2011 Connecticut Code
Title 54 Criminal Procedure
Chapter 962 Costs, Fees and Expenses in Criminal Proceedings or Prosecutions
Sec. 54-147. Rules for payment of expenses. Waiver of fee or cost.

      Sec. 54-147. Rules for payment of expenses. Waiver of fee or cost. (a) The judges of the Superior Court may establish rules, in addition to those established by statute, for the payment of the expenses of all criminal proceedings or prosecutions, except such expenses as are incurred by the Division of Criminal Justice.

      (b) No fee or cost imposed pursuant to any provision of the general statutes on a person who is a defendant or has been convicted in a criminal proceeding or prosecution shall be waived by the court, except as authorized by such provision or for good cause shown.

      (1949 Rev., S. 8846; P.A. 73-122, S. 16, 27; P.A. 03-97, S. 1.)

      History: P.A. 73-122 added exception re expenses incurred by criminal justice division; P.A. 03-97 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a), making a technical change therein, and added Subsec. (b) re waiver of fee or cost.