Conn. Practice Book § 2-70 (2026)

Sec. 2-70 trial referee, state referee, family support magis- trate, family support referee and administrative law judge in this state. Notwithstanding the above, an attorney who is disbarred, retired, resigned, or serving on active duty with the armed forces of the United States for more than six months in such year shall be exempt from payment of the fee, and an attorney who does not engage in the practice of law as an occupation and receives less than $1000 in legal fees or other compensation for services involving the practice of law during the calendar year shall be obligated to pay one half of such fee. No attorney who is disbarred, retired or resigned shall be reinstated pursuant to Section 2-53 or 2-55 until such time as the attor- ney has paid the fee due for the year in which the attorney retired, resigned or was disbarred. (b) An attorney or family support referee who fails to pay the client security fund fee in accord- ance with this section shall be administratively suspended from the practice of law in this state pursuant to Section 2-79 of these rules until such payment, along with a reinstatement fee of $75, has been made. An attorney or family support referee who is under suspension for another rea- son at the time he or she fails to pay the fee, shall be the subject of an additional suspension which shall continue until the fee and reinstatement fee are paid. (c) A judge, judge trial referee, state referee, family support magistrate or administrative law judge who fails to pay the client security fund fee in accordance with this section shall be referred to the Judicial Review Council. (Adopted June 29, 1998, to take effect Jan. 1, 1999; amended June 28, 1999, to take effect Jan. 1, 2000; amended Nov. 17, 1999, on an interim basis pursuant to Section 1-9 (c), to take effect Jan. 1, 2000, and amendment adopted June 26, 2000, to take effect Jan. 1, 2001; amended June 21, 2004, to take effect July 13, 2004; amended May 3, 2005, to take effect May 17, 2005; amended June 20, 2005, to take effect Jan. 1, 2006; amended June 15, 2012, to take effect Jan. 1, 2013; amended June 23, 2017, to take effect Jan. 1, 2018.)