2013 Connecticut General Statutes
Title 51 - Courts
Chapter 870 - Judicial Department
Section 51-5d - *(See end of section for amended version and effective date.) Chief Court Administrator to transfer certain revenue to organization administering program for use of interest earned on lawyers’ clients’ funds accounts and to Judicial Data Processing Revolving Fund.

(a) The Chief Court Administrator, or a designee, on or before the last day of January, April, July and October in each year, shall certify the amount of revenue received as a result of any fee increase that takes effect July 1, 2009, set forth in sections 52-258, 52-259, 52-259c and 52-361a, and transfer such amount to the organization administering the program for the use of interest earned on lawyers’ clients’ funds accounts pursuant to section 51-81c, for the purpose of funding the delivery of legal services to the poor.

(b) The Chief Court Administrator, or a designee, on or before the last day of January, April, July and October in each year, shall (1) certify the amount of revenue received as a result of any fee increase that takes effect July 1, 2012, set forth in (A) section 52-259, (B) section 52-259c, (C) subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 52-356a, (D) subsection (a) of section 52-361a, (E) subsection (b) of section 52-367a, and (F) subsection (b) of section 52-367b, and (2) transfer (A) seventy per cent of such amount to the organization administering the program for the use of interest earned on lawyers’ clients’ funds accounts pursuant to section 51-81c, for the purpose of funding the delivery of legal services to the poor, and (B) thirty per cent of such amount to the Judicial Data Processing Revolving Fund established in section 51-5b, for the purpose of maintaining and improving any informational data processing system operated by the Judicial Department, subject to the transfer requirements of subsection (c) of section 51-5b.

(P.A. 09-152, S. 5; P.A. 10-32, S. 146; P.A. 12-89, S. 8.)

*Note: On and after August 1, 2015, this section, as amended by section 15 of public act 12-89, is to read as follows:

“Sec. 51-5d. Chief Court Administrator to transfer certain revenue to organization administering program for use of interest earned on lawyers’ clients’ funds accounts. The Chief Court Administrator, or a designee, on or before the last day of January, April, July and October in each year, shall certify the amount of revenue received as a result of any fee increase that takes effect July 1, 2009, set forth in sections 52-258, 52-259, 52-259c and 52-361a, and transfer such amount to the organization administering the program for the use of interest earned on lawyers’ clients’ funds accounts pursuant to section 51-81c, for the purpose of funding the delivery of legal services to the poor.”

(P.A. 09-152, S. 5; P.A. 10-32, S. 146; P.A. 12-89, S. 8, 15.)

History: P.A. 09-152 effective July 1, 2009; P.A. 10-32 made a technical change, effective May 10, 2010; P.A. 12-89 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a) and added Subsec. (b) re fee increases effective July 1, 2012, and transfer of 70% of amount from such fee increases for delivery of legal services to the poor and 30% of such amount to Judicial Data Processing Revolving Fund, effective July 1, 2012, and deleted Subsec. (b) and made a conforming change, effective August 1, 2015.