Sec. 52-549a. Application for hearing before a commissioner of the Superior Court.
Sec. 52-549a. Application for hearing before a commissioner of the Superior
Court. (a) In any small claims action, the parties may, by agreement, submit such matter
to a commissioner of the Superior Court chosen on a rotating basis by the clerk of the
court to which such small claim is returned, from a list of such commissioners approved
by the Chief Court Administrator, in accordance with section 52-549d, and submitted
to the parties by the clerk in the small claims area in which such matter is filed. If the
parties fail to agree on the first commissioner so chosen, the clerk shall choose another
upon whom the parties may agree on such rotating basis.
(b) If the parties consent to a hearing before a commissioner of the Superior Court,
they shall sign a statement, to be filed with the clerk of the superior court in which such
action is filed, containing the following: (1) Consent to hearing before such commissioner, which shall contain the name of the commissioner; (2) a brief recital of the nature
of the controversy to be determined; and (3) an agreement of the parties to abide by the
decision of such commissioner.
(P.A. 76-298, S. 2, 6; P.A. 77-452, S. 30, 68, 72; P.A. 00-191, S. 6.)
History: P.A. 77-452 made chief court administrator rather than chief judge of court of common pleas responsible for
approving list of superior court commissioners in Subsec. (a) and required that statement be filed by clerk of superior court
rather than clerk of common pleas court in Subsec. (b), reflecting reorganization of judicial system, effective July 1, 1978;
P.A. 00-191 amended Subsec. (a) by changing "geographical area" to "small claims area".
See Sec. 51-15 re procedure and jurisdictional limit for small claims matters.
See Sec. 52-259 re court fees for entry and transfer of small claims cases.