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§ 17a-454 — (Formerly Sec. 17-220). Acceptance of gift or devise by Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services.

Connecticut § 17a-454
JurisdictionConnecticut
Title 17aSocial and Human Services and Resources
Ch. 319iPersons with Psychiatric Disabilities

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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-454 (2026).

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The Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services may accept and receive, on behalf of the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, any bequest or gift of personal property and, subject to the consent of the Governor and Attorney General as provided in section 4b-22, any devise or gift of real property made to the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, and may hold and use such property for the purposes, if any, specified in connection with such bequest, devise or gift.

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Legislative History

(1955, S. 1529d; P.A. 95-257, S. 11, 58.) History: Sec. 17-220 transferred to Sec. 17a-454 in 1991; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Mental Health with Commissioner and Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, effective July 1, 1995.

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