A. 80-476 reworded provisions but made no substantive changes; Sec. 45-4f transferred to Sec. 45a-78 in 1991; P.A. 04-257 made technical changes in Subsec. (b), effective June 14, 2004; P.A. 13-81 amended Subsec. (b) to replace provision re compiling a probate practice book with provision re publication of rules of procedure for the Probate Courts and substitute “may pay” for “shall pay” from the fund under Sec. 45a-82 re expense of publication, and made technical and conforming changes.Annotations to former section 45-4f:General Assembly may delegate its rule-making power for lower courts. 157 C. 150. Cited. 192 C. 234.
CT Gen Stat § 45a-79. (Formerly Sec. 45-4g) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 45a - Probate Courts and Procedure|Chapter 801 - Probate Court: Administrative Provisions|Section 45a-79. (Formerly Sec. 45-4g) - Probate judges and court employees to cooperate with administrator.

 The judges and employees of the various courts of probate, and the officers and employees of the Probate Assembly, shall cooperate with the Probate Court Administrator and shall provide the administrator or his assistants with information and statistical data bearing on the business of the probate courts which he requests, except for information which is deemed confidential under the laws of this state.(1967, P.A. 558, S. 12; 1969, P.A. 323, S. 1; P.A. 80-476, S. 31.)History: 1969 act removed information concerning commitments to mental institutions from exception to disclosure provision; P.A. 80-476 excepted information deemed confidential under state law rather than “confidential information involving adoptions” and reworded provision; Sec. 45-4g transferred to Sec. 45a-79 in 1991.
CT Gen Stat § 45a-79b (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 45a - Probate Courts and Procedure|Chapter 801 - Probate Court: Administrative Provisions|Section 45a-79b - Special assignment probate judges.

 (a) There shall be special assignment probate judges appointed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, on nomination by the Probate Court Administrator, from among the judges of probate elected as provided in section 45a-18. A nominee of the Probate Court Administrator shall have demonstrated the special skill, experience or expertise necessary to serve as a special assignment probate judge. The Probate Court Administrator shall issue regulations pursuant to subsection (b) of section 45a-77 to establish requirements concerning the responsibilities of special assignment probate judges and the number, geographic distribution and expertise of such judges. A special assignment probate judge shall serve at the pleasure of the Chief Justice.(b) Subject to the approval of the Chief Court Administrator, the Probate Court Administrator shall fix the compensation of special assignment probate judges appointed pursuant to this section. Such compensation shall, on the order of the Probate Court Administrator, be paid from the Probate Court Administration Fund established under section 45a-82. Such compensation, including compensation that a special assignment probate judge receives as a judge of probate of the district to which the judge was elected, shall not exceed the compensation provided for a judge of probate under subdivision (4) of subsection (a) of section 45a-95a. A special assignment probate judge shall have such benefits as may inure to him or her as a judge of probate and shall receive no additional benefits, except compensation provided under this subsection and retirement benefits calculated in accordance with sections 45a-34 to 45a-54, inclusive.(P.A. 07-184, S. 13; P.A. 10-34, S. 7; 10-41, S. 3; P.A. 12-66, S. 4.)History: P.A. 07-184 effective July 1, 2007; P.A. 10-34 made a technical change in Subsec. (a); P.A. 10-41 amended Subsec. (b) to substitute compensation for judge of probate under Sec. 45a-95a(a)(4) for compensation under Sec. 45a-92(k) and make a technical change, effective January 5, 2011; P.A. 12-66 amended Subsec. (b) to add provision re retirement benefits calculated under Secs. 45a-34 to 45a-54, effective July 1, 2012.
CT Gen Stat § 45a-79c (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 45a - Probate Courts and Procedure|Chapter 801 - Probate Court: Administrative Provisions|Section 45a-79c - Court of probate business hours.

 (a) A court of probate shall be open to the public for the conduct of court business not less than forty hours each week, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays, on a regular schedule between the hours of eight o'clock a.m. and five o'clock p.m. The judge of probate of a probate district may close a court temporarily owing to inclement weather, an emergency or other good cause. Such judge shall immediately give notice of a temporary closing to the Probate Court Administrator, together with the reason for such closing and the date and time when the court will reopen.(b) The Probate Court Administrator may, for good cause shown, modify the requirements of this section.(P.A. 07-184, S. 14; P.A. 09-114, S. 16.)History: P.A. 07-184 effective July 1, 2007; P.A. 09-114 substituted “forty hours” for “twenty hours” in Subsec. (a), effective January 1, 2011.
CT Gen Stat § 45a-80. (Formerly Sec. 45-4a) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 45a - Probate Courts and Procedure|Chapter 801 - Probate Court: Administrative Provisions|Section 45a-80. (Formerly Sec. 45-4a) - Office space.

 (a) The Commissioner of Administrative Services shall provide such office space for the conduct of the duties of the office of the Probate Court Administrator as the Probate Court Administrator approves. The expenses of the office space shall be paid from the fund established under section 45a-82.(b) The Probate Court Administrator shall purchase furniture, stationery, office supplies, typewriters, filing cabinets and such other equipment, apparatus and supplies, contractual services and other services as the Probate Court Administrator deems necessary or advisable for the expeditious conduct of the duties of the office and shall pay for them from the fund established under section 45a-82, subject to the provisions of section 45a-83.(1967, P.A. 558, S. 5; P.A. 77-258, S. 1; 77-614, S. 73, 610; P.A. 80-476, S. 32; P.A. 81-472, S. 74, 159; P.A. 87-496, S. 102, 110; P.A. 93-279, S. 4; P.A. 04-257, S. 68; P.A. 11-51, S. 44.)History: P.A. 77-258 authorized purchase of “contractual services and such other services” as the administrator deems necessary and added proviso limiting expenditures made without chief court administrator's approval; P.A. 77-614 replaced public works commissioner with commissioner of administrative services; P.A. 80-476 substituted “office space” for “quarters” and reworded provisions; P.A. 81-472 made technical changes; P.A. 87-496 substituted “public works” for “administrative services” commissioner in Subsec. (a); Sec. 45-4a transferred to Sec. 45a-80 in 1991; P.A. 93-279 deleted provision in Subsec. (b) that probate court administrator shall make no expenditure exceeding $100 without approval of chief court administrator; P.A. 04-257 made technical changes, effective June 14, 2004; pursuant to P.A. 11-51, “Commissioner of Public Works” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Administrative Services” in Subsec. (a), effective July 1, 2011.
CT Gen Stat § 45a-81. (Formerly Sec. 45-4b) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 45a - Probate Courts and Procedure|Chapter 801 - Probate Court: Administrative Provisions|Section 45a-81. (Formerly Sec. 45-4b) - Assistants and clerical help for Probate Court Administrator.

 (a) Subject to the approval of the Chief Court Administrator, the Probate Court Administrator shall appoint and fix the compensation of assistants and clerical help necessary to enable him to perform the duties of the office.(b) Any such assistants who are attorneys-at-law shall be admitted to the practice of law in this state and shall not engage, directly or indirectly, in the practice of law before any court of probate.(c) The assistants and clerical help so appointed may be employed by the Probate Court Administrator as employees of the Judicial Department.(d) The Judicial Department shall, on notice from the Probate Court Administrator, include the assistants and clerical help on the payroll of the Judicial Department. On presentation of vouchers by the Judicial Department to the Probate Court Administrator, the Probate Court Administrator shall reimburse the Judicial Department, from the fund established under section 45a-82, for the salary and benefits paid by the Judicial Department to or for the assistants and clerical help included on the Judicial Department payroll.(e) The assistants and clerical help shall be members of the state employees retirement system and, on presentation of vouchers by the chief of the Retirement Division to the Probate Court Administrator, the administrator shall reimburse the State Employees Retirement Fund from the fund established under section 45a-82 for retirement benefits paid to the assistants and clerical help which exceed the contribution to the State Employees Retirement Fund by the assistants and clerical help.(1967, P.A. 558, S. 6; 1969, P.A. 160, S. 1; P.A. 77-258, S. 2; P.A. 80-476, S. 33; P.A. 81-472, S. 75, 159; P.A. 18-75, S. 3.)History: 1969 act amplified provisions re employment of assistants and clerical help as to their inclusion as judicial department employees, reimbursement to judicial department of salaries and benefits amounts, inclusion in retirement system, etc. and deleted provision which had required that employees' and assistants' compensation be paid from trust fund established under Sec. 45-4h; P.A. 77-258 specified assistants who are attorneys at law; P.A. 80-476 divided section into Subsecs. and reworded provisions; P.A. 81-472 made technical changes; Sec. 45-4b transferred to Sec. 45a-81 in 1991; P.A. 18-75 amended Subsec. (d) by deleting references to executive secretary and replacing “he” with “the Probate Court Administrator”, effective June 4, 2018.
CT Gen Stat § 45a-83. (Formerly Sec. 45-4i) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 45a - Probate Courts and Procedure|Chapter 801 - Probate Court: Administrative Provisions|Section 45a-83. (Formerly Sec. 45-4i) - Payment of expenses. Transfers from General Fund.

 If at any time the fund established under section 45a-82 is insufficient to pay the several charges to be paid from it, the Comptroller shall draw his order on the Treasurer for payment, from the General Fund, of such sums as are necessary to pay such charges. When the amount in the fund established under said section is more than sufficient to meet the requirements imposed upon it by law, other than amounts which are required to make the retirement fund established under section 45a-35 actuarially sound, all as certified by the Probate Court Administrator, there shall be paid over to the General Fund from the fund established under section 45a-82 any moneys paid from the General Fund under this section.(1967, P.A. 558, S. 55; P.A. 80-476, S. 35; P.A. 04-257, S. 70.)History: P.A. 80-476 reworded provisions but made no substantive changes; Sec. 45-4i transferred to Sec. 45a-83 in 1991; P.A. 04-257 made technical changes, effective June 14, 2004.
CT Gen Stat § 45a-85 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 45a - Probate Courts and Procedure|Chapter 801 - Probate Court: Administrative Provisions|Section 45a-85 - Probate Court Budget Committee. Duties. Transfer and use of funds for Probate Court's office budget.

 (a) The Probate Court Administrator shall establish a Probate Court Budget Committee consisting of the Probate Court Administrator and two probate judges appointed by the Connecticut Probate Assembly. The Probate Court Administrator shall serve as chairperson of the committee.(b) Not later than June 30, 2010, and annually thereafter, the committee shall establish, in accordance with the criteria established in regulations issued pursuant to subsection (b) of section 45a-77: (1) A compensation plan, which plan shall include employee benefits, for employees of the Probate Courts, (2) staffing levels for each Probate Court, and (3) an office budget for each Probate Court. Such compensation plan, staffing levels and office budgets shall be established within the expenditures and anticipated available funds in the proposed budget established pursuant to section 45a-84.(c) The Probate Court Administrator shall annually transfer to each Probate Court the amount budgeted under subsection (b) of this section for a Probate Court's office budget. The transfer shall be made from the Probate Court Administration Fund established under section 45a-82. Each Probate Court shall establish and maintain a checking account in the name of the court at a financial institution, as defined in section 36a-330, to hold and manage the office budget funds. A Probate Court shall deposit all office budget funds into the account and disburse from the account all payments for expenditures permitted under the office budget. A Probate Court shall not commingle office budget funds with funds from any other source. The provisions of sections 4-33 and 4-98 shall not apply to the management of office budget funds under this section.(P.A. 09-114, S. 11; P.A. 14-103, S. 15; P.A. 15-217, S. 18; P.A. 16-193, S. 18.)History: P.A. 09-114 effective June 9, 2009; P.A. 14-103 deleted former Subsec. (c) re annual report on committee's efforts to reduce costs and potential cost saving measures resulting from probate court mergers, effective July 1, 2014; P.A. 15-217 amended Subsec. (b) by making technical changes and deleting “a miscellaneous” in Subdiv. (3), and added Subsec. (c) re transfer and use of funds for each Probate Court's office budget, effective July 2, 2015; P.A. 16-193 made a technical change in Subsec. (a).
CT Gen Stat § 45a-90. (Formerly Sec. 45-24) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 45a - Probate Courts and Procedure|Chapter 801 - Probate Court: Administrative Provisions|Section 45a-90. (Formerly Sec. 45-24) - Connecticut Probate Assembly. Meetings. Powers and duties.

 (a) There shall be an assembly of the elected and qualified acting judges of the courts of probate, to be known as the Connecticut Probate Assembly, of which all judges of probate shall be members. The annual meeting of the assembly shall be held on any day in April in the Supreme Court room at Hartford. Other stated or special meetings of the assembly shall be held as provided in its bylaws.(b) The assembly shall transact any business which may properly come before its meetings and which pertains to the probate courts, the improvement of and uniformity in their procedure and practice, the administration of justice in the courts of probate and the administration of the assembly. The assembly may make such recommendations to the Probate Court Administrator as it sees fit regarding any or all of these matters. The assembly may adopt bylaws to govern it and its meetings.(c) Any probate magistrate or attorney probate referee appointed pursuant to section 45a-123a may attend any annual or special meeting of the assembly or any educational program of the assembly, but shall have no vote in any decision of the assembly.(1949 Rev., S. 6831; 1957, P.A. 651, S. 19; 1967, P.A. 558, S. 21; P.A. 79-286; P.A. 80-476, S. 18; P.A. 09-114, S. 20.)History: 1967 act authorized assembly to transact business pertaining to “administration of justice in the courts of probate and ... of the assembly” and to make recommendations to probate court administrator and deleted provisions re assembly's powers to establish uniform rules, practice and procedure, to clarify and revise state probate laws and to prepare schedule of probate fees; P.A. 79-286 changed annual meeting from “the third Wednesday in January” to “any day in April”; P.A. 80-476 divided section into Subsecs. and rephrased provisions; Sec. 45-24 transferred to Sec. 45a-90 in 1991; P.A. 09-114 added Subsec. (c) re attendance of probate magistrates and attorney probate referees at meetings of assembly.
CT Gen Stat § 45a-91. (Formerly Sec. 45-25) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 45a - Probate Courts and Procedure|Chapter 801 - Probate Court: Administrative Provisions|Section 45a-91. (Formerly Sec. 45-25) - Officers and committees.

 The officers and committees of said assembly and their duties shall be such as may be provided for in its bylaws. Any vacancy occurring in any office shall be filled according to the provisions of the bylaws of said assembly.(1949 Rev., S. 6832; 1957, P.A. 651, S. 20; March, 1958, P.A. 27, S. 17; 1967, P.A. 558, S. 22.)History: 1967 act deleted provision which made assembly's presiding officer “the chief judge appointed as provided in section 51-4” and further deleted provisions re appointment and compensation of executive secretary and treasurer, appointment and compensation of employees and treasurer's required posting of bond; Sec. 45-25 transferred to Sec. 45a-91 in 1991.
CT Gen Stat § 45a-94. (Formerly Sec. 45-25b) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 45a - Probate Courts and Procedure|Chapter 801 - Probate Court: Administrative Provisions|Section 45a-94. (Formerly Sec. 45-25b) - Temporary funding of probate court. Conditions. Term of loan. Interest.

 Section 45a-94 is repealed, effective January 5, 2011.(P.A. 87-187, S. 2, 3; P.A. 09-114, S. 25.)
CT Gen Stat § 45a-95 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 45a - Probate Courts and Procedure|Chapter 801 - Probate Court: Administrative Provisions|Section 45a-95 - Compensation of probate judges on and after January 5, 2011: Definitions.

 As used in this section and section 45a-95a:(1) “Band 1 probate district” means a probate district that has a population of less than forty thousand, except a probate district that has a population of less than forty thousand with an annual weighted-workload of at least three thousand, but less than four thousand one hundred, which constitutes a band 2 probate district.(2) “Band 2 probate district” means a probate district that has a population of at least forty thousand but less than fifty thousand, except that a probate district with less than forty thousand with an annual weighted-workload of at least three thousand, but less than four thousand one hundred, shall be a band 2 probate district.(3) “Band 3 probate district” means a probate district that has a population of at least fifty thousand but less than sixty thousand, except that a probate district with less than fifty thousand with an annual weighted-workload of at least four thousand one hundred, but less than four thousand nine hundred, shall be a band 3 probate district.(4) “Band 4 probate district” means a probate district that has a population of sixty thousand or more, except that a probate district with less than sixty thousand with an annual weighted-workload of at least four thousand nine hundred, shall be a band 4 probate district.(5) “Population” means the annual population estimate by the Department of Public Health for each city or town as of October first of the immediately preceding calendar year.(6) “Annual weighted-workload” means the annual weighted-workload for the immediately preceding fiscal year as defined in regulations issued by the Probate Court Administrator pursuant to subsection (b) of section 45a-77.(P.A. 09-114, S. 12; P.A. 10-34, S. 10.)History: P.A. 09-114 effective January 5, 2011; P.A. 10-34 made a technical change in Subdiv. (6), effective January 5, 2011.