Legislative Program Review & Investigations Committee Staff
Comparison Of Active Sheriff-Related Bills
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Substitute
SB 416, An Act Concerning the Sheriff System |
HB
5832, An Act
Concerning Reforming the Sheriff System |
HB
5256, An Act
Concerning Sheriffs |
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Responsibility
for courthouse security |
Judicial
Department |
Judicial
Department |
Judicial
Department |
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Responsibility
for prisoner transportation |
Department
of Correction or Judicial Department |
Judicial
Department |
Department
of Correction |
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Responsibility
for cell block (lock-up) |
Department
of Correction or Judicial Department |
Judicial
Department |
Department
of Correction |
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Effective
date (court-related) |
October 1, 2000 |
July 1, 2000 |
October 1, 2000 |
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Grandfather
provisions for current security and transport personnel |
Special
deputy sheriffs holding appointments on effective date of act if meet
qualifications within 12 months |
Deputy
and special deputy sheriffs serving as security or transport staff on
effective date of act may continue such service as judicial police
officers |
Special
deputies appointed prior to 10/1/00
and transferred to Judicial hold office until end of term
unless removed for cause; those transferred to DOC employed in
appropriate job title in NP-4 correction bargaining unit |
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Future
role for high sheriffs |
None |
None |
Annual
salary reduced to $1 |
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Requirements
for courthouse security personnel |
Agency
head establishes minimum qualifications, test
qualifications/fitness/ability, investigate background, and require
physical exam; no felony conviction |
Chief
court administrator may establish employment standards; applicants
must submit to criminal record background investigation |
Chief
court administrator establishes minimum qualifications, develop
fitness/ability test, conduct background investigations, and require
physical exams |
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Requirements
for prisoner transportation personnel |
Agency
head establishes employment standards and qualifications; criminal
record background investigation; no felony conviction |
Same as above |
Unspecified |
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Sheriffs'
appropriation |
Not mentioned |
Transferred
to Judicial Department on 1/01/01 |
Not mentioned |
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Responsibility
for process servers |
Chief
court administrator with statewide grievance committee to investigate
complaints |
State
Marshal Commission within Judicial Department |
Chief court
administrator |
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Method
of overseeing process servers |
licensure
-- renew annually; during first year, limit of 318 licensees (i.e.,
the current number of deputy sheriffs statutorily allowed) |
appointment
(number per county equal to current number of deputy sheriffs) |
appointment |
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Title
of those who serve process |
licensed
process server |
state marshal |
deputy sheriff |
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Eligibility
for state benefits |
None |
None |
None |
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Effective
date (service of process) |
October 1, 2000 |
July 1, 2000 |
October 1, 2000 |
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Grandfather
provisions for current deputy sheriffs |
Deputy
sheriffs holding appointments on effective date of act if meet
qualifications |
Qualified
deputy sheriff incumbent on 6/30/00 given exclusive authority to
provide legal execution and service of process |
Deputy
sheriffs appointed prior to 10/1/00 continue to hold office to end of
term unless removed for cause |
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File
annual report with Ethics Commission |
Continued |
Continued |
Continued |
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Requirements
for those serving process |
21+;
citizen of CT; personal liability insurance; $10,000 bond ($100,000
for tax work); meet qualifications established by chief court
administrator; no felony conviction; pay annual fee |
Personal
liability insurance; $10,000 bond ($100,000 for tax work); meet
professional standards established by State Marshal Commission and for
filling vacancies meet any application requirements adopted |
citizen
of CT; personal liability insurance; $10,000 bond ($100,000 for tax
work); annual certification fee of $250 |
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Statutory
references to election of sheriffs |
Deleted
upon approval of constitutional amendment |
Deleted on July 1,
2000 |
Deleted
upon approval of constitutional amendment |
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Source
of bill |
Program
Review Committee |
Judiciary Committee |
Governor's Office |
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Status
of bill (as of 3/13/00) |
Joint
Favorable Substitute Change of Reference to Judiciary Committee |
Pending
in Judiciary Committee |
Pending
in Judiciary Committee |