Sec. 51-95b. Qualification and certification of appointed justices of the peace. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 51-95b. Qualification and certification of appointed justices of the peace. (a) Each person appointed to be a justice of the peace pursuant to section 9-184c, before commencing the duties of such office, shall take the official oath and shall furnish his signature to the clerk of the town in which the justice of the peace was appointed, upon a form prescribed and provided by the Secretary of the State. The form shall be delivered or sent by the clerk to each appointed justice of the peace within the town. Unless the official oath is administered by the town clerk, the officer who administers it shall transmit a certificate of the taking of the oath to the clerk of the town in which the justice of the peace was appointed.

      (b) The town clerk of each town shall keep a record of the names of such qualified justices of the peace.

      (c) On or before the fifteenth day of January following the appointment of justices of the peace or, if appointed to fill a vacancy, within ten days after the appointment, the town clerk shall make a certificate upon a form to be prescribed and furnished by the Secretary of the State, stating the names of such qualified justices of the peace in the town, which names shall be set forth as on the registry list of electors in the town. The town clerk shall transmit the certificate to the Secretary of the State.

      (d) The certificate shall be sufficient authority upon receipt for the Secretary of the State to certify that the justices of the peace were duly appointed and qualified. Town clerks may also certify to the appointment and qualification of justices of the peace in their respective towns.

      (e) Within thirty days after the fifteenth day of January following the appointment of any such justice of the peace, and provided the official oath has been taken and the signature form has been received by the town clerk, the town clerk shall issue to each qualified justice of the peace a certificate of qualification setting forth his name, address, term of office and a statement that he is qualified to act as a justice of the peace.

      (f) Each such justice of the peace shall cause the certificate of qualification to be displayed to any person who seeks his service as a justice of the peace.

      (P.A. 94-230, S. 7, 10.)

      History: P.A. 94-230 effective June 11, 1994.