The Commissioner of Developmental Services may accept and receive, on behalf of the Department of Developmental Services, any bequest or gift of money or personal property and, subject to the consent of the Governor and Attorney General as provided in section 4b-22, any devise or gift of real property to the Department of Developmental Services, and may hold and use such property for the purposes, if any, specified in connection with such bequest, devise or gift.

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Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 17a-214

  • Bequest: Property gifted by will.
  • Devise: To gift property by will.
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.