All public acts, except when otherwise therein specified, shall take effect on the first day of October following the session of the General Assembly at which they are passed, and special acts, unless otherwise therein provided, from the date of their approval.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 2-32
Effective date of public and special acts
Applied in 30 court decisions — leading case Peck v. Jacquemin (1985)
Most recently applied in State v. Nathaniel S. (September 2016)
(1949 Rev., S. 8891.)
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Official source: Connecticut General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Connecticut statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.