| 14 | | - | Section 1. Section 7-274 of the general statutes is repealed and the |
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| 15 | | - | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2019): |
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| 16 | | - | (a) Any town may, by ordinance, establish a board of police |
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| 17 | | - | commissioners to be elected, in accordance with the provisions of |
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| 18 | | - | section 9-201 or to be appointed by the council or board of directors of |
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| 19 | | - | a town, the common council or other body empowered to make |
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| 20 | | - | ordinances of a city, the board of burgesses of a borough or the board |
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| 21 | | - | of selectmen of a town not having a council or board of directors, |
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| 22 | | - | provided in a town having both a board of selectmen and a |
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| 23 | | - | representative town meeting such ordinance may designate the |
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| 24 | | - | representative town meeting as the appointing authority, for the |
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| 25 | | - | purpose of organizing and maintaining a police department in such |
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| 26 | | - | town. Such board shall consist of three, five or seven electors, all of |
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| 27 | | - | whom shall be resident taxpayers of such town. Such commissioners |
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| 28 | | - | shall be sworn to the faithful performance of their duties and shall |
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| 29 | | - | serve without compensation, but their actual expenses and |
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| 30 | | - | disbursements incurred in the performance of their duties shall be paid |
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| 31 | | - | from the town treasury. House Bill No. 6122 |
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| 25 | + | Section 1. Section 7-274 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1 |
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| 26 | + | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2019): 2 |
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| 27 | + | (a) Any town may, by ordinance, establish a board of police 3 |
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| 28 | + | commissioners to be elected, in accordance with the provisions of 4 |
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| 29 | + | section 9-201 or to be appointed by the council or board of directors of 5 |
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| 30 | + | a town, the common council or other body empowered to make 6 |
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| 31 | + | ordinances of a city, the board of burgesses of a borough or the board 7 |
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| 32 | + | of selectmen of a town not having a council or board of directors, 8 |
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| 33 | + | provided in a town having both a board of selectmen and a 9 |
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| 34 | + | representative town meeting such ordinance may designate the 10 |
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| 35 | + | representative town meeting as the appointing authority, for the 11 |
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| 36 | + | purpose of organizing and maintaining a police department in such 12 |
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| 37 | + | town. Such board shall consist of three, five or seven electors, all of 13 |
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| 38 | + | whom shall be resident taxpayers of such town. Such commissioners 14 |
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| 39 | + | shall be sworn to the faithful performance of their duties and shall 15 |
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| 40 | + | serve without compensation, but their actual expenses and 16 Committee Bill No. 6122 |
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| 35 | | - | (b) For any town in which a board of police commissioners has been |
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| 36 | | - | established pursuant to a special act, such town may, by ordinance, |
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| 37 | | - | adopt the provisions of such special act and any amendment to such |
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| 38 | | - | act. |
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| 47 | + | disbursements incurred in the performance of their duties shall be paid 17 |
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| 48 | + | from the town treasury. 18 |
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| 49 | + | (b) For any town in which a board of police commissioners has been 19 |
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| 50 | + | established pursuant to a special act, such town may, by ordinance, 20 |
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| 51 | + | adopt the provisions of such special act and any amendment to such 21 |
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| 52 | + | act. 22 |
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| 53 | + | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following |
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| 54 | + | sections: |
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| 56 | + | Section 1 October 1, 2019 7-274 |
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| 58 | + | PD Joint Favorable |
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