2011 Connecticut Code
Title 6 Counties and County Officers. Judicial and State Marshals
Chapter 78 Judicial and State Marshals
Sec. 6-33. Salaries.

      Sec. 6-33. Salaries. Commencing July 1, 2001, the sheriffs elected in the several counties shall each receive a salary of one dollar annually. Said salaries shall be paid by the state and shall be in full compensation for the performance of all duties required by law to be performed by any of said sheriffs for the state of Connecticut. Said salaries shall be in lieu of all other salaries paid by the state to said sheriffs. Commencing December 1, 2000, the Department of Administrative Services shall be responsible for the administrative functions of the Office of the County Sheriffs.

      (1949 Rev., S. 3619; 1951, 1955, S. 1977d; 1959, P.A. 152, S. 10; February, 1965, P.A. 420, S. 1; 1967, P.A. 387, S. 1; P.A. 77-576, S. 60, 65; P.A. 82-442, S. 2, 5; P.A. 87-413, S. 1, 3; P.A. 00-99, S. 141, 154; 00-210, S. 4, 5; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-9, S. 7, 131.)

      History: 1959 act deleted references to services for and payment by counties; 1965 act raised the salaries of the sheriffs of New Haven, Hartford, Fairfield, and New London counties from $8,500 to $10,500, of the sheriffs of Middlesex and Tolland counties from $5,000 to $8,500, of the sheriff of Litchfield from $6,000 to $8,500 and of the sheriff of Windham from $7,000 to $8,500; 1967 act increased salaries of sheriffs of New Haven, Hartford, Fairfield and New London counties to $13,500 and salaries of sheriffs of Middlesex, Tolland, Litchfield and Windham counties to $11,500; P.A. 77-576 raised salaries of New Haven, Hartford, Fairfield and New London county sheriffs to $18,500 and of Middlesex, Tolland, Litchfield and Windham county sheriffs to $16,500, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 82-442 increased the sheriffs' salaries to $22,500 in the New Haven, Hartford, Fairfield and New London counties, and to $20,500 in Middlesex, Tolland, Litchfield and Windham counties, effective January 5, 1983; P.A. 87-413 increased salaries of sheriffs in counties of New Haven, Hartford, Fairfield and New London to $37,000 and increased salaries of sheriffs of counties of Middlesex, Tolland, Litchfield and Windham to $35,000; P.A. 00-99 deleted provision concerning service of process and payment of fees to sheriffs and added provision that commencing December 1, 2000, the Department of Administrative Services shall be responsible for administrative functions of Office of County Sheriffs, effective April 27, 2000; P.A. 00-210 restored language of section to version in effect prior to amendments made by P.A. 00-99, effective June 1, 2000 (Revisor's note: In accordance with P.A. 00-210, S. 5, the amendments made by P.A. 00-210, S. 4 ceased to be effective on December 1, 2000, thereby reinstating the changes made by P.A. 00-99); June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-9 reduced the salary of sheriffs in every county to $1.00, effective July 1, 2001.

      See Sec. 52-261 re fees and expenses of officers and persons serving process.

      Sheriff entitled to separate mileage fee for each process even though served on one trip; same true of attachment fee and time charges. 6 CS 261.