Conn. Gen. Stat. § 6-38a
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Sec. 6-38a. State marshal. Authority to provide legal execution and service of process.
Official statutory text
(b) Any state marshal, shall, in the performance of execution or service of process functions, have the right of entry on private property and no such person shall be personally liable for damage or injury, not wanton, reckless or malicious, caused by the discharge of such functions.
See Sec. 2-90a re authority of Auditors of Public Accounts to audit trust accounts maintained by state marshals.
State marshals are not state officials or state employees, thus the doctrine of sovereign immunity is not available as a defense to an action for tortious conduct against a state marshal. 207 CA 490.
See Sec. 2-90a re authority of Auditors of Public Accounts to audit trust accounts maintained by state marshals.
State marshals are not state officials or state employees, thus the doctrine of sovereign immunity is not available as a defense to an action for tortious conduct against a state marshal. 207 CA 490.
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