Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-45a: (Formerly Sec. 52-89). Commencement of civil actions. Contents and signature of process.

Civil actions shall be commenced by legal process consisting of a writ of summons or attachment, describing the parties, the court to which it is returnable, the return day, the date and place for the filing of an appearance and information required by the Office of the Chief Court Administrator. The writ shall be accompanied by the plaintiff's complaint. The writ may run into any judicial district and shall be personally signed in ink by the hand of a commissioner of the Superior Court. The writ may also be signed by the hand of a judge, an authorized court employee or clerk of the court. The Chief Court Administrator may prescribe an alternative means for the signing of writs involving Judicial Branch employees.