2019 Connecticut General Statutes
Title 45a - Probate Courts and Procedure
Chapter 801 - Probate Court: Administrative Provisions
Section 45a-78 - (Formerly Sec. 45-4f). Rules of procedure for the Probate Courts. Adoption, publication and sale.

(a) The Probate Court Administrator shall, from time to time, recommend to the judges of the Supreme Court, for adoption and promulgation pursuant to the provisions of section 51-14, uniform rules of procedure in the Probate Courts. Any rules of procedure so adopted and promulgated shall be mandatory upon all Probate Courts. To assist the Probate Court Administrator in formulating such recommendations, the Probate Court Administrator shall meet with the Probate Assembly at least annually, and may meet with members of the bar of this state and with the general public.

(b) The Probate Court Administrator shall, from time to time, publish the rules of procedure for the Probate Courts. The Probate Court Administrator may pay the expenses of publication from the fund established under section 45a-82 and shall sell the book of Probate Court rules of procedure, at a price determined by the Probate Court Administrator. The proceeds from the sales shall be added to and shall become a part of said fund.

(1967, P.A. 558, S. 10, 11; P.A. 80-476, S. 30; P.A. 04-257, S. 67; P.A. 13-81, S. 1.)

History: P.A. 80-476 reworded provisions but made no substantive changes; Sec. 45-4f transferred to Sec. 45a-78 in 1991; P.A. 04-257 made technical changes in Subsec. (b), effective June 14, 2004; P.A. 13-81 amended Subsec. (b) to replace provision re compiling a probate practice book with provision re publication of rules of procedure for the Probate Courts and substitute “may pay” for “shall pay” from the fund under Sec. 45a-82 re expense of publication, and made technical and conforming changes.

Annotations to former section 45-4f:

General Assembly may delegate its rule-making power for lower courts. 157 C. 150. Cited. 192 C. 234.