Connecticut General Statutes 1-331 – Definitions
As used in sections 1-330 to 1-340, inclusive:
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 1-331
- Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
- Joint committee: Committees including membership from both houses of teh legislature. Joint committees are usually established with narrow jurisdictions and normally lack authority to report legislation.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
(1) “Electronic” means relating to technology having electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless, optical, electromagnetic or similar capabilities;
(2) “Legal material” means, whether or not in effect:
(A) The Constitution of the state of Connecticut;
(B) The general statutes of the state of Connecticut;
(C) The regulations of Connecticut state agencies; and
(D) The reported decisions of the following state courts: The Supreme Court, the Appellate Court and the Superior Court;
(3) “Official publisher” means:
(A) For the Constitution of the state of Connecticut, the Secretary of the State;
(B) For the general statutes of the state of Connecticut, the Joint Committee on Legislative Management;
(C) For the regulations of Connecticut state agencies, the Secretary of the State; and
(D) For the reported decisions of the Supreme Court, the Appellate Court and the Superior Court, the Commission on Official Legal Publications;
(4) “Official record” means the version of legal material designated by an official publisher as the official version of such material;
(5) “Publish” means to display, present or release to the public, or cause to be displayed, presented or released to the public by the official publisher;
(6) “Record” means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form; and
(7) “State” means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.