(a) The Commissioner of Administrative Services shall provide such office space for the conduct of the duties of the office of the Probate Court Administrator as the Probate Court Administrator approves. The expenses of the office space shall be paid from the fund established under section 45a-82.

(b) The Probate Court Administrator shall purchase furniture, stationery, office supplies, typewriters, filing cabinets and such other equipment, apparatus and supplies, contractual services and other services as the Probate Court Administrator deems necessary or advisable for the expeditious conduct of the duties of the office and shall pay for them from the fund established under section 45a-82, subject to the provisions of section 45a-83.

(1967, P.A. 558, S. 5; P.A. 77-258, S. 1; 77-614, S. 73, 610; P.A. 80-476, S. 32; P.A. 81-472, S. 74, 159; P.A. 87-496, S. 102, 110; P.A. 93-279, S. 4; P.A. 04-257, S. 68; P.A. 11-51, S. 44.)

History: P.A. 77-258 authorized purchase of “contractual services and such other services” as the administrator deems necessary and added proviso limiting expenditures made without chief court administrator's approval; P.A. 77-614 replaced public works commissioner with commissioner of administrative services; P.A. 80-476 substituted “office space” for “quarters” and reworded provisions; P.A. 81-472 made technical changes; P.A. 87-496 substituted “public works” for “administrative services” commissioner in Subsec. (a); Sec. 45-4a transferred to Sec. 45a-80 in 1991; P.A. 93-279 deleted provision in Subsec. (b) that probate court administrator shall make no expenditure exceeding $100 without approval of chief court administrator; P.A. 04-257 made technical changes, effective June 14, 2004; pursuant to P.A. 11-51, “Commissioner of Public Works” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Administrative Services” in Subsec. (a), effective July 1, 2011.