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Rules Committee of the Superior Court
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Hartford, CT 06115-0474
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2018 Court Rules

Amendments to the Rules of Appellate Procedure, effective January 1, 2019 New
These amendments will be published in the Connecticut Law Journal dated November 6, 2018

Amendments to the Rules of Professional Conduct, Code of Judicial Conduct, and Superior Court Rules New

Amendments to the Rules of Appellate Procedure, effective September 1, 2018

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Code of Evidence, 2018 Edition

Mobile-Friendly Code of Evidence, 2018 Edition

2018 Connecticut Practice Book - PDF
To find a particular Practice Book section, click on the link above and then use the links on the left side of the screen to find the section you are looking for. Or click on the link above and use the Ctrl and F keys on the keyboard and type in the name of the rule or the section number you are looking for.

2018 Mobile-Friendly (single column) Practice Book - PDF
This version of the Practice Book is formatted for easier viewing on tablet computers and mobile smartphones. It has been tested using Apple iPhone/iPads (iOS 7), Android ICS and Microsoft Windows Phone 7 operating systems with the Adobe Reader® by Adobe Systems which enables text searching within the 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.