Connecticut § 29-178 Police officers. Powers, duties and immunities.

Connecticut Statutes

§ 29-178 — Police officers. Powers, duties and immunities.

Connecticut § 29-178

Title 29Public Safety and State Police

Ch. 536Organized Crime Investigative Task Force. Regional Narcotics Squads and Coordinating Committee

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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 29-178 (2026).

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Any municipal police officer, while assigned to duty with the task force and working at the direction of the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection or his designee, shall, when acting within the scope of his authority, have the same powers, duties, privileges and immunities as are conferred upon him as a state police officer.

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Legislative History

(P.A. 76-400, S. 3, 7; P.A. 77-487, S. 3, 5; 77-614, S. 486, 610; P.A. 11-51, S. 134.) History: P.A. 77-487 amended section to reflect replacement of regional narcotics squads with state-wide task force; P.A. 77-614 replaced commissioner of state police with commissioner of public safety, effective January 1, 1979; pursuant to P.A. 11-51, “Commissioner of Public Safety” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection”, effective July 1, 2011. Section does not constitute a statutory waiver of sovereign immunity authorizing an action by special state police officer to recover uninsured motorist benefits. 126 CA 414.