2012 Connecticut General Statutes
Title 51 - Courts
Chapter 890 - Judicial Districts, Geographical Areas, Civil and Criminal Venue, Filing and Designation of Court Location
Section 51-344a - *(See end of section for amended version of subsection (a) and effective date.) Term “judicial district of Hartford-New Britain” deemed to refer to “judicial district of Hartford” on and after September 1, 1998.

*(a) Whenever the term “judicial district of Hartford-New Britain” or “judicial district of Hartford-New Britain at Hartford” is used or referred to in the following sections of the general statutes, it shall be deemed to mean or refer to the judicial district of Hartford on and after September 1, 1998: Sections 1-205, 1-206, 2-48, 3-21a, 3-62d, 3-70a, 3-71a, 4-61, 4-160, 4-164, 4-177b, 4-180, 4-183, 4-197, 5-202, 5-276a, 8-30g, 9-7a, 9-7b, 9-369b, 10-153e, 12-208, 12-237, 12-268l, 12-312, 12-330m, 12-405k, 12-422, 12-448, 12-454, 12-456, 12-463, 12-489, 12-522, 12-554, 12-565, 12-572, 12-586f, 12-597, 12-730, 13b-34, 13b-235, 13b-315, 13b-375, 14-57, 14-66, 14-67u, 14-110, 14-195, 14-311, 14-311c, 14-324, 14-331, 15-125, 15-126, 16-41, 16a-5, 17b-60, 17b-100, 17b-238, 17b-531, 19a-85, 19a-86, 19a-123d, 19a-425, 19a-498, 19a-517, 19a-526, 19a-633, 20-12f, 20-13e, 20-29, 20-40, 20-45, 20-59, 20-73a, 20-86f, 20-99, 20-114, 20-133, 20-154, 20-156, 20-162p, 20-192, 20-195p, 20-202, 20-206c, 20-227, 20-238, 20-247, 20-263, 20-271, 20-307, 20-341f, 20-363, 20-373, 20-404, 20-414, 21a-55, 21a-190i, 22-7, 22-64, 22-228, 22-248, 22-254, 22-320d, 22-326a, 22-344b, 22-386, 22a-6b, 22a-7, 22a-16, 22a-30, 22a-34, 22a-53, 22a-60, 22a-62, 22a-63, 22a-66h, 22a-106a, 22a-119, 22a-167, 22a-180, 22a-182a, 22a-184, 22a-220a, 22a-220d, 22a-225, 22a-226, 22a-226c, 22a-227, 22a-250, 22a-255l, 22a-276, 22a-285a, 22a-285g, 22a-285j, 22a-310, 22a-342a, 22a-344, 22a-361a, 22a-374, 22a-376, 22a-408, 22a-430, 22a-432, 22a-438, 22a-449f, 22a-449g, 22a-459, 23-5e, 23-65m, 25-32e, 25-36, 28-5, 29-143j, 29-158, 29-161z, 29-317, 29-323, 29-329, 29-334, 29-340, 29-369, 30-8, 31-109, 31-249b, 31-266, 31-266a, 31-270, 31-273, 31-284, 31-285, 31-339, 31-355a, 31-379, 35-3c, 35-42, 36a-186, 36a-187, 36a-471a, 36a-494, 36a-587, 36a-647, 36a-684, 36a-718, 36a-807, 36b-26, 36b-27, 36b-30, 36b-50, 36b-71, 36b-72, 36b-74, 36b-76, 38a-41, 38a-52, 38a-134, 38a-139, 38a-140, 38a-147, 38a-150, 38a-185, 38a-209, 38a-225, 38a-226b, 38a-241, 38a-337, 38a-470, 38a-620, 38a-657, 38a-687, 38a-774, 38a-776, 38a-817, 38a-843, 38a-868, 38a-906, 38a-994, 42-103c, 42-110d, 42-110k, 42-110p, 42-182, 46a-5, 46a-56, 46a-100, 47a-21, 49-73, 51-44a, 51-81b, 51-194, 52-146j, 53-392d and 54-211a.

(b) If the term “judicial district of Hartford-New Britain” or “judicial district of Hartford-New Britain at Hartford” is used or referred to in any public act of 1995, 1996, 1997 or 1998 or in any section of the general statutes which is amended in 1995, 1996, 1997 or 1998 it shall be deemed to mean or refer to the judicial district of Hartford on and after September 1, 1998.

(c) If the term “judicial district of Hartford-New Britain at New Britain” is used or referred to in any public act of 1995, 1996, 1997 or 1998 or in any section of the general statutes which is amended in 1995, 1996, 1997 or 1998 it shall be deemed to mean or refer to the judicial district of New Britain on and after September 1, 1998.

(P.A. 88-230, S. 1, 12; P.A. 90-98, S. 1; P.A. 92-212, S. 20; P.A. 93-142, S. 4, 8; 93-262, S. 81, 87; P.A. 94-184, S. 2; P.A. 95-220, S. 4–6; P.A. 96-145, S. 18; 96-259, S. 11; P.A. 98-69, S. 13, 14; P.A. 99-102, S. 51; P.A. 02-73, S. 78; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-3, S. 97; P.A. 05-175, S. 23; P.A. 06-76, S. 9; P.A. 08-176, S. 72.)

*Note: On and after January 1, 2015, subsection (a) of this section, as amended by section 22 of public act 09-177, section 6 of public act 10-54 and sections 3 and 4 of public act 12-60, is to read as follows:

“(a) Whenever the term “judicial district of Hartford-New Britain” or “judicial district of Hartford-New Britain at Hartford” is used or referred to in the following sections of the general statutes, it shall be deemed to mean or refer to the judicial district of Hartford on and after September 1, 1998: Sections 1-205, 1-206, 2-48, 3-21a, 3-62d, 3-70a, 3-71a, 4-61, 4-160, 4-164, 4-177b, 4-180, 4-183, 4-197, 5-202, 5-276a, 8-30g, 9-7a, 9-7b, 9-369b, 10-153e, 12-208, 12-237, 12-268l, 12-312, 12-330m, 12-405k, 12-422, 12-448, 12-454, 12-456, 12-463, 12-489, 12-522, 12-554, 12-565, 12-572, 12-586f, 12-597, 12-730, 13b-34, 13b-235, 13b-315, 13b-375, 14-57, 14-66, 14-67u, 14-110, 14-195, 14-311, 14-311c, 14-324, 14-331, 15-125, 15-126, 16-41, 16a-5, 17b-60, 17b-100, 17b-238, 17b-531, 19a-85, 19a-86, 19a-123d, 19a-425, 19a-498, 19a-517, 19a-526, 19a-633, 20-12f, 20-13e, 20-29, 20-40, 20-45, 20-59, 20-73a, 20-86f, 20-99, 20-114, 20-133, 20-154, 20-156, 20-162p, 20-192, 20-195p, 20-202, 20-206c, 20-227, 20-238, 20-247, 20-263, 20-271, 20-307, 20-341f, 20-363, 20-373, 20-404, 20-414, 21a-55, 21a-190i, 22-7, 22-64, 22-228, 22-248, 22-254, 22-320d, 22-326a, 22-344b, 22-386, 22a-6b, 22a-7, 22a-16, 22a-30, 22a-34, 22a-53, 22a-60, 22a-62, 22a-63, 22a-66h, 22a-106a, 22a-119, 22a-167, 22a-180, 22a-182a, 22a-184, 22a-220a, 22a-220d, 22a-225, 22a-226, 22a-226c, 22a-227, 22a-250, 22a-255l, 22a-276, 22a-285a, 22a-285g, 22a-285j, 22a-310, 22a-342a, 22a-344, 22a-361a, 22a-374, 22a-376, 22a-408, 22a-430, 22a-432, 22a-438, 22a-449f, 22a-449g, 22a-459, 23-5e, 23-65m, 25-32e, 25-36, 28-5, 29-143j, 29-158, 29-161z, 29-323, 30-8, 31-109, 31-249b, 31-266, 31-266a, 31-270, 31-273, 31-284, 31-285, 31-339, 31-355a, 31-379, 35-3c, 35-42, 36a-186, 36a-187, 36a-471a, 36a-494, 36a-587, 36a-647, 36a-684, 36a-718, 36a-807, 36b-26, 36b-27, 36b-30, 36b-50, 36b-71, 36b-72, 36b-74, 36b-76, 38a-41, 38a-52, 38a-134, 38a-139, 38a-140, 38a-147, 38a-150, 38a-185, 38a-209, 38a-225, 38a-226b, 38a-241, 38a-337, 38a-470, 38a-620, 38a-657, 38a-687, 38a-774, 38a-776, 38a-817, 38a-843, 38a-868, 38a-906, 38a-994, 42-103c, 42-110d, 42-110k, 42-110p, 42-182, 46a-5, 46a-56, 46a-100, 47a-21, 49-73, 51-44a, 51-81b, 51-194, 52-146j, 53-392d and 54-211a.”

(P.A. 88-230, S. 1, 12; P.A. 90-98, S. 1; P.A. 92-212, S. 20; P.A. 93-142, S. 4, 8; 93-262, S. 81, 87; P.A. 94-184, S. 2; P.A. 95-220, S. 4–6; P.A. 96-145, S. 18; 96-259, S. 11; P.A. 98-69, S. 13, 14; P.A. 99-102, S. 51; P.A. 02-73, S. 78; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-3, S. 97; P.A. 05-175, S. 23; P.A. 06-76, S. 9; P.A. 08-176, S. 72; P.A. 09-177, S. 22; P.A. 10-54, S. 6; P.A. 12-60, S. 3, 4.)

History: P.A. 88-230 effective September 1, 1991; P.A. 90-98 updated statutory and public act references and changed the date in Subsecs. (b) and (c) and the effective date of P.A. 88-230 from September 1, 1991, to September 1, 1993; in 1993 a reference to repealed Sec. 3-62f was deleted, reference to Sec. 14-130 was replaced by reference to Sec. 38a-337 to reflect its transfer and likewise reference to Sec. 21-117 was replaced by reference to Sec. 36-571 to reflect its transfer, editorially; P.A. 92-212 deleted reference to repealed Sec. 20-286; P.A. 93-142 updated statutory and public act references and changed the date in Subsecs. (b) and (c) and the effective date of P.A. 88-230 from September 1, 1993, to September 1, 1996, effective June 14, 1993; P.A. 93-262 removed the reference to Sec. 17-603, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 94-184 deleted reference to Sec. 3-72a which was repealed; P.A. 95-220 changed the date in Subsecs. (a), (b) and (c) and the effective date of P.A. 88-230 from September 1, 1996, to September 1, 1998, effective July 1, 1995 (Revisor’s note: A reference in Subsec. (a) to repealed Sec. 33-182 was deleted editorially by the Revisors); P.A. 96-145 amended Subsec. (a) by deleting reference to repealed Sec. 22a-388; P.A. 96-259 amended Subsec. (a) by deleting reference to Sec. 22-404 which was repealed by the same act; P.A. 98-69 authorized deletion of reference to Sec. 22-118i in Subsec. (a), since that section was repealed by the act; P.A. 99-102 authorized deletion of reference to repealed Sec. 20-20; P.A. 02-73 amended Subsec. (a) by replacing reference to Secs. 36a-462 and 36a-467 with reference to Sec. 36a-471a; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-3, in repealing Sec. 17b-64, authorized deletion of internal references to said section in this section, effective March 1, 2004; P.A. 05-175 deleted references in Subsec. (a) to Secs. 22-37 and 22-195 repealed by the same act, effective July 1, 2005; P.A. 06-76 amended Subsec. (a) to delete reference to Sec. 22a-163m; P.A. 08-176 made a technical change in Subsec. (a), effective July 1, 2008; P.A. 09-177 amended Subsec. (a) to delete references to Secs. 29-317, 29-329, 29-334, 29-340 and 29-369, effective January 1, 2011; P.A. 10-54 changed effective date of P.A. 09-177, S. 22, from January 1, 2011, to January 1, 2013, effective May 18, 2010; P.A. 12-60 changed effective date of P.A. 09-177, S. 22, as amended by P.A. 10-54, S. 6, from January 1, 2013, to January 1, 2015, effective May 31, 2012.