Conn. Practice Book § 44-1 (2026)

Sec. 44-1. Right to Counsel; Appointment in Specific Instances A person who is charged with an offense pun- ishable by imprisonment, or who is charged with violation of probation, or who is a petitioner in any habeas corpus proceeding arising from a criminal matter, or who is accused in any extradition pro- ceeding, and who is unable to obtain counsel by reason of indigency shall be entitled to have coun- sel represent him or her unless: (1) The person waives such appointment pursu- ant to Section 44-3; or (2) In a misdemeanor case, at the time of the application for the appointment of counsel, the judicial authority decides to dispose of the charge without subjecting the defendant to a sentence involving immediate incarceration or a suspended sentence of incarceration with a period of proba- tion, or it believes that the disposition of the charge at a later date will not result in such a sentence and it makes a statement to that effect on the record. If it appears to the judicial authority at a later date that if convicted the defendant will be subjected to such a sentence, counsel shall be 437 44-17. —Motion To Advance 44-18. —Continuances 44-19. Reference to Judge Trial Referee 44-20. Appointment of Guardian Ad Litem 44-21. Infractions and Violations; When Treated as an Offense 44-22. —Form of Summons and Complaint for Infractions and Violations 44-23. —When Custody Not Required 44-24. —When Custody Required 44-25. —Plea of Nolo Contendere to Infraction or Violation 44-26. —Pleas of Not Guilty to Infraction or Violation 44-27. —Hearing of Infractions, Violations to Which Not Guilty Plea Filed 44-28. —Location of Infractions Bureau and Role of Clerks 44-29. —Powers of Centralized Infractions Bureau 44-30. —Hearing by Magistrates of Infractions and Certain Motor Vehicle Violations 44-31. Motion To Quash Subpoena Pursuant to Inquiry into Commission of Crime 44-32. Fees and Expenses; Return of Subpoenas 44-33. —Indigent Witnesses 44-34. —Fees for Witnesses 44-35. —Officer’s Fees on Extradition; Habeas Corpus 44-36. —Fee on Motion To Open Certain Judgments 44-37. Definition of Terms appointed prior to trial or the entry of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere. (P.B. 1978-1997, Sec. 959.)