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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 23-24 (2026)

Establishment of boundaries

✓ current as of May 2026
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The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection may establish the boundaries of any state park, state forest or other property under his jurisdiction by agreement with owners of adjoining property and may, with the approval of the Governor, exchange land with such property owners and execute deeds in the name of the state for the purpose of establishing such boundaries.

(1949 Rev., S. 3452; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 187; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)

History: 1971 act replaced state park and forest commission with commissioner of environmental protection; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Commissioner of Environmental Protection” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection”, effective July 1, 2011.

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 49 cases (17 in the last 5 years), 2003–2025 · leading case: Gilchrist v. Comm'r of Corr., 334 Conn. 548 (Conn. 2020).
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Gilchrist v. Comm'r of Corr., 334 Conn. 548 (Conn. 2020). · cites it 32× “Syllabus Pursuant to the rules of practice (§ 23-24), once a petition for a writ of habeas corpus is filed in the Superior Court, ‘‘[t]he judicial authority shall promptly review [the] petition .”
Boria v. Comm'r of Corr., 199 A.3d 1127 (Conn. App. Ct. 2018). · cites it 34× “…merits. At the same time, however, three new pertinent sections, Practice Book (1996) §§ 529C, 529H, and 529S (now §§ 23-24, 23-29, and § 23-40, respectively), were adopted, which provide the court with alternative vehicles for summary disposition of habeas matters.…”
Green v. Comm'r of Corr., 194 A.3d 857 (Conn. App. Ct. 2018). · cites it 19× “The petitioner further alleged that he continues to be in compliance with the aforementioned "agreement" and, despite the change in policy, should therefore "be grandfathered [in] to receive five days RREC per month, pursuant to .”
Brown v. Comm'r of Corr., 345 Conn. 1 (Conn. 2022). · cites it 23× “Syllabus Pursuant to the rules of practice (§ 23-24), once a petition for a writ of habeas corpus is filed in the Superior Court, ‘‘[t]he judicial authority shall promptly review [the] petition .”
Whistnant v. Comm'r of Corr., 199 Conn. App. 406 (Conn. App. Ct. 2020). · cites it 13× “The habeas court rendered judgment declining to issue a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to the applicable rule of practice (§ 23-24 (a) (1)) on the ground that it lacked subject matter jurisdiction.”
Johnson v. Comm'r of Corr., 208 Conn. App. 204 (Conn. App. Ct. 2021). · cites it 24× “The habeas court rendered judgment declining to issue a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to the applicable rule of practice (§ 23-24 (a) (1)) on the ground that it lacked subject matter jurisdiction.”
Stephenson v. Comm'r of Corr., 203 Conn. App. 314 (Conn. App. Ct. 2021). · cites it 14× “The habeas court issued an order declining to issue the writ of habeas corpus because, pursuant to the rule of practice (§ 23-24 (a)), the court lacked subject matter jurisdiction and the petition did not present a claim on which the habeas court could grant relief.”
Cookish v. Comm'r of Corr., 337 Conn. 348 (Conn. 2020). · cites it 13× “Subsequently, the habeas court, in connection with its prelim- inary consideration of the writ under the rules of practice (§ 23-24), dismissed, sua sponte, the petition for lack of subject matter jurisdiction and ordered the petition returned to the petitioner.”
Hodge v. Comm'r of Corr., 216 Conn. App. 616 (Conn. App. Ct. 2022). · cites it 6× “Our Supreme Court reversed this court’s judgment, which had affirmed the judgment of dismissal, conclud- ing that, rather than dismissing the habeas petition for lack of subject matter jurisdiction under § 23-29 (1), the habeas court should have declined to issue the writ for…”
Stephen S. v. Comm'r of Corr., 199 Conn. App. 230 (Conn. App. Ct. 2020). · cites it 12× “beas corpus on the ground that the petitioner’s habeas petition was wholly frivolous on its face; the petition alleged cognizable claims of ineffective assis- tance of trial counsel and prior habeas counsel, and a claim of actual innocence that had not been pleaded in previous…”
Howard v. Comm'r of Corr., 217 Conn. App. 119 (Conn. App. Ct. 2022). · cites it 8× “39 ], on this appeal, includ- ing whether, if the judgment of dismissal is reversed, the habeas court should be directed on remand ‘to first determine whether any grounds exist for it to decline to issue the writ pursuant to Practice Book § 23-24.’ Brown v. Commissioner of…”
Coleman v. Comm'r of Corr., 958 A.2d 790 (Conn. App. Ct. 2008). · cites it 2× “Practice Book § 23-24 (a) (3).” 1 Following the court’s refusal to issue the writ, the petitioner timely filed a petition for certification to appeal from the court’s decision.”
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— Conn. Gen. Stat. § 23-24(a) — 1 case
Vitale v. Comm'r of Corr., 178 A.3d 418 (Conn. App. Ct. 2017).
— Conn. Gen. Stat. § 23-24(a)(1) — 2 cases
Vitale v. Comm'r of Corr., 178 A.3d 418 (Conn. App. Ct. 2017).
Henderson v. Mulligan (D. Conn. 2023).
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