Bill Text: CT HB06692 | 2013 | General Assembly | Comm Sub

Connecticut House Bill 6692 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: An Act Concerning The Court's Authority To Deny An Application For The Waiver Of Court Fees.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2013-07-12 - Signed by the Governor [HB06692 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2013-HB06692-Comm_Sub.html

General Assembly		*Substitute Bill No. 6692*
*January Session, 2013*		_____HB06692JUD___041913____

AN ACT CONCERNING THE COURT'S AUTHORITY TO DENY AN APPLICATION FOR THE WAIVER OF COURT FEES.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

Section 1. Subsection (c) of section 52-259b of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2013):

(c) Nothing in this section shall preclude the court from (1) finding that a person whose income does not meet the criteria of subsection (b) of this section is indigent and unable to pay a fee or fees or the cost of service of process, or (2) denying an application for the waiver of the payment of a fee or fees or the cost of service of process when the court finds that (A) the applicant has repeatedly filed actions with respect to the same or similar matters and such filings establish an extended pattern of filings that have been so without merit as to be deemed frivolous and an abuse of judicial process, (B) the application before the court is consistent with the applicant's previous pattern of frivolous filings, (C) the application is sought in connection with an action that, on its face, fails to state a cognizable claim for which relief may be granted and would likely be dismissed by the court as frivolous, and (D) the granting of such application would constitute an egregious misuse of Judicial Branch resources. If an application for the waiver of the payment of a fee or fees or the cost of service of process is denied, the court clerk shall, upon the request of the applicant, schedule a hearing on the application.