Connecticut General Statutes

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 6-36 (2026)

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Section 6-36 is repealed, effective June 11, 2018.

(1949 Rev., S. 455; P.A. 84-108, S. 3; P.A. 18-137, S. 27.)

Secs. 6-37 and 6-37a. Deputies; chief deputy. Reference manual for deputy sheriffs. Sections 6-37 and 6-37a are repealed, effective December 1, 2000.

(1949 Rev., S. 456; 1955, S. 192d; P.A. 82-307, S. 7; P.A. 94-177, S. 8; May 25 Sp. Sess. P.A. 94-1, S. 67, 130; P.A. 00-99, S. 153, 154.)

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1994–2002 · leading case: Antinerella v. Rioux, 642 A.2d 699 (Conn. 1994).
Antinerella v. Rioux, 642 A.2d 699 (Conn. 1994). · cites it 7× “On appeal, the plaintiff argues that because the defendant fired him to further his own financial gain through a fee splitting agreement with various deputy sheriffs in violation of General Statutes §§ 6-36 and 6-46, 11 the defendant exceeded his authority as high sheriff and,…”
Thibodeau v. Design Grp. One Architects, LLC, 802 A.2d 731 (Conn. 2002). · cites it 4× “to 1977) § 19-215, now codified at General Statutes § 21a-95; had stated a claim for wrongful discharge on the basis of his contention that he was dismissed in retaliation for his efforts to ensure that his employer’s products would comply with the applicable law relating to…”
Shay v. Rossi, 749 A.2d 1147 (Conn. 2000). · cites it 4× “Important to that conclusion, moreover, was the notion that the defendant’s alleged conduct contravened the “clear public policy that a high *170 sheriff may not engage in fee splitting,” as reflected in General Statutes §§ 6-36 20 and 6-46. 21 Id.”
Walker v. Connecticut, 106 F. Supp. 2d 364 (D. Conn. 2000). · cites it 2× “Conn.Gen.Stat. § 6-36. Each High Sheriff has the right to hire deputies, such as Walker, and advise him of any and all work assignments, to which it is then the duty of the deputy to accede.”
Rioux v. State Ethics Comm'n, 709 A.2d 613 (Conn. Super. Ct. 1997). · cites it 4× “The case was before the Supreme Court on an appeal from the granting of a motion to dismiss Antinerella’s case.”
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