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Sec. 17a-525. (Formerly Sec. 17-202). Appeal.

      Sec. 17a-525. (Formerly Sec. 17-202). Appeal. Any person aggrieved by an order, denial or decree of the Court of Probate under sections 17a-75 to 17a-83, inclusive, 17a-450 to 17a-484, inclusive, 17a-495 to 17a-528, inclusive, 17a-540 to 17a-550, inclusive, 17a-560 to 17a-576, inclusive, and 17a-615 to 17a-618, inclusive, including any relative or friend, on behalf of any person found to have psychiatric disabilities, shall have the right of appeal as in other cases. The Court of Probate, on an appeal, shall make all necessary orders of notice to the parties to the proceedings and to such other persons as it deems advisable and may require the appellant to give bond, with sufficient surety, to the state to prosecute such appeal to effect and to pay all the legal costs and expenses thereof if unsuccessful, and may refuse to allow such appeal unless such bond is given or, at its discretion, allow such appeal without such bond. On the trial of an appeal, the Superior Court may require the state's attorney or, in his absence, some other practicing attorney of the court to be present for the protection of the interests of the state and of the public.

      (1949 Rev., S. 2673; P.A. 94-27, S. 11, 17; P.A. 95-257, S. 48, 58.)

      History: Sec. 17-202 transferred to Sec. 17a-525 in 1991; P.A. 94-27 deleted reference to Secs. 17a-580 to 17a-603, inclusive, effective July 1, 1994; P.A. 95-257 substituted "have psychiatric disabilities" for "be mentally ill", effective July 1, 1995.

      Annotations to former section 17-202:

      Cited. 30 CS 320. Appeal from civil commitment proceeding shall be tried in superior court de novo. 33 CS 209.

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