2011 Connecticut Code
Title 6 Counties and County Officers. Judicial and State Marshals
Chapter 78 Judicial and State Marshals
Sec. 6-35. Failure to pay money collected within required time.

      Sec. 6-35. Failure to pay money collected within required time. A state marshal shall pay over, to the person authorized to receive it, any money collected by such state marshal on behalf of or on account of such person not later than thirty calendar days from the date of collection of the money or upon the collection of one thousand dollars or more on behalf of or on account of such person, whichever first occurs, except that the state marshal and such person may agree to a different time for paying over such money. A state marshal who fails to comply with the requirements of this section or any such agreement, as applicable, shall be liable to such person for the payment of interest on the money at the rate of five per cent per month from the date on which such state marshal received the money.

      (1949 Rev., S. 454; P.A. 84-108, S. 2; P.A. 94-177, S. 3; May 25 Sp. Sess. P.A. 94-1, S. 67, 130; P.A. 00-99, S. 12, 154; P.A. 03-224, S. 1.)

      History: P.A. 84-108 revised section to provide that any sheriff or deputy sheriff who fails to pay over to authorized person money collected by him within 15 days, is liable for payment of interest of 5% from the date of receipt, replacing prior provisions wherein interest was set at 2%; P.A. 94-177 added requirement that sheriff or deputy sheriff pay over money collected by him within 90 days or upon collection of $1,000, whichever first occurs; May 25 Sp. Sess. P.A. 94-1 revised effective date of P.A. 94-177 but without affecting this section, effective July 1, 1994; P.A. 00-99 changed sheriff or deputy sheriff to state marshal and changed 90 to 30 calendar days, effective December 1, 2000; P.A. 03-224 replaced provisions re failure to pay over money within 30 calendar days from the date of collection or upon collection of $1,000 with provisions re agreement to different time for paying over money and re failure to comply with requirements of section and made technical changes, effective July 2, 2003.

      Sheriff may be factorized. 28 C. 108.