Connecticut § 46b-574 (Formerly Sec. 46b-177). Support of defendant while imprisoned.

Connecticut Statutes

§ 46b-574 — (Formerly Sec. 46b-177). Support of defendant while imprisoned.

Connecticut § 46b-574

Title 46bFamily Law

Ch. 818Connecticut Parentage Act and Parentage-Related Provisions

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Bluebook

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46b-574 (2026).

Text

The complainant shall not be required to pay or give security for the support of the defendant during his confinement in a community correctional center, nor shall such defendant be discharged from imprisonment by reason of payment or security not being made or given for his support, but the jailer shall furnish such support and may recover the cost of the same from such defendant, or, in case of his inability to pay such cost, from the town where he belongs; and, if he belongs to no town in this state, such cost shall be paid by the state.

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The complainant shall not be required to pay or give security for the support of the defendant during his confinement in a community correctional center, nor shall such defendant be discharged from imprisonment by reason of payment or security not being made or given for his support, but the jailer shall furnish such support and may recover the cost of the same from such defendant, or, in case of his inability to pay such cost, from the town where he belongs; and, if he belongs to no town in this state, such cost shall be paid by the state.

Legislative History

(1949 Rev., S. 8185; 1969, P.A. 297.) History: 1969 act substituted “community correctional center” for “jail”; Sec. 52-444 transferred to Sec. 46b-177 in 1979; Sec. 46b-177 transferred to Sec. 46b-574 in 2023. Annotations to former section 52-444: Cited. 128 C. 319; 165 C. 33. Cited. 20 CS 350. Annotation to former section 46b-177: Cited. 188 C. 354.