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2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 7 - Municipalities › Chapter 93 - Registrars of Vital Statistics › Section 7-59. - Report of foundling.

(a) The executive authority of any agency or institution, upon accepting the temporary custody of any foundling, shall, not later than ten days after the date of such acceptance, report to the registrar of vital statistics of the town or city where such foundling was found or voluntarily surrendered, in a format prescribed by the department, as follows: The date and place of finding where voluntarily surrendered, the sex, the race, the approximate age, the name and address of such agency or institution and the name given to the child. Except for an infant voluntarily surrendered pursuant to the provisions of section 17a-58, if a child for whom a report of foundling has been registered is later identified and a certificate of birth is found or obtained, the certificate of birth shall be substituted and the report of foundling shall be sealed and filed in a confidential file, and such seal may be broken and the record inspected only upon order of a court of competent jurisdiction. The certificate prescribed by this section shall include such additional information as the department requires.
(b) For any infant surrendered pursuant to the provisions of section 17a-58, the hospital shall prepare a report of foundling as described in subsection (a) of this section. If a certificate of birth has already been filed in the state birth registry pursuant to the requirements of section 7-48, the report of foundling shall substitute for the original certificate of birth which shall be sealed and filed in a confidential file at the Department of Public Health. The original certificate of birth shall not be released except upon order of a court of competent jurisdiction.
(1949 Rev., S. 579; P.A. 77-614, S. 323, 610; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; P.A. 01-163, S. 19; P.A. 11-242, S. 5.)
History: P.A. 77-614 substituted department of health services for department of health, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 93-381 replaced department of health services with department of public health and addiction services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 01-163 changed provision re forms supplied to format prescribed by the department, changed “color” to “race” and made technical changes; P.A. 11-242 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a) and amended same to add reporting requirement re location where foundling was voluntarily surrendered and make technical changes, and added Subsec. (b) re hospital's responsibility to prepare report of foundling for any infant surrendered pursuant to Sec. 17a-58.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 7 - Municipalities › Chapter 93 - Registrars of Vital Statistics › Section 7-60. - Fetal death certificates.

(a) Each case of fetal death shall be registered and a fetal death certificate shall be filed with the registrar of vital statistics in the manner required by sections 7-48, 7-51 and 7-52 with respect to the filing, content and issuance of birth certificates. A fetus born after a period of gestation of not less than twenty weeks in which there is no attempt at respiration, no action of heart and no movement of voluntary muscle, shall be recorded as a fetal death. A fetal death certificate shall be signed by a physician or, when no physician was in attendance, by the nurse-midwife in attendance at the birth, the Chief Medical Examiner, Deputy Chief Medical Examiner, an associate medical examiner or an authorized assistant medical examiner.
(b) Such certificate shall include, on a confidential portion of the certificate, any additional information required by the department, provided the information obtained under this section shall be used only for medical and health purposes.
(1949 Rev., S. 581; 1951, 1953, S. 232d; 1969, P.A. 699, S. 19; P.A. 77-614, S. 323, 610; P.A. 79-47, S. 1; 79-434, S. 5; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; P.A. 01-163, S. 20; P.A. 03-19, S. 18; P.A. 07-79, S. 2; P.A. 12-197, S. 1.)
History: 1969 act specified chief, deputy and authorized assistant medical examiners as signers of certificate replacing former reference simply to “medical examiner”; P.A. 77-614 substituted department of health services for department of health, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 79-47 replaced deputy medical examiner with deputy chief medical examiner and included associate medical examiner as authorized signer; P.A. 79-434 divided section into Subsecs. and added requirement that additional information be used only for medical and health purposes and is not to be placed in permanent official records; P.A. 93-381 replaced department of health services with department of public health and addiction services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 01-163 amended Subsec. (a) by adding reference to Secs. 7-50, 7-51 and 7-52 re content and issuance of birth certificates and amended Subsec. (b) by adding provision re confidential portion of certificate, deleting provision re information shall not be incorporated into permanent records of department and making a technical change; P.A. 03-19 made a technical change in Subsec. (a), effective May 12, 2003; P.A. 07-79 amended Subsec. (a) to allow nurse-midwife in attendance at a birth in which a physician is not present to sign the fetal death certificate for a fetus born dead; P.A. 12-197 amended Subsec. (a) by deleting reference to Sec. 7-50.
Statute does not address fetal autopsies. 46 CS 204.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 7 - Municipalities › Chapter 93 - Registrars of Vital Statistics › Section 7-61. - Birth and fetal death certificates to state whether blood test has been made.

In reporting each birth and fetal death, physicians and others permitted to attend pregnancy cases and required to report births and fetal deaths shall state on the birth certificate or fetal death certificate, as the case may be, whether a blood test for syphilis has been made during such pregnancy upon a specimen of blood taken from the woman who bore the child for which a birth or fetal death certificate is filed and, if made, the date when such test was made, and, if not made, the reason why such test was not made. In no event shall the birth certificate state the result of the test.
(1949 Rev., S. 3837; 1953, S. 2049d.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 7 - Municipalities › Chapter 93 - Registrars of Vital Statistics › Section 7-62. - Death certificates.

Section 7-62 is repealed.
(1949 Rev., S. 583–585; 1949, S. 234d; 1957, P.A. 163, S. 10; 1963, P.A. 107; 1967, P.A. 54; 1969, P.A. 442, S. 1; 699, S. 20; P.A. 73-178; P.A. 77-614, S. 323, 610; P.A. 79-47, S. 2; 79-434, S. 20.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 7 - Municipalities › Chapter 93 - Registrars of Vital Statistics › Section 7-62a. - Illegal issuance of certificates.

No person other than a registrar of vital statistics or the commissioner shall issue or cause to be issued any certificate or document which is, or purports to be, an original or certified copy of a certificate of birth, death, fetal death or marriage. No person other than such registrar or the commissioner shall certify or purport to certify as a true copy any certificate of birth, death, fetal death or marriage. No person other than a registrar of vital statistics or the commissioner shall issue or cause to be issued an uncertified copy of a certificate of birth, death, fetal death or marriage, in accordance with the provisions of subsection (a) of section 7-51a. Any person who violates this section shall be fined not more than one hundred fifty dollars or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
(1963, P.A. 285; P.A. 77-614, S. 323, 610; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; P.A. 01-163, S. 21.)
History: P.A. 77-614 substituted commissioner of health services for commissioner of health, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 93-381 replaced commissioner of health services with commissioner of public health and addiction services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995 (Revisor's note: The Revisors editorially changed the reference to “one hundred and fifty dollars” to “one hundred fifty dollars” for consistency with customary usage); P.A. 01-163 made technical changes and added provision re issuance of uncertified copy of vital record certificate.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 7 - Municipalities › Chapter 93 - Registrars of Vital Statistics › Section 7-62c. - Filing and registration of death certificate when death not recorded in accordance with Sec. 7-62b; “delayed” death certificates.

(a) When a death occurring in this state has not been recorded in accordance with section 7-62b, a death certificate may be filed in accordance with regulations adopted pursuant to chapter 54 by the Commissioner of Public Health. Such death certificate shall be registered subject to the evidentiary requirements prescribed by such regulations to substantiate the alleged facts of death.
(b) Death certificates registered one year or more after the date of death shall be marked “Delayed” and shall show on their face the date of the delayed registration.
(P.A. 79-434, S. 7; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58.)
History: P.A. 93-381 replaced commissioner of health services with commissioner of public health and addiction services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 7 - Municipalities › Chapter 93 - Registrars of Vital Statistics › Section 7-63. - Notice of deaths at the Connecticut Juvenile Training School.

Section 7-63 is repealed, effective July 1, 2018.
(1949 Rev., S. 586; P.A. 99-26, S. 15, 39; P.A. 04-152, S. 2; P.A. 18-31, S. 43.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 7 - Municipalities › Chapter 93 - Registrars of Vital Statistics › Section 7-64. - Disposal of bodies.

The body of each person who dies in this state shall be buried, removed or cremated within a reasonable time after death. The person to whom the custody and control of the remains of any deceased person are granted by law shall see that the certificate of death required by law has been completed and filed in accordance with section 7-62b prior to final disposition of the body. An authorization for final disposition issued under the law of another state which accompanies a dead body or fetus brought into this state shall be authority for final disposition of the body or fetus in this state. The final disposition of a cremated body shall be recorded as the crematory. The provisions of this section shall not in any way impair the authority of directors of health in cases of death resulting from communicable diseases, nor conflict with any statutes regulating the delivery of bodies to any medical school, nor prevent the placing of any body temporarily in the receiving vault of any cemetery. The placing of any body in a family vault or tomb within any cemetery shall be deemed a burial under the provisions of this section. Any person who violates any provision of this section shall be guilty of a class D felony.
(1949 Rev., S. 590; P.A. 79-434, S. 8; P.A. 04-255, S. 6; P.A. 13-258, S. 34.)
History: P.A. 79-434 made it clear that death certificate must be filed before disposition of body and added provision concerning dispositions of bodies brought in from other states; P.A. 04-255 added specification that final disposition of a cremated body be recorded as the crematory; P.A. 13-258 changed penalty from fine of not more than $500 or imprisonment of not more than 5 years to a class D felony.
See chapter 368i re anatomical donations.
See chapter 368j re cemeteries.
See chapter 368k re crematories.
See chapter 385 re embalmers and funeral directors.
See Sec. 19a-41 re regulations specifying methods of reporting, recording, issuing, maintaining, indexing, correcting and amending vital records and statistics.
See Sec. 19a-504 re removal of bodies from presence of patients in hospitals, rest homes, etc.
See Secs. 53-331 to 53-334, inclusive, re penalties for unlawful embalming, burial and disinterment practices.
Affords no basis for civil liability for funeral expenses. 137 C. 450.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 7 - Municipalities › Chapter 93 - Registrars of Vital Statistics › Section 7-65a. - Multiple interment in common hospital-supplied container.

Multiple interment within a common hospital-supplied container shall be permitted only for fetal remains. If a death certificate is issued, such multiple interment shall be prohibited. Signed copies of the appropriate hospital consent forms for the disposition of remains and the permits required by law shall accompany any such container.
(P.A. 93-279, S. 19.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 7 - Municipalities › Chapter 93 - Registrars of Vital Statistics › Section 7-67. - Applications for and issuance of disinterment permits.

(a) No person shall open any grave for the disinterment of the body of any person in any cemetery or burial place or disinter or remove any dead body from the town in which the death took place, without having procured a disinterment permit from the local registrar of vital statistics of the town where the body is buried or the local registrar of vital statistics where the death occurred, or an order from a Superior Court judge as provided in section 19a-413.
(b) An embalmer or funeral director licensed by the department or licensed by a state having a reciprocal agreement on file with the department, or an individual designated by an order issued by a judge of the Superior Court, pursuant to the provisions of section 19a-413, may apply for a disinterment permit. Such application shall be made to the registrar of vital statistics of the town where the body is buried or to the registrar of vital statistics of the town where the death occurred. The disinterment permit shall state the place where the body is presently interred and the place where the body will be reinterred.
(c) No permit for the disinterment of the body of any deceased person shall be issued in any case where the death was caused by a communicable disease, except by the permission and under the direction of the local director of health of the town where the body is interred.
(1949 Rev., S. 591; 1969, P.A. 699, S. 21; P.A. 09-232, S. 19.)
History: 1969 act added provision concerning court orders; P.A. 09-232 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a), amended Subsec. (a) by substituting “local registrar of vital statistics of the town where the body is buried or the local registrar of vital statistics where the death occurred” for “registrar” and making a technical change, added Subsec. (b) re persons who may apply for disinterment permits, the application process and content of such permits and added Subsec. (c) re issuance of disinterment permit when death was caused by a communicable disease.
See Sec. 19a-324 re penalty for failure to obtain permit or for making false statements in procuring permit.
See Sec. 53-334 re penalty for unlawful disinterment.
See Sec. 54-50 re reward for information concerning unlawful disinterment of corpse.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 7 - Municipalities › Chapter 93 - Registrars of Vital Statistics › Section 7-68. - Issuance of disinterment or removal permit.

Section 7-68 is repealed, effective October 1, 2009.
(1949 Rev., S. 592; P.A. 79-434, S. 10; P.A. 04-255, S. 9; P.A. 05-272, S. 13; P.A. 09-232, S. 106.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 7 - Municipalities › Chapter 93 - Registrars of Vital Statistics › Section 7-68a. - Application to Probate Court for disinterment of remains of child buried in a multiple interment within common hospital-supplied container. Hearing. Order of disinterment. Sexton and Chief Medical Examiner to determine whether remains are sufficiently identifiable. Liability of parent.

(a) Any parent of a deceased child who was buried in a multiple interment within a common hospital-supplied container on or after June 1, 1981, but not later than June 30, 1981, may request the disinterment of the remains of such child for the purpose of removal and reinterment of the remains by making application for such disinterment with the probate court for the district in which such parent resides or in which the remains of such child are interred. A copy of the death certificate of such child and the disinterment permit required by section 7-67 shall be filed with such application.
(b) The probate court, upon receipt of such application, shall schedule a hearing. If the court finds that there is a likelihood that the remains of such child will be sufficiently identifiable, the court shall order disinterment in accordance with subsection (c) of this section.
(c) Upon order of disinterment of the probate court, a sexton shall permit the disinterment of the remains of such child. Upon the disinterment of the common hospital-supplied container, the Chief Medical Examiner, in consultation with the sexton, shall determine whether the remains of such child are sufficiently identifiable. If the remains are found to be sufficiently identifiable, the remains of such child shall be removed for reinterment in accordance with the wishes of the person who requested disinterment. If the remains are not sufficiently identifiable, the common hospital-supplied container shall be reinterred.
(d) No person, other than the parent requesting the disinterment, shall be liable for damages or subject to criminal prosecution for any disinterment in accordance with this section. The parent requesting the disinterment shall be liable for any costs incurred with respect to such disinterment.
(P.A. 93-279, S. 18.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 7 - Municipalities › Chapter 93 - Registrars of Vital Statistics › Section 7-70. - Temporary removal of body to another town or state. Temporary removal permit.

Section 7-70 is repealed, effective October 1, 2004.
(1949 Rev., S. 594; 1951, S. 237d; P.A. 77-614, S. 323, 610; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; P.A. 01-163, S. 24; P.A. 04-255, S. 29.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 7 - Municipalities › Chapter 93 - Registrars of Vital Statistics › Section 7-72. - Sextons' reports. Fines.

Section 7-72 is repealed, effective October 1, 2009.
(1949 Rev., S. 596; P.A. 77-614, S. 323, 610; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; P.A. 04-255, S. 11; P.A. 08-184, S. 2; P.A. 09-232, S. 106.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 7 - Municipalities › Chapter 93 - Registrars of Vital Statistics › Section 7-76. - Fees for records relating to residents of other towns.

The fees due registrars of vital statistics for the making of records, copies and endorsements relating to births, deaths, fetal deaths and marriages, when the residence of the parents of the child or of the deceased or of either party to a marriage is in some other town in this state than that in which the birth, death, fetal death or marriage occurred, shall be paid by such other town except as they relate to vital statistics of inmates of any state institution. The fees paid by such other town shall not exceed two dollars for each such record, copy or endorsement. All bills for such fees shall be submitted by such registrars to such other towns on or before February first of each year, provided if a bill amounts to less than twenty-six dollars, no bill shall be sent and the amount shall not be due. If the registrar of vital statistics of any town or city receives a salary for the performance of the registrar's duties, the amount of fees due under the provisions of this section shall be paid to such town or city.
(1949 Rev., S. 3628; 1971, P.A. 284, S. 3; P.A. 00-92, S. 5; P.A. 01-163, S. 27; P.A. 07-79, S. 3.)
History: 1971 act added references to marriage and marriage records; P.A. 00-92 added proviso that if a bill amounts to less than $26, no bill shall be sent and the amount shall not be due; P.A. 01-163 added provisions re fetal deaths and made technical changes; P.A. 07-79 authorized towns to collect a fee not to exceed $2.00 for recording each birth, death, fetal death or marriage for a nonresident from the nonresident's town of residence.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 7 - Municipalities › Chapter 93 - Registrars of Vital Statistics › Section 7-77 and 7-78. - Identification of veterans' graves. General penalty.

Sections 7-77 and 7-78 are repealed.
(1949 Rev., S. 585, 598; 1957, P.A. 163, S. 10; P.A. 82-306, S. 2; 82-327, S. 12.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 7 - Municipalities › Chapter 94 - Town Treasurers › Section 7-79. - Bond.

Section 7-79 is repealed.
(1949 Rev., S. 599; 1957, P.A. 351; P.A. 77-614, S. 139, 610; P.A. 80-483, S. 175, 186; P.A. 82-327, S. 12.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 7 - Municipalities › Chapter 94 - Town Treasurers › Section 7-80. - Duties of treasurer. Appointment of deputy.

(a) The town treasurer shall receive all money belonging to the town, pay it out on the order of the proper authority and keep a record of all moneys received and when received and of all moneys paid out, when, for what and upon whose authority, which record shall always be open to the inspection of any taxpayer in such town and shall be presented to each annual town meeting, being first sworn to by him and adjusted by the selectmen. The town treasurer shall be, ex officio, treasurer of the town trust funds and may appoint a deputy who shall, in the absence or disability of the town treasurer, perform all his duties.
(b) Payment of any obligation of any town may be made by a national bank or state bank and trust company located in this state in accordance with the directions of the treasurer of the town, on order of the proper authority of such town, and the treasurer may authorize such bank to debit the town's account therefor.
(1949 Rev., S. 600; 1959, P.A. 28, S. 165; 1969, P.A. 186, S. 1; P.A. 82-239, S. 2, 7; P.A. 86-207, S. 1, 3.)
History: 1959 act deleted requirement of annual accounting by trial justices, said office having been abolished by same act; 1969 act added Subsec. (b) re payment procedure for town obligations; P.A. 82-239 removed obsolete reference to town deposit fund; P.A. 86-207 amended Subsec. (a) to provide for the appointment of a deputy.
Treasurer has no implied power to make a note binding on the town. 49 C. 539; 121 U.S. 121. Cannot bind town by accepting illegal order. 70 C. 18. Nature of town order. Id., 42. Mandamus to compel treasurer to pay town order. 95 C. 206.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 7 - Municipalities › Chapter 94 - Town Treasurers › Section 7-81. - Removal of town treasurers.

Whenever complaint in writing is made to the Attorney General that the town treasurer of any town is guilty of misconduct, wilful and material neglect of duty or incompetence in the conduct of such town treasurer's office, the Attorney General shall make such investigation of the charges as the Attorney General deems proper, and shall, if the Attorney General is of the opinion that the evidence obtained warrants such action, prepare a statement in writing of the charges against such town treasurer, together with a citation in the name of the state, commanding such town treasurer to appear before a judge of the Superior Court at a date named in the citation and show cause, if any, why such town treasurer should not be removed from office as provided in this section. The Attorney General shall cause a copy of such statement and citation to be served, by some proper officer, upon the defendant town treasurer at least ten days before the date of appearance named in such citation, and the original statement and citation, with the return of the officer thereon, shall be returned to the clerk of the superior court for the judicial district within which such town is situated. To carry into effect the proceedings authorized by this section, the Attorney General shall have power to summon witnesses, require the production of necessary books, papers and other documents and administer oaths to witnesses; and, upon the date named in such citation for the appearance of such town treasurer, or upon any adjourned date fixed by the judge before whom such proceedings are pending, the Attorney General shall appear and conduct the hearing on behalf of the state. If, after a full hearing of all the evidence offered by the Attorney General and by and on behalf of such defendant, such judge is of the opinion that the evidence presented warrants the removal of such town treasurer from office, the judge shall cause to be prepared a written order to that effect, which order shall be signed by the judge and lodged with the clerk of the superior court for the judicial district in which such defendant resides. Such clerk of the superior court shall cause a certified copy of such order to be served forthwith upon such town treasurer, and upon such service the office held by such town treasurer shall become vacant and the vacancy thereby created shall be filled at once in the manner provided in section 9-220. Any witnesses summoned and any officer making service under the provisions of this section shall be allowed and paid by the state the same fees as are allowed by law in criminal prosecutions.
(1949 Rev., S. 506; 1953, S. 256d; P.A. 78-280, S. 2, 127; P.A. 10-32, S. 13; P.A. 21-102, S. 5.)
History: P.A. 78-280 substituted “judicial district” for “county”; P.A. 10-32 made technical changes, effective May 10, 2010; P.A. 21-102 replaced references to state's attorney with references to Attorney General.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 7 - Municipalities › Chapter 94 - Town Treasurers › Section 7-83. - Town orders to be signed by majority of the selectmen.

All orders drawn by the selectmen on the town treasurer in payment of the expenses of any town shall be signed by a majority of the selectmen of such town, and no order not so signed shall be paid by the town treasurer. Any town treasurer who pays any order in violation of the provisions of this section shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars.
(1949 Rev., S. 602.)
See Sec. 7-12 re selectmen's duties.
See Sec. 7-13 re procedure for selectman's drawing order on treasurer.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 7 - Municipalities › Chapter 94 - Town Treasurers › Section 7-84. - Record and annual report of town orders.

The town treasurer shall keep a record of all town orders presented to him for payment, whether he pays the same or not, showing to whom the same were given and the amounts, dates and numbers thereof, and shall make sworn report to the town at its annual town meeting of all outstanding town orders, with the names of the persons to whom given and the amount, date and number thereof and the interest thereon.
(1949 Rev., S. 603.)
See Sec. 7-13 re procedure for selectman's drawing order on treasurer.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 7 - Municipalities › Chapter 94 - Town Treasurers › Section 7-85. - Calling in town orders for payment.

The treasurer of any town may, at any time, give notice to all persons holding orders drawn by the selectmen on the treasurer of such town to present them for payment on or before a certain day to be fixed in such notice, which shall be at least thirty days after the date thereof. Such notice shall be advertised for three weeks successively in a newspaper printed or having circulation in such town and be posted on the signposts therein, if any, or at some other exterior place near the office of the town clerk. If any person holding an order, outstanding at the time of such notice, fails to present it for payment on or before the day fixed in such notice, no interest shall be allowed on it after such day.
(1949 Rev., S. 604; P.A. 84-146, S. 2.)
History: P.A. 84-146 included a reference to posting of notice on a place other than a signpost.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 7 - Municipalities › Chapter 95 - Constables › Section 7-87. - Ineligibility for office.

No judge, except a judge of probate, shall hold the office of constable.
(1949 Rev., S. 605; 1953, S. 243d; P.A. 82-11, S. 10, 12.)
History: P.A. 82-11 deleted the prohibition against a justice of the peace being a constable.
See Sec. 29-154c re prohibition against licensure of constable as private detective, watchman, security guard, etc.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 7 - Municipalities › Chapter 95 - Constables › Section 7-88. - Oaths of constables.

Each person elected to the office of constable in any town shall, before the commencement of his term of office, or within thirty days thereafter, take the oath of office before some proper officer, who shall certify in writing to that fact and deliver the certificate to the person by whom the oath was taken; and such person shall, without delay, lodge such certificate for record in the office of the town clerk of the town in which he was elected constable, and such clerk shall record the same. If any person elected to the office of constable does not comply with the requirements of this section, his office shall be vacant and shall be filled in the manner provided in section 9-220.
(1949 Rev., S. 524; 1953, S. 254d.)
A qualified constable reelected for ensuing term may act without being sworn. 1 R. 83. Const., Art. 10, Sec. 1, (Art. XI, Sec. 1, of revised constitution) applies only to officer thereafter appointed. 5 C. 278.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 7 - Municipalities › Chapter 95 - Constables › Section 7-89. - Service of process. Liability.

Constables shall have the power in their towns to serve and execute all lawful process legally directed to them and shall be liable for any neglect or unfaithfulness in their office.
(1949 Rev., S. 606; P.A. 00-99, S. 22, 154.)
History: P.A. 00-99 deleted references to sheriffs in respective counties, effective December 1, 2000.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 7 - Municipalities › Chapter 95 - Constables › Section 7-90. - Command of assistance.

Any constable, when necessary, may command any person to assist him in the execution of the duties of his office.
(1949 Rev., S. 607.)
See Sec. 53a-167b re penalty for failure to assist peace officer.
One may lawfully assist an officer de facto who he believes is an officer de jure. 46 C. 218. Cited. 217 C. 73.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 7 - Municipalities › Chapter 95 - Constables › Section 7-92. - Special constables.

The chief executive officer of any municipality may appoint such number of special constables as he or she deems necessary to preserve the public peace within such municipality, who may serve for terms of not more than two years or during any public celebration or gathering or any riot or unusual excitement, and such special officers shall have the authority of constables of such town to serve criminal process and make arrests for commission of crime. The chief executive officer may appoint special constables: (1) With limited geographical jurisdiction; or (2) who are appointed at the request of corporations, associations or businesses and are subject to such limitations, restrictions and conditions as the chief executive officer of the municipality deems appropriate, and who shall: (A) Have jurisdiction only on land controlled by such corporation, association or business; (B) be deemed for all purposes to be agents and employees of such corporation, association or business; and (C) be paid for their services by such corporation, association or business.
(1949 Rev., S. 539; February, 1965, P.A. 300; 1967, P.A. 77; P.A. 82-327, S. 3; P.A. 04-192, S. 40.)
History: 1965 act increased constables' term from six months to two years; 1967 act substituted “municipality” for “town” and “chief executive officer” for “selectmen”; P.A. 82-327 added to this section the provisions concerning special constables with limited geographical jurisdiction and for private organizations; P.A. 04-192 made a technical change and added provision in Subdiv. (2) that special constables appointed at request of corporations, associations or businesses are subject to such limitations, restrictions and conditions as the chief executive officer of the municipality deems appropriate.
Special constable appointed pursuant to section had power to make arrest. 313 C. 205.
Cited. 15 CS 344.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 7 - Municipalities › Chapter 95 - Constables › Section 7-93 to 7-96. - Special constables for manufacturing and retail establishments and parking areas and for certain societies. School janitors and janitors of public buildings as special constables.

Sections 7-93 to 7-96, inclusive, are repealed.
(1949 Rev., S. 540–543; February, 1965, P.A. 432; P.A. 82-327, S. 12.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 7 - Municipalities › Chapter 95 - Constables › Section 7-97. - Compensation of constables and other officers.

Any town, city or borough, in addition to such powers as it has under the provisions of the general statutes or of any special act, is authorized to make appropriations to pay for the services of constables, special constables and other officers.
(1949 Rev., S. 665.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 7 - Municipalities › Chapter 96 - Town Manager › Section 7-98. - Appointment, removal and salary of manager.

Any town having a board of finance and which has adopted the provisions of this chapter as provided in section 7-100 may appoint a town manager. Such board shall nominate to the board of selectmen one or more persons for the office of town manager and the selectmen shall, within ten days from the date of such nomination, appoint from the list of nominees a suitable person, who shall have a practical and technical knowledge of road and bridge building, to be town manager, to hold office for a term of three years and until his successor is appointed and has qualified. Such manager may be removed from office by the board of finance, upon charges preferred by a majority vote of the board, after notice to such manager and a hearing upon such charges. Any vacancy in the office of manager shall be filled by the selectmen upon nomination by the board of finance. The board of finance shall fix the salary of such manager, which shall be payable in monthly installments.
(1949 Rev., S. 617.)
Cited. 128 C. 293.
Courts of equity are without jurisdiction to enjoin the appointment or removal of public officers. 9 CS 528.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 7 - Municipalities › Chapter 96 - Town Manager › Section 7-99. - Duties. Bond.

The town manager shall exercise the powers and perform the duties in and for such town which are conferred and imposed by law upon selectmen, except such duties as relate to the making of electors. Such manager shall be limited as to expenditures made and liabilities incurred during the fiscal year to the appropriations made by the board of finance and approved by such town, except in case of actual necessity involving the immediate repair of a highway, bridge or sidewalk, and then such expenditure shall not exceed one thousand dollars. All bills against such town shall be certified by such manager and approved by the board of finance and, when so certified and approved, shall be paid by the treasurer of the town upon requisition of such manager. Such manager shall give such bond as is required by the board of finance, with sufficient surety, conditioned upon the faithful discharge of his duties. The premium upon such bond shall be paid by the town. On or before the first day of September in each year, such manager shall file, with the board of finance, an itemized statement of his disbursements and receipts during the preceding fiscal year, with his vouchers therefor and an estimate of disbursements and receipts for the ensuing year. Such account shall be approved by the board of finance and filed with the town treasurer, who shall incorporate the same in his annual report.
(1949 Rev., S. 616; September, 1957, P.A. 11, S. 35.)
See Sec. 7-348 re limitations on expenditures.
Cited. 121 C. 298.
Cited. 9 CS 528.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 7 - Municipalities › Chapter 96 - Town Manager › Section 7-99a. - Appointment of departmental coordinators or deputy city or town managers and assistants.

Any special act to the contrary notwithstanding, the legislative body of any town having a city or town manager as its chief executive officer, may, by ordinance, permit the chief executive officer to appoint (1) not more than six departmental coordinators to coordinate work of department heads and (2) a deputy city or town manager and assistants to such deputy. A departmental coordinator may be designated as a deputy city or town manager or as an assistant to such deputy. Any coordinator, deputy city or town manager or assistant to such deputy shall serve at the pleasure of the chief executive officer.
(P.A. 74-234; P.A. 91-370.)
History: P.A. 91-370 deleted provision limiting applicability to towns of 50,000 or more population, designated existing appointment authority as Subdiv. (1) and added new Subdiv. (2) concerning appointment by city or town manager of a deputy city or town manager and assistants and added language re designation of departmental director as deputy and re terms.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 7 - Municipalities › Chapter 96 - Town Manager › Section 7-100. - Approval or abandonment of town manager plan.

Any town may, in the manner prescribed by section 9-369, vote to adopt the provisions of this chapter at any annual or special town meeting, provided such town may, in the same manner, at any annual meeting, not previous to the third meeting thereafter, vote to abandon the provisions of this chapter and reestablish the former town management.
(1949 Rev., S. 618; 1953, S. 246d.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 7 - Municipalities › Chapter 96a - Assessors › Section 7-100k. - Appointment, qualifications and compensation of assessor or board of assessors.

(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of any special act, municipal charter or ordinance, any town, consolidated town and city or consolidated town and borough, regional council of governments or any combination of towns, consolidated towns and cities or consolidated towns and boroughs may, by town or borough meeting vote, or, in those municipalities in which there is no such meeting, by a two-thirds majority of the members of the legislative body thereof, provide for the appointment of one or more assessors. Any such municipality or municipalities or regional council of governments may establish the qualifications and compensation of such assessor or assessors, and may provide for the appointment by the assessor or board of assessors of clerical and other assistance within the limits of the appropriation therefor, provided, if there is more than one assessor, such assessors shall choose one of their number to be chairman of the board of assessors.
(b) Any assessor appointed pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be sworn to the faithful performance of his or her duties by the clerk or clerks of the municipality or municipalities that provided for the appointment of such assessor, or, in the case of a regional council of governments, by the clerk of each participating municipality.
(P.A. 10-84, S. 1; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-2, S. 110.)
History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-2 added provision notwithstanding special act, municipal charter or ordinance, added reference to regional council of governments or combination of towns, consolidated towns and cities and consolidated towns and boroughs and deleted “but not more than five” re appointment of assessors in Subsec. (a), added provision re swearing in of assessor by clerk or clerks in Subsec. (b), and made technical and conforming changes, effective October 31, 2017.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 7 - Municipalities › Chapter 96a - Assessors › Section 7-100l. - Transmission of digital parcel file. Annual report.

(a) As used in this section:
(1) “Digital parcel file” means a computer file or files containing a graphic vector representation of the boundary information originally depicted and maintained on a town assessor's maps, including, but not limited to, fee ownership, public and private rights of way, and easements, that are typically created in and maintained using a geographic information system or computer aided design software;
(2) “Assessor database” means the database of property assessment information maintained by the town assessor; it is also referred to as the tax list, property list, Computer Aided Mass Appraisal system, or Computer Aided Mass Appraisal database; and
(3) “Property” means a record in an assessor database.
(b) On or before May 1, 2019, and not less than annually thereafter, each town that possesses or contracts for services for the creation or maintenance of a digital parcel file shall transmit such file to the regional council of governments of which it is a member. If a town is not a member of a council of governments, such file shall be transmitted to the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management. The digital parcel file shall include, but need not be limited to: (1) Any information from the assessor database that (A) uniquely identifies each property in the digital parcel file, (B) identifies the size of each property, (C) identifies the address of each property, (D) identifies the value of the land, buildings and other improvements for each property, and (E) identifies the year in which buildings were constructed for each property; and (2) any other information deemed necessary by the applicable regional council of governments.
(c) On or before July 1, 2019, and annually thereafter, each regional council of governments shall submit a report to the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management and, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to planning and development, that lists each town that (1) has failed to provide its digital parcel file, and (2) does not possess a digital parcel file.
(P.A. 18-175, S. 6.)
History: P.A. 18-175 effective June 7, 2018.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 7 - Municipalities › Chapter 97 - Municipalities: General Provisions › Section 7-101. - Town seal.

Each town shall provide itself with a seal with the name of the town and the state and the word “seal” inscribed thereon and may place thereon any such other suitable inscription or design as it determines. If any town changes any design or inscription upon its seal, a certificate describing such change shall be made and filed by the town clerk of such town with the Secretary of the State. The town clerk shall have the custody of such seal.
(1949 Rev., S. 622.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 7 - Municipalities › Chapter 97 - Municipalities: General Provisions › Section 7-102. - Signposts.

One or more signposts may be erected and maintained in each town, at such place or places as the selectmen shall designate.
(1949 Rev., S. 626; 1957, P.A. 13, S. 10; P.A. 82-327, S. 4.)
History: P.A. 82-327 made signpost requirement permissive rather than mandatory and deleted provisions re erection of additional signposts and changes in signposts' locations.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 7 - Municipalities › Chapter 97 - Municipalities: General Provisions › Section 7-103. - Resignation of municipal officers.

Unless otherwise provided by law, any elected or appointed town, city or borough officer, except the town, city or borough clerk, desiring to resign from his office shall submit his resignation in writing to the town, city or borough clerk, as the case may be; and any such clerk desiring to resign from his office shall submit his resignation in writing to the board of selectmen, the chief executive officer of the city or the chief executive officer of the borough, as the case may be. Any such resignation shall become effective upon the date specified therein or, if no date is so specified, upon the date of its submission.
(1955, S. 255d.)
Legality of councilman's resignation from office upon appointment to city post could not be contested by plaintiff's action for declaratory judgment as plaintiff was not shown to be injured by resignation. 157 C. 370.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 7 - Municipalities › Chapter 97 - Municipalities: General Provisions › Section 7-104. - Refusal of elected official to accept or perform duties.

Section 7-104 is repealed, effective October 1, 2002.
(1949 Rev., S. 526; 1953, S. 257d; P.A. 02-89, S. 90.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 7 - Municipalities › Chapter 97 - Municipalities: General Provisions › Section 7-105. - Oath of assessors, board of assessment appeals and tax collectors.

Each person appointed an assessor or elected or appointed a member of the board of assessment appeals or a collector of town taxes in any town shall be sworn before entering upon the duties of the office to which he has been elected or appointed.
(1949 Rev., S. 525; 1953, S. 253d; P.A. 95-283, S. 23, 68; P.A. 10-84, S. 2.)
History: P.A. 95-283 replaced board of tax review with board of assessment appeals, effective July 6, 1995; P.A. 10-84 deleted reference to election of assessor and made a technical change.
Cited. 128 C. 650.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 7 - Municipalities › Chapter 97 - Municipalities: General Provisions › Section 7-107. - Vacancy appointments by selectmen.

Except as otherwise provided by law, if any vacancy occurs on any town board or commission, and such board or commission has power by law to fill such vacancy but fails to do so within thirty days after it occurs, the board of selectmen or chief executive authority of such town may appoint a qualified person to fill such vacancy until the next municipal election.
(1953, S. 258d.)
See Sec. 9-167a re minority representation on boards and commissions.
Cited. 149 C. 78.
Cited. 19 CS 318; 41 CS 267.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 7 - Municipalities › Chapter 97 - Municipalities: General Provisions › Section 7-110. - Official publications of towns, cities and boroughs to be filed in State Library. Intangible publications.

(a) Official publications of the towns, cities and boroughs of the state shall be kept in the State Library for reference. The clerk of each such town, city or borough shall send to the State Library two copies of each such tangible publication as soon as the publications are published, and copies of such previous issues of such publications as can be spared by such municipality if the publications are needed by the State Library.
(b) The clerk of each town, city or borough shall, upon publication, supply the State Library with, or notify the State Library of the existence, availability, and location of, any intangible publications of the town, city or borough.
(1949 Rev., S. 694; P.A. 07-227, S. 17.)
History: P.A. 07-227 made technical changes, limited existing provisions to tangible publications, designated such provisions as Subsec. (a) and added Subsec. (b) re intangible publications, effective July 1, 2007.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 7 - Municipalities › Chapter 97 - Municipalities: General Provisions › Section 7-112. - Rate of wages and citizens' preference in work on public buildings.

The provisions of sections 31-52, 31-53 and 31-54 shall apply to the construction, remodeling or repair of any public building by any political subdivision of this state or any of its agents.
(1955, S. 270d.)