{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-45a-699","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 45a-699","heading":"(Formerly Sec. 45-78y). Hearing. Evidence. Grounds for sterilization.","body":"(a) The court shall hear medical, social, educational, residential and psychological evidence including but not limited to testimony of the panel appointed under section 45a-695, as to whether such sterilization is in the best interest of the individual. The respondent or his counsel shall have the right to present evidence and cross-examine witnesses who testify at the hearing.\n(b) The court shall give its consent to sterilization only if it finds by clear and convincing evidence that such operation or procedure is in the best interests of the individual and shall furnish findings to support its conclusion.","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-699","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":"e42e8b2ac74fd82b3140be99be3495d3356a3a72fd6b345e5f0e8c8516e6c613","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-45a-698","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-45a-699a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}