Sec. 2-5. Holding of office by members of the General Assembly. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 2-5. Holding of office by members of the General Assembly. No member of the General Assembly shall, during the term for which he is elected, be nominated or appointed by the Governor, the General Assembly or any other appointing authority of this state or serve or be elected to any position in the Judicial, Legislative or Executive Department of the state government including any commission established by any special or public act of the General Assembly, except that the provisions of this section shall not apply where it is expressly provided by law that a member of the General Assembly as such shall be nominated or appointed to any board, commission, council or other agency in the legislative department, and except that the provisions of this section shall not apply to a member-elect.

      (1953, S. 2d; 1959, P.A. 28, S. 162; 152, S. 3; 1963, P.A. 452; P.A. 78-331, S. 52, 58; P.A. 85-489, S. 4.)

      History: 1959 acts eliminated references to positions in county government, trial justices and prosecuting grand jurors and limited exception to positions in legislative department; 1963 act removed restrictions on candidacy for, or service as, judge of probate; P.A. 78-331 included commissions established by the general assembly in general prohibition of section; P.A. 85-489 exempted members-elect from provisions of section.

      See Conn. Const. Art. III, Sec. 11.

      Statute prohibits appointment of one already a state legislator to position in any department of state government. 175 C. 586.