Connecticut § 51-280 Performance rating of state's attorneys.

Connecticut Statutes

§ 51-280 — Performance rating of state's attorneys.

Connecticut § 51-280

Title 51Courts

Ch. 886Division of Criminal Justice

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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 51-280 (2026).

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The Chief State's Attorney and each state's attorney shall biennially prepare a merit and performance rating for each state's attorney, assistant state's attorney and deputy assistant state's attorney and shall submit the biennial merit and performance rating conducted pursuant to the policy of the Division of Criminal Justice for each state's attorney to the Criminal Justice Commission for its consideration at the time for reappointing such attorneys to any new term or terms. As part of any such biennial merit and performance rating process, the commission may call a state's attorney before the commission for questions concerning any issue raised in a biennial merit and performance rating.

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The Chief State's Attorney and each state's attorney shall biennially prepare a merit and performance rating for each state's attorney, assistant state's attorney and deputy assistant state's attorney and shall submit the biennial merit and performance rating conducted pursuant to the policy of the Division of Criminal Justice for each state's attorney to the Criminal Justice Commission for its consideration at the time for reappointing such attorneys to any new term or terms. As part of any such biennial merit and performance rating process, the commission may call a state's attorney before the commission for questions concerning any issue raised in a biennial merit and performance rating.

Legislative History

(P.A. 73-122, S. 22, 27; P.A. 76-436, S. 569, 681; P.A. 84-406, S. 8, 13; P.A. 21-8, S. 4.) History: P.A. 76-436 deleted reference to prosecuting attorneys and assistant prosecuting attorneys and added reference to deputy assistant state's attorneys, effective July 1, 1978; P.A. 84-406 added provision that each state's attorney shall prepare a merit and performance rating and such rating shall be submitted to the criminal justice commission, effective November 28, 1984, upon certification by secretary of state of vote on constitutional amendment re state's attorneys; P.A. 21-8 added provisions making reviews biennial and pursuant to policy of the division and provision permitting commission to call a state's attorney before it for questions. Cited. 217 C. 193.