Connecticut 2025 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB07139 Compare Versions

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10	10	Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
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19	19	AN ACT CONCERNING THE DUTIES OF STATE MARSHALS AND THE
20	20	ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN BY THE STATE MARSHAL COMMISSION
21	21	AND THE STATE MARSHALS ADVISORY BOARD.
22	22	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
23	23	Assembly convened:
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25	25	Section 1. Subsection (a) of section 6-30a of the general statutes is 1
26	26	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 2
27	27	1, 2025): 3
28	28	(a) [On and after December 1, 2000, each] Each state marshal shall 4
29	29	carry personal liability insurance for damages caused by reason of such 5
30	30	state marshal's tortious acts in not less than the following amounts: (1) 6
31	31	For damages caused to any one person or to the property of any one 7
32	32	person, [one hundred] two hundred fifty thousand dollars; and (2) for 8
33	33	damages caused to more than one person or to the property of more 9
34	34	than one person, [three] five hundred thousand dollars. On and after 10
35	35	January 1, 2026, such personal liability insurance shall be a policy with 11
36	36	a renewal date and a term of coverage commencing on October first
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38	38	of 12
39	39	each year and extending through September thirtieth of the following 13
40	40	year. For the purpose of this subsection, "tortious act" means negligent 14
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47	47	acts, errors or omissions for which a state marshal may become legally 15
48	48	obligated to any damages for false arrest, erroneous service of civil 16
49	49	papers, false imprisonment, malicious prosecution, libel, slander, 17
50	50	defamation of character, violation of property rights or assault and 18
51	51	battery if committed while making or attempting to make an arrest or 19
52	52	against a person under arrest, but does not include any such act unless 20
53	53	committed in the performance of the official duties of such state 21
54	54	marshal. 22
55	55	Sec. 2. Section 6-35 of the general statutes is repealed and the 23
56	56	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2025): 24
57	57	A state marshal shall pay, [over,] to the person authorized to receive 25
58	58	[it] such payment, any money collected by such state marshal on behalf 26
59	59	of or on account of such person not later than thirty calendar days from 27
60	60	the date of collection of the money. [or upon the collection of one 28
61	61	thousand dollars or more on behalf of or on account of such person, 29
62	62	whichever first occurs, except that the state] Notwithstanding the 30
63	63	provisions of this section, when any money collected by a state marshal 31
64	64	on behalf of a person authorized to receive the payment is in the form 32
65	65	of a personal check, the state marshal shall expeditiously deposit such 33
66	66	check into the marshal's noninterest-bearing trustee account and 34
67	67	payment to the person authorized to receive such check shall be not later 35
68	68	than forty-five days after the date on which the personal check was 36
69	69	collected. In addition, a state marshal and such person may agree to a 37
70	70	different time [for paying over] frame for the payment of such money 38
71	71	from the time frames prescribed in this section. A state marshal who 39
72	72	fails to comply with the requirements of this section or any such 40
73	73	agreement, as applicable, shall be liable to such person for the payment 41
74	74	of interest on the money at the rate of five per cent per month from the 42
75	75	date on which such state marshal received the money. 43
76	76	Sec. 3. Section 6-38 of the general statutes is repealed and the 44
77	77	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2025): 45
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84	84	The number of state marshals to be appointed for Hartford County 46
85	85	shall not exceed [seventy-two] sixty-two; for New Haven County, [sixty-47
86	86	two] fifty-five; for New London County, [thirty-eight] twenty; for 48
87	87	Fairfield County, fifty-five; for Windham County, [eighteen] seven; for 49
88	88	Litchfield County, [thirty] thirteen; for Middlesex County, [twenty-one] 50
89	89	thirteen; for Tolland County, [twenty-two] ten. 51
90	90	Sec. 4. Subsection (a) of section 6-38a of the general statutes is 52
91	91	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 53
92	92	1, 2025): 54
93	93	(a) For the purposes of the general statutes, "state marshal" means a 55
94	94	qualified deputy sheriff incumbent on June 30, 2000, under section 6-38, 56
95	95	as amended by this act, or appointed pursuant to section 6-38b, as 57
96	96	amended by this act, who [shall have] has authority and whose duty is 58
97	97	to provide legal execution and service of process in the counties in this 59
98	98	state pursuant to section 6-38, as amended by this act, as an 60
99	99	[independent contractor] appointed official who is exclusively 61
100	100	compensated on a fee for service basis, which is determined, subject to 62
101	101	any minimum rate promulgated by the state, by agreement with an 63
102	102	attorney, court or public agency requiring execution or service of 64
103	103	process. 65
104	104	Sec. 5. Section 6-38b of the general statutes is repealed and the 66
105	105	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2025): 67
106	106	(a) There is established a State Marshal Commission which shall 68
107	107	consist of eight members appointed as follows: (1) The Chief Justice 69
108	108	shall appoint one member who shall be a judge of the Superior Court; 70
109	109	(2) the speaker of the House of Representatives, the president pro 71
110	110	tempore of the Senate, the majority and minority leaders of the House 72
111	111	of Representatives and the majority and minority leaders of the Senate 73
112	112	shall each appoint one member; and (3) the Governor shall appoint one 74
113	113	member who shall serve as chairperson. Of the seven members 75
114	114	appointed pursuant to subdivisions (2) and (3) of this subsection, no 76
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121	121	more than four of such members may be members of any state bar. No 77
122	122	member of the commission shall be a state marshal, except that two state 78
123	123	marshals appointed by the State Marshals Advisory Board in 79
124	124	accordance with section 6-38c, as amended by this act, shall serve as ex-80
125	125	officio, nonvoting members of the commission. 81
126	126	(b) The chairperson shall serve for a three-year term and all 82
127	127	appointments of members to replace those whose terms expire shall be 83
128	128	for terms of three years. 84
129	129	(c) If any vacancy occurs on the commission, the appointing authority 85
130	130	having the power to make the initial appointment under the provisions 86
131	131	of this section shall appoint a person for the unexpired term in 87
132	132	accordance with the provisions of this section. 88
133	133	(d) Members shall serve without compensation but shall be 89
134	134	reimbursed for actual expenses incurred while engaged in the duties of 90
135	135	the commission. 91
136	136	(e) The commission, in consultation with the State Marshals Advisory 92
137	137	Board, shall (1) adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of 93
138	138	chapter 54 to establish professional standards, including training 94
139	139	requirements, residency requirements and minimum fees for execution 95
140	140	and service of process, and (2) implement policies and procedures to 96
141	141	increase state marshal participation in the serving of capias mittimus 97
142	142	orders. Such policies and procedures may require that at all times a 98
143	143	certain minimum percentage of the overall number of state marshals be 99
144	144	actively engaged in the service of capias mittimus orders. 100
145	145	(f) The commission shall be responsible for the equitable assignment 101
146	146	of service of restraining orders to the state marshals in each county and 102
147	147	ensure that such restraining orders are served expeditiously. Failure of 103
148	148	any state marshal to accept for service any restraining order assigned by 104
149	149	the commission or to serve such restraining order expeditiously without 105
150	150	good cause shall be sufficient for the convening of a hearing for removal 106
151	151	under subsection (i) of this section. 107
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158	158	(g) Any vacancy in the position of state marshal in any county as 108
159	159	provided in section 6-38, as amended by this act, shall be filled by the 109
160	160	commission with an applicant (1) who shall be an elector in the county 110
161	161	where such vacancy occurs, and (2) whose permanent place of abode, 111
162	162	domicile and residence is in the county where such vacancy occurs. Any 112
163	163	applicant for such vacancy shall be subject to the application, 113
164	164	examination, bonding and investigation requirements of the 114
165	165	commission. 115
166	166	(h) Except as provided in section 6-38f, no person may be a state 116
167	167	marshal and a state employee at the same time. This subsection does not 117
168	168	apply to any person who was both a state employee and a deputy sheriff 118
169	169	or special deputy sheriff on April 27, 2000. 119
170	170	(i) No state marshal may be removed except by order of the 120
171	171	commission for cause after due notice and hearing. 121
172	172	(j) The commission, in consultation with the Judicial Department, 122
173	173	shall adopt rules as it deems necessary for conduct of its internal affairs, 123
174	174	including, but not limited to, rules that provide for: (1) The provision of 124
175	175	timely, consistent and reliable access to a state marshal for persons 125
176	176	applying for a restraining order or civil protection order under [section 126
177	177	46b-15] chapter 815a; (2) the provision of services to persons with 127
178	178	limited English proficiency; (3) the provision of services to persons who 128
179	179	are deaf or hard of hearing; [and] (4) service of process that is a 129
180	180	photographic copy, micrographic copy or other electronic image of an 130
181	181	original document that clearly and accurately copies such original 131
182	182	document; and (5) timely payment, as described in section 4a-71, from 132
183	183	the Judicial Department to state marshals. 133
184	184	(k) The commission shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the 134
185	185	provisions of chapter 54, for the application, examination, bonding and 135
186	186	investigation requirements for filling vacancies in the position of state 136
187	187	marshal. 137
188	188	(l) The commission shall issue not less than quarterly administrative 138
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195	195	bulletins to state marshals relating to topics concerning service of 139
196	196	process and legal execution. The subject matter of topics contained in 140
197	197	such bulletins shall include, but not be limited to: (1) Changes to state 141
198	198	law affecting the duties of state marshals; (2) topics that refresh state 142
199	199	marshals' knowledge in subject matter areas affecting their duties; (3) 143
200	200	topics concerning the safety of state marshals; (4) topics concerning the 144
201	201	professionalism of state marshals when interacting with the public; and 145
202	202	(5) topics relating to the nature of complaints filed against state marshals 146
203	203	with the State Marshal Commission. 147
204	204	[(k)] (m) The commission shall be within the Department of 148
205	205	Administrative Services, provided the commission shall have 149
206	206	independent decision-making authority. 150
207	207	Sec. 6. Section 6-38c of the general statutes is repealed and the 151
208	208	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2025): 152
209	209	(a) There is established a State Marshals Advisory Board which shall 153
210	210	consist of twenty-four state marshals [. Between November 9, 2000, and 154
211	211	November 14, 2000, and annually thereafter,] to advise and make 155
212	212	recommendations to the state marshal commission and to consider 156
213	213	matters referred to it from the commission. Annually, between 157
214	214	November first and November twentieth of each year, the state 158
215	215	marshals in each county shall elect from among the state marshals in 159
216	216	their county the following number of state marshals to serve on the 160
217	217	board: Hartford, New Haven and Fairfield counties, four state marshals; 161
218	218	New London and Litchfield counties, three state marshals; and Tolland, 162
219	219	Middlesex and Windham counties, two state marshals. State marshals 163
220	220	elected to serve on the board shall serve for a term of one year and may 164
221	221	be reelected. 165
222	222	[(b) On or after April 27, 2000, the Chief Court Administrator shall 166
223	223	designate a date and time for the state marshals in each county to come 167
224	224	together for the purpose of electing state marshals from each county to 168
225	225	serve on the State Marshals Advisory Board pursuant to subsection (a) 169
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232	232	of this section. A majority of the filled state marshal positions in each 170
233	233	county shall constitute a quorum for that county. The election of state 171
234	234	marshals to serve on the board shall be by majority vote. The names of 172
235	235	the state marshals elected in each county shall be forwarded to the Chief 173
236	236	Court Administrator. The Chief Court Administrator, upon receipt of 174
237	237	the election results from all counties, shall designate a date and time for 175
238	238	the first meeting of the board to take place as soon as practicable after 176
239	239	November 14, 2000.] 177
240	240	(b) The State Marshals Advisory Board shall adopt rules as the board 178
241	241	deems necessary for the conduct of its elections and internal affairs, 179
242	242	which rules shall continue in effect from year to year, as amended from 180
243	243	time to time. Such rules shall include procedures for selection of a 181
244	244	chairperson and other officers, as may be necessary, from the members 182
245	245	of the board elected pursuant to subsection (a) of this section. 183
246	246	(c) Annually, in the month of December, the State Marshals Advisory 184
247	247	Board shall hold a meeting and select two state marshals to be appointed 185
248	248	as ex-officio members of the State Marshal Commission, in accordance 186
249	249	with the provisions of section 6-38b, as amended by this act, for a term 187
250	250	of one year. If any vacancy occurs in such appointments, the State 188
251	251	Marshals Advisory Board shall appoint a state marshal to fill the 189
252	252	remainder of the unexpired term. 190
253	253	Sec. 7. Section 6-38d of the general statutes is repealed and the 191
254	254	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2025): 192
255	255	No state marshal shall (1) knowingly bill for, or receive fees for, work 193
256	256	that such state marshal did not actually perform, (2) allow another 194
257	257	person to serve process in the place of such state marshal, or (3) 195
258	258	knowingly make a false or illegal return of process. Any violation of this 196
259	259	section without good cause shall be sufficient for the convening of a 197
260	260	commission hearing concerning removal of the state marshal under 198
261	261	subsection (i) of section 6-38b, as amended by this act. 199
262	262	Sec. 8. Section 6-38e of the general statutes is repealed and the 200
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269	269	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2025): 201
270	270	(a) The State Marshal Commission shall periodically review and 202
271	271	audit the records and accounts of the state marshals. 203
272	272	(b) The commission shall prioritize an audit when the commission 204
273	273	finds there is probable cause relating to a written complaint against a 205
274	274	state marshal concerning the collection of money under an execution or 206
275	275	warrant. 207
276	276	[Upon] (c) Not later than thirty days after the date of the death or 208
277	277	disability of a state marshal, the commission shall appoint a qualified 209
278	278	individual to oversee and audit the records and accounts of such state 210
279	279	marshal and render an accounting to the commission. 211
280	280	(d) Upon the death, disability or suspension of a state marshal, the 212
281	281	commission may direct any financial institution, as defined in section 213
282	282	52-367a, with access to, or custody of, financial accounts of a state 214
283	283	marshal utilized for the collection of moneys under chapters 204 and 215
284	284	906, to turn over such financial accounts to a successor state marshal 216
285	285	appointed by the commission. A letter signed by the commission 217
286	286	chairperson or designee shall constitute an order of the commission 218
287	287	pursuant to this subsection. If any person or financial institution refuses 219
288	288	to comply with such order, the commission shall certify the facts relating 220
289	289	to the noncompliance to the Office of the Attorney General, who shall 221
290	290	apply to the Superior Court for an order compelling compliance. 222
291	291	(e) All information obtained by the commission from any audit 223
292	292	conducted pursuant to this section shall be confidential and shall not be 224
293	293	subject to disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, as defined 225
294	294	in section 1-200. 226
295	295	Sec. 9. Section 6-39 of the general statutes is repealed and the 227
296	296	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2025): 228
297	297	Each state marshal, before entering upon the duties of a state marshal, 229
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304	304	shall give to the State Marshal Commission a bond in the sum of [ten] 230
305	305	one hundred thousand dollars conditioned that such state marshal will 231
306	306	faithfully discharge the duties of state marshal and answer all damages 232
307	307	which any person sustains by reason of such state marshal's 233
308	308	unfaithfulness or neglect. The premium for said bonds shall be paid by 234
309	309	the state. No state marshal shall collect tax warrants for the state or any 235
310	310	municipality until such state marshal executes a bond in the sum of one 236
311	311	hundred thousand dollars. 237
312	312	Sec. 10. Subsection (f) of section 14-10 of the general statutes is 238
313	313	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 239
314	314	1, 2025): 240
315	315	(f) The commissioner may disclose personal information from a 241
316	316	motor vehicle record to: 242
317	317	(1) Any federal, state or local government agency in carrying out its 243
318	318	functions or to any individual or entity acting on behalf of any such 244
319	319	agency, or 245
320	320	(2) Any individual, organization or entity that signs and files with the 246
321	321	commissioner, under penalty of false statement as provided in section 247
322	322	53a-157b, a statement on a form approved by the commissioner, 248
323	323	together with such supporting documentation or information as the 249
324	324	commissioner may require, that such information will be used for any 250
325	325	of the following purposes: 251
326	326	(A) In connection with matters of motor vehicle or driver safety and 252
327	327	theft, motor vehicle emissions, motor vehicle product alterations, recalls 253
328	328	or advisories, performance monitoring of motor vehicles and dealers by 254
329	329	motor vehicle manufacturers, motor vehicle market research activities 255
330	330	including survey research, motor vehicle product and service 256
331	331	communications and removal of nonowner records from the original 257
332	332	owner records of motor vehicle manufacturers to implement the 258
333	333	provisions of the federal Automobile Information Disclosure Act, 15 259
334	334	USC 1231 et seq., the Clean Air Act, 42 USC 7401 et seq., and 49 USC 260
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341	341	Chapters 301, 305 and 321 to 331, inclusive, as amended from time to 261
342	342	time, and any provision of the general statutes enacted to attain 262
343	343	compliance with said federal provisions; 263
344	344	(B) In the normal course of business by the requesting party, but only 264
345	345	to confirm the accuracy of personal information submitted by the 265
346	346	individual to the requesting party; 266
347	347	(C) In connection with any civil, criminal, administrative or arbitral 267
348	348	proceeding in any court or government agency or before any self-268
349	349	regulatory body, including the service of process, an investigation in 269
350	350	anticipation of litigation by an attorney-at-law or any individual acting 270
351	351	on behalf of an attorney-at-law and the execution or enforcement of 271
352	352	judgments and orders, or pursuant to an order of any court provided 272
353	353	the requesting party is a party in interest to such proceeding; 273
354	354	(D) In connection with matters of motor vehicle or driver safety and 274
355	355	theft, motor vehicle emissions, motor vehicle product alterations, recalls 275
356	356	or advisories, performance monitoring of motor vehicles and motor 276
357	357	vehicle parts and dealers, producing statistical reports and removal of 277
358	358	nonowner records from the original owner records of motor vehicle 278
359	359	manufacturers, provided the personal information is not published, 279
360	360	disclosed or used to contact individuals except as permitted under 280
361	361	subparagraph (A) of this subdivision; 281
362	362	(E) By any insurer or insurance support organization or by a self-282
363	363	insured entity or its agents, employees or contractors, in connection 283
364	364	with the investigation of claims arising under insurance policies, 284
365	365	antifraud activities, rating or underwriting; 285
366	366	(F) In providing any notice required by law to owners or lienholders 286
367	367	named in the certificate of title of towed, abandoned or impounded 287
368	368	motor vehicles; 288
369	369	(G) By an employer or its agent or insurer to obtain or verify 289
370	370	information relating to a holder of a passenger endorsement or 290
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377	377	commercial driver's license required under 49 USC Chapter 313, and 291
378	378	sections 14-44 to 14-44m, inclusive; 292
379	379	(H) In connection with any lawful purpose of a labor organization, as 293
380	380	defined in section 31-77, provided (i) such organization has entered into 294
381	381	a contract with the commissioner, on such terms and conditions as the 295
382	382	commissioner may require, and (ii) the information will be used only for 296
383	383	the purposes specified in the contract other than campaign or political 297
384	384	purposes; 298
385	385	(I) For bulk distribution for surveys, marketing or solicitations 299
386	386	provided the commissioner has obtained the express consent of the 300
387	387	individual to whom such personal information pertains; 301
388	388	(J) For the purpose of preventing fraud by verifying the accuracy of 302
389	389	personal information contained in a motor vehicle record, including an 303
390	390	individual's photograph or computerized image, as submitted by an 304
391	391	individual to a legitimate business or an agent, employee or contractor 305
392	392	of a legitimate business, provided the individual has provided express 306
393	393	consent in accordance with subdivision (5) of subsection (a) of this 307
394	394	section; 308
395	395	(K) Inclusion of personal information about persons who have 309
396	396	indicated consent to become organ and tissue donors in a donor registry 310
397	397	established by a procurement organization, as defined in section 19a-311
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399	399	(L) By any private detective or private detective licensed in 313
400	400	accordance with the provisions of chapter 534, in connection with an 314
401	401	investigation involving matters concerning motor vehicles; 315
402	402	(M) By a state marshal, for use in the performance of duties under the 316
403	403	provisions of section 6-38a, as amended by this act. Such information 317
404	404	including, but not limited to, (i) operator photos, and (ii) records 318
405	405	produced by providing an operator's license number, number plate or 319
406	406	vehicle identification number, may be requested [by facsimile 320
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413	413	transmission, or by such other means as the commissioner may require, 321
414	414	and shall be provided by facsimile transmission] and provided to a state 322
415	415	marshal electronically, or by such other means, within a reasonable 323
416	416	time. Such records may be transmitted to a state marshal by means of 324
417	417	an existing electronic system used by the Department of Motor Vehicles 325
418	418	for the transmission of records. The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles 326
419	419	may charge a state marshal a reasonable annual fee for access to such 327
420	420	records and the use of such electronic system. 328
421	421	Sec. 11. Section 34-243r of the general statutes is repealed and the 329
422	422	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2025): 330
423	423	(a) A limited liability company or registered foreign limited liability 331
424	424	company may be served with any process, notice or demand required 332
425	425	or permitted by law by any proper officer or other person lawfully 333
426	426	empowered to make service leaving a true and attested copy with (1) 334
427	427	such company's registered agent, or in the case of an agent who is a 335
428	428	natural person, at his or her usual place of abode in this state, or (2) a 336
429	429	manager or member or such company, at his or her usual place of abode 337
430	430	in this state. 338
431	431	(b) When the Secretary of the State and the Secretary of the State's 339
432	432	successors in office have been appointed a foreign limited liability 340
433	433	company's agent for service of process, the foreign limited liability 341
434	434	company may be served by any proper officer or other person lawfully 342
435	435	empowered to make service leaving two true and attested copies of such 343
436	436	process together with the required fee at the office of the Secretary of the 344
437	437	State or depositing the same in the United States mail, by registered or 345
438	438	certified mail, postage prepaid, addressed to said office. The Secretary 346
439	439	of the State shall file one copy of such process and keep a record of the 347
440	440	date and hour of such receipt, and, within two business days after such 348
441	441	service, forward by registered or certified mail the other copy of such 349
442	442	process to the foreign limited liability company at the address of the 350
443	443	office designated in the application for registration filed pursuant to 351
444	444	subdivision (4) of section 34-275b. Service so made shall be effective as 352
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451	451	of the date and hour received by the Secretary of the State as shown on 353
452	452	the Secretary of the State's records. 354
453	453	(c) If a limited liability company or registered foreign limited liability 355
454	454	company ceases to have a registered agent, or if its registered agent 356
455	455	cannot with reasonable diligence be served by any proper officer or 357
456	456	other person lawfully empowered to make service, the company or 358
457	457	foreign company may be served by registered or certified mail, return 359
458	458	receipt requested, or by similar commercial delivery service, addressed 360
459	459	to the company or foreign company at its principal office or its mailing 361
460	460	address. The address of the principal office or its mailing address shall 362
461	461	be as shown on the company's or foreign company's most recent annual 363
462	462	report filed by the Secretary of the State. Service is effected under this 364
463	463	subsection on the earliest of: (1) The date the company or foreign 365
464	464	company receives the mail or delivery by the commercial delivery 366
465	465	service; (2) the date shown on the return receipt, if signed by the 367
466	466	company or foreign company; or (3) five days after its deposit with the 368
467	467	United States Postal Service, or with the commercial delivery service, if 369
468	468	correctly addressed and with sufficient postage or payment. 370
469	469	(d) If process, notice or demand cannot be served on a limited liability 371
470	470	company or registered foreign limited liability company pursuant to 372
471	471	subsection (a) or (b) of this section, service may be made by any proper 373
472	472	officer or other person lawfully empowered to make service handing a 374
473	473	copy to (1) the manager of such company, or (2) the individual in charge 375
474	474	of any regular place of business or activity of the company or foreign 376
475	475	company if the individual served is not a plaintiff in the action. 377
476	476	(e) Service of process, notice or demand on a registered agent shall be 378
477	477	in a written record. 379
478	478	(f) Service of process, notice or demand may be made by other means 380
479	479	under law other than the provisions of sections 34-243 to 34-283d, 381
480	480	inclusive. 382
481	481	Sec. 12. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2025) A writ of summons in a civil 383
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488	488	action naming a correctional officer or an employee of the Department 384
489	489	of Correction, except a writ that may be served under the provisions of 385
490	490	section 52-64 of the general statutes, may be served upon a person 386
491	491	designated by the Commissioner of Correction at the correctional 387
492	492	facility where the correctional officer or employee is assigned who shall 388
493	493	act as the agent of the correctional officer or employee named in the writ. 389
494	494	Service upon such agent shall be deemed to be service upon the 390
495	495	correctional officer or employee. The provisions of this section shall not 391
496	496	be construed as the exclusive or required means of serving a correctional 392
497	497	officer or employee of the Department of Correction when service 393
498	498	cannot be made under section 52-64 of the general statutes. 394
499	499	Sec. 13. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2025) (a) As used in this section: 395
500	500	(1) "Attorney-at-law" means an attorney admitted to practice law in 396
501	501	this state, another state, district, territory or insular possession of the 397
502	502	United States, foreign country or admitted to practice law in a United 398
503	503	States federal or tribal court. "Attorney-at-law" includes an individual 399
504	504	duly authorized by the attorney-at-law to transmit documents to a state 400
505	505	marshal in accordance with the provisions of this section. 401
506	506	(2) "Public agency" has the same meaning has provided in section 1-402
507	507	200 of the general statutes. "Public agency" includes (A) a quasi-public 403
508	508	agency as defined in section 1-120 of the general statutes, and (B) an 404
509	509	executive, legislative or judicial agency, department, board, 405
510	510	commission, authority, institution or instrumentality of another state or 406
511	511	of a county, municipality or other political subdivision of another state. 407
512	512	(3) "Business day" has the same meaning as provided in section 36a-408
513	513	330 of the general statutes. 409
514	514	(b) On any special occasion, an attorney-at-law or public agency may 410
515	515	direct process, including any writ, summons, complaint, subpoena, 411
516	516	notice, motion or petition, to a state marshal in an electronic format, 412
517	517	which clearly and accurately provides an image of the original process, 413
518	518	including the signature of the authority issuing such process, provided: 414
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525	525	(1) Such attorney-at-law or public agency obtains the permission of 415
526	526	the state marshal prior to the electronic transmission of such process for 416
527	527	service. 417
528	528	(2) The attorney-at-law or public agency transmits each process to the 418
529	529	state marshal in one electronic file per process, in a letter-sized 419
530	530	document, in a portable document format, that contains all pages of the 420
531	531	document to be served, collated in the proper order for which the 421
532	532	attorney-at-law or public agency is directing the state marshal to serve, 422
533	533	so that the state marshal may print one electronic file per process, 423
534	534	without the need to collate, assemble or print multiple electronic 424
535	535	documents in a particular matter before making service. 425
536	536	(3) The attorney-at-law or public agency additionally electronically 426
537	537	transmits to the state marshal, a letter, electronic mail or written 427
538	538	instruction for service for each process to be served that succinctly 428
539	539	provides the necessary information required for the state marshal to 429
540	540	make legal service. In matters involving service under chapter 815a of 430
541	541	the general statutes, or any other process where personal service is 431
542	542	requested, information concerning the profile of the person to be served, 432
543	543	when known and available, shall be electronically transmitted to the 433
544	544	state marshal. Information electronically transmitted to the state 434
545	545	marshal, shall include, but not limited to: (A) Known locations of the 435
546	546	person, (B) the telephone numbers of the person, (C) the employer, work 436
547	547	location and working hours of the person, (D) a photo or physical 437
548	548	description of the person, (E) the age or date of birth of the person, (F) 438
549	549	the vehicles of the person including make, model and plate numbers, 439
550	550	and (G) safety concerns about the person when making service. 440
551	551	(4) The attorney-at-law or public agency does not electronically 441
552	552	transmit the same process to more than one state marshal for service. 442
553	553	(5) The attorney-at-law or public agency retains the original process 443
554	554	which has been electronically transmitted to the state marshal, and 444
555	555	when filed with the court, agency, board or tribunal, as the case may be, 445
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558	558
559	559
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562	562	where the process is to be returned, the attorney-at-law or public agency 446
563	563	causes the same document that was electronically transmitted to the 447
564	564	state marshal for service, to be filed, without any alteration or 448
565	565	amendment. 449
566	566	(c) For purposes of a state marshal serving a true and attested copy 450
567	567	of any process under any provision of the general statutes, process that 451
568	568	is electronically transmitted to a state marshal for service by an attorney-452
569	569	at-law or public agency under the provisions of this section shall be 453
570	570	deemed to be an original document in the hands of a state marshal for 454
571	571	service. 455
572	572	(d) No state marshal shall be required to accept process in an 456
573	573	electronic format, but a state marshal may voluntarily elect to receive 457
574	574	the electronic transmission of process under the provisions of this 458
575	575	section at the request of an attorney-at-law or public agency only, 459
576	576	subject to the provisions and fees prescribed in this section. 460
577	577	(e) If a state marshal elects to receive the electronic transmission of 461
578	578	process, the state marshal shall maintain and monitor an electronic mail 462
579	579	address used for the purposes of this section. 463
580	580	(f) An attorney-at-law or public agency shall not transmit process to 464
581	581	a state marshal in an electronic format, where the number of pages to be 465
582	582	printed in any one matter for all parties to be served exceeds fifty pages 466
583	583	in total, or the number of processes for separate matters to be 467
584	584	transmitted, within a time period of one week, exceeds five pages, 468
585	585	except that a state marshal and an attorney-at-law or public agency may 469
586	586	agree to a different number of processes or pages to be accepted by 470
587	587	electronic transmission. 471
588	588	(g) The provisions of this section shall not apply for the purposes of 472
589	589	personal delivery to a state marshal, pursuant to section 52-593a of the 473
590	590	general statutes, as amended by this act, before the passage of the time 474
591	591	limited by law within which an action may be brought. No process 475
592	592	relating to a matter in which a statute of limitations is tolling within sixty 476
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596	596
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599	599	days shall be electronically transmitted to a state marshal; such process 477
600	600	shall only be delivered to a state marshal for service as original process, 478
601	601	printed on paper and signed in ink by the issuing authority, along with 479
602	602	sufficient copies for the state marshal to effectuate service. 480
603	603	(h) Receipt of electronic process under this section shall occur by 481
604	604	reply of the state marshal to the attorney-at-law or public agency 482
605	605	transmitting such process. A state marshal electing to receive process in 483
606	606	an electronic format from an attorney-at-law or public agency under the 484
607	607	provisions of this section may, within two business days after receiving 485
608	608	such process, reject any such process for service, if (1) the requirements 486
609	609	of subdivisions (2) and (3) of subsection (b) of this section have not been 487
610	610	met, (2) the process is not signed, or is out of order, (3) the process is not 488
611	611	received in a clear and legible format, or cannot be accessed 489
612	612	electronically, (4) the lawful deadline for service of the process cannot 490
613	613	reasonably be met, or (5) the number of pages or processes to be printed 491
614	614	exceeds the limitations prescribed in subsection (f) of this section. A 492
615	615	state marshal shall provide notification of the rejection of electronic 493
616	616	process for service to the attorney-at-law or state agency by electronic 494
617	617	mail. 495
618	618	(i) (1) A state marshal shall receive for each process, in any one matter 496
619	619	that is electronically transmitted for service under this section, a fee of 497
620	620	fifty dollars, irrespective of the number of persons to be served, as a fee 498
621	621	for the receiving and handling electronic process for service. A state 499
622	622	marshal shall also receive a fee of one dollar for each page printed under 500
623	623	the provisions of this section. Fees assessed pursuant to this section shall 501
624	624	not be a taxable cost of the action. Such fees for electronic receipt and 502
625	625	printing of process shall be listed on the state marshal's return of service 503
626	626	under a separate total. 504
627	627	(2) A state marshal receiving and printing an electronic process shall 505
628	628	charge the fees prescribed by this section and shall not adjust or waive 506
629	629	such fees, nor shall such fees be subject to a minimum rate promulgated 507
630	630	by the state pursuant to section 6-38a of the general statutes, as amended 508
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633	633
634	634
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637	637	by this act. Fees under this section shall not apply or be charged in the 509
638	638	case of the transmittal and printing of executions issued under chapter 510
639	639	832 or 906 of the general statutes, warrants issued under chapter 204 of 511
640	640	the general statutes, ejectments under section 49-22 of the general 512
641	641	statutes, as amended by this act, service of process under a waiver of 513
642	642	fees issued pursuant to section 52-259b of the general statutes, capias 514
643	643	mittimus orders issued under any provisions of the general statutes or 515
644	644	orders of protection and relief under chapter 815a of the general statutes. 516
645	645	Fees under this section shall not be considered a fee for copies of writs 517
646	646	and complaints pursuant to chapter 901 of the general statutes and shall 518
647	647	be in addition to any fee under said chapter payable to the officer 519
648	648	serving process. 520
649	649	(j) A state marshal when printing documents for service, as provided 521
650	650	by this section, shall print such documents on letter-sized paper. When 522
651	651	making service of electronically transmitted documents printed for 523
652	652	service under this section, the state marshal shall not be required to send 524
653	653	printed documents or a printed return of service back to the attorney-525
654	654	at-law or public agency which electronically transmitted such process, 526
655	655	but the state marshal shall electronically transmit the marshal's return 527
656	656	of service to such attorney-at-law or public agency. 528
657	657	(k) No state marshal shall, in the performance of receiving 529
658	658	electronically transmitted process, be liable for damage, errors or 530
659	659	omissions related to the electronic transmission, receipt, printing or 531
660	660	filing of electronically transmitted process, including, but not limited to: 532
661	661	(1) Missing pages in the transmission, (2) the failure to receive the 533
662	662	electronic transmission due to electronic or technical malfunctions, or 534
663	663	such other similar errors, or (3) erroneous service of process on account 535
664	664	of the failure of an attorney-at-law or public agency to comply with the 536
665	665	provisions of this section in the transmission and filing of such process. 537
666	666	Sec. 14. Subdivision (1) of subsection (h) of section 46b-15 of the 538
667	667	general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 539
668	668	thereof (Effective October 1, 2025): 540
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675	675	(h) (1) The applicant shall cause notice of the hearing pursuant to 541
676	676	subsection (b) of this section and a copy of the application and the 542
677	677	applicant's affidavit and of any ex parte order issued pursuant to 543
678	678	subsection (b) of this section to be served on the respondent not less than 544
679	679	three days before the hearing. A proper officer responsible for executing 545
680	680	such service shall accept all documents in an electronic format, if 546
681	681	presented to such officer in such format, subject to the provisions 547
682	682	applicable to an attorney-at-law or public agency transmitting process 548
683	683	pursuant to section 13 of this act. The cost of such service, including 549
684	684	mileage pursuant to section 52-261, as amended by this act, shall be paid 550
685	685	for by the Judicial Branch, except fees for electronic transmission and 551
686	686	printing pursuant to section 13 of this act. No officer or person shall be 552
687	687	entitled to a fee for service pursuant to this section if timely return of 553
688	688	service is not received by the court, absent a court order authorizing 554
689	689	such fee. For the purposes of this subsection, timely return includes, but 555
690	690	is not limited to, transmitting by facsimile or other means, a copy of the 556
691	691	return of service to the court prior to the hearing followed by the 557
692	692	delivery of the original return to the court within a reasonable time after 558
693	693	the hearing. 559
694	694	Sec. 15. Section 52-593a of the general statutes is repealed and the 560
695	695	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2025): 561
696	696	(a) Except in the case of an appeal from an administrative agency 562
697	697	governed by section 4-183, as amended by this act, a cause or right of 563
698	698	action shall not be lost because of the passage of the time limited by law 564
699	699	within which the action may be brought, if the process to be served is 565
700	700	personally delivered to a state marshal, constable or other proper officer 566
701	701	within such time and the process is served, as provided by law, within 567
702	702	thirty days of the delivery. As used in this subsection, "process to be 568
703	703	served" means the original process printed on paper and signed in ink 569
704	704	by the issuing authority, along with sufficient copies for service. 570
705	705	(b) In any such case, the officer making service shall endorse under 571
706	706	oath on such officer's return the date of delivery of the process to such 572
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709	709
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713	713	officer for service in accordance with this section. 573
714	714	Sec. 16. Subsection (c) of section 4-183 of the general statutes is 574
715	715	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 575
716	716	1, 2025): 576
717	717	(c) (1) Within forty-five days after mailing of the final decision under 577
718	718	section 4-180 or, if there is no mailing, within forty-five days after 578
719	719	personal delivery of the final decision under said section, or (2) within 579
720	720	forty-five days after the agency denies a petition for reconsideration of 580
721	721	the final decision pursuant to subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 581
722	722	4-181a, or (3) within forty-five days after mailing of the final decision 582
723	723	made after reconsideration pursuant to subdivisions (3) and (4) of 583
724	724	subsection (a) of section 4-181a or, if there is no mailing, within forty-584
725	725	five days after personal delivery of the final decision made after 585
726	726	reconsideration pursuant to said subdivisions, or (4) within forty-five 586
727	727	days after the expiration of the ninety-day period required under 587
728	728	subdivision (3) of subsection (a) of section 4-181a if the agency decides 588
729	729	to reconsider the final decision and fails to render a decision made after 589
730	730	reconsideration within such period, whichever is applicable and is later, 590
731	731	a person appealing as provided in this section shall serve a copy of the 591
732	732	appeal on the agency that rendered the final decision at its office or at 592
733	733	the office of the Attorney General in Hartford and file the appeal with 593
734	734	the clerk of the superior court for the judicial district of New Britain or 594
735	735	for the judicial district wherein the person appealing resides or, if that 595
736	736	person is not a resident of this state, with the clerk of the court for the 596
737	737	judicial district of New Britain. Within that time, the person appealing 597
738	738	shall also serve a copy of the appeal on each party listed in the final 598
739	739	decision at the address shown in the decision, provided failure to make 599
740	740	such service within forty-five days on parties other than the agency that 600
741	741	rendered the final decision shall not deprive the court of jurisdiction 601
742	742	over the appeal. Service of the appeal shall be made by [United States 602
743	743	mail, certified or registered, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, 603
744	744	without the use of] a state marshal [or other officer, or by personal 604
745	745	service by a proper officer or indifferent person] making service in the 605
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752	752	same manner as complaints are served in ordinary civil actions. [If 606
753	753	service of the appeal is made by mail, service shall be effective upon 607
754	754	deposit of the appeal in the mail.] 608
755	755	Sec. 17. Subsection (b) of section 52-57 of the general statutes is 609
756	756	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 610
757	757	1, 2025): 611
758	758	(b) Process in civil actions against the following-described classes of 612
759	759	defendants shall be served as follows: (1) Against a town, upon its clerk, 613
760	760	assistant clerk, deputy clerk, manager or one of its selectmen; (2) against 614
761	761	a city, upon its clerk, [or] assistant clerk or deputy clerk or upon its 615
762	762	mayor or manager; (3) against a borough, upon its manager, clerk, [or] 616
763	763	assistant clerk or deputy clerk or upon the warden or one of its 617
764	764	burgesses; (4) against a school district, upon its clerk, assistant clerk, 618
765	765	deputy clerk, superintendent or assistant superintendent or one of its 619
766	766	committee; (5) against a board, commission, department or agency of a 620
767	767	town, city or borough, notwithstanding any provision of law, upon the 621
768	768	clerk, assistant clerk, deputy clerk of the town, city or borough, 622
769	769	provided two copies of such process shall be served upon the clerk and 623
770	770	the clerk shall retain one copy and forward the second copy to the board, 624
771	771	commission, department or agency; (6) against any other municipal or 625
772	772	quasi-municipal corporation, upon its clerk, assistant clerk, deputy clerk 626
773	773	or upon its chief presiding officer or managing agent; and (7) against an 627
774	774	employee of a town, city or borough in a cause of action arising from the 628
775	775	employee's duties or employment, upon the clerk, assistant clerk, 629
776	776	deputy clerk of the town, city or borough, provided two copies of such 630
777	777	process shall be served upon the clerk and the clerk shall retain one copy 631
778	778	and forward the second copy to the employee. 632
779	779	Sec. 18. Subsection (c) of section 47a-23 of the general statutes is 633
780	780	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 634
781	781	1, 2025): 635
782	782	(c) A copy of such notice shall be delivered by a proper officer to each 636
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789	789	lessee or occupant or left at such lessee's or occupant's place of residence 637
790	790	or, if the rental agreement or lease concerns commercial property, at (1) 638
791	791	the place of the commercial establishment, [by a proper officer or 639
792	792	indifferent person] or (2) by making service on the parties in the same 640
793	793	manner as complaints are served in ordinary civil actions using the rules 641
794	794	of civil process under any provision of the general statutes. Delivery of 642
795	795	such notice may be made on any day of the week. 643
796	796	Sec. 19. Subsection (b) of section 47a-42 of the general statutes is 644
797	797	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 645
798	798	1, 2025): 646
799	799	(b) Before any such removal, the state marshal charged with 647
800	800	executing upon any such judgment of eviction shall give the chief 648
801	801	executive officer of the town [twenty-four hours] notice of the eviction, 649
802	802	stating the date, time and location of such eviction as well as a general 650
803	803	description, if known, of the types and amount of property to be 651
804	804	removed from the premises and delivered to the designated place of 652
805	805	storage. [Before] After giving such notice to the chief executive officer of 653
806	806	the town, the state marshal shall use reasonable efforts to locate and 654
807	807	notify the defendant [of] not less than twenty-four hours before the date 655
808	808	and time such eviction is to take place and of the possibility of a sale 656
809	809	pursuant to subsection (c) of this section. Such notice shall include 657
810	810	service upon each defendant and upon any other person in occupancy, 658
811	811	either personally or at the premises, of a true copy of the summary 659
812	812	process execution. Such execution shall be on a form prescribed by the 660
813	813	Judicial Department, shall be in clear and simple language and in 661
814	814	readable format, and shall contain, in addition to other notices given to 662
815	815	the defendant in the execution, a conspicuous notice, in large boldface 663
816	816	type, that (1) a person who claims to have a right to continue to occupy 664
817	817	the premises should immediately contact an attorney, [and] (2) provides 665
818	818	clear instructions as to how and where the defendant may reclaim any 666
819	819	possessions and personal effects removed and stored pursuant to this 667
820	820	section, including a telephone number that may be called to arrange 668
821	821	release of such possessions and personal effects, and (3) any person who 669
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828	828	remains at the property after the time of the eviction as listed on the 670
829	829	execution may be subject to arrest for criminal trespass in the first 671
830	830	degree, in violation of section 53a-107. 672
831	831	Sec. 20. Subsection (b) of section 49-22 of the general statutes is 673
832	832	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 674
833	833	1, 2025): 675
834	834	(b) Before any such removal, the state marshal charged with 676
835	835	executing upon the ejectment shall give the chief executive officer of the 677
836	836	town [twenty-four hours'] notice of the ejectment, stating the date, time 678
837	837	and location of such ejectment as well as a general description, if known, 679
838	838	of the types and amount of property to be removed from the land and 680
839	839	delivered to the designated place of storage. At least five business days 681
840	840	before [giving such notice to the chief executive officer of the town] the 682
841	841	ejectment, the state marshal shall use reasonable efforts to locate and 683
842	842	notify the person or persons in possession of the date and time such 684
843	843	ejectment is to take place and of the possibility of a sale pursuant to 685
844	844	subsection (c) of this section and shall provide on a form prescribed by 686
845	845	the Judicial Department, in clear and simple language and in readable 687
846	846	format, containing, in addition to other notices on the ejectment order, 688
847	847	a conspicuous notice, in large boldface type, that (1) provides clear 689
848	848	instructions as to how and where such person or persons may reclaim 690
849	849	any possessions and personal effects removed and stored pursuant to 691
850	850	this section, including a telephone number that such person or persons 692
851	851	may call to arrange release of such possessions and personal effects, and 693
852	852	(2) any person bound by the ejectment order who remains at the 694
853	853	property after the time of the removal as listed on the ejectment order 695
854	854	may be subject to arrest for criminal trespass in the first degree, in 696
855	855	violation of section 53a-107. 697
856	856	Sec. 21. Subsection (a) of section 52-261 of the general statutes is 698
857	857	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 699
858	858	1, 2025): 700
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861	861
862	862
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865	865	(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section and section 52-701
866	866	261a, as amended by this act, each officer or person who serves process, 702
867	867	summons or attachments on behalf of: (1) An official of the state or any 703
868	868	of its agencies, boards or commissions, or any municipal official acting 704
869	869	in his or her official capacity, shall receive a fee of not more than fifty 705
870	870	dollars for each process served and an additional fee of fifty dollars for 706
871	871	the second and each subsequent service of such process, except that such 707
872	872	officer or person shall receive an additional fee of twenty dollars for each 708
873	873	subsequent service of such process at the same address or for 709
874	874	notification of the office of the Attorney General in dissolution and 710
875	875	postjudgment proceedings if a party or child is receiving public 711
876	876	assistance; and (2) any person, except a person described in subdivision 712
877	877	(1) of this subsection, shall receive a fee of not more than fifty dollars for 713
878	878	each process served and an additional fee of fifty dollars for the second 714
879	879	and each subsequent service of such process, except that such officer or 715
880	880	person shall receive an additional fee of twenty dollars for each 716
881	881	subsequent service of such process at the same address or for 717
882	882	notification of the office of the Attorney General in dissolution and 718
883	883	postjudgment proceedings if a party or child is receiving public 719
884	884	assistance. Each such officer or person shall also receive the fee set by 720
885	885	the Department of Administrative Services for state employees for each 721
886	886	mile of travel, subject to adjustment within thirty days of any revision 722
887	887	to the federal General Services Administration mileage reimbursement 723
888	888	rate, to be computed from the place where such officer or person 724
889	889	received the process to the place of service, and thence in the case of civil 725
890	890	process to the place of return. If more than one process is served on one 726
891	891	person at one time by any such officer or person, the total cost of travel 727
892	892	for the service shall be the same as for the service of one process only, 728
893	893	except, if an officer or person is requested by the court or required by 729
894	894	law to effectuate in-hand personal service, or for service pursuant to 730
895	895	subsection (h) of section 46b-15, as amended by this act, such officer or 731
896	896	person shall receive the fee set by the Department of Administrative 732
897	897	Services for state employees for each mile of travel, subject to 733
898	898	adjustment within thirty days of any revision to the federal General 734
899	899	Raised Bill No. 7139
900	900
901	901
902	902
903	903	LCO No. 5804 25 of 32
904	904
905	905	Services Administration mileage reimbursement rate, of each round trip 735
906	906	traveled while attempting to effectuate in-hand personal service, to be 736
907	907	computed from the place where the process was received to the place of 737
908	908	attempted service, and if multiple trips to effectuate service are made, 738
909	909	back to the place where process was received and then to the place of 739
910	910	the subsequent attempt at service, and thence in the case of civil process 740
911	911	to the place of return provided the officer or person shall state in the 741
912	912	return of service that in-hand personal service was requested or 742
913	913	required, or that in-hand service was made pursuant to subsection (h) 743
914	914	of section 46b-15, as amended by this act, and that multiple trips were 744
915	915	necessary to effectuate in-hand personal service. The officer or person 745
916	916	requesting the receipt of such round trip travel shall make out a bill 746
917	917	reciting the dates, times and results of each trip the officer or person 747
918	918	traveled while attempting to effectuate in-hand personal service. The 748
919	919	officer or person requesting the receipt of such fees for attempted round 749
920	920	trip travel may only receive such fees from the Judicial Department 750
921	921	when ordered by the court or by law to effectuate in-hand personal 751
922	922	service and only when such in-hand personal service is effectuated, 752
923	923	when in-hand personal service of process is made pursuant to 753
924	924	subsection (h) of section 46b-15, as amended by this act, or subsection 754
925	925	(d) of section 46b-16a. Such payment from the Judicial Department of 755
926	926	attempted round trip travel for in-hand service of process may be 756
927	927	limited to three round trips, provided nothing in this section shall limit 757
928	928	payment of a greater amount from the Judicial Department to an officer 758
929	929	or person serving process. For service made pursuant to subsection (h) 759
930	930	of section 46b-15, as amended by this act, and subsection (d) of section 760
931	931	46b-16a, which was not effectuated in-hand, regardless of any attempts 761
932	932	to effectuate service in-hand, the mileage fee shall be from the place 762
933	933	where the process was received to the place of service, and thence in the 763
934	934	case of civil process to the place of return. Where the court allows an 764
935	935	applicant additional time to make service under subsection (c) of section 765
936	936	46b-15 or subsection (e) of section 46b-16a, for purposes of calculating 766
937	937	the mileage fee for multiple trips, such extra time will be considered a 767
938	938	continuation of the original attempts at service. Each officer or person 768
939	939	Raised Bill No. 7139
940	940
941	941
942	942
943	943	LCO No. 5804 26 of 32
944	944
945	945	who serves process shall also receive the moneys actually paid for town 769
946	946	clerk's fees on the service of process. Each officer or person who serves 770
947	947	process shall also receive the moneys actually paid for fees for the 771
948	948	disclosure or search of records of the Department of Motor Vehicles in 772
949	949	connection with the service of process. Any officer or person required 773
950	950	to summon jurors by personal service of a warrant to attend court shall 774
951	951	receive for the first ten miles of travel while so engaged, such mileage to 775
952	952	be computed from the place where such officer or person receives the 776
953	953	process to the place of service, twenty-five cents for each mile, and for 777
954	954	each additional mile, ten cents. For summoning any juror to attend court 778
955	955	otherwise than by personal service of the warrant, such officer or person 779
956	956	shall receive only the sum of fifty cents and actual disbursements 780
957	957	necessarily expended by such officer or person in making service 781
958	958	thereof as directed. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, for 782
959	959	summoning grand jurors, such officer or person shall receive only such 783
960	960	officer's or person's actual expenses and such reasonable sum for 784
961	961	services as are taxed by the court. The following fees shall be allowed 785
962	962	and paid: (A) For taking bail or bail bond, one dollar; (B) for copies of 786
963	963	writs and complaints, exclusive of endorsements, one dollar per page, 787
964	964	not to exceed a total amount of nine hundred dollars in any particular 788
965	965	matter; (C) for endorsements, fifty cents per page or fraction thereof; (D) 789
966	966	for service of a warrant for the seizure of intoxicating liquors, or for 790
967	967	posting and leaving notices after the seizure, or for the destruction or 791
968	968	delivery of any such liquors under order of court, twenty dollars; (E) for 792
969	969	the removal and custody of such liquors so seized, reasonable expenses, 793
970	970	and twenty dollars; (F) for the levy of an execution, when the money is 794
971	971	actually collected and paid over, or the debt or a portion of the debt is 795
972	972	secured by the officer, fifteen per cent on the amount of the execution, 796
973	973	provided the minimum fee for such execution shall be fifty dollars; (G) 797
974	974	on the levy of an execution on real property and on application for sale 798
975	975	of personal property attached, to each appraiser, for each half day of 799
976	976	actual service, reasonable and customary expenses; (H) for causing an 800
977	977	execution levied on real property to be recorded, fees for travel, twenty 801
978	978	dollars and costs; (I) for services on an application for the sale of 802
979	979	Raised Bill No. 7139
980	980
981	981
982	982
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984	984
985	985	personal property attached, or in selling mortgaged property foreclosed 803
986	986	under a decree of court, the same fees as for similar services on 804
987	987	executions; (J) for committing any person to a community correctional 805
988	988	center, in civil actions, the fee set by the Department of Administrative 806
989	989	Services for state employees for each mile of travel, from the place of the 807
990	990	court to the community correctional center; (K) for summoning and 808
991	991	attending a jury for reassessing damages or benefits on a highway, three 809
992	992	dollars a day; (L) for any recording for which the recording fee is not 810
993	993	otherwise prescribed by law, fifty dollars, costs and the fee set by the 811
994	994	Department of Administrative Services for state employees for each 812
995	995	mile of travel; and (M) for postage or international mailing costs 813
996	996	incurred pursuant to a court order, actual expenses. The court shall tax 814
997	997	as costs a reasonable amount for the care of property held by any officer 815
998	998	under attachment or execution. The officer serving any attachment or 816
999	999	execution may claim compensation for time and expenses of any person, 817
1000	1000	in keeping, securing or removing property taken thereon, provided such 818
1001	1001	officer shall make out a bill. The bill shall specify the labor done, and by 819
1002	1002	whom, the time spent, the travel, the money paid, if any, and to whom 820
1003	1003	and for what. The compensation for the services shall be reasonable and 821
1004	1004	customary and the amount of expenses and shall be taxed by the court 822
1005	1005	with the costs. 823
1006	1006	Sec. 22. Subsection (a) of section 52-261a of the general statutes is 824
1007	1007	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 825
1008	1008	1, 2025): 826
1009	1009	(a) Any process served by any officer or person for the Judicial 827
1010	1010	Department or Division of Criminal Justice shall be served in 828
1011	1011	accordance with the following schedule of fees: 829
1012	1012	(1) Except as provided in subdivision (3) of this subsection, each 830
1013	1013	officer or person who serves process shall receive a fee of not more than 831
1014	1014	fifty dollars for the service of such process on a person and an additional 832
1015	1015	fee of fifty dollars for the service of such process on each additional 833
1016	1016	person, except that such officer or person shall receive an additional fee 834
1017	1017	Raised Bill No. 7139
1018	1018
1019	1019
1020	1020
1021	1021	LCO No. 5804 28 of 32
1022	1022
1023	1023	of twenty dollars for each subsequent service of such process at the same 835
1024	1024	address. 836
1025	1025	(2) Except as provided in subdivision (3) of this subsection, in 837
1026	1026	addition to the fee set forth in subdivision (1) of this subsection, each 838
1027	1027	officer or person who serves process shall receive, for each mile of travel, 839
1028	1028	the same amount per mile as provided for state employees pursuant to 840
1029	1029	section 5-141c, subject to adjustment within thirty days of any revision 841
1030	1030	to the federal General Services Administration mileage reimbursement 842
1031	1031	rate, to be computed from the place where such officer or person 843
1032	1032	received the process to the place of service, and thence in the case of civil 844
1033	1033	process to the place of return, provided, if more than one process is 845
1034	1034	served on one person at one time by any such officer or person, the total 846
1035	1035	cost of travel for such service shall be the same as for the service of one 847
1036	1036	process only, except that in the case in which an officer or person is 848
1037	1037	requested or required to effectuate in-hand personal service, such officer 849
1038	1038	shall also receive the fee set by the Department of Administrative 850
1039	1039	Services for state employees for each mile of travel, subject to 851
1040	1040	adjustment within thirty days of any revision to the federal General 852
1041	1041	Services Administration mileage reimbursement rate, for each round 853
1042	1042	trip traveled while attempting to effectuate in-hand personal service, to 854
1043	1043	be computed from the place where the process was received to the place 855
1044	1044	of attempted service, and if multiple trips to effectuate service are made, 856
1045	1045	back to the place where process was received and then to the place of 857
1046	1046	the subsequent attempt at service, and thence in the case of civil process 858
1047	1047	to the place of return, provided the officer or person shall state in the 859
1048	1048	return of service that in-hand personal service was requested or 860
1049	1049	required and that multiple trips were necessary to effectuate in-hand 861
1050	1050	personal service. The officer or person requesting the receipt of such 862
1051	1051	round trip travel shall make out a bill reciting the dates, times and 863
1052	1052	results of each trip the officer or person traveled while attempting to 864
1053	1053	effectuate in-hand personal service. The officer or person requesting the 865
1054	1054	receipt of such attempted round trip travel shall receive such travel fees 866
1055	1055	for attempted service only when in-hand personal service of process is 867
1056	1056	Raised Bill No. 7139
1057	1057
1058	1058
1059	1059
1060	1060	LCO No. 5804 29 of 32
1061	1061
1062	1062	effectuated. Such travel fees paid may be limited to three round trips, 868
1063	1063	provided nothing in this section shall limit payment of a greater amount 869
1064	1064	to an officer or person serving process. 870
1065	1065	(3) Each officer or person who serves process to enforce the obligation 871
1066	1066	of an attorney pursuant to subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 51-872
1067	1067	81d shall receive the fee set by the Department of Administrative 873
1068	1068	Services for state employees for each mile of travel, subject to 874
1069	1069	adjustment within thirty days of any revision to the federal General 875
1070	1070	Services Administration mileage reimbursement rate, to be computed 876
1071	1071	from the place where such officer or person received the process to the 877
1072	1072	place of service, and thence to the place of return. If more than one 878
1073	1073	process is served on one person at one time by any such officer or 879
1074	1074	person, the total cost of travel for the service shall be the same as for the 880
1075	1075	service of one process only. 881
1076	1076	(4) Each officer or person who serves process shall also receive the 882
1077	1077	moneys actually paid for town clerk's fees on the service of process. 883
1078	1078	(5) Each officer or person who serves process shall also receive the 884
1079	1079	moneys actually paid for fees for the disclosure or search of records of 885
1080	1080	the Department of Motor Vehicles in connection with the service of 886
1081	1081	process. 887
1082	1082	(6) Any officer or person required to summon jurors by personal 888
1083	1083	service of a warrant to attend court shall receive for the first ten miles of 889
1084	1084	travel while so engaged, such mileage to be computed from the place 890
1085	1085	where such officer or person receives the process to the place of service, 891
1086	1086	twenty-five cents for each mile, and for each additional mile, ten cents. 892
1087	1087	(7) For summoning any juror to attend court otherwise than by 893
1088	1088	personal service of the warrant, such officer or person shall receive only 894
1089	1089	the sum of fifty cents and actual disbursements necessarily expended by 895
1090	1090	such officer or person in making service thereof as directed. 896
1091	1091	Sec. 23. Section 52-50 of the general statutes is repealed and the 897
1092	1092	Raised Bill No. 7139
1093	1093
1094	1094
1095	1095
1096	1096	LCO No. 5804 30 of 32
1097	1097
1098	1098	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2025): 898
1099	1099	(a) All process shall be directed to a state marshal, a constable or other 899
1100	1100	proper officer authorized by statute, or, subject to the provisions of 900
1101	1101	subsection (b) of this section, to an indifferent person. A direction on the 901
1102	1102	process "to any proper officer" shall be sufficient to direct the process to 902
1103	1103	a state marshal, constable or other proper officer. 903
1104	1104	(b) Process shall not be directed to an indifferent person unless 904
1105	1105	authorized by statute. Any indifferent person who, knowing that he is 905
1106	1106	not authorized to do so under this section or any other provision of the 906
1107	1107	general statutes, serves process shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor. 907
1108	1108	(c) Service of motions for modification, motions for contempt and 908
1109	1109	wage withholdings in any matter involving a beneficiary of care or 909
1110	1110	assistance from the state and in other IV-D child support cases may be 910
1111	1111	made by any investigator employed by the Commissioner of 911
1112	1112	Administrative Services or the Commissioner of Social Services. 912
1113	1113	(d) Service of motions for modification, motions for contempt and 913
1114	1114	wage withholdings in any matter involving child support, including, 914
1115	1115	but not limited to, petitions for support authorized under sections 17b-915
1116	1116	745 and 46b-215, and those matters involving a beneficiary of care or 916
1117	1117	assistance from the state, and service of other process in IV-D support 917
1118	1118	cases, as defined in subdivision (13) of subsection (b) of section 46b-231, 918
1119	1119	may be made by a support enforcement officer or support services 919
1120	1120	investigator of the Superior Court. 920
1121	1121	(e) Borough bailiffs may, within their respective boroughs, execute all 921
1122	1122	legal process which state marshals or constables may execute. 922
1123	1123	(f) (1) Process directed to a state marshal by an attorney-at-law or 923
1124	1124	public agency, as defined in section 13 of this act, shall be delivered to 924
1125	1125	such state marshal by either (A) providing the original process printed 925
1126	1126	on paper and signed in ink by the issuing authority, along with 926
1127	1127	sufficient copies for the state marshal to effectuate service, except that in 927
1128	1128	Raised Bill No. 7139
1129	1129
1130	1130
1131	1131
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1133	1133
1134	1134	matters where the process to be served has been filed in court before 928
1135	1135	delivery to a state marshal and the documents are publicly available on 929
1136	1136	the Judicial Department Internet web site, the original process delivered 930
1137	1137	to such state marshal as prescribed by this subparagraph may be a 931
1138	1138	printed copy of the process to be served as filed with the Judicial 932
1139	1139	Department, or (B) transmitting the process to a state marshal 933
1140	1140	electronically pursuant to the provisions of section 13 of this act. 934
1141	1141	(2) Process directed to a state marshal by parties other than an 935
1142	1142	attorney-at-law or public agency, as defined in section 13 of this act, 936
1143	1143	including self-represented parties, which are returnable to a court, 937
1144	1144	agency, board or tribunal, as the case may be, which is located in this 938
1145	1145	state and is established by the general statutes or a special act, shall be 939
1146	1146	delivered to such state marshal by providing the original process 940
1147	1147	printed on paper and signed in ink by the issuing authority, along with 941
1148	1148	sufficient copies for the state marshal to effectuate service. 942
1149	1149	(3) Process directed to a state marshal which originates from a public 943
1150	1150	agency outside of this state, which is established under a law other than 944
1151	1151	the law of this state may be transmitted to a state marshal electronically 945
1152	1152	pursuant to the provisions of section 13 of this act. 946
1153	1153	(4) In the case where sufficient copies of the documents to be served, 947
1154	1154	as provided for in this section, have not been given to a state marshal to 948
1155	1155	effectuate service, a state marshal may charge for the production of 949
1156	1156	actual copies produced as needed to complete service of process, and 950
1157	1157	shall charge the fees provided for in subsection (i) of section 13 of this 951
1158	1158	act, subject to the exclusions set forth in said subsection, as if the process 952
1159	1159	were transmitted electronically. 953
1160	1160	Sec. 24. Section 6-38n of the general statutes is repealed. (Effective 954
1161	1161	October 1, 2025) 955
1162	1162	This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
1163	1163	sections:
1164	1164
1165	1165	Raised Bill No. 7139
1166	1166
1167	1167
1168	1168
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1170	1170
1171	1171	Section 1 October 1, 2025 6-30a(a)
1172	1172	Sec. 2 October 1, 2025 6-35
1173	1173	Sec. 3 October 1, 2025 6-38
1174	1174	Sec. 4 October 1, 2025 6-38a(a)
1175	1175	Sec. 5 October 1, 2025 6-38b
1176	1176	Sec. 6 October 1, 2025 6-38c
1177	1177	Sec. 7 October 1, 2025 6-38d
1178	1178	Sec. 8 October 1, 2025 6-38e
1179	1179	Sec. 9 October 1, 2025 6-39
1180	1180	Sec. 10 October 1, 2025 14-10(f)
1181	1181	Sec. 11 October 1, 2025 34-243r
1182	1182	Sec. 12 October 1, 2025 New section
1183	1183	Sec. 13 October 1, 2025 New section
1184	1184	Sec. 14 October 1, 2025 46b-15(h)(1)
1185	1185	Sec. 15 October 1, 2025 52-593a
1186	1186	Sec. 16 October 1, 2025 4-183(c)
1187	1187	Sec. 17 October 1, 2025 52-57(b)
1188	1188	Sec. 18 October 1, 2025 47a-23(c)
1189	1189	Sec. 19 October 1, 2025 47a-42(b)
1190	1190	Sec. 20 October 1, 2025 49-22(b)
1191	1191	Sec. 21 October 1, 2025 52-261(a)
1192	1192	Sec. 22 October 1, 2025 52-261a(a)
1193	1193	Sec. 23 October 1, 2025 52-50
1194	1194	Sec. 24 October 1, 2025 Repealer section
1195	1195
1196	1196	Statement of Purpose:
1197	1197	To make various revisions to statutes (1) prescribing the manner in
1198	1198	which state marshals carry out their duties, including, but not limited
1199	1199	to, permitting state marshals receive electronically transmitted
1200	1200	documents for service, and (2) setting forth the responsibilities of the
1201	1201	State Marshal Commission and the State Marshals Advisory Board.
1202	1202
1203	1203	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
1204	1204	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
1205	1205	underlined.]
1206	1206