Part I - POLICE DEPARTMENTS

Section 7-274 - Establishment by ordinance of town police commissions; adoption by ordinance of special act provisions when police commission established thereby
Section 7-275 - Meetings of commissioners. Vacancies
Section 7-276 - Powers of commissioners
Section 7-277 - Town to bear expense
Section 7-277a - Police assistance agreements and requests for aid
Section 7-277b - Reimbursement for body-worn or electronic defense weapon recording equipment, data storage devices or services and dashboard cameras with a remote recorder
Section 7-277c - Grants to municipalities for purchase of body-worn recording equipment, digital data storage devices or services and dashboard cameras with a remote recorder
Section 7-278 - Hearing prior to dismissal of municipal police head. Just cause requirement. Appeal
Section 7-279 - Subpoena to appear before municipal police commissioners
Section 7-280 - Witness fees
Section 7-281 - Execution of criminal process in towns, cities and boroughs. Execution of arrest warrants
Section 7-281a - Free use of COLLECT system
Section 7-282 - Municipal accident and police records
Section 7-282a - [Repealed]
Section 7-282b - Automatic telephone alarms
Section 7-282c - Filing and dissemination of reports re missing children, missing youths and certain missing persons
Section 7-282d - Imposition of citations or traffic ticket quotas prohibited
Section 7-282e - Intervention in or reporting of use of unreasonable, excessive or illegal force by a witnessing officer. Records of incidents of use of physical force, discharge of a firearm or engagement of a pursuit. Review and reporting of use of force incidents
Section 7-282f - Firearm incident reports. Annual compilation and report
Section 7-283 - Employment of private detectives
Section 7-284 - Police protection at places of amusement
Section 7-285 - Sale of unclaimed goods by police departments
Section 7-286 - Police matrons in certain cities
Section 7-287 - Female prisoners under care of police matron
Section 7-288 - Duty of police matron
Section 7-289 - Qualifications of matron; salary; removal
Section 7-290 - Separate station for female prisoners
Section 7-291 - [Repealed]
Section 7-291a - Efforts re recruitment, retention and promotion of minority police officers
Section 7-291b - Guidelines re recruitment, retention and promotion of minority police officers
Section 7-291c - Prohibition against hiring police officer dismissed for malfeasance or who resigned or retired while under investigation
Section 7-291d - Employment protection of police officer who seeks or receives mental health care services. Return to duty. Law enforcement unit liability
Section 7-291e - Requirements re provision of behavioral health assessments to police officers
Section 7-292 - Adoption of forty-hour week for policemen
Section 7-293 - Work week
Section 7-294 - Earnings not affected
Section 7-294a - Police Officer Standards and Training Council: Definitions
Section 7-294b - Members of council. Holding of other office
Section 7-294c - Annual report
Section 7-294d - Powers of council. Certification of police officers, police training schools and law enforcement instructors. Refusal to renew, cancellation or revocation of certification. Automatic certification. Exemptions
Section 7-294e - Recertification of police officers. Regulations
Section 7-294f - State and local police training programs to include course on sexual assault investigation and rape crisis intervention
Section 7-294g - State and local police training programs to provide training re domestic violence, child abuse, and suicide intervention procedures
Section 7-294h - State and local police training programs to provide training on the handling of juvenile matters and adults with autism spectrum disorder, cognitive impairment or nonverbal learning disorder
Section 7-294i - Transferred
Section 7-294j - Transferred
Section 7-294k - Transferred
Section 7-294l - State and local police training programs to provide training on gang-related violence
Section 7-294m - (Formerly Sec. 7-294j). Instruction re new legal developments for municipal chief law enforcement officers
Section 7-294n - State and local police training programs to provide training on crimes motivated by bigotry or bias
Section 7-294o - Development and implementation of policy re missing person reports. Training
Section 7-294p - Connecticut Police Academy. Maintenance and operation. Municipal police officer training and education extension account
Section 7-294q - State and local police training programs to provide training on eyewitness identification procedures
Section 7-294r - [Repealed]
Section 7-294s - [Effective Until 10/1/2024] State and local police training programs to provide training in the use of physical force and body-worn recording equipment and cultural competency and sensitivity training
Section 7-294s - [Effective 10/1/2024] State and local police training programs to provide training in the use of physical force and body-worn recording equipment and cultural competency and sensitivity training
Section 7-294t - Eyewitness Identification and Emerging Technologies Task Force
Section 7-294u - State and local police training re use of opioid antagonist. Maintaining supply of and carrying opioid antagonists
Section 7-294v - State and local police training programs to provide training on interactions with persons who have mental or physical disabilities and persons who are deaf, hard of hearing or deafblind
Section 7-294w - Traffic incident management training
Section 7-294x - Council to provide training to public school security personnel
Section 7-294y - (Formerly Sec. 7-294i). State and local police policy on the handling and processing of juvenile matters
Section 7-294z - (Formerly Sec. 7-294k). Use of radar devices by state and municipal police officers
Section 7-294aa - Reinstatement of state or municipal police officers upon return from participation in international peacekeeping operations
Section 7-294bb - State and local police policy concerning complaints from the public alleging misconduct committed by law enforcement personnel
Section 7-294cc - Development and promulgation of policy and form re police use of electronic defense weapons
Section 7-294dd - Reimbursement for cost of police officer certification
Section 7-294ee - Minimum standards and practices for the administration, management and operation of law enforcement units. Unit state-accreditation tier certification or accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc
Section 7-294ff - Development of model critical incident and peer support policy. Policy adoption. Provision of peer support and mental health referral services
Section 7-294gg - State and local police training programs to provide training on resilience and self-care techniques
Section 7-294hh - State and local police policy concerning crowd management. Regulations. Training
Section 7-294ii - Requirements re police officer affixing and displaying badge and name tag on uniform. Development and promulgation of model policy
Section 7-294jj - Acquisition and inventory of military designed equipment by state and municipal police. Order to sell, transfer or dispose of by office of the Governor and Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection. Reconsideration of order. Reporting. Prohibited use for crowd management or intimidation tactics
Section 7-294kk - Determination of number of drug recognition experts. Development of model policy. Policy adoption. Drug recognition expert and advanced roadside impaired driving enforcement training
Section 7-294ll - Guidance to determine possession limit
Section 7-294mm - Notification of next of kin within twenty-four hours
Section 7-294nn - Police officers may wear religious head coverings
Section 7-294oo - Informing motor vehicle operators of the purpose of a traffic stop
Section 7-294pp - Person experiencing emergency medical condition while in custody, control or direct audio or visual contact with a peace officer. Request for emergency medical services by peace officer. When required
Section 7-294qq - Voluntary registration system for children with intellectual or other developmental disabilities
Section 7-294rr - Bond authorization for grant-in-aid program for establishment of local voluntary public safety registration system for residents with an intellectual disability or other developmental disabilities
Section 7-294ss - Development and promulgation of model policy re use of seat safety belts by persons being transported in municipal police vehicles
Section 7-294tt - Guidance on police officer collaboration with social workers