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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-166 (2025)

Orders of state officials

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Any order made by any state official in the performance of his duties may be proved in any court by a copy of such order certified by the person having the legal custody of the same.

(1949 Rev., S. 7889; P.A. 90-19, S. 3.)

History: P.A. 90-19 deleted references to any “regulation” made by any state official.

See Sec. 52-163 re judicial notice of regulations of state agencies.

Court could take judicial notice of regulation of public utilities commission, copy of which was placed before it under certificate of commission's secretary. 113 C. 416. Where regulations cover broad field, proper procedure is to ask court to take judicial notice of applicable portion only and regulations in entirety should not be admitted as exhibit in evidence. 149 C. 192. Cited. 186 C. 370; 204 C. 507; 211 C. 555.

Cited. 23 CA 366.

Cited. 42 CS 602.

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases, 1976–1991 · leading case: Coburn v. Lenox Homes, Inc., 441 A.2d 620 (Conn. 1982).
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Coburn v. Lenox Homes, Inc., 441 A.2d 620 (Conn. 1982). · cites it 2× “General Statutes §52-166 provides that “[a]ny order or regulation made by any state official in the performance of his duties may be proved in any court by a copy of such order or regulation certified by the person having the legal custody of the same.”
Volck v. Muzio, 529 A.2d 177 (Conn. 1987). “See General Statutes § 52-165 (records of corporations and public officers), § 52-166 (orders and regulations of state officials), § 52-167 (corporation certificates attested by the secretary of state).”
Pickus v. Vitagliano (In Re Pickus), 8 B.R. 114 (Bankr. D. Conn. 1980). · cites it 2× “Conn.Gen.Stat. § 52-166. In their third count, the plaintiffs allege that the defendants, in issuance of the execution dispossessing the plaintiffs, violated the plaintiffs’ civil rights by denying them due process of law under color of state statute, and that defendants are…”
Hous. Auth. v. Brown, 579 A.2d 1110 (Conn. App. Ct. 1990). · cites it 2× “See General Statutes § 52-166; Coburn v. Lenox Homes, Inc.”
Marshall v. Delponte, 634 A.2d 918 (Conn. Super. Ct. 1991). “See General Statutes § 52-165 (records of corporations and public officers), § 52-166 (orders and regulations of state officials), § 52-167 (corporation certificates attested by the secretary of state).”
Webb v. Czyr Constr. Co., 374 A.2d 125 (Conn. 1976). · cites it 2× “” General Statutes § 52-166 provides: “Any order or regulation made by any state official in the performance of his duties may be proved in any court by a copy of such order or regulation certified by the person having the legal custody of the same.”
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