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Suggested Practice Book changes or comments concerning the rules may be forwarded to the Rules Committee at the following address:
Rules Committee of the Superior Court
P.O. Box 150474
Hartford, CT 06115-0474

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Revisions - Eff. 02/01/18
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Code of Evidence -2009 Edition

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2020 Court Rules

Practice Book Revisions, Adopted Rules of Appellate Procedure.

Practice Book Revisions Adopted by the Judges of the Superior Court and Practice Book Rules Adopted, Amended or Suspended Under Practice Book Section 1-9B in Light of the Declared Public Health and Civil Preparedness Emergencies .

Public Hearing on Practice Book Revisions to the Rules of Appellate Procedure Being Considered by the Justices of the Supreme Court and Judges of the Appellate Court, June 29, 2020.

Amendment to the Rules of Appellate Procedure, effective February 11, 2020.

Notice of a Public Hearing on amendments to the Rules of Appellate Procedure being considered by the Justices of the Supreme Court and Judges of the Appellate Court

Code of Evidence, 2018 Edition

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2020 Connecticut Practice Book - PDF
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Copyright Statement and Disclaimer: The Official Connecticut Practice Book is copyrighted by the Secretary of the State of the State of Connecticut. The foreword, explanatory notes, commentaries, histories, tables and index may not be reproduced in any form or distributed without the express written permission of the State of Connecticut Judicial Branch. To request permission, please use the Reprints and Permission Request form, JD-ES-209. In the event of discrepancies between the electronic version of the Official Connecticut Practice Book and the print version published and distributed by the Office of Production and Distribution of the Commission on Official Legal Publications of the State of Connecticut Judicial Branch, the print version will be considered authoritative.