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40-521: Falls Village is a village and census-designated place in the town of Canaan in Litchfield County , Connecticut , United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 538, out of 1,234 in the entire town of Canaan. Because Falls Village is the town center and principal constituent village in Canaan, the entire town is often referred to as "Falls Village". That usage also avoids confusion of

80-508: A city form of government without the need to re-incorporate as a city. Connecticut state law also makes no distinction between a consolidated town-city and a regular town. There are currently twenty incorporated cities in Connecticut. Nineteen of these cities are coextensive with their towns, with the city and town governments also consolidated. One incorporated city ( Groton ) has jurisdiction over only part of its town. All cities are treated by

120-440: A fair number of non-incorporated communities that are known locally as villages (usually in more rural areas), neighborhoods or "sections of" a city or town. "Villages" in this local Connecticut sense have no separate legal/corporate existence from the town they are in, although a taxing district or volunteer fire department sharing the name of the village may exist for specific services. With some exceptions, people who reside within

160-435: A portion of a town that are not necessarily available to residents outside the district. Examples of services provided include police and fire protection, maintenance of roads or public recreation facilities, or to provide various utilities. A special tax district has the right under Connecticut law to levy taxes on real estate and personal property within its borders. This tax is in addition to any taxes owed to parent town. It

200-500: A tax imposed by the host municipality on property within the district. In several Connecticut towns, special tax districts are the legal successor to boroughs or cities that consolidated with the parent town. Connecticut has numerous specially chartered quasi-public state agencies that operate outside of the executive branch of the state government. These organization provide either statewide or regional services. They are created to provide flexibility of administration, avoiding many of

240-483: A three-year term, which sets training requirements and professional standards among other things; a 24-member advisory board – marshals elected by other marshals for one year – for communicating with the branches of government and discussing law changes and issues important to marshals; and approximately 180 state marshals, allocated by county. Two members of the State Marshal's Advisory Board also sit ex officio on

280-439: A village often identify with the town rather than the village. Some villages and named sections of towns and cities were formerly incorporated as boroughs. Some villages are associated with historic districts which can serve to preserve some part of their more historically well preserved areas. Some village and section names are also used as post office names or as the basis for naming census-designated places (CDPs), although

320-521: A waiver of service of process fees, wherein the State of Connecticut would pay the state marshal on behalf of the self-represented party. According to state law, the State of Connecticut through the Judicial Branch also pays marshal's fees for service of restraining and civil protection orders throughout the State of Connecticut. Connecticut organizations that utilize the services of state marshals include

360-486: Is coextensive and consolidated with its town. The other eight boroughs have jurisdiction over only a part of their town. All boroughs are treated by the Census Bureau as incorporated places. Since 1989, the Census Bureau has also listed Groton Long Point as a borough even though it has not been incorporated as a borough but is only a multi-purpose special services district within the town of Groton . Connecticut also has

400-539: Is conducted at the Connecticut Police Academy. The Connecticut state marshals have a warrant unit made up of approximately 35 POSTC certified state marshals. Marshals in the capias unit are provided unmarked vehicles by the State of Connecticut, generally kept at local state police barracks. State marshals are empowered to arrest individuals statewide under the authority of a capias or capias mittimus warrant. Such warrants are civil arrest warrants issued by

440-428: Is formed when residents of the proposed district petition to create the district and successfully vote at public meeting or referendum to create the district; it cannot be unilaterally dissolved by the parent town. A special service district may also provide the same types of services, but is instead created by ordinance from the parent town. It is provided with revenue either from the municipality's general budget, or by

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480-566: Is often done during regular business hours, however marshals are not prohibited from serving documents very early in the morning or late evening hours, on weekends and holidays, or at individual's workplaces, or in other public or private spaces. State marshals in the performance of execution or service of process functions, have the right of entry on private property and are not subject to trespassing and are not liable for property damage or injury. Connecticut state marshals can carry firearms, pepper spray, handcuffs, and batons while on duty. Training

520-446: Is the case in most of New England, their authority has been very broadly construed, and there is a long-standing tradition of local autonomy. Towns traditionally had the town meeting form of government, which is still used by some of the 169 towns. Under Connecticut's Home Rule Act, any town is permitted to adopt its own local charter and choose its own structure of government. The three basic structures of municipal government used in

560-538: The 1600s. In 2000, following several corruption scandals involving sheriffs, Article IV, Section 25 of the 1965 Constitution of the State of Connecticut (which specified the election of county sheriffs), was repealed. The sheriffs were replaced with the state marshal system and judicial marshals . Sheriffs in Connecticut had several powers and duties under Connecticut statutes: deputy sheriffs received and executed process , and special deputy sheriffs handled transportation of prisoners and courthouse security. In 2000,

600-456: The Census Bureau as incorporated places regardless of the settlement pattern. In addition to cities, Connecticut also has a type of dependent municipality known as a borough. Boroughs are usually the populated center of a town that decided to incorporate in order to have more responsive local government. When a borough is formed, it is still part of and dependent on its town. There are currently nine incorporated boroughs in Connecticut. One borough

640-477: The General Assembly created the state marshal system with Public Act 00-99 to replace the sheriff's offices. With the abolition of sheriffs, the special deputy sheriffs and their direct judicial functions were absorbed into the judicial branch and became judicial marshals, and the deputy sheriffs became state marshals. The state marshal system consists of an eight-member State Marshal Commission, appointed for

680-410: The General Assembly transitioned powers from the county commissions to either the state government or to individual towns. By the time county governments were abolished by Public Act 152 in 1960, the only remaining responsibility of the county commissions was to oversee and maintain the county jails; those functions were transitioned to the state Department of Corrections or local police departments after

720-464: The General Assembly. Each county had a 3-member County Commission, whose members were appointed by the General Assembly; plus a Sheriff who was elected by the voters in each county. Initially, county governments had authority over: County governments had no direct taxing authority; their funding was provided indirectly through set-asides from state and local taxes. During the first half of the 20th century, county governments were gradually phased out as

760-528: The Great Falls northwest of the village. The district is bounded on the south by the east-west portion of Railroad Street, on the east by the rear property lines of houses fronting Beebe Hill Road, on the north by the rear property lines of houses fronting Brewster Road, and on the west by the Housatonic Railroad tracks (with a bulge in the northwest to include the unused 1851 canal between Water Street and

800-1006: The House of Representatives, and the majority and minority leaders of the state Senate . The state marshal system is a function of the executive branch of state government, although a current list of state marshals is also publicized by the Judicial branch on its website. Connecticut state marshals have a broad range of statutory authority, and perform a number of functions for courts and other state and federal agencies. Duties and services include, but are not limited to, serving court documents (including summons and complaint, restraining orders, subpoenas, and contempt citations), transferring minors in emergency ex parte custody matters, enforcing judgments (including bank executions, wage garnishments, and seizure of property), evictions, serving tax warrants, and arresting individuals on bench warrants and capias mittimus warrants. Connecticut state marshals are not employed by

840-736: The State Marshal Commission. The appointed members of State Marshal Commission include a chairperson appointed by the Governor of Connecticut , a judge of the superior court appointed by the Chief Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court , and members each appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives , the president pro tempore of the Senate , the majority and minority leaders of

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880-649: The State of Connecticut . Their primary duty is to serve and execute civil process directed to them from courts or various state and federal agencies. There are approximately 180 state marshals serving in Connecticut, appointed to specific counties within the state. Connecticut state marshal operations are overseen by the State Marshal Commission, an executive branch commission within the Department of Administrative Services, located in Hartford, Connecticut. Prior to state marshals, Connecticut had sheriff's offices dating back to

920-625: The State of Connecticut recognized COGs as county equivalents , allowing them to apply for funding and grants made available to county governments in other states. In 2019 the state recommended to the United States Census Bureau that the nine Councils of Governments replace counties for statistical purposes. This proposal was approved by the Census Bureau in 2022, and will be fully implemented by 2024. Unlike most other states outside of New England, where incorporated cities and towns are usually separated by unincorporated territory under

960-428: The State of Connecticut, state marshals do not generally wear a standard uniform. State marshals often perform their duties in plain clothes and unmarked cars. They are issued numbered badges and a photo ID card from the State of Connecticut. State marshals are required to carry identification while in the performance of their duties and display it upon request. State marshals usually serve civil process by either leaving

1000-506: The State of Connecticut. They are compensated on a fee-for-service basis for each process served and are required to run their operations as independent contractors. This arrangement for the compensation of process fees is a legacy from the deputy sheriffs, and has a long history in the legal system in Connecticut dating back through the 17th century. State marshal fees are set by Connecticut General Statutes. Self-represented parties who are financially indigent can petition Connecticut courts for

1040-565: The census-designated place is the Canaan– Salisbury town line following the Housatonic River , it extends north of the village as far as Page Road, and south to a power line corridor that crosses Beebe Hill. To the east, the CDP extends out Connecticut Route 126 as far as Johnson Road. U.S. Route 7 passes through the village, leading north 6 miles (10 km) to Canaan Village and south

1080-436: The county commissions were disbanded. In the 1980s the legislature established fifteen regional councils, which cluster towns with similar demographics into an administrative planning region, instead of adhering to the old county structure. In 2014 the number of planning regions was reduced from the original fifteen to nine, as a result of four voluntary consolidations and the elimination of two planning regions. As of 2015,

1120-405: The court ordering an officer to take an individual into custody for violating a court order or for failing to appear in court after receiving a summons to appear, a subpoena, or a citation. Most commonly, capias warrants are issued by family support magistrates in the context of a child support matter where the individual who owes back child support has failed to appear for a hearing. In these matters

1160-416: The document with the recipient or where the recipient normally resides ("in-hand" vs. "abode"). Generally, State marshals make abode service by leaving the process in the door jamb or between a storm door and a main door, although state marshals frequently serve papers by sliding papers into residences through the door jamb, and also by rubber banding or taping the papers to residence doors. Service of process

1200-574: The judicial system (Superior Court, Juvenile Court, Support Enforcement, Office of Victim Advocate, etc.); other agencies/quasi agencies of the State of Connecticut (Attorney General’s Office, Office of Consumer Protection, Department of Children and Families, Statewide Grievance Committee); municipalities (cities and towns), attorneys, and members of the general public intending to represent themselves in court. Connecticut state marshals also serve documents from other states as well as federal courts and agencies. Unlike other law enforcement officers throughout

1240-436: The jurisdiction of a county, incorporated cities and towns encompass all of the territory within the state of Connecticut with no portion of the state being unincorporated. The 169 towns of Connecticut are the principal units of local government in the state and have full municipal powers including: Towns are officially creatures of the state, and their powers are set forth by statute and the state constitution. In practice, as

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1280-407: The middle of the 19th century as a result of the area being selected as a station stop for the Housatonic Railroad in the early 1830s. Newer buildings around the junction of U.S. Route 7 and Connecticut Route 126 are excluded. The historic district includes examples of Greek Revival, Italianate, and Queen Anne architecture. It includes 71 buildings and the canal built to harness water power from

1320-436: The other 149 towns are classified only as minor civil divisions. Some of the larger, urban towns are also classified in their entirety as census-designated places . All cities in Connecticut are dependent municipalities, meaning they are located within and subordinate to a town. However, except for one, all currently existing cities in Connecticut are consolidated with their parent town. Towns in Connecticut are allowed to adopt

1360-484: The postal delivery area or CDP associated with the name often is considerably larger than the associated village or section. Some examples of villages, neighborhoods, and sections that have given their names to post offices or CDPs are Falls Village , Mystic , Niantic , Quaker Hill , South Kent , Stafford Springs , and Whitneyville . Unlike a dependent city or borough, special tax districts are not general purpose governments, but instead provide additional services to

1400-656: The railroad tracks). Contributing properties in the historic district include the D. M. Hunt Library , built in 1891, and St. Patrick's Church. [REDACTED] Media related to Falls Village, Connecticut at Wikimedia Commons Local government in Connecticut#Village, neighborhood, section of town Connecticut is divided geographically into eight counties , but these counties do not have any associated government structure. The Connecticut General Assembly abolished all county governments on October 1, 1960. The counties continued to have sheriffs until 2000, when

1440-647: The regulations that public agencies are subject to. Such agencies are organized under CGS § 1-120(1). Examples include the Capital Region Development Authority , which provides loans and grants to support private development in and around Hartford, CT or the Connecticut Lottery Corporation , which oversees lottery gaming in the state. List of Connecticut quasi-public agencies: Connecticut State Marshal Connecticut state marshals are sworn law enforcement officers in

1480-748: The same distance to West Cornwall . Route 126 leads east from Falls Village 2 miles (3 km) to Connecticut Route 63 and north 4 miles (6 km) to U.S. Route 44 in North Canaan . According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the Falls Village CDP has an area of 1.6 square miles (4.1 km), all land. In 1979, the Falls Village District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as an historic district . The district represents about 70 acres (280,000 m) that were built in

1520-641: The sheriffs' offices were abolished and replaced with state marshals through a ballot measure attached to the 2000 presidential election . Today, counties serve as little more than boundaries for the state's judicial and state marshal system. Connecticut's court jurisdictions still adhere to the old county boundaries, with the exception of Fairfield, Hartford, and New Haven counties, which have been further subdivided into multiple court jurisdictions due to their relatively large populations. From 1666 to 1960, "weak" county governments existed in Connecticut, where each county commission had limited powers delegated to it by

1560-464: The state, with variations from place to place, are the selectman –town meeting, mayor – council , and manager –council. Nineteen towns are also incorporated as cities; one town ( Naugatuck ) is also incorporated as a borough. A town may consolidate with a city or borough that is coextensive with it. The 20 consolidated borough-towns and city-towns are classified by the Census Bureau as both minor civil divisions and incorporated places , while

1600-431: The town with Canaan Village in the town of North Canaan, Connecticut , just to the north. Falls Village derives its name from a waterfall, known as Great Falls , on the Housatonic River within the village. The Falls Village post office is assigned ZIP code 06031, which encompasses the entire town of Canaan. Falls Village is on the western side of the town of Canaan in northwestern Connecticut. The western edge of

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