§ 51-286c — (Formerly Sec. 54-76). Employment of detectives for special investigation.

The state's attorney for any judicial district may employ one or more detectives to investigate for the purpose of discovering the perpetrators of any crime committed within this state, whenever the penalty for such crime is capital punishment, life imprisonment without the possibility of release or life imprisonment. The expenses incurred in the employment of such detectives shall be paid from the State Treasury on an order from the state's attorney employing them.

Legislative History

(1949 Rev., S. 8784; P.A. 73-116, S. 6, 34; 73-667, S. 1, 2; P.A. 82-248, S. 142; 82-472, S. 138, 183; P.A. 12-5, S. 15.) History: P.A. 73-116 added reference to judicial districts and substituted “Connecticut Correctional Institution, Somers” for “State Prison”; P.A. 73-667 changed effective date of P.A. 73-116 from October 1, 1973, to April 25, 1973; Sec. 54-76 transferred to Sec. 51-286c in 1981; P.A. 82-248 and 82-472 deleted “county or” before “judicial district”; P.A. 12-5 replaced provision re imprisonment in Connecticut Correctional Institution, Somers with provision re life imprisonment without possibility of release or life imprisonment, effective April 25, 2012.