Conn. Gen. Stat. § 51-56a

Current with legislation from the 2024 Regular and Special Sessions.

Section 51-56a - Accounting for receipts by court clerks. Remittance of certain amounts to municipalities. Additional fees to fund police training. Surcharge for violations

(a) Each clerk of the Supreme Court and Superior Court shall account for and pay or deposit all fees, fines, forfeitures and contributions made to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund and the proceeds of judgments of such clerk's office in the manner provided by section 4-32. If any such clerk fails to so account and pay or deposit, such failure shall be reported by the Treasurer to the Chief Court Administrator who may thereupon remove the clerk. When any such clerk dies before so accounting and paying or depositing, the Treasurer shall require the executor of such clerk's will or administrator of such clerk's estate to so account. If any such clerk is removed from office, the Treasurer shall require such clerk to account for any money of the state remaining in such clerk's hands at the time of such removal and, if such clerk neglects to so account, the Treasurer shall certify the neglect to the Chief Court Administrator.

(b)

(1) The state shall remit to the municipalities in which the violations occurred all amounts received in respect to the violation of subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 14-12, sections 14-251, 14-252, 14-253 a and 14-305 to 14-308, inclusive, or any regulation adopted thereunder or ordinance enacted in accordance therewith, and

(2) in the case of the municipalities ranked one to eight, inclusive, when all municipalities are ranked from highest to lowest in population, based on the most recent federal decennial census, the state shall remit to the municipality in which the violations occurred fifty per cent of the fine amounts received in respect to the violation of section 14-250b, or any ordinance enacted in accordance therewith. Each clerk of the Superior Court or the Chief Court Administrator, or any other official of the Superior Court designated by the Chief Court Administrator, shall, on or before the thirtieth day of January, April, July and October in each year, certify to the Comptroller the amount due for the previous quarter under this subsection to each municipality served by the office of the clerk or official, provided prior to the institution of court proceedings, a city, town or borough shall have the authority to collect and retain all proceeds from parking violations committed within the jurisdiction of such city, town or borough.

(c) For the purpose of providing additional funds for municipal and state police training, each person who pays in any sum as (1) a fine or forfeiture for any violation of section 14-12, 14-215, 14-219, 14-222, 14-224, 14-225, 14-227 a, 14-227 m, 14-227 n, 14-266, 14-267 a, 14-269 or 14-283, or (2) a fine or forfeiture for any infraction, shall pay an additional fee of one dollar for each eight dollars or fraction thereof of the amount such person is required to pay, except if such payment is made for violation of such a section which is deemed to be an infraction, such additional fee shall be only on the first eighty-eight dollars of such fine or forfeiture. Such additional fee charged shall be deposited in the General Fund.

(d) Each person who pays in any sum as a fine or forfeiture for any violation of sections 14-218a, 14-219, 14-222, 14-223, 14-227 a, 14-227 m, 14-227 n, sections 14-230 to 14-240, inclusive, sections 14-241 to 14-249, inclusive, section 14-279 for the first offense, sections 14-289b, 14-299, 14-300, 14-300 d, 14-300 j, sections 14-301 to 14-303, inclusive, or any regulation adopted under said sections or ordinance enacted in accordance with said sections shall pay an additional fee of twenty-five dollars. The state shall remit to the municipalities in which the violations occurred the amounts paid under this subsection. Each clerk of the Superior Court or the Chief Court Administrator, or any other official of the Superior Court designated by the Chief Court Administrator, on or before the thirtieth day of January, April, July and October in each year, shall certify to the Comptroller the amount due for the previous quarter under this subsection to each municipality served by the office of the clerk or official.

(e) The state shall remit to the municipalities in which the violation occurred all fine amounts received in respect to the violation of section 14-279 after crediting twelve per cent of such fine amounts to the Special Transportation Fund established under section 13b-68 and crediting eight per cent of such fine amounts to the General Fund. Each clerk of the Superior Court or the Chief Court Administrator, or any other official of the Superior Court designated by the Chief Court Administrator, shall, on or before the thirtieth day of January, April, July and October in each year, certify to the Comptroller the amount due for the previous quarter under this subsection to each municipality served by the office of the clerk or official.

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 51-56a

(1961, P.A. 186, S. 1; 523; 1963, P.A. 127; 263, S. 1; 544; February, 1965, P.A. 223, S. 1; 574, S. 36, 37; 1969, P.A. 702; P.A. 73-616, S. 38; P.A. 74-183, S. 41, 291; P.A. 75-457, S. 1, 2; P.A. 76-436, S. 10a, 71, 681; P.A. 77-19, S. 2; 77-340, S. 10; P.A. 78-280, S. 76, 127; 78-321; P.A. 79-534, S. 1; P.A. 80-219; 80-270, S. 2, 3; 80-466, S. 24, 25; 80-483, S. 183, 186; P.A. 81-426, S. 1; P.A. 82-248, S. 54; 82-298, S. 2; 82-359; P.A. 83-518, S. 1; P.A. 84-313, S. 1; P.A. 06-106, S. 1; 06-152, S. 8; P.A. 11-6, S. 113, 143; 11-255, S. 4; P.A. 16-54, S. 4; 16-126, S. 28; 16-207, S. 1; P.A. 17-105, S. 9; P.A. 18-164, S. 24.)

Amended by P.A. 21-0028,S. 5 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2021 Regular Session, eff. 10/1/2021.

Amended by P.A. 18-0164, S. 24 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2018 Regular Session, eff. 10/1/2018.

Amended by P.A. 17-0105, S. 9 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2017 Regular Session, eff. 10/1/2017.

Amended by P.A. 16-0126, S. 28 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2016 Regular Session, eff. 10/1/2016.

Amended by P.A. 16-0207, S. 1 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2016 Regular Session, eff. 10/1/2016.

Amended by P.A. 16-0054, S. 4 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2016 Regular Session, eff. 10/1/2016.

Amended by P.A. 11-0255, S. 4 of the the 2011 Regular Session, eff. 7/1/2011.

Amended by P.A. 11-0006, S. 143 of the the 2011 Regular Session, eff. 7/1/2011.

Amended by P.A. 11-0006, S. 113 of the the 2011 Regular Session, eff. 7/1/2011.

Cited. 41 CA 454.