Section 17-5.Record of Proceeding; Facts Supporting Judgment To Appear on Record

Current through August 12, 2025 (2026 Practice Book edition) · Last verified July 9, 2026

In one sentenceThis rule requires each court to keep a record of its proceedings, make sure the facts underlying every final judgment or decree appear on that record, and set out those facts specially if any party requests it.

Full Text of Section 17-5

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Each judicial authority shall keep a record of its proceedings and cause the facts on which it found its final judgments and decrees to appear on the record; and any such finding if requested by any party shall specially set forth such facts. (See General Statutes § 52-231 and annotations.)

Amendment History

(P.B. 1978-1997, Sec. 327.)

Plain-English Summary

Section 17-5 requires each judicial authority to keep a record of its proceedings and to cause the facts on which it based its final judgments and decrees to appear on that record. If any party requests it, the finding must specially set forth those facts.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does Section 17-5 require a court to record?

It requires the facts on which the court based its final judgments and decrees to appear on the record of its proceedings.

Can a party ask the court to spell out the facts behind a judgment?

Yes. If a party requests it, the finding must specially set forth the facts supporting the judgment.

How does this rule connect to special findings of fact?

Sections 17-6 through 17-9 build on Section 17-5 by explaining what satisfies its requirement and how a requested special finding of facts is prepared and used.

Source & verification. The section text is reproduced verbatim from the official Connecticut Practice Book (Conn. Practice Book § 17-5). 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. · Official source

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