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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 7-8 (2025)

Power of moderator

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The moderator of any town meeting, and of any meeting of any society or other community lawfully assembled, may, when any disorder arises in the meeting and the offender refuses to submit to the moderator's lawful authority, order any proper officer to take the offender into custody and, if necessary, to remove the offender from such meeting until the offender conforms to order or, if need be, until such meeting is closed, and thereupon such officer shall have power to command all necessary assistance. Any person refusing to assist when commanded shall be liable to the same penalties as for refusing to assist constables in the execution of their duties; but no person commanded to assist shall be deprived of such person's right to act in the meeting, nor shall the offender be so deprived any longer than the offender refuses to conform to order. If such offender is attending such meeting by means of electronic equipment, as defined in section 1-200, the moderator may terminate such offender's attendance by electronic equipment until such time as the offender conforms to order or, if need be, until such meeting is closed.

(1949 Rev., S. 521; 1953, S. 213d; P.A. 00-99, S. 134, 154; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2, S. 152.)

History: P.A. 00-99 deleted reference to sheriffs and made technical changes, effective December 1, 2000; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2 added provision authorizing termination of attendance of offender attending meeting by means of electronic equipment, effective June 23, 2021.

See Sec. 53a-182 re disorderly conduct.

The enforcement of this provision requires no issue of process. 65 C. 30. Cited. 135 C. 150.

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1995–2020 · leading case: Aho v. Anthony, 782 F. Supp. 2d 4 (D. Conn. 2011).
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Aho v. Anthony, 782 F. Supp. 2d 4 (D. Conn. 2011). · cites it 2× “While it is clear that the moderator has the power to remove a disorderly person from any town *8 meeting, see Conn. Gen. Stat. § 7-8 , this authority does not mean that the moderator has an affirmative duty to prevent the state troopers from removing Aho or other citizens.”
Murchison v. Civil Serv. Comm'n, 660 A.2d 850 (Conn. 1995). “shall be final unless otherwise specified in these regulations or the Charter Amendment.” Id., c. I, § 6. Section 7-474 (g) provides that nothing under the statutory scheme that governs negotiations and agreements between municipalities and unions “shall diminish the authority…”
Goodspeed Airport, LLC v. East Haddam Inland Wetlands & Watercourses Comm'n, 681 F. Supp. 2d 182 (D. Conn. 2010). “§ 7-8 (suggesting, as a way to address obstructions, legislation “to specify permitted land uses and zoning to include height restrictions”).”
Beaupre v. Chubb & Son, Inc., No. 3:19-cv-00834 (D. Conn. Aug. 7, 2020). “Count Two §§ 7-8) She further alleges that her supervisor stated that “the company did not like the fact that the plaintiff was an avid Donald Trump supporter,” gave her a warning, and “wr[ote] [her] up for her political views.”
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