Sec. 51-27. Court accommodations. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 51-27. Court accommodations. (a) The state shall provide such suitable quarters and furniture as are necessary for holding the Superior Court in the several judicial districts when there is no suitable place therefor. The expense of the quarters and furniture, except as provided by section 51-27a or any other section of the general statutes, shall be paid by the state.

      (b) If a court facility established under the provisions of section 51-251 of the general statutes, revision of 1958, revised to 1972, is removed into a facility originally established by the state under the provisions of section 51-27 of the revision of 1958, revised to 1972, the facility shall be maintained by the state in accordance with subsection (a) of this section.

      (1949 Rev., S. 7725; 1959, P.A. 28, S. 198; 152, S. 66; P.A. 74-183, S. 20, 291; P.A. 76-436, S. 52, 681; P.A. 78-280, S. 3, 70, 127; P.A. 82-248, S. 11; P.A. 83-295, S. 5.)

      History: 1959 acts authorized purchases by clerk for circuit court and required state rather than county commissioners to provide suitable quarters and furniture, county government having been abolished; P.A. 74-183 added reference to sharing of building by court of common pleas and superior court, deleted reference to supplies for circuit court and added Subsec. (b), effective December 1, 1974; P.A. 76-436 clarified Subsec. (a) re expense of providing quarters and furniture for courts by specifically referring to Sec. 51-156a, added reference to judicial districts and removed court of common pleas from purview of section in Subsec. (a), effective July 1, 1978; P.A. 78-280 deleted reference to counties and made technical grammatical correction substituting "judicial districts" for "judicial district"; P.A. 82-248 rephrased some provisions but made no substantive change; P.A. 83-295 amended Subsec. (a) by deleting provisions concerning the purchase of court supplies by the clerk of each court location with the approval of a judge thereof.

      See Secs. 51-27c to 51-27f, inclusive, re court facilities, generally.

      Under former statute: Session may be adjourned in emergency, when suitable building not available in town, to another courthouse already provided by county commissioners in county. 113 C. 377. Indicates county commissioners not vested with broad power of determining whether new county building should be built. 124 C. 617.

      Mandamus did not lie to compel county commissioners to purchase courtroom facilities at Stamford. 6 CS 142. Cited. 8 CS 78.

      Subsec. (a):

      Cited. 193 C. 670.