Connecticut General Statutes
Chapter 104 - Municipal Police and Fire Protection
Section 7-276. - Powers of commissioners.

Such boards shall have all of the powers given by the general statutes to boards of police commissioners, shall have general management and supervision of the police department of such town and of the property and equipment used in connection therewith, shall make all needful regulations for the government thereof not contrary to law and may prescribe suitable penalties for the violation of any such regulation, including suspension or removal from office of any officer or member of such police department. Such board shall have the sole power of appointment, promotion and removal of the officers and members of such police department, under such regulations as it adopts for the purpose, and such appointees shall hold office during good behavior and until removed for cause upon written charges and after hearing. The members of such police department shall have all such authority with respect to the service of criminal process and the enforcement of the criminal laws as is vested by the general statutes in police officers and constables.

(1949 Rev., S. 659.)
Cited. 171 C. 553; 217 C. 73; 227 C. 363; 229 C. 703. Statutory policy committing selection, direction and dismissal of police officers to town is not inconsistent with grievance procedure in collective bargaining agreement covering discipline of police officers. 255 C. 800.
Cited. 41 CA 649.
Offices of police commissioner and chief of police are incompatible and, upon acceptance of one, other office is vacated. 21 CS 294. A de novo hearing on the merits does not contravene statute since only the power of appointment, promotion and removal of police officers is exclusively reserved to the commissioners. 31 CS 87. Cited. Id., 145.

Structure Connecticut General Statutes

Connecticut General Statutes

Title 7 - Municipalities

Chapter 104 - Municipal Police and Fire Protection

Section 7-274. - Establishment by ordinance of town police commissions; adoption by ordinance of special act provisions when police commission established thereby.

Section 7-275. - Meetings of commissioners. Vacancies.

Section 7-276. - Powers of commissioners.

Section 7-277. - Town to bear expense.

Section 7-277a. - Police assistance agreements.

Section 7-277b. - Reimbursement for body-worn or electronic defense weapon recording equipment, data storage devices or services and dashboard cameras with a remote recorder.

Section 7-277c. - Grants to municipalities for purchase of body-worn recording equipment, digital data storage devices or services and dashboard cameras with a remote recorder.

Section 7-278. - Hearing prior to dismissal of municipal police head. Just cause requirement. Appeal.

Section 7-279. - Subpoena to appear before municipal police commissioners.

Section 7-280. - Witness fees.

Section 7-281. - Execution of criminal process in towns, cities and boroughs. Execution of arrest warrants.

Section 7-281a. - Free use of COLLECT system.

Section 7-282. - Municipal accident and police records.

Section 7-282a. - Reporting of bomb incidents.

Section 7-282b. - Automatic telephone alarms.

Section 7-282c. - Filing and dissemination of reports re missing children, missing youths and certain missing persons.

Section 7-282d. - Imposition of pedestrian citation or traffic ticket quotas prohibited.

Section 7-282e. - Intervention in or reporting of use of unreasonable, excessive or illegal force by a witnessing officer. Records of incidents of use of physical force, discharge of a firearm or engagement of a pursuit. Review and reporting of use o...

Section 7-283. - Employment of private detectives.

Section 7-284. - Police protection at places of amusement.

Section 7-285. - Sale of unclaimed goods by police departments.

Section 7-286. - Police matrons in certain cities.

Section 7-287. - Female prisoners under care of police matron.

Section 7-288. - Duty of police matron.

Section 7-289. - Qualifications of matron; salary; removal.

Section 7-290. - Separate station for female prisoners.

Section 7-291. - Police surgeons.

Section 7-291a. - Efforts re recruitment, retention and promotion of minority police officers. Annual report.

Section 7-291b. - Guidelines re recruitment, retention and promotion of minority police officers.

Section 7-291c. - Prohibition against hiring police officer dismissed for malfeasance or who resigned or retired while under investigation.

Section 7-291d. - Employment protection of police officer who seeks or receives mental health care services. Return to duty. Law enforcement unit liability.

Section 7-291e. - Requirements re provision of behavioral health assessments to police officers.

Section 7-292. - Adoption of forty-hour week for policemen.

Section 7-293. - Work week.

Section 7-294. - Earnings not affected.

Section 7-294a. - Police Officer Standards and Training Council: Definitions.

Section 7-294aa. - Reinstatement of state or municipal police officers upon return from participation in international peacekeeping operations.

Section 7-294b. - Members of council. Holding of other office.

Section 7-294bb. - State and local police policy concerning complaints from the public alleging misconduct committed by law enforcement personnel.

Section 7-294c. - Submission of annual report by council to Governor and General Assembly.

Section 7-294cc. - Development and promulgation of policy and form re police use of electronic defense weapons.

Section 7-294d. - Powers of council. Certification of police officers, police training schools and law enforcement instructors. Refusal to renew, suspension, cancellation or revocation of certification. Hearing. Automatic certification. Exemptions. W...

Section 7-294dd. - Reimbursement for cost of police officer certification.

Section 7-294e. - Recertification of police officers. Regulations.

Section 7-294ee. - Minimum standards and practices for the administration, management and operation of law enforcement units. Unit state-accreditation tier certification or accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies...

Section 7-294f. - State and local police training programs to include course on sexual assault investigation and rape crisis intervention.

Section 7-294ff. - Development of model critical incident and peer support policy. Policy adoption. Provision of peer support and mental health referral services.

Section 7-294g. - State and local police training programs to provide training re domestic violence, child abuse, and suicide intervention procedures.

Section 7-294gg. - State and local police training programs to provide training on resilience and self-care techniques.

Section 7-294h. - State and local police training programs to provide training on the handling of juvenile matters and adults with autism spectrum disorder, cognitive impairment or nonverbal learning disorder.

Section 7-294hh. - State and local police policy concerning crowd management. Regulations. Training.

Section 7-294ii. - Requirements re police officer affixing and displaying badge and name tag on uniform. Development and promulgation of model policy.

Section 7-294jj. - Acquisition and inventory of military designed equipment by state and municipal police. Order to sell, transfer or dispose of by office of the Governor and Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection. Reconsideration o...

Section 7-294kk. - Determination of number of drug recognition experts. Development of model policy. Policy adoption. Drug recognition expert and advanced roadside impaired driving enforcement training.

Section 7-294l. - State and local police training programs to provide training on gang-related violence.

Section 7-294ll. - Issuance of guidance to police re determination of whether a person is in possession of cannabis in excess of legal limit.

Section 7-294m. (Formerly Sec. 7-294j). - Instruction re new legal developments for municipal chief law enforcement officers.

Section 7-294mm. - Timely notification by a peace officer of a death.

Section 7-294n. - State and local police training programs to provide training on crimes motivated by bigotry or bias.

Section 7-294nn. - Law enforcement unit policy permitting police officers to wear religious head coverings.

Section 7-294o. - Development and implementation of policy re missing person reports. Training.

Section 7-294p. - Connecticut Police Academy. Maintenance and operation. Municipal police officer training and education extension account.

Section 7-294q. - State and local police training programs to provide training on eyewitness identification procedures.

Section 7-294r. - (Note: This section is repealed, effective October 1, 2023.) State and local police training programs to provide training on handling incidents involving individuals affected with serious mental illness.

Section 7-294s. - State and local police training programs to provide training in the use of physical force and body-worn recording equipment and cultural competency and sensitivity training.

Section 7-294t. - Eyewitness Identification and Emerging Technologies Task Force.

Section 7-294u. - State and local police training re use of opioid antagonist. Maintaining supply of and carrying opioid antagonists.

Section 7-294v. - State and local police training programs to provide training on interactions with persons who have mental or physical disabilities and persons who are deaf, hard of hearing or deafblind.

Section 7-294w. - State and local police training programs to include traffic incident management.

Section 7-294x. - Council to provide training to public school security personnel.

Section 7-294y. (Formerly Sec. 7-294i). - State and local police policy on the handling and processing of juvenile matters.

Section 7-294z. (Formerly Sec. 7-294k). - Use of radar devices by state and municipal police officers.

Section 7-294aaa. - Establishment of civilian police review boards.

Section 7-295. - Acceptance of part.

Section 7-296. - Reserve fund of police department.

Section 7-297. - Veteran reserve; retirement; death benefits.

Section 7-298. - Removal of policemen not restricted.

Section 7-299. - City ordinances.

Section 7-300. - Establishment of funds in towns and boroughs.

Section 7-301. - Establishment of fire department.

Section 7-302. - Hearing prior to dismissal of fire department head. Appeal.

Section 7-303. - “Municipality”, “work” and “duty” defined.

Section 7-304. - Participation of municipalities.

Section 7-305. - Work week.

Section 7-306. - Earnings.

Section 7-307. - Age requirement for veterans.

Section 7-308. - Liability of volunteer firefighter, volunteer ambulance member or volunteer fire police officer.

Section 7-309. - Liability for damage caused by motor vehicle used for fire fighting.

Section 7-310. - Operation of fire equipment in and provision of personnel and assistance to other municipality.

Section 7-310a. - Municipal and volunteer fire department fire apparatus inspection, maintenance and testing requirements.

Section 7-311. - Liability for delay in reporting fire or other emergency.

Section 7-312. - Liability as to use of water holes.

Section 7-313. - Fire police.

Section 7-313a. - Fire police.

Section 7-313b. - Authority of fire department officer to order removal of persons.

Section 7-313c. - Indemnification for educational expenses.

Section 7-313d. - Local fire department's authority to inspect state facilities.

Section 7-313e. - Authority of fire officer during emergency.

Section 7-313f. - Authority of fire chiefs at certain state facilities.

Section 7-313g. - “Firefighter” defined.

Section 7-313h. - Firefighters cancer relief account.

Section 7-313i. - Firefighters cancer relief subcommittee established. Determination and remittance of wage replacement benefits.

Section 7-313j. - Firefighters cancer relief program established.

Section 7-313k. - Annual report re firefighters cancer relief account and firefighters cancer relief program.

Section 7-313l. - Firefighter training on resilience and self-care techniques.

Section 7-313m. - Grants to distressed municipalities for volunteer firefighter training.

Section 7-313n. - (Note: This section is effective January 1, 2024.) Firefighters cancer relief account. Municipal contributions.

Section 7-313o. - Firefighter turnout gear. Maintenance and remediation of toxic substances.

Section 7-314. - Definitions. Exemption from Freedom of Information Act.

Section 7-314a. - Death, disability and injury benefits. Presumption.

Section 7-314b. - Collection of workers' compensation benefits by volunteer firefighters and members of volunteer ambulance services.

Section 7-314c. - Assumption of liability by the state for volunteer firefighters.

Section 7-315 to 7-322. - Death benefits; payments for injuries, for treatment of injuries and occupational disease and for total disability; insurance to provide payments; notice of claim; investigation of claim; benefits exempt from attachment.

Section 7-322a. - Benefits for volunteers rendering service to another fire company.

Section 7-322b. - Volunteers serving in municipality where employed. Fire and ambulance leaves. Enactment by municipality. List of participating members. Benefits.

Section 7-322c. - Employers prohibited from discharging or discriminating against employees who are volunteer firefighters or members of volunteer ambulance services due to volunteer service. Remedies.

Section 7-322d. - Election of officers. Ballots exempt from Freedom of Information Act.

Section 7-323. - Application of part.

Section 7-323a. - Definitions.

Section 7-323b. - Acceptance of part.

Section 7-323c. - Benefit fund established.

Section 7-323d. - Actuarial studies of fund experience.

Section 7-323e. - Benefits.

Section 7-323f. - Insurance policies to provide benefits authorized.

Section 7-323g. - Withdrawal of acceptance.

Section 7-323h. - Municipal liability for maintaining benefits.

Section 7-323i. - Administration of fund.

Section 7-323j. - Definitions.

Section 7-323k. - Commission on Fire Prevention and Control.

Section 7-323l. - Duties of Commission on Fire Prevention and Control. Regulations.

Section 7-323m. - Exceptions, voluntary cooperation.

Section 7-323n. - Office of State Fire Administration.

Section 7-323o. - State Fire Administrator, appointment and duties.

Section 7-323p. - State fire school. Training and education extension account. Auxiliary services account.

Section 7-323q. - Indemnification of fire service instructors.

Section 7-323r. - Supplemental grant award remittance program for volunteer fire companies providing services on limited access highways or on the Berlin Turnpike or a section of Route 8.

Section 7-323s. - Model guidelines re municipal emergency personnel. Municipal agreements re volunteer service of paid emergency personnel.

Section 7-323t. - Municipal contracts prohibiting paid emergency personnel from volunteer service.

Section 7-323u. - Regional fire school. Notice and hearing. Appeals. Regulations.

Section 7-323v. - Payments to volunteer fire companies for providing services on limited access highways or on sections of the Berlin Turnpike or Route 8.