Source: https://www.cga.ct.gov/2012/ba/2012HB-05365-R010642-BA.htm
Timestamp: 2017-02-27 06:49:20
Document Index: 678384057

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 27', '§ 35', '§ 46', '§ 47', '§ 4', '§ 5', '§ 6', '§ 7', '§ 8', '§ 11', '§ 12', '§ 15', '§ 16', '§ 18', '§ 14', '§ 22', '§ 23', '§ 24', '§ 25', '§ 25', '§ 26', '§ 29', '§ 31', '§ 33', '§ 34', '§ 35', '§ 25', '§ 44', '§ 45']

sHB 5365 (as amended by House "A")*
requires the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to give the jury administrator the latest updated file of people holding identity cards to use when compiling the master list for summoning jurors;
requires a defendant to make a motion for a nolle 13 months after a prosecutor continues a case and there is no prosecution or disposition in order to have the records erased, instead of having them automatically qualify for erasure;
100 deductible on the total amount of victim compensation determined for an injury (§§ 27-28);
allows Court Support Services Division (CSSD) personnel to use videoconferencing to interview defendants at police stations, when determining appropriate bail and conditions of release (§ 35);
requires the court to determine that a matter is not frivolous before it waives a court fee or the state pays service of process costs for an indigent party;
requires service only once on the Attorney General's Office for all defendants sued in their official capacity in an inmate's lawsuit against a state entity, employee, or official;
extends, from June 30, 2012 to June 30, 2013, the termination date for the Sexual Assault Forensic Examiners Advisory Committee, which advises OVS on a program to train sexual assault forensic examiners and make them available to sexual assault victims at participating hospitals (§ 46);
repeals judges' authority to appoint messengers and assistant messengers and set their compensation and assignments (§ 47);
*House Amendment “A” (1) deletes provisions of the original file that would have required DMV to suspend the license and registration of someone who does not pay certain fees and allowed use of Supreme Court senior judges and Appellate and Superior Court judges and senior judges on Supreme Court panels when the business of the court required it;
(2) adds provisions on OVS training of IAR specialists, service of process for suits by inmates, indigents and frivolous suits, and the Sexual Assault Forensic Examiners Advisory Committee;
and (3) makes technical changes.
except the provisions (1) on judge trial referee evaluations, Supreme Court certification and panels, and civil unions from other jurisdictions, which are effective July 1, 2012 and (2) extending the Sexual Assault Forensic Examiners Advisory Committee's termination date, which is effective upon passage.
§ 4 — SUMMARY PROCESS-NONRESIDENTIAL TENANT'S POSSESSIONS
§ 5 — SUMMARY PROCESS AGAINST A SINGLE NONRESIDENTIAL OCCUPANT DUE TO DRUG ACTIVITIES
§ 6 — COMMUNICATIONS FROM COURTS
§ 7 — INDEMNIFICATION OF CERTAIN ATTORNEYS
The law immunizes from damages in civil suits attorneys appointed by the court under to court rules to (1) inventory the files of an inactive, suspended, disbarred, or resigned attorney and (2) take necessary action to protect the clients' interests.
§ 8 — AGREED FINES FOR INFRACTIONS AND VIOLATIONS By law, people alleged to have committed infractions and certain violations can pay a fine by mail or choose to plead not guilty.
§ 11 — SUPREME COURT CERTIFICATION FOR REVIEW
§§ 12-14 — SUPREME COURT PANELS
Currently, Supreme Court senior judges, Superior Court judges, and Appellate Court judges and senior judges can sit on a Supreme Court panel if the court's members cannot constitute a panel due to diability or disqualification.
The bill expands the use of Supreme Court senior judges by (1) allowing them to be part of a panel when at least one justice is disabled, disqualified, or unavailable and (2) requiring their addition to a panel before any of the other judges.
Under the bill, Superior Court judges and Appellate Court judges and senior judges can be added to a panel if Supreme Court justices and senior judges are disabled, disqualified, or unavailable.
§ 15 — LIST OF PEOPLE HOLDING IDENTITY CARDS USED FOR JUROR LISTS
§ 16 — ALTERNATE JURORS IN CIVIL TRIALS
§§ 18-21 — MOTOR VEHICLE VIOLATIONS AS FELONIES
Under case law, a second conviction for driving under the influence (CGS § 14-227a), which carries a possible prison term of over one year, is a criminal offense and not a motor vehicle violation (McCoy v.
§ 22 — TERMINATION OF BAIL BONDS
§ 23 — ERASURE OF CERTAIN RECORDS
§ 24 — BAIL BONDS
§§ 25-30 — VICTIMS
Administering Compensation and Services (§ 25)
Victim Compensation for Alleged Sexual Assault or Risk of Injury Crimes (§ 26)
(3) operation of a motor vehicle by someone else convicted of driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol, 2nd degree assault with a motor vehicle while intoxicated, or 2nd degree manslaughter with a motor vehicle while intoxicated;
OVS Liens (§ 29)
This lien is for two-third of the amount paid for victim compensation or restitution services.
The bill also gives OVS a lien for the same amount of reimbursement on money an applicant recovers from other sources, including payments from state or municipal agencies, insurance benefits, or workers' compensation awards as a result of the incident or offense that gave rise to the application.
§§ 31-32 — CIVIL UNIONS FROM FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS
§ 33 — ACCESS TO PROBATION OFFICER PLANS
Judicial Branch employees who require access to the information in performing their duties,
state and federal employees and authorized agents involved in the design and delivery of treatment services to the person who is the subject of the plan,
state or community-based agency employees providing services directly to the person, and
§ 34 — ACCESS TO JUVENILE RECORDS
§§ 35-43 — IAR
The bill extends many of the duties, responsibilities, and protections given to bail commissioners to IAR specialists.
It also gives OVS authority to train IAR specialists on victims' rights and available services (§ 25).
§ 44—SERVICE OF PROCESS FOR INMATE SUITS AGAINST THE STATE
By law, a proper officer must serve process in a civil action against the state;
a state institution, board, commission, department, or administrative tribunal;
or an officer, servant, agent, or employee of one of them by (1) leaving a true and attested copy of the process, including the declaration or complaint, at the attorney general's office or (2) sending a true and attested copy of the process, including the summons and complaint, to the attorney general's office by certified mail, return receipt requested.
For a civil action brought by an inmate against one of these entities or individuals, the bill only requires the proper officer to leave or mail one copy for all defendants who are sued in their official capacity
By law, proper officers include state marshals, constables, and other officers authorized by statute.
§ 45—INDIGENTS AND FRIVOLOUS LAWSUITS
Current law requires the court to waive a court fee and the state to pay service of process costs for a party to a civil or criminal matter who is indigent and unable to pay.
The bill additionally requires the court to determine that the matter is not frivolous before the court must waive a fee or the state must pay for service of process.
The following are examples of motor vehicle violations that carry a prison term of more than one year: