Connecticut · statute · Conn. Gen. Stat. ch. 899 · 86 active provisions
(a) Subpoenas for witnesses shall be personally signed in ink by the hand of a commissioner of the Superior Court or by the hand of the clerk of the court or an authorized court employee. The Chief Court Administrator may prescribe an alternative means for the signing of such subpoenas involving Judicial Branch employe…
The form of a subpoena may be as follows: To A. B. and C. D. of ....: By authority of the state of Connecticut, you are hereby commanded to appear before the .... court, to be held at .... on the .... day of .... or to such day thereafter and within sixty days hereof on which the action is legally to be tried, to testi…
(a) A person shall not be disqualified as a witness in any action because of, (1) his interest in the outcome of the action as a party or otherwise, (2) his disbelief in the existence of a supreme being, or (3) his conviction of crime. (b) A person's interest in the outcome of the action or his conviction of crime may…
A wife may be compelled to testify in any action brought against her husband for necessaries furnished her while living apart from him.
A clergyman, priest, minister, rabbi or practitioner of any religious denomination accredited by the religious body to which he belongs who is settled in the work of the ministry shall not disclose confidential communications made to him in his professional capacity in any civil or criminal case or proceedings prelimin…
Section 52-146c is repealed, effective October 1, 2025.
As used in this section and sections 52-146e to 52-146j, inclusive: (1) “Authorized representative” means (A) an individual empowered by a person or patient to assert the confidentiality of communications or records that are privileged under this section and sections 52-146e to 52-146i, inclusive, or (B) if a person or…
(a) Each communication and record shall be confidential and subject to the provisions of sections 52-146d to 52-146j, inclusive. Except as provided in sections 52-146f to 52-146i, inclusive, no individual shall disclose or transmit any communication or record thereof, or the substance or any part or resume thereof, tha…
Consent of the person or patient shall not be required for the disclosure or transmission of a communication and record of the person or patient in the following situations: (1) A psychologist or psychiatric mental health provider may (A) disclose a communication and record to any other individual engaged in the diagno…
(a) An individual engaged in research may have access to a communication and record that identifies a person or patient where needed for such research, if such individual's research plan is first submitted to and approved by the director of the mental health facility or such director's designee. (b) The communication a…
(a) Any facility or individual under contract with the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services to provide behavioral health services shall transmit a communication and record, if requested, to the Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services pursuant to such facility's or individual's obligation unde…
Each communication and record disclosed to another individual or agency shall bear the following statement: “The confidentiality of this record is required under chapter 899 of the Connecticut general statutes. This material shall not be transmitted to anyone without written consent or other authorization as provided i…
(a) Any individual aggrieved by a violation of any provision of sections 52-146d to 52-146i, inclusive, may petition the superior court for the judicial district in which such individual resides, or, in the case of a nonresident of the state, the superior court for the judicial district of Hartford, for appropriate rel…
(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 pro…
Any confidential communication which is deemed to be privileged under any provision of the general statutes or under the common law made by a person with the assistance of an interpreter shall not be disclosed by such interpreter in any civil or criminal case or proceeding or in any legislative or administrative procee…
Any communication made by or to a person who is deaf or hard of hearing with the assistance of a person operating special telecommunications equipment capable of serving the needs of persons who are deaf or hard of hearing shall be deemed to be confidential and privileged and shall not be disclosed by such operator in…
(a) For purposes of this section: (1) “Employee assistance program counselor” means any person engaged in directing or staffing any employee assistance program which may be established by the Supreme Court upon recommendation of the Chief Court Administrator for the employees of the Judicial Department; (2) “Confidenti…
(a) Except as provided in sections 52-146d to 52-146j, inclusive, sections 52-146p, 52-146q and 52-146s and subsection (b) of this section, in any civil action or any proceeding preliminary thereto or in any probate, legislative or administrative proceeding, a physician or surgeon, licensed pursuant to section 20-9, or…
(a) As used in this section: (1) “Person” means an individual who consults a marital and family therapist for purposes of diagnosis or treatment; (2) “Marital and family therapist” means an individual certified as a marital and family therapist pursuant to chapter 383a; (3) “Communications” means all oral and written c…
(a) As used in this section: (1) “Person” means an individual who consults a social worker for purposes of evaluation or treatment; (2) “Social worker” means an individual licensed as a clinical social worker pursuant to chapter 383b or an individual reasonably believed by the person to be so licensed; (3) “Communicati…
(a) As used in this section: (1) “Authorized representative” means an individual empowered by a public agency to assert the confidentiality of communications that are privileged under this section; (2) “Confidential communications” means all oral and written communications transmitted in confidence between a public off…
(a) As used in this section: (1) “Person” means an individual who consults a professional counselor for purposes of diagnosis or treatment; (2) “Professional counselor” means an individual licensed as a professional counselor pursuant to chapter 383c; (3) “Communications” means all oral and written communications and r…
(a) As used in this section: (1) “Information” has its ordinary meaning and includes, but is not limited to, any oral, written or pictorial material, whether or not recorded, including any notes, outtakes, photographs, video or sound tapes, film or other data of whatever sort in any medium; and (2) “News media” means:…
(a) As used in this section: (1) “Person” means an indigent defendant, as defined in section 51-297; (2) “Confidential communications” means all oral and written communications transmitted in confidence between a public defender and a person the public defender has been appointed to provide legal representation to rela…
(a) As used in this section: (1) “Peer support team member” means any person engaged in directing or staffing any peer support program established by an employer for the benefit of an employee who is a first responder; (2) “First responder” means: Any peace officer, as defined in section 53a-3; any firefighter, as defi…