(1949 Rev., S. 2039; 1971, P.A. 863, S. 4; 1972, P.A. 265, S. 2; P.A. 77-614, S. 139, 610; June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-3, S. 1, 8.)
History: 1971 act required probate court clerks to supply commissioner with certified copies of papers pertaining to decedent's estate upon written request; 1972 act required clerks to furnish monthly, without charge, certified copies of all wills admitted to probate, effective May 18, 1972, but retroactive to January 1, 1972, and applicable to estates of persons dying on or after that date (all estates of persons dying before January 1, 1972, are subject to succession tax laws applicable before that date and continued in force for that purpose); P.A. 77-614 substituted commissioner of revenue services for tax commissioner, effective January 1, 1979; June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-3 changed report requirement from monthly to when the return provided for in Sec. 12-359 for the estate to which the will pertains is forwarded, effective January 1, 1998.