Sec. 45a-94. (Formerly Sec. 45-25b). Temporary funding of probate court. Conditions. Term of loan. Interest. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 45a-94. (Formerly Sec. 45-25b). Temporary funding of probate court. Conditions. Term of loan. Interest. Subject to the approval of the Chief Court Administrator, the Probate Court Administrator may authorize the advance of necessary temporary funding of the operation of a probate court from the Probate Court Administration Fund established under section 45a-82, in the following situations: (1) To meet initial funding needs of the court of a new probate district; (2) to meet interim or transitional funding needs of a court in the case of a change in judgeship of the court due to retirement, resignation, failure of reelection, or death of a judge while in office, or inability of a judge for any reason to perform the duties of the office; or (3) to meet funding needs if a judge of probate certifies under oath that the income of the court is temporarily insufficient to pay necessary and reasonable expenses of the court, and that he or she has used due diligence to obtain sufficient income. Any such temporary funding shall be furnished by the State Treasurer from the Probate Court Administration Fund as a loan to the judge or acting judge evidenced by a note signed by such judge on a form provided by the Probate Court Administrator. Such loan shall be due and payable within one year from the date of such note and shall be subject to and accrue interest on the outstanding unpaid balance as follows: For the first six months such loan is outstanding, there shall be no interest charge; thereafter, simple interest shall accrue at the legal rate under subsection (a) of section 37-1.

      (P.A. 87-187, S. 2, 3.)

      History: Sec. 45-25b transferred to Sec. 45a-94 in 1991.