Conn. Practice Book § 82-3 (2026)

Sec. 82-3. Contents of Certification Request A certification request shall set forth: (1) The questions of law to be answered; (2) a finding or stipulation approved by the court setting forth all facts relevant to answering the questions certified and showing fully the nature of the controversy in which the questions arose; (3) that the receiving court may reformulate the questions; and (4) the names and addresses of counsel of record. The questions presented should be such as will be determinative of the case, and it must appear that their present determination would be in the interest of simplicity, directness and economy of judicial action. All questions presented shall be specific and shall be phrased so as to require a Yes or No answer, wherever possible. (P.B. 1978-1997, Sec. 4170.) (Amended Nov. 4, 2004, to take effect Jan. 1, 2005; amended Sept. 16, 2015, to take effect Jan. 1, 2016; amended July 19, 2022, to take effect Jan. 1, 2023; amended July 15, 2025; to take effect Jan. 1, 2026.) 525 82-5. Receipt; Costs of Certification 82-6. Briefs, Appendices, Assignment and Argument 82-7. Opinion 82-8. Certification of Questions to Other Courts HISTORY—2026: What had been the fourth paragraph concerning the certificate of interested entities or individuals was deleted. COMMENTARY—2026: The purpose of this amendment is to provide that parties are required to file a certificate of interested entities or individuals only when the reviewing court orders the parties to file the certificate when necessary. Sec. 82-4. Preparation of Certification Request The certification request shall be prepared by the certifying court, signed by the judge presiding at the hearing, and forwarded to the Supreme Court by the clerk of the certifying court under its official seal. Upon receipt of the certification request, the appellate clerk shall notify the par- ties who shall be allowed a period of ten days from the date of such notice to file objections to the acceptance of the certification request. The Supreme Court shall either preliminarily accept or decline the certification request. The appellate clerk shall notify the clerk of the court requesting certification and all parties of the decision or order on the certification request. If the Supreme Court preliminarily accepts the certified question, the plaintiff in the court that requested certification shall be deemed the appellant, and the defendant in such court shall be deemed the appellee unless otherwise ordered by the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court may later reject the certifi- cation if it should appear to have been improvi- dently granted. The Supreme Court may decline to answer the questions certified whenever it appears that the questions have been improperly framed, the necessary facts have not been fully set forth, or, for any other reason, certification has been improvidently granted. The Supreme Court may also request that the certifying court provide additional facts required for a decision upon the questions certified and clarify such questions when necessary. If the Supreme Court grants the certification request, it may require the appellant to file those portions of the record that the

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