In each year the first day of January (known as New Year's Day), the fifteenth day of January of each year prior to 1986, and commencing on the twentieth day of January in 1986, the first Monday occurring on or after January fifteenth (known as Martin Luther King, Jr. Day), the twelfth day of February (known as Lincoln Day), the third Monday in February (known as Washington's Birthday), the last Monday in May (known as Memorial Day or Decoration Day), the nineteenth day of June (known as Juneteenth Independence Day), the fourth day of July (known as Independence Day), the first Monday in September (known as Labor Day), the second Monday in October (known as Columbus Day), the eleventh day of November (known as Veterans' Day) and the twenty-fifth day of December (known as Christmas) and any day appointed or recommended by the Governor of this state or the President of the United States as a day of thanksgiving, fasting or religious observance, shall each be a legal holiday, except that whenever any of such days which are not designated to occur on Monday, occurs upon a Sunday, the Monday next following such day shall be a legal holiday and whenever any of such days occurs upon a Saturday, the Friday immediately preceding such day shall be a legal holiday. When any such holiday, except holidays in January and December, occurs on a school day, each local and regional board of education may close the public schools under its jurisdiction for such day or hold a session of the public schools on such day, provided, if a session is held, the board shall require each school to hold a suitable nonsectarian educational program in observance of such holiday. If a holiday in January or December occurs on a school day, there shall be no session of the public schools on such day.
(1949, Rev., S. 8880; 1955, S. 3354d; 1969, P.A. 11, S. 1; P.A. 73-3, S. 1; 73-648, S. 1; P.A. 76-267, S. 1; P.A. 83-523; 83-587, S. 2, 96; P.A. 84-56, S. 2; P.A. 91-220, S. 2, 8; P.A. 95-182, S. 1, 11; 95-259, S. 31, 32; June 12 Sp. Sess. P.A. 12-2, S. 30; P.A. 22-128, S. 1.)
History: 1969 act provided for closing schools on legal holidays; P.A. 73-3 changed Veterans' Day from the fourth Monday in October to November eleventh; P.A. 73-648 included Martin Luther King Day as a legal holiday with exception for provisions of Sec. 5-254; P.A. 76-267 repealed the exception; P.A. 83-523 rewrote section to require that holidays occurring on Saturdays be observed on Fridays; P.A. 83-587 made technical change which was overridden by earlier 1983 act; P.A. 84-56 changed date for observance of Martin Luther King Day to coincide with date established by federal law; P.A. 91-220 added the provision concerning the observance of Presidents' Day by public schools; P.A. 95-182 added provision allowing public schools to close or remain open provided if a session is held each school shall hold suitable nonsectarian educational program in observance of such holiday and deleted authorization for third Monday in February to be observed as Presidents' Day in lieu of observing Lincoln Day and Washington's Birthday, effective June 28, 1995; P.A. 95-259 added provision prohibiting school sessions on holidays in January and December which occur on school days, effective July 6, 1995; June 12 Sp. Sess. P.A. 12-2 added “, Jr.” after reference to Martin Luther King; P.A. 22-128 added provision re Juneteenth Independence Day.
Celebration of Independence Day by a city as authorized by its charter held to be performance of governmental duty. 91 C. 80. When last day for filing notice of appeal falls on a holiday, notice filed on following day is in season. Id., 385. Likewise when last day for giving notice of injury under Sec. 13a-149 (formerly Sec. 13-11) is a holiday. 131 C. 396. Cited. 183 C. 552.
Cited. 10 CS 205.
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6 in the last 5 years), 1965–2024 · leading case:
State v. Collins, 10 A.3d 1005 (Conn. 2011).
State v. Collins, 10 A.3d 1005 (Conn. 2011).
· cites it 4× “§ 1-4; there are circumstances in which a limiting instruction is insufficient to protect the rights of the defendant.”
State v. Aaron L., 865 A.2d 1135 (Conn. 2005).
· cites it 2× “, thus, be offered for a proper purpose; second, from the relevancy requirement under § 4-1; third, from the assessment that the trial court must make under § 4-3 to determine whether the probative value of the similar acts evidence is outweighed by its potential for unfair…”
Griswold Inn, Inc. v. State, 441 A.2d 16 (Conn. 1981).
· cites it 3× “The conclusion that a religious purpose stands behind this prohibition is not negated by the fact that Connecticut governors regularly proclaim a day of fasting and prayer pursuant to General Statutes § 1-4 on Good Friday. Good Friday is conspicuously absent from § 1-4’s list of…”
Nine State Street, LLC v. Plan. & Zoning Comm'n, 850 A.2d 1032 (Conn. 2004).
· cites it 2× “In light of this legislative intent, and in light of the statute’s clear directive that “[t]he appeal shall be considered to be a civil action”; General Statutes § 8-8 (p); we conclude that the timeliness of a zoning appeal may be informed by principles applicable to the…”
State v. Camacho, 924 A.2d 99 (Conn. 2007).
“§ 1-4 (evidence admissible for one purpose but not for another is admissible for that purpose; court may restrict evidence to its proper scope); see, e.”
State v. Cutler, 977 A.2d 209 (Conn. 2009).
“We also found significant “the limiting instructions the trial court is required to give the jury under § 1-4 [of the Connecticut Code of Evidence] that the evidence is to be considered only for the proper purpose for which it was admitted.”
Sec'y of Off. of Policy & Mgmt. v. Employees' Review Bd., 837 A.2d 770 (Conn. 2004).
· cites it 2× “General Statutes § 1-4, which sets forth the designated state holidays, provides in relevant part: “In each year the first day of January (known as New Year’s Day), the fifteenth day of January of each year prior to 1986, and commencing on the twentieth day of January in 1986,…”
State v. Ortiz, 343 Conn. 566 (Conn. 2022).
“We also found significant the limiting instructions the trial court is required to give the jury under § 1-4 [of the Connecticut Code of Evidence] that the evidence is to be considered only for the proper purpose for which it was admitted.”
Gagliano v. Advanced Specialty Care, P.C., 189 A.3d 587 (Conn. 2018).
“5 With regard to the manual, we underscore the **759 significance of the fact that the 231 page manual, in its entirety , was admitted as a full exhibit, specifically as relevant to the issue of agency.”
State v. Strong, 999 A.2d 765 (Conn. App. Ct. 2010).
“§ 1-4 (“court may, and upon request shall, restrict the evidence to its proper scope”).”
In re Shonna K., 822 A.2d 1009 (Conn. App. Ct. 2003).
“*252 Practice Book § 3 [now § 1-4]. The chief court administrator is empowered, by General Statutes § 51-5a, to assign any judge of the Superior Court at any time to any division of the Superior Court, even though the legislature has expressed its strong preference that judges…”
State v. Atkins, 984 A.2d 1088 (Conn. App. Ct. 2009).
“§ 1-4 (“court may, and upon request shall, restrict the evidence to its proper scope”).”
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