Current through August 12, 2025 (2026 Practice Book edition) · Last verified July 9, 2026
In one sentenceThis section requires a hospital record offered in evidence to be in the clerk’s office twenty-four hours before trial, available there for inspection by counsel, and puts the duty to have medical testimony available on counsel.
Full Text of Section 25-55
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A party who plans to offer a hospital record in evidence shall have the record in the clerk’s office twenty-four hours prior to trial. The judge shall order that all such records be available for inspection in the clerk’s office to any counsel of record under the supervision of the clerk. Counsel must recognize their responsibility to have medical testimony available when needed and shall, when necessary, subpoena medical witnesses to that end. Such records shall be submitted in accordance with the provisions of Section 7-18.
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Amendment History
(P.B. 1998.) (Amended June 28, 1999, to take effect Jan. 1, 2000.)
Plain-English Summary
A party who plans to offer a hospital record in evidence must have it in the clerk’s office twenty-four hours before trial. The judge orders that such records be available for inspection in the clerk’s office to any counsel of record, under the clerk’s supervision.
The advance-lodging requirement gives the other side a chance to read the record before it is offered, rather than at the moment it is handed up.
The section also puts a duty squarely on counsel: they must recognise their responsibility to have medical testimony available when needed, and must subpoena medical witnesses when necessary. Records are submitted under the general provision the section cites.
Frequently Asked Questions
When must hospital records be filed for a Connecticut family trial?
A party planning to offer a hospital record in evidence must have the record in the clerk’s office twenty-four hours prior to trial.
Who is responsible for medical witnesses?
Counsel must recognise their responsibility to have medical testimony available when needed and must, when necessary, subpoena medical witnesses.
Source & verification. The section text is reproduced verbatim from the
official Connecticut Practice Book (Conn. Practice Book § 25-55). 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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