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Sec. 47a-75

Citation
Sec. 47a-75 (b)
Parent Document
Conn. Gen. Stat. ยง 47a-75
Jurisdiction
Connecticut (state)
Effective Date
2024-01-01

Full Text

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(b) There is established a right to counsel program for the purpose of providing any covered individual with legal representation at no cost in a covered matter initiated on or after July 1, 2021. The Judicial Branch shall, using available federal funds, contract with or enter a memorandum of agreement with an administering entity to administer the right to counsel program. The administering entity, within the funding available to it for the right to counsel program, shall fund the provision of legal representation by designated organizations under this section. A designated organization may subcontract with a nonprofit or community organization to provide legal representation to a covered individual, and to provide tenant outreach and education. A designated organization shall, at a minimum: