Connecticut General Statutes
Chapter 78 - Judicial and State Marshals
Section 6-29. - Ineligibility for office.

No judge, except a judge of probate, and no justice of the peace shall be a state marshal.

(1949 Rev., S. 450; 1953, S. 190d; P.A. 00-99, S. 126, 154.)
History: P.A. 00-99 replaced reference to “hold the office of sheriff or deputy sheriff” with “be a state marshal”, effective December 1, 2000.
Acceptance of office of sheriff or deputy sheriff constitutes a surrender of office of justice of the peace. 25 C. 567.

Structure Connecticut General Statutes

Connecticut General Statutes

Title 6 - Counties and County Officers. Judicial and State Marshals

Chapter 78 - Judicial and State Marshals

Section 6-29. - Ineligibility for office.

Section 6-30. - Bond.

Section 6-30a. - Personal liability insurance. Indemnification of state marshal for injury occurring while transporting person in custody in a private motor vehicle.

Section 6-31. - Authority.

Section 6-32. - Duties. Cost of serving a civil protection order.

Section 6-32a and 6-32b. - Prisoner transportation and courthouse security system; Sheriffs' Advisory Board established. Powers and duties of Sheriffs' Advisory Board.

Section 6-32c. - Court security officer. Definition. Appointment. Training. Duties. Discharge.

Section 6-32d. - Responsibility for transportation and custody of prisoners. Lafayette Street courthouse. Judicial marshals: Employment standards.

Section 6-32e. - Employment of criminal offenders, excepted.

Section 6-32f. - Courthouse security. Judicial marshals: Employment standards.

Section 6-32g. - Criminal record background investigation of applicants for employment as judicial marshal after December 1, 2000.

Section 6-32h. - Employment of staff for transferred functions of county sheriff system by Chief Court Administrator.

Section 6-33 and 6-33a. - Salaries. Reimbursement to state for use of motor vehicle owned or leased by state, when.

Section 6-34. - Suppressing mobs. Taxation of expenses.

Section 6-35. - Failure to pay money collected within required time.

Section 6-36. - Removal from office by General Assembly.

Section 6-37 and 6-37a. - Deputies; chief deputy. Reference manual for deputy sheriffs.

Section 6-38. - Number of state marshals.

Section 6-38a. - State marshal. Authority to provide legal execution and service of process.

Section 6-38b. - State Marshal Commission. Members. Regulations, policies and procedure. Duties. Appointment of state marshal commission to fill vacancy. Rules.

Section 6-38c. - State Marshals Advisory Board. Members. Election.

Section 6-38d. - Illegal billing by state marshal.

Section 6-38e. - Review and audit of records and accounts of state marshals by State Marshal Commission.

Section 6-38f. - State Marshal Commission to appoint state marshals. Evidence of service as a deputy sheriff. Appeal. Notification by deputy sheriffs re desire to be appointed state marshal. Notification of decisions to State Marshal Commission.

Section 6-38g. - Notification of Chief Court Administrator by high sheriff of desire to be appointed as state marshal.

Section 6-38h. - Political contribution to appointing authority for State Marshal Commission affects eligibility for appointment as state marshal.

Section 6-38i. - Special deputy sheriffs and deputy sheriffs serving on December 1, 2000, to continue as judicial marshals and employees of Judicial Department. Collective bargaining unit.

Section 6-38j. - Appointment or removal of deputy sheriff or special deputy sheriff on or after December 1, 2000.

Section 6-38k. - Cooperation by high sheriffs with Chief Court Administrator for efficient operation and transition of functions.

Section 6-38l. - Acts prohibited with respect to high sheriffs in the solicitation of contribution or expenditure, committees and referenda.

Section 6-38m. - Annual fee to State Marshal Commission.

Section 6-38n. - Application by high sheriff for appointment as state marshal.

Section 6-39. - Bond of state marshal.

Section 6-39a. - Fee charged by private entity for performing state marshal's statutory duties prohibited.

Section 6-40 and 6-41. - Chief deputies' salaries. Compensation of: Constables for court attendance; deputy sheriffs and special deputy sheriffs for court attendance or services at overnight jail facility.

Section 6-42. - Accident insurance coverage for deputy sheriffs.

Section 6-43. - Special deputies.

Section 6-44 to 6-46. - Appointment of special deputies upon application. Appointment and removal of deputies. Sheriff may recover on bond of deputy; not to demand fee from deputy.

Section 6-47. - Removal of deputy sheriff by commissioners.

Section 6-48. - Deputies to continue in office.