Connecticut · statute · Conn. Gen. Stat. ch. 890 · 29 active provisions
Wherever in the general statutes the word “county” is used to establish or refer to venue for the Superior Court, such word “county” shall be construed to mean a judicial district established pursuant to section 51-344.
For purposes of this chapter and section 52-46a, the following definitions shall apply: (1) “Domestic business organization” means any sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, association, firm or other form of business or legal entity organized or incorporated under the laws of this st…
For purposes of establishing venue, the Superior Court shall consist of the following judicial districts: (1) The judicial district of Ansonia-Milford, consisting of the towns of Ansonia, Beacon Falls, Derby, Milford, Orange, Oxford, Seymour, Shelton and West Haven; (2) The judicial district of Danbury, consisting of t…
(a) Whenever the term “judicial district of Hartford-New Britain” or “judicial district of Hartford-New Britain at Hartford” is used or referred to in the following sections of the general statutes, it shall be deemed to mean or refer to the judicial district of Hartford on and after September 1, 1998: Sections 2-48, 3…
Whenever the term “judicial district of Hartford” is used or referred to in the following sections of the general statutes, the term “judicial district of New Britain” shall be substituted in lieu thereof: Subsection (b) of section 3-70a, sections 3-71a and 4-164, subsection (c) of section 4-183, subdivision (4) of sub…
(a) Actions in general. Except as provided in section 51-348 and subsections (b) to (h), inclusive, of this section, all civil process shall be made returnable to a judicial district, as follows: (1) If all of the parties reside outside this state, to the judicial district where (A) the injury occurred, (B) the transac…
Section 51-345a is repealed.
(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of any general statute requiring that an appeal of an administrative decision of an officer, board, commission or agency of a municipality be taken to the superior court for the judicial district in which such municipality is located, such an action may be made returnable to a judicia…
(a) Process in all civil actions brought to a judicial district, except small claims as provided in subsection (b) of this section, shall be made returnable as follows: (1) If brought to the judicial district of Ansonia-Milford, to the court at Ansonia or Milford as the plaintiff elects; (2) If brought to the judicial…
If a jury trial is claimed in any civil action brought to the judicial district of Ansonia-Milford at Ansonia, such trial shall be tried in Milford until such time as suitable facilities are available for jury trials in either Ansonia or in Derby.
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, any writ returnable to a judicial district and any motion, pleading or appearance shall be filed with the clerk of the judicial district to which the writ is returnable as follows: (1) At the courthouse for the judicial district of Ansonia-Milford if returnable…
(a) The judge holding the superior court in any judicial district may, if in the opinion of such judge the cause of justice requires it, upon motion, order any civil action pending in the court, to be transferred to the court in another judicial district. The Chief Court Administrator or any judge designated by the Chi…
(a) Any action or the trial of any issue or issues therein may be transferred, by order of the court on its own motion or on the granting of a motion of any of the parties, or by agreement of the parties, from the superior court for one judicial district to the superior court in another court location within the same d…
If the last day for filing of any matter in the clerk's office of the Superior Court falls on a day on which such office is closed, the last day for such filing shall be the next business day.
(a) The geographical areas of the Court of Common Pleas established pursuant to section 51-156a, revised to 1975, shall be the geographical areas of the Superior Court on July 1, 1978. The Chief Court Administrator may alter the boundary of any geographical area to provide for a new geographical area provided each geog…
(a) Notwithstanding the issuance of an order for support of a minor child or children by the Superior Court under the provisions of section 46b-84, any prosecution for nonsupport of a minor child or children as specified in section 53-304 may be brought to the geographical area of the superior court and shall proceed o…
Housing matters, as defined in section 47a-68, shall be heard on a docket separate from other matters within the judicial districts of Hartford, New Britain, New Haven, Bridgeport, Waterbury and Stamford-Norwalk, provided in the judicial district of (1) New Britain, such matters shall be heard by the judge assigned to…
Section 51-349 is repealed, effective June 30, 2017.
All writs, motions, pleadings and appearances made returnable to a geographical area shall be filed in the clerk's office for the geographical area established pursuant to section 51-348.
No cause shall fail on the ground that it has been made returnable to an improper location.
No civil action shall fail and no proceedings therein shall be void for lack of jurisdiction because the complaint or appeal is directed to a court instead of a judge thereof or to a judge instead of the court of which he is judge, provided such complaint or appeal shall be amended prior to trial properly to state the…
(a) This section may be cited as the “Uniform Transboundary Pollution Reciprocal Access Act”. (b) As used in this section: (1) “Reciprocating jurisdiction” means a state of the United States of America, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, a territory or possession of the United States of America,…
(a) Each person charged with any offense shall be tried in the judicial district in which the offense was committed, except when it is otherwise provided. (b) If theft is committed in one judicial district and the property stolen is carried into another judicial district, the offender may be tried in either judicial di…
With respect to venue in criminal matters for the towns provided for in sections 51-139, 52-25e and 54-77a, the provisions of such sections shall apply only to offenses committed on or after April 22, 1975, and the provisions of section 51-139 of the general statutes, revision of 1958, revised to 1975, shall apply to o…
All offenses committed on any waters adjacent to a town, but not wholly within it, shall be deemed, for the purpose of determining the jurisdiction of courts, to be committed in such town.