Connecticut General Statutes

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 54-1h (2026)

(Formerly Sec. 6-49a). Arrest by complaint and summons for commission of misdemeanor

✓ current as of May 2026

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Any person who has been arrested with or without a warrant for commission of a misdemeanor, or for an offense the penalty for which is imprisonment for not more than one year or a fine of not more than one thousand dollars, or both, may, in the discretion of the arresting officer, be issued a written complaint and summons and be released on his written promise to appear on a date and time specified. If any person so arrested and summoned fails to appear for trial at the place and time so specified, or on any court date thereafter, a warrant for his rearrest or a capias shall be issued and he shall also be subject to the provisions of section 53a-173.

(1972, P.A. 69, S. 1; P.A. 84-123, S. 1.)

History: Sec. 6-49a transferred to Sec. 54-1h in 1981; P.A. 84-123 added “or on any court date thereafter” and authorized issuance of a capias for person who fails to appear.

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Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1998–2020 · leading case: In re Darlene C., 717 A.2d 1242 (Conn. 1998).

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In re Darlene C., 717 A.2d 1242 (Conn. 1998). · cites it 4× “See General Statutes § 54-1h. 7 Our history, tradition and experience are persuasive evidence that *21 these officials have not been commonly understood to have been engaging in the practice of law, and the conduct in question in the present case is no more the practice of law…”

State v. Mansfield, 201 Conn. App. 748 (Conn. App. Ct. 2020). · cites it 2× “’’ General Statutes § 54-1h. The defendant also cites Practice Book § 36-4 (Direction by Judicial Author- ity for Use of Summons) and Practice Book § 36-8 (Issuance of Summons by Prosecuting Authority in Lieu of Arrest Warrant) in support of this claim.”

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