Conn. Practice Book § 7-11 — Judgments on the Merits-Stripping and Retention

(a) With the exception of actions which affect the title to land and actions which have been disposed of pursuant to Section 7-10, the files in civil, family and juvenile actions in which judgment has been rendered may be stripped and destroyed pursuant to the schedule set forth in subsection

(d), except that requests relating to discovery, responses and objections thereto may be stripped after the expiration of the appeal period.

(b) When a file is to be stripped, all papers in the file shall be destroyed except:

(1) The complaint, including any amendment thereto, substituted complaint or amended complaint;

(2) All orders of notice, appearances and officers' returns;

(3) All military or other affidavits;

(4) Any cross complaint, third-party complaint, or amendment thereto;

(5) All responsive pleadings;

(6) Any memorandum of decision;

(7) The judgment file or notation of the entry of judgment, and all modifications of judgment;

(8) All executions issued and returned.

(c) Upon the expiration of the stripping date, or at any time if facilities are not available for local retention, the file in any action set forth in subsection (d) may be transferred to the records center or other proper designated storage area, where it shall be retained for the balance of the retention period. Files in actions concerning dissolution of marriage or civil union, legal separation, or annulment may, upon agreement with officials of the state library, be transferred to the state library at the expiration of their retention period.

(d) The following is a schedule which sets forth when a file may be stripped and the length of time the file shall be retained. The time periods indicated herein shall run from the date judgment is rendered, except receivership actions or actions for injunctive relief, which shall run from the date of the termination of the receivership or injunction. Type of Case Stripping Retention Date Date

(1) Administrative appeals 3 years

(2) Contracts (where money dam- 1 year 20 years ages are not awarded)

(3) Eminent domain (except as 10 years provided in Section 7-12)

(4) Family -Dissolution of marriage or civil 5 years 75 years union, legal separation, annulment and change of name -Delinquency Until subject is 25 years of age -Family with service needs Until subject is 25 years of age -Termination of parental rights Permanent -Neglect and uncared for 75 years -Emancipation of minor 5 years -Orders in relief from physical 5 years abuse (General Statutes § 46b-15) -Other 75 years

(5) Family support magistrate 75 years matters -Uniform Reciprocal Enforce- 75 years ment of Support -Uniform Interstate Family Sup- 75 years port Act

(6) Landlord/Tenant -Summary process 3 years -Housing code enforcement 5 years (General Statutes § 47a-14h) -Contracts/Leases (where 1 year 20 years money damages are not awarded) -Money damages (except 1 year 26 years where a satisfaction of judgment has been filed)

(7) Miscellaneous -Bar discipline 50 years -Civil Protection Order (Gen- 5 years eral Statutes § 46b-16a) -Money damages (except 1 year 26 years where a satisfaction of judgment has been filed) -Mandamus, habeas corpus, 10 years arbitration, petition for new trial, action for an accounting, interpleader -Injunctive relief (where no 5 years other relief is requested)

(8) Property (except as provided 5 years 26 years in Section 7-12)

(9) Receivership 10 years

(10) Small claims 15 years

(11) Torts (except as noted below) 1 year 26 years -Money damages if the judg- Permanent ment was rendered in an action to recover damages for personal injury caused by sexual assault where the party at fault was convicted under General Statutes § 53a-70 or § 53a-70a (except where a satisfaction of judgment has been filed)

(12) Wills and estates 10 years

(13) Asset forfeiture (General Stat- 10 years utes § 54-36h)

(14) Alcohol and drug commitment 10 years (General Statutes § 17a-685)

(15) All other civil actions (except as 75 years provided in Section 7-12)