(a)(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 6-38, the State Marshal Commission shall appoint as a state marshal any eligible individual who applies for such a position. For the purposes of this section, “eligible individual” means an individual who was a deputy sheriff or special deputy sheriff of a corporation on or after May 31, 1995, who had served as a deputy sheriff or special deputy sheriff of a corporation for a period of not less than four years and who has submitted an application to the State Marshal Commission on or before July 31, 2001, provided any such eligible individual submitted an initial application dated on or before June 30, 2000.

1. (2) For the purpose of showing proof that an individual has served as a deputy sheriff as required by this subsection, information contained in the Connecticut State Register and Manual shall be accepted as evidence.
2. (3) Any person authorized to apply for appointment as a state marshal pursuant to this section who is determined not to be eligible for such appointment by the State Marshal Commission may appeal such determination to the Superior Court for the judicial district of New Britain in accordance with the procedures and time periods set forth in chapter 54.

3. (b) Except as provided in subsection (a) of this section:

   1. (1) Any deputy sheriff serving as a deputy sheriff on April 27, 2000, shall notify the Chief Court Administrator on or before June 30, 2000, of the desire of such deputy sheriff to be appointed as a state marshal;
   2. (2) Any deputy sheriff performing court security, prisoner custody or transportation services on April 27, 2000, who desires to perform such functions as a judicial marshal, or desires to be appointed as a state marshal, shall so notify the Chief Court Administrator on or before June 30, 2000; and
   3. (3) The Chief Court Administrator shall notify, in writing, the State Marshal Commission of the decisions of the deputy sheriffs pursuant to subdivisions (1) and (2) of this subsection.
4. (c) Except as provided in subsection (a) of this section, for purposes of the State Marshal Commission filling any vacancy in the position of state marshal in any county in accordance with subsection (g) of section 6-38b, the State Marshal Commission shall not fill a vacancy in any county if the total number of state marshals in such county is equal to or exceeds the number allowed under section 6-38.

(P.A. 00-99, S. 142, 154; 00-210, S. 2, 5; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-9, S. 9, 131; P.A. 02-132, S. 61; P.A. 14-207, S. 11.)

History: P.A. 00-99 effective April 27, 2000; P.A. 00-210 added provision in Subsec. (a) that any eligible individual appointed as state marshal prior to December 1, 2000, shall have same powers, duties and liabilities as deputy sheriff from date of appointment until December 1, 2000, effective June 1, 2000; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-9 amended Subsec. (a) to designate existing provisions as Subdiv. (1), to require the State Marshal Commission to appoint state marshals, to include within the definition of “eligible individual” a special deputy sheriff of a corporation who has four years of service, who has applied to the commission by July 31, 2001, and who has submitted an initial application by June 30, 2000, to add Subdiv. (2) re evidence of service as a deputy sheriff and to add Subdiv. (3) re the right to appeal a determination of ineligibility, and revised Subsecs. (b) and (c) to make technical changes, effective July 1, 2001; P.A. 02-132 amended Subsec. (a) by making technical changes in Subdivs. (1) and (2) and replacing “judicial district of Hartford” with “judicial district of New Britain” in Subdiv. (3); P.A. 14-207 amended Subsec. (c) by replacing reference to Sec. 6-38b(h) with reference to Sec. 6-38b(g).