How to Find Connecticut Statutes Online

Using the Connecticut General Assembly’s Search Page

By Section Number:

1. Enter the statute number (for example, 46b-40) in the Section Number field:

2. Select Databases — Section text

3. Click  
   

4. Click Document Name link in search results (e.g. 46B-00--0040---K.HTM)

By Subject

1. To search the General Statutes by keywords, enter terms in Document Text field:
   

· To search for a phrase, such as "best interest of the child", select contains the phrase from the drop-down menu. This will return only documents which contain the exact phrase. (Equivalent to using quotation marks.)

· To search for both the words "youth" and "crisis", but not in a specific order, select contains all. This will return documents which contain both words.

2. Select Databases — Section text (or multiple fields) and click

3. To view a document, click on the Document Name in the search results

Proximity Search

1. Select Database to search [e.g. Section text]

2. Enter search in Document Text box and select proximity search from the drop-down menu

3. Use connector w/# between words

4. Click

Wildcards:

Question mark "?" will substitute one character

Asterisk "*" will substitute one or more characters

For example:

Wom?n = Woman or Women (one character)

Child* = Children or Child's (indefinite character)

There is also an Advanced Search available.

Browsable format (by Title/Chapter)

For the most recently revised statutes go to: http://cga.ct.gov/current/pub/titles.htm

10/1/2015 revision

Please contact LawLibrarians@jud.ct.gov with any questions.