{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-52-45b","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-45b","heading":"(Formerly Sec. 52-90). Forms for commencement of civil action.","body":"Unless otherwise provided by rule, the forms of legal process for commencement of civil actions may be as follows:\n(1) Summons for appearance before the Superior Court.\nTo any proper officer:\nBy authority of the state of Connecticut, you are hereby commanded to summon A.B. of .... (list address or last known address) to appear before the superior court for the judicial district of .... on the .... Tuesday of ...., 20.., the appearance not to be in person but to be made by A.B. or his attorney by filing a written statement of appearance with the clerk of the court whose address is ...., (include street number and town) on or before the second day following the return date then and there to answer to C.D. of .... in a civil action, in which the plaintiff complains and says: ....\nI, J.W., the subscribing authority, hereby certify that I have personal knowledge as to the financial responsibility of the plaintiff, and deem it sufficient; or, E.F. of .... is recognized in $.... to prosecute, etc.\nOf this writ with your actions thereon make due return.\nDated at .... the .... day of ...., 20..\nJ.W., Commissioner of the Superior Court.\n(2) Writ of attachment before the Superior Court.\nTo any proper officer:\nBy authority of the state of Connecticut, you are hereby commanded to attach to the value of .... dollars the real or personal property of A.B. of .... (list address or last known address) and him summon to appear before the superior court for the judicial district of .... on the .... Tuesday of ...., 20.., the appearance not to be in person but to be made by A.B. or his attorney by filing a written statement of appearance with the clerk of the court whose address is ...., (including street number and town) on or before the second day following the return date then and there to answer to C.D. of .... in a civil action, in which the plaintiff complains and says: ....\nI, J.W., the subscribing authority, hereby certify that I have personal knowledge as to the financial responsibility of the plaintiff, and deem it sufficient; or, E.F. of .... is recognized in $.... to prosecute, etc.\nOf this writ with your actions thereon make due return.\nDated at .... this .... day of ...., 20..\nJ.W., Commissioner of the Superior Court.","path":["TITLE 52. CIVIL ACTIONS","CHAPTER 896*. CIVIL PROCESS, SERVICE AND TIME FOR RETURN"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_896.htm#sec_52-45b","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":"7eddbedd0b31a7fed06f61af9665971cf5f58a4d2d4e05673bdded782ea495d3","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-52-45a","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-52-46"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}