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repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 2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 Section 6-35 of the general statutes is repealed and the 23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