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Conn. Practice Book § 23-66

Claim for Trial De Novo in Arbitration; Judgment

activein force · 2003-01-01 – presentact-effective-date

(a) A decision of the arbitrator shall become a

judgment of the court if no claim for a trial de novo

is filed in accordance with subsection (c).

(b) A decision of the arbitrator shall become null

and void if a claim for a trial de novo is filed in accordance with subsection (c).

the court clerk within twenty days after the deposit

of the arbitrator’s decision in the United States mail,

as evidenced by the postmark. Thirty days after the

filing of a timely claim for a trial de novo the court

may, in its discretion, schedule the matter for a

trial within thirty days thereafter. Only a party who

appeared at the arbitration hearing may file a claim

for a trial de novo. The decision of the arbitrator shall

not be admissible in any proceeding resulting after

a claim for a trial de novo pursuant to this section or

from a setting aside of an award pursuant to General

Statutes § 52-549aa.

(d) The judicial authority may refer any proceeding

resulting from the filing of a demand for a trial de

novo under subsection (c) of this section to a judge

trial referee without the consent of the parties, and

said judge trial referee shall have and exercise the

powers of the Superior Court in respect to trial, judgment and appeal in the case, including a judgment

of $50,000 or more.

History

(P.B. 1978-1997, Sec. 546S.) (Amended June 29, 1998, to take effect Jan. 1, 1999; subsection (c) was amended June 29, 1998, on an interim basis, pursuant to the provisions of Section 1-9 (c), to take effect Jan. 1, 1999; amended June 28, 1999, to take effect Jan. 1, 2000; amended June 24, 2002, to take effect Jan. 1, 2003.)

Provenance

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Retrieved: 2026-09-15
Edition: 2026-09-15
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