There shall be an examiner of seized property who shall be appointed and be subject to supervision by the Chief Court Administrator of the Judicial Department. The examiner of seized property may prescribe forms and procedures to be used in identifying and labeling seized property, shall recommend to the judges any procedures which may be necessary to implement the provisions of this section, sections 53-278c and 54-36a, may inspect records maintained by clerks of court in connection with accounting for seized property, and may inspect offices where seized property is kept to insure the filing of inventories and compliance with other provisions of said sections. The examiner of seized property shall conduct or contract for any public auction required pursuant to the provisions of section 54-36a, section 54-33g and section 53-278c and, at his discretion, such property may be sold by him to the highest bidder in whatever locality of the state he determines affords the most favorable market. The examiner of seized property may decline the highest bid at any such sale and reoffer the property at a later sale if he considers the bid insufficient. He may dispose of any such property by private sale if, in his opinion, the probable cost of public sale will exceed the value of the property. He may also, at his discretion, dispose of such property to a charitable or educational institution or to a governmental agency or institution.
(P.A. 74-221, S. 7; P.A. 75-530, S. 18, 35; P.A. 76-77, S. 2; P.A. 85-140, S. 6; 85-263, S. 3.)
History: P.A. 75-530 authorized examiner to contract for public auction, allowed sale to highest bidder in locality affording the most favorable market and added provisions authorizing examiner to decline highest bid and hold another sale, to dispose of property by private sale and to dispose of property to charitable, educational or government institution; P.A. 76-77 added reference to Sec. 54-33q; P.A. 85-140 provided that the examiner be appointed and subject to supervision by the chief court administrator rather than the executive secretary of the judicial department; P.A. 85-263 deleted references to Secs. 54-36a(f) and 53-278(c).
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Chapter 959 - Court Jurisdiction and Power
Section 54-1 and 54-1a. - Criminal jurisdiction of trial justices; of Court of Common Pleas.
Section 54-1b. - Arraignment of prisoner. Advice as to rights.
Section 54-1c. - Admissibility of confession.
Section 54-1f. (Formerly Sec. 6-49). - Arrest without warrant. Pursuit outside precincts.
Section 54-1l. - Short title: Alvin W. Penn Racial Profiling Prohibition Act.
Section 54-1n. - Complaint by victim of identity theft. Law enforcement agency's responsibilities.
Section 54-1o. - Electronic recording of custodial interrogations.
Section 54-1p. - Eyewitness identification procedures.
Section 54-1s. - Racial Profiling Prohibition Project Advisory Board. Membership. Duties.
Section 54-2. - Conviction and binding over by trial justice.
Section 54-2c. - Traffic violator need not appear in court, when. Schedule of fines established.
Section 54-2e. - Issuance of rearrest warrant or capias for failure to appear.
Section 54-25 and 54-26. - Release on recognizance. Witnesses in courts of other states.
Section 54-33. - Search warrants for gambling and lottery implements.
Section 54-33b. - Search of person.
Section 54-33c. - Warrant application, affidavits, execution and return. Copies. Orders.
Section 54-33d. - Interference with search.
Section 54-33e. - Destruction of property.
Section 54-33f. - Motion for return of unlawfully seized property and suppression as evidence.
Section 54-33i. - “Journalist”, “news organization” and “news” defined.
Section 54-33j. - Issuance of search warrant for property of journalist or news organization.
Section 54-33k. - “Strip search” defined.
Section 54-33l. - Strip searches. Procedure.
Section 54-33m. - Failure to wear seat belt not probable cause for vehicle search.
Section 54-33n. - Search of school lockers and property.
Section 54-33o. - Search of vehicle stopped solely for a motor vehicle violation.
Section 54-33p. - Restrictions on cannabis-related stop or search of a person or motor vehicle.
Section 54-34 and 54-35. - Search of person. Condemnation of gambling implements, notice.
Section 54-36. - Disposition of property held as evidence.
Section 54-36b. - Examiner of seized property, appointment, duties.
Section 54-36c. - Disposition of seized property on order of the examiner of seized property.
Section 54-36e. - Firearms and ammunition to be turned over to state police. Sale at public auction.
Section 54-36f. - Receipt for seized property to be given by law enforcement officials.
Section 54-36i. - Drug assets forfeiture revolving account. Allocation of moneys.
Section 54-36n. - Identification and tracing of seized and recovered firearms and ammunition.