{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-51-193t","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 51-193t","heading":"Hearing of small claims matters by magistrate.","body":"(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 922a, the hearing and determination of small claims matters may be assigned to magistrates. Magistrates may handle all aspects of the small claims session including, but not limited to, the determination of all uncontested and contested matters, motions to open judgment, motions to transfer to the regular civil docket, and any motions concerning any postjudgment remedy resulting from a small claims judgment.\n(b) A magistrate appointed to hear a small claims matter shall not be bound by the rules regarding the admissibility of evidence, but all testimony shall be given under oath or affirmation. Either party may be represented by counsel but no record of the proceedings before the magistrate shall be required to be kept.","path":["TITLE 51. COURTS","CHAPTER 882. SUPERIOR COURT","PART Ia. MAGISTRATES"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_882.htm#sec_51-193t","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":"2026-09-06T19:07:17Z","sha256":"e32205d68c46b2155172638b34ef366f0ab2058836a2a980a7cb135e909cca35","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-51-193s","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-51-193u"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}