Criminal terms and sessions. — Connecticut Code § 51-180
Connecticut Code § 51-180 — Criminal terms and sessions.. Reproduced from the official Connecticut General Statutes, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 51-180. Criminal terms and sessions.
Sec. 51-180. Criminal terms and sessions. (a) There shall be a term of the Superior Court for criminal business on the first Tuesday of each month in each judicial district.
(b) The court shall sit during any term in a judicial district for the trial of any person confined to a community correctional center on the first day of the term for want of bail who applies to the court for such trial.
(1949 Rev., S. 7622; 1951, 1955, S. 3111d; November, 1955, S. N227; 1967, P.A. 656, S. 30; 1969, P.A. 297; 1972, P.A. 165, S. 15; June, 1972, P.A. 1, S. 20; P.A. 78-280, S. 4, 127; P.A. 82-248, S. 87.)
History: 1967 act changed sessions from three to four times each year; 1969 act substituted “community correctional center” for “jail”; 1972 acts added reference to judicial districts and deleted specific reference to sessions in Waterbury in New Haven county, effective September 5, 1972; P.A. 78-280 deleted references to counties; P.A. 82-248 reworded section, divided section into Subsecs. and deleted provision re sitting of court for criminal sessions as fixed by judges.
See Sec. 51-183a re procedure when a judge is unable to hold court.
Source: official Connecticut text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Connecticut General Statutes § 51-180
- Jurisdiction: Connecticut
- Code: Connecticut General Statutes
- Subject: Criminal terms and sessions.
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