2019 Connecticut General Statutes
Title 52 - Civil Actions
Chapter 901 - Damages, Costs and Fees
Section 52-258 - Jury fees.

The jury fee in civil actions shall be four hundred forty dollars to be paid at the time the case is claimed for the jury by the party at whose request the case is placed upon the jury docket. The jury fee shall be taxed in favor of the party paying the jury fee in the bill of costs in the action, if final judgment thereon is rendered in such party's favor.

(1949 Rev., S. 3603; 1953, 1955, S. 1971d; 1959, P.A. 28, S. 212; 1967, P.A. 628, S. 2; 1971, P.A. 40, S. 12; 1972, P.A. 281, S. 33; P.A. 74-183, S. 90, 291; P.A. 76-436, S. 136, 681; P.A. 77-576, S. 63, 65; P.A. 80-387, S. 2; P.A. 82-160, S. 130; P.A. 83-577, S. 3; P.A. 89-219, S. 3, 10; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-6, S. 84, 117; P.A. 97-309, S. 12, 23; 97-322, S. 7, 9; May 9 Sp. Sess. P.A. 02-1, S. 103; P.A. 09-152, S. 1; P.A. 16-26, S. 2.)

History: 1959 act included circuit court; 1967 act increased jury fee from $20 to $30 for jury of six and from $50 to $100 for jury of twelve; 1971 act deleted provisions re fees for juries of twelve, the option for full jury having been repealed; 1972 act raised jury fee from $30 to $40, effective September 1, 1972; P.A. 74-183 removed circuit court actions from scope of section, reflecting transfer of circuit court functions to court of common pleas, effective December 31, 1974; P.A. 76-436 amended section to reflect transfer of all trial jurisdiction to superior court by deleting specific reference to actions in superior court or court of common pleas, effective July 1, 1978; P.A. 77-576 raised jury fee to $45, effective July 1, 1978; P.A. 80-387 raised fee to $60, effective October 1, 1980; P.A. 82-160 rephrased the section; P.A. 83-577 raised fee from $60 to $80; P.A. 89-219 raised fee to $100; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-6 raised fee to $250; P.A. 97-309 increased fee to $300, effective July 1, 1997; P.A. 97-322 changed effective date of P.A. 97-309 but without affecting this section; May 9 Sp. Sess. P.A. 02-1 raised fee from $300 to $350, effective July 1, 2002; P.A. 09-152 substituted $425 for $350 re jury fee and made a technical change, effective July 1, 2009; P.A. 16-26 increased jury fee from $425 to $440, effective July 1, 2016.

Requirement that defendant in paternity action pay jury fee did not deprive him of fundamental right. 170 C. 367.

Cited. 28 CA 693.