Sec. 51-285. Appointment of special assistant state's attorneys, special juvenile prosecutors and special inspectors. Designation for appointment as special assistant United States attorney.
Sec. 51-285. Appointment of special assistant state's attorneys, special juvenile prosecutors and special inspectors. Designation for appointment as special
assistant United States attorney. (a) The Chief State's Attorney may appoint special
assistant state's attorneys, special deputy assistant state's attorneys, special juvenile
prosecutors and special inspectors on a contractual basis for a temporary period of time.
(b) Upon the request of the Attorney General, the Chief State's Attorney may designate any attorney requested by the Attorney General as a special assistant state's attorney
to prosecute any criminal offense, except violations of titles 9, 14, 18, 29, 46a, 53 and
53a, chapters 420b and 420c of title 21a and sections 17b-97 and 17b-99. If such designation of any attorney is denied, the Chief State's Attorney shall state the reasons for such
denial in writing.
(c) The Chief State's Attorney may designate any assistant state's attorney from
the office of the Chief State's Attorney or any other assistant state's attorney on request
of the appropriate state's attorney for appointment as a special assistant United States
attorney to assist in the investigation and prosecution of specific criminal matters in
federal court.
(P.A. 73-122, S. 9, 27; P.A. 76-436, S. 573, 681; P.A. 82-248, S. 139; P.A. 84-406, S. 9, 13; P.A. 00-3.)
History: P.A. 76-436 substituted special deputy assistant state's attorneys for special assistant prosecuting attorneys,
effective July 1, 1978; P.A. 82-248 made minor grammatical correction; P.A. 84-406 changed "appropriate judges" to
"chief state's attorney" and added provisions re designation of attorney requested by attorney general as a special state's
attorney and designation of assistant state's attorney as special assistant United States attorney, effective November 28,
1984, upon certification by secretary of state of vote on constitutional amendment re state's attorneys; P.A. 00-3 amended
Subsec. (a) to authorize the appointment of special juvenile prosecutors and special inspectors and amended Subsec. (c)
to make a technical change for purposes of gender neutrality.