Rule 82-8. Certification of Questions to Other Courts

The Supreme Court, on its own motion or motion of a party, may certify a question of law to the highest court of another state, as defined in General Statutes § 51-199b, or to the highest court of a tribe of Native Americans recognized by federal law if the pending cause involves a question to be decided under the law of the other jurisdiction; the answer to the question may be determinative of an issue in the pending cause; and the question is one for which no answer is provided by a controlling appellate decision, constitutional provision, or statute of the other jurisdiction. The procedures for certification from the Supreme Court to the receiving court shall be those provided in the statutes or rules of the receiving court. CHAPTER 83 CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO GENERAL STATUTES § 52-265a IN CASES OF SUBSTANTIAL PUBLIC INTEREST