Conn. Practice Book § 37-6 (2026)

Sec. 37-6 (c) The judicial authority may designate the pub- lic defender or a public defender assigned counsel to represent a defendant who is subject to a motion to arraign such defendant remotely or with- out his or her presence, pursuant to subsection (c) of Section 37-1, and who is not represented by counsel. Counsel for the defendant shall file an appearance in accordance with subsection (c) of Section 3-6. Such appearance shall expire upon the defendant’s first appearance in court. If the defendant thereafter applies for public defender services, the judicial authority may des- ignate the public defender or public defender assigned counsel to represent the defendant in full in accordance with subsection (a) of this section. (P.B. 1978-1997, Sec. 641.) (Amended June 11, 2021, to take effect Jan. 1, 2022.)