{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-45a-696","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 45a-696","heading":"(Formerly Sec. 45-78v). Respondent to be present at hearing on ability to give informed consent to sterilization.","body":"The respondent shall be present at any hearing regarding his or her ability to give informed consent to sterilization. The court shall inquire at the time of hearing as to the types and effects of any medication being administered to or taken by the respondent.","path":["TITLE 45a. PROBATE COURTS AND PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 802h*. PROTECTED PERSONS AND THEIR PROPERTY","PART VI. STERILIZATION"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_802h.htm#sec_45a-696","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:07:15Z","sha256":"bb56380c4ce6b85fa5b8d32856ed9061cd8d3a3cb95ece37e3ccfb7e6c936701","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-45a-695","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-45a-697"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}