Disclosures by garnishees and all other disclosures in civil actions not under Sections 13-2 through 13-16 may be made to the judicial authority or before a committee, as the judicial authority may determine.
Section 13-17.Disclosure before Court or Committee
Current through August 12, 2025 (2026 Practice Book edition) · Last verified July 9, 2026
In one sentenceDirects that disclosures by garnishees and other disclosures in civil actions not already covered by the chapter's discovery sections can be made either to the judicial authority directly or before a committee it appoints.
Full Text of Section 13-17
Amendment History
(P.B. 1978-1997, Sec. 234.)
Plain-English Summary
Section 13-17 fills a gap for disclosure situations that Sections 13-2 through 13-16 do not otherwise address, including disclosures by garnishees. It gives the judicial authority the choice of taking those disclosures itself or directing that they be made before a committee, as it determines.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a garnishee disclosure under Connecticut practice?
Section 13-17 refers to disclosures by garnishees as a category of disclosure that falls outside the main discovery sections of Chapter 13 and may be made to the judicial authority or before a committee.
Who decides whether a disclosure goes before a committee or the judicial authority?
The judicial authority makes that determination under Section 13-17.
Source & verification. The section text is reproduced verbatim from the
official Connecticut Practice Book (Conn. Practice Book § 13-17). Prescribed by the Judges of the Superior Court of Connecticut (Conn. Gen. Stat. Section 51-14). The plain-English summary is original and written by us. Last verified July 9, 2026. ·
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