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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 29-178 (2025)

Police officers. Powers, duties and immunities

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Any municipal police officer, while assigned to duty with the task force and working at the direction of the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection or his designee, shall, when acting within the scope of his authority, have the same powers, duties, privileges and immunities as are conferred upon him as a state police officer.

(P.A. 76-400, S. 3, 7; P.A. 77-487, S. 3, 5; 77-614, S. 486, 610; P.A. 11-51, S. 134.)

History: P.A. 77-487 amended section to reflect replacement of regional narcotics squads with state-wide task force; P.A. 77-614 replaced commissioner of state police with commissioner of public safety, effective January 1, 1979; pursuant to P.A. 11-51, “Commissioner of Public Safety” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection”, effective July 1, 2011.

Section does not constitute a statutory waiver of sovereign immunity authorizing an action by special state police officer to recover uninsured motorist benefits. 126 CA 414.

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Cited in 2 cases, 2011–2011 · leading case: DePietro v. Dep't of Pub. Saf., 11 A.3d 1149 (Conn. App. Ct. 2011).
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DePietro v. Dep't of Pub. Saf., 11 A.3d 1149 (Conn. App. Ct. 2011). · cites it 55× “" General Statutes § 29-178. The procedural posture of this case precludes consideration of the question of whether underinsured motorist coverage constitutes a privilege, as that term is used in § 29-178.”
DePietro v. Dep't of Pub. Saf., 17 A.3d 69 (Conn. 2011). · cites it 2× “414 (AC 31484), is granted, limited to the following issue: “Did the Appellate Court properly determine that General Statutes § 29-178 did not allow the plaintiff to bring a direct action against the state in Superior Court?””
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