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Overview
Connecticut does not have traditional county sheriffs
Connecticut abolished its county sheriffs in 2000. State marshals serve court papers, and the State Marshal Commission oversees them. The agencies below do that work.
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Verified law-enforcement agencies in Connecticut
- Connecticut State Marshal CommissionRegulates state marshals statewide; civil process, evictions, prisoner transport
- Connecticut Judicial Marshal ServicesCourthouse security and prisoner custody within the Judicial Branch
- Connecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public ProtectionParent agency for the Connecticut State Police
- Connecticut State PoliceStatewide law-enforcement, including resident state trooper program serving towns without local PDs
- Connecticut Judicial BranchCourt system; the historical destination for sheriff-handled civil process