Conn. Practice Book § 40-2 (2026)

Sec. 40-2. —Good Faith Efforts and Sub- poenas When documents or objects are the subject of discovery orders, good faith efforts shall be made 401 40-26. Disclosure by the Defendant; Information and Mate- rials Discoverable by the Prosecuting Authority as of Right 40-27. Discretionary Disclosure Directed to Defendant 40-28. Derivative Evidence 40-29. Protective Orders Requested by Defendant 40-30. Admissibility at Time of Trial 40-31. Information Not Subject to Disclosure by Defendant 40-32. Obtaining Nontestimonial Evidence from Defendant 40-33. —Emergency Procedure regarding Nontestimo- nial Evidence 40-34. —Scope of Order for Nontestimonial Evidence 40-35. —Contents of Order 40-36. —Service of Order 40-37. —Implementation of Order 40-38. —Obtaining Nontestimonial Evidence from Defend- ant upon Motion of Defendant 40-39. —Comparing Nontestimonial Evidence 40-40. Protective Orders; Relief 40-41. —Grounds for Protective Order 40-42. —In Camera Proceedings 40-43. —Excision as Protective Order 40-44. Depositions; Grounds 40-45. —Failure To Appear for Deposition 40-46. —Use of Deposition 40-47. —Notice and Person Taking Deposition 40-48. —Protective Order Prior to Deposition 40-49. —Manner of Taking Deposition 40-50. —Scope of Examination at Deposition 40-51. —Objections at Depositions 40-52. —Protective Order during Deposition 40-53. —Return of Deposition 40-54. —Right of Defendant To Be Present and Repre- sented at Deposition 40-55. —Waiver of Presence and Failure To Appear at Deposition 40-56. —Definition of Unavailable 40-57. —Taking and Use in Court of Deposition by Agree- ment 40-58. —Expenses of Deposition and Copies by the party to whom any such order is directed to secure their possession. If the efforts of such party are unsuccessful the judicial authority may, upon written request or upon its own motion, issue a subpoena or order directing that such docu- ments or objects be delivered to the clerk of the court within a specified time. The clerk shall give a receipt for them and be responsible for their safekeeping. Such documents and tangible objects shall be sealed and shall be open to inspection to the parties to the action and their attorneys only upon an order of the judicial authority. (P.B. 1978-1997, Sec. 733.) (Amended June 11, 2021, to take effect Jan. 1, 2022.) © Copyrighted by the Secretary of the State of the State of Connecticut

SUPERIOR COURT—PROCEDURE IN CRIMINAL MATTERS Sec. 40-3