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CT Gen Stat § 51-279b (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 886 - Division of Criminal Justice|Section 51-279b - Racketeering unit. Bond forfeiture unit. Standards for compromise and settlement of forfeited bonds.

 (a) The Chief State's Attorney shall establish a racketeering and continuing criminal activities unit within the Division of Criminal Justice. Such unit shall be available for the investigation and prosecution of criminal matters including, but not limited to, the illegal purchase and sale of controlled substances, criminal activity by gangs, fraud, corruption, illegal gambling and the recruitment of persons to carry out such illegal activities.(b) The Chief State's Attorney shall establish a bond forfeiture unit within the Division of Criminal Justice. Such unit shall be responsible for the collection, in the name of the state, and by suit when necessary, of all forfeited bonds payable to the state. Such unit may compromise and settle forfeited bonds for less than the amount thereof without regard to the expiration of any stay of forfeiture.(c) The Chief State's Attorney shall develop uniform standards for the compromise and settlement of forfeited bonds. Such standards shall be applied on a state-wide basis.(P.A. 94-164, S. 1–3, 8; P.A. 96-169, S. 18; July 21 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1, S. 1, 8.)History: P.A. 96-169 amended Subsec. (d) to add the investigation and prosecution of vendor fraud in programs operated by the Department of Social Services as a purpose of the allocation of forfeited bonds (Revisor's note: The word “for” was added editorially by the Revisors before new language to conform added material to existing language); July 21 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1 deleted former Subsecs. (d) and (e) re allocation of funds collected as forfeited bonds, effective July 23, 1997, and applicable to fiscal year commencing July 1, 1997.
CT Gen Stat § 51-279c (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 886 - Division of Criminal Justice|Section 51-279c - Training program for prosecuting attorneys.

 The Chief State's Attorney shall establish a formal training program for all newly-appointed prosecuting attorneys consisting of not less than five days and an ongoing training program for all prosecuting attorneys consisting of not less than two days each year. Such training programs shall commence January 1, 1998.(P.A. 97-257, S. 11, 13; P.A. 02-89, S. 82.)History: P.A. 97-257 effective July 1, 1997; P.A. 02-89 deleted as obsolete Subsec. (b) requiring the Chief State's Attorney to provide a copy of his plan for such training programs to the judiciary committee of the General Assembly not later than November 1, 1997.
CT Gen Stat § 51-279d (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 886 - Division of Criminal Justice|Section 51-279d - Hate Crimes Advisory Committee.

 Section 51-279d is repealed, effective October 1, 2017.(P.A. 00-72, S. 7, 12; P.A. 17-111, S. 9.)
CT Gen Stat § 51-279e (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 886 - Division of Criminal Justice|Section 51-279e - Report on monetary recoveries achieved as a result of fraud investigations of medical assistance programs administered by the Department of Social Services.

 Section 51-279e is repealed, effective July 1, 2017.(June 12 Sp. Sess. P.A. 12-1, S. 21; P.A. 17-87, S. 9.)
CT Gen Stat § 51-279f (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 886 - Division of Criminal Justice|Section 51-279f - State-Wide Hate Crimes Advisory Council.

 (a) There shall be a State-Wide Hate Crimes Advisory Council within the Office of the Chief State's Attorney, for administrative purposes only. Members of the council shall include (1) the following, or their designees: The Chief State's Attorney; the Chief Public Defender; the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection; the president of the Connecticut Bar Association; the president of the George W. Crawford Black Bar Association; the president of the South Asian Bar Association of Connecticut; the president of the Connecticut Asian Pacific American Bar Association; the president of the Connecticut Hispanic Bar Association; and the president of the Connecticut Police Chiefs Association; and (2) no more than thirty appointed by the Governor who are representatives of organizations committed to decreasing hate crimes, improving diversity awareness or representing the interests of groups within the state protected by sections 53a-181j to 53a-181l, inclusive.(b) The Governor shall appoint two chairpersons of such council from among the members of the council.(c) The council shall meet at least semiannually to encourage and coordinate programs to increase community awareness and reporting of hate crimes and to combat such crimes and make recommendations for any legislation concerning such crimes, including, but not limited to, recommendations concerning restitution for victims of such crimes, community service designed to remedy damage caused by any such crime or that is related to the commission of any such crime and additional alternative sentencing programs for first time offenders and juvenile offenders.(d) Not later than October 1, 2018, and annually thereafter, the council shall report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, its recommendations to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to the judiciary and public safety.(P.A. 17-111, S. 8.)
CT Gen Stat § 51-280 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 886 - Division of Criminal Justice|Section 51-280 - Performance rating of state's attorneys.

 The Chief State's Attorney and each state's attorney shall prepare a merit and performance rating for each state's attorney, assistant state's attorney and deputy assistant state's attorney and shall submit the merit and performance rating for each state's attorney to the Criminal Justice Commission for its consideration at the time for reappointing such attorneys to any new term or terms.(P.A. 73-122, S. 22, 27; P.A. 76-436, S. 569, 681; P.A. 84-406, S. 8, 13.)History: P.A. 76-436 deleted reference to prosecuting attorneys and assistant prosecuting attorneys and added reference to deputy assistant state's attorneys, effective July 1, 1978; P.A. 84-406 added provision that each state's attorney shall prepare a merit and performance rating and such rating shall be submitted to the criminal justice commission, effective November 28, 1984, upon certification by secretary of state of vote on constitutional amendment re state's attorneys.Cited. 217 C. 193.
CT Gen Stat § 51-281 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 886 - Division of Criminal Justice|Section 51-281 - Jurisdiction of prosecutorial officials.

 The Chief State's Attorney and each deputy chief state's attorney, state's attorney, assistant state's attorney and deputy assistant state's attorney, including the deputy chief state's attorney acting as the Inspector General and any state's attorney, assistant state's attorney or deputy assistant state's attorney operating under the direction of the Office of the Inspector General established under section 51-277e, shall be qualified to act in any judicial district in the state and in connection with any matter regardless of the judicial district where the offense took place, and may be assigned to act in any judicial district at any time on designation by the Chief State's Attorney or the Inspector General, as applicable.(P.A. 73-122, S. 23, 27; P.A. 76-436, S. 570, 681; P.A. 78-280, S. 1, 127; P.A. 84-406, S. 11, 13; P.A. 89-345, S. 5; July Sp. Sess. P.A. 20-1, S. 35.)History: P.A. 76-436 included deputy assistant state's attorneys in purview of section and added references to judicial districts, effective July 1, 1978; P.A. 78-280 deleted references to counties; P.A. 84-406 added “deputy chief state's attorney”, effective November 28, 1984, upon certification by secretary of state of vote on constitutional amendment re state's attorneys; P.A. 89-345 added chief state's attorney as qualified to act in any judicial district in connection with any matter; July Sp. Sess. P.A. 20-1 added language re the Inspector General and attorneys operating under the direction of the Office of the Inspector General.
CT Gen Stat § 51-285 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 886 - Division of Criminal Justice|Section 51-285 - Special prosecutors, special inspectors and special federal prosecutors.

 (a) The Chief State's Attorney may appoint special assistant state's attorneys, special deputy assistant state's attorneys and special inspectors on a contractual basis for a temporary period of time.(b) Upon the request of the Attorney General, the Chief State's Attorney may designate any attorney requested by the Attorney General as a special assistant state's attorney to prosecute any criminal offense, except violations of titles 9, 14, 18, 29, 46a, 53 and 53a, chapters 420b and 420c of title 21a and sections 17b-97 and 17b-99. If such designation of any attorney is denied, the Chief State's Attorney shall state the reasons for such denial in writing.(c) The Chief State's Attorney may designate any assistant state's attorney from the office of the Chief State's Attorney or any other assistant state's attorney on request of the appropriate state's attorney for appointment as a special assistant United States attorney to assist in the investigation and prosecution of specific criminal matters in federal court.(P.A. 73-122, S. 9, 27; P.A. 76-436, S. 573, 681; P.A. 82-248, S. 139; P.A. 84-406, S. 9, 13; P.A. 00-3; Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-7, S. 129.)History: P.A. 76-436 substituted special deputy assistant state's attorneys for special assistant prosecuting attorneys, effective July 1, 1978; P.A. 82-248 made minor grammatical correction; P.A. 84-406 changed “appropriate judges” to “chief state's attorney” and added provisions re designation of attorney requested by attorney general as a special state's attorney and designation of assistant state's attorney as special assistant United States attorney, effective November 28, 1984, upon certification by secretary of state of vote on constitutional amendment re state's attorneys; P.A. 00-3 amended Subsec. (a) to authorize the appointment of special juvenile prosecutors and special inspectors and amended Subsec. (c) to make a technical change for purposes of gender neutrality; Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-7 amended Subsec. (a) to delete reference to special juvenile prosecutors, effective October 5, 2009.
CT Gen Stat § 51-285a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 886 - Division of Criminal Justice|Section 51-285a - Prosecutorial officials handling juvenile matters.

 (a) Within available appropriations, juvenile prosecutors employed by the Division of Criminal Justice on October 5, 2009, shall be deemed to have been appointed by the Criminal Justice Commission in accordance with section 51-278 and shall have and exercise all the powers and perform all the duties of an assistant state's attorney and have the same jurisdiction as an assistant state's attorney as provided in section 51-281.(b) Within available appropriations, on and after October 5, 2009, any prosecutorial official assigned to handle juvenile matters in the criminal session of the Superior Court shall have been appointed by the Criminal Justice Commission in accordance with section 51-278.(Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-7, S. 121.)History: Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-7 effective October 5, 2009.
CT Gen Stat § 51-286a. (Formerly Sec. 51-164a) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 886 - Division of Criminal Justice|Section 51-286a. (Formerly Sec. 51-164a) - Duties and powers of prosecutorial officials.

 (a) Each state's attorney, assistant state's attorney and deputy assistant state's attorney shall diligently inquire after and make appropriate presentment and complaint to the Superior Court of all crimes and other criminal matters within the jurisdiction of the court or in which the court may proceed, whether committed before or after his appointment to office.(b) Any such state's attorney may issue subpoenas for witnesses to be sworn before the court in criminal cases.(1959, P.A. 28, S. 11; P.A. 74-183, S. 61, 291; P.A. 76-236; 76-436, S. 566, 581; P.A. 79-393; P.A. 82-248, S. 141; P.A. 83-279, S. 2, 4; P.A. 94-135, S. 2; 94-164, S. 4, 8; P.A. 05-248, S. 1.)History: P.A. 74-183 replaced circuit court with court of common pleas reflecting transfer of circuit court functions to common pleas court, effective December 31, 1974; Sec. 51-256 transferred to Sec. 51-164a in 1975; P.A. 76-236 added proviso re compromise of forfeited bond; P.A. 76-436 replaced the various categories of prosecuting attorneys with categories of state's attorneys and court of common pleas with superior court, reflecting transfer of jurisdiction from common pleas court to superior court, effective July 1, 1978; Sec. 51-164a transferred to Sec. 51-286a in the 1977 Court Reorganization Supplement; P.A. 79-393 deleted requirement that court consent to state's attorney's compromise and settlement of bonds and specified that such compromise and settlement may be made “without regard to the expiration of any stay of forfeiture”; P.A. 82-248 rephrased the section and inserted Subsec. indicators; P.A. 83-279 amended Subsec. (b) by deleting a provision concerning the filing of a statement by a party seeking the compromise of a forfeited bond, added a new Subsec. (c) re the collection and compromising of certain fees and costs and redesignated former Subsec. (c) as Subsec. (d); P.A. 94-135 amended Subsec. (c) to authorize collection of surcharge imposed under Sec. 13b-70; P.A. 94-164 deleted former Subsec. (b) directing state's attorneys to collect forfeited bonds payable to the state and authorizing state's attorneys to compromise and settle forfeited bonds for less than the amount thereof and relettered remaining Subsecs., effective July 1, 1994; P.A. 05-248 deleted former Subsec. (b) that had required the collection and authorized the compromise and settlement of any fees imposed under Sec. 51-56a, any costs imposed under Sec. 54-143 or 54-143a and any surcharge imposed under Sec. 13b-70 and redesignated existing Subsec. (c) as Subsec. (b), effective July 1, 2005.Cited. 197 C. 507; 204 C. 156.
CT Gen Stat § 51-286b (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 886 - Division of Criminal Justice|Section 51-286b - Duties re housing matters.

 The assistant state's attorney or deputy assistant state's attorney assigned to handle housing matters may initiate prosecutions for violations of any state or municipal housing or health law, code or ordinance either upon the affidavit of an individual complainant or upon complaint from a state or municipal agency responsible for the enforcement of any law, code or ordinance concerning housing matters.(P.A. 80-448, S. 7, 8; P.A. 83-295, S. 8.)History: P.A. 83-295 applied provisions to assistant state's attorneys.
CT Gen Stat § 51-286c. (Formerly Sec. 54-76) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 886 - Division of Criminal Justice|Section 51-286c. (Formerly Sec. 54-76) - Employment of detectives for special investigation.

 The state's attorney for any judicial district may employ one or more detectives to investigate for the purpose of discovering the perpetrators of any crime committed within this state, whenever the penalty for such crime is capital punishment, life imprisonment without the possibility of release or life imprisonment. The expenses incurred in the employment of such detectives shall be paid from the State Treasury on an order from the state's attorney employing them.(1949 Rev., S. 8784; P.A. 73-116, S. 6, 34; 73-667, S. 1, 2; P.A. 82-248, S. 142; 82-472, S. 138, 183; P.A. 12-5, S. 15.)History: P.A. 73-116 added reference to judicial districts and substituted “Connecticut Correctional Institution, Somers” for “State Prison”; P.A. 73-667 changed effective date of P.A. 73-116 from October 1, 1973, to April 25, 1973; Sec. 54-76 transferred to Sec. 51-286c in 1981; P.A. 82-248 and 82-472 deleted “county or” before “judicial district”; P.A. 12-5 replaced provision re imprisonment in Connecticut Correctional Institution, Somers with provision re life imprisonment without possibility of release or life imprisonment, effective April 25, 2012.
CT Gen Stat § 51-286d (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 886 - Division of Criminal Justice|Section 51-286d - Notification to families of certain victims of court proceedings.

 In any case in which a person has committed an offense, including any motor vehicle violation, which results in the death of another person, the state's attorney shall identify and notify a member of the immediate family of the victim or the next of kin of the victim, if any, of the arraignment of the person accused of the offense or violation. Such state's attorney shall provide information on the date, time and place of the arraignment and shall furnish the designated family member or next of kin with the name and telephone number of a person to contact for additional information or for information on the status of the case.(P.A. 83-170.)
CT Gen Stat § 51-286e (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 886 - Division of Criminal Justice|Section 51-286e - Notification of victims re judicial proceedings.

 (a) For the purposes of this section, “victim” includes the legal representative of the victim or a member of the deceased victim's immediate family.(b) The state's attorney for a judicial district wherein an offense has been committed shall notify any victim of the offense, if such victim has requested notification and provided the state's attorney with a current address, of any judicial proceedings relating to the victim's case including (1) the arrest of the defendant, (2) the arraignment of the defendant, (3) the release of the defendant pending judicial proceedings, and (4) proceedings in the prosecution of the defendant, including the dismissal of the charges against the defendant, the entry of a nolle prosequi to the charges against the defendant, the entry of a plea of guilty by the defendant, and the trial and sentencing of the defendant.(P.A. 85-566, S. 1; P.A. 12-114, S. 16.)History: P.A. 12-114 amended Subsec. (b)(4) to require notice to victim of dismissal of charges or entry of a nolle prosequi of charges against defendant, and make technical changes.See Sec. 54-91c re notification of victim wishing to make or submit statement prior to sentencing or acceptance of plea agreement.See Sec. 54-91e re notification of victim through automated system prior to acceptance of plea agreement.Description of information that is available to victim of crime committed by adult. 45 CS 315.
CT Gen Stat § 51-286f (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 886 - Division of Criminal Justice|Section 51-286f - Transcript of certain sentencing hearings to be requested by prosecuting official and provided to Board of Pardons and Paroles.

 The prosecuting official in a criminal proceeding shall request on the record that a transcript be prepared of any sentencing hearing at which a defendant is sentenced to a definite, nonsuspended sentence of more than two years imprisonment. The Chief Court Administrator shall provide, in a format prescribed by the Chief Court Administrator, any such transcript to the Board of Pardons and Paroles.(P.A. 97-257, S. 9, 13; P.A. 04-234, S. 2; Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-7, S. 135.)History: P.A. 97-257 effective July 1, 1997; P.A. 04-234 replaced Board of Parole with Board of Pardons and Paroles, effective July 1, 2004; Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-7 required that request for a transcript be “on the record” and replaced requirement that prosecuting official cause a copy of the transcript to be delivered to Board of Pardons and Paroles with requirement that Chief Court Administrator provide, in a format prescribed by said administrator, any such transcript to said board, effective October 5, 2009.
CT Gen Stat § 51-286g. (Formerly Sec. 54-227a) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 886 - Division of Criminal Justice|Section 51-286g. (Formerly Sec. 54-227a) - Transcript of criminal proceeding to be provided to victim upon request.

 Whenever a transcript of a criminal proceeding is prepared, the prosecuting official shall provide a copy of such transcript to any victim of the crime without charge upon request of such victim.(P.A. 97-257, S. 10, 13.)History: P.A. 97-257 effective July 1, 1997; Sec. 54-227a transferred to Sec. 51-286g in 2003.
CT Gen Stat § 51-286h (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 51 - Courts|Chapter 886 - Division of Criminal Justice|Section 51-286h - Reports re human trafficking.

 (a) Not later than October 1, 2017, and annually thereafter, the Office of the Chief State's Attorney and each municipal chief of police shall report to the Trafficking in Persons Council, established pursuant to section 46a-170, on: (1) All participation in federal, state-wide or regional anti-human trafficking efforts, (2) the number of referrals received relating to allegations of human trafficking, (3) the criteria used when deciding whether to investigate allegations of human trafficking or initiate criminal proceedings related to human trafficking, (4) the coordination of efforts between the Office of the Chief State's Attorney and municipal police departments concerning human trafficking cases, (5) the nature of annual training provided by each state's attorney and municipal police department concerning human trafficking, (6) any obstacles to investigating human trafficking, (7) the number of investigations involving missing children, (8) the number of referrals received from the Department of Children and Families relating to human trafficking, and (9) the number of human trafficking cases referred for prosecution.(b) In addition, the Office of the Chief State's Attorney shall include with such report (1) the number of human trafficking cases that resulted in convictions, and (2) the final disposition of all human trafficking cases, including those cases that were appealed. Data and information provided pursuant to this section shall be for the twelve-month period preceding the date of the report.(P.A. 16-71, S. 2; P.A. 17-129, S. 1.)History: P.A. 16-71 effective June 1, 2016; P.A. 17-129 amended Subsec. (a) to replace “2016” with “2017”, replace “each state's attorney” with “the Office of the Chief State's Attorney”, delete reference to Sec. 11-4a, replace reference to judiciary and children committees with reference to Trafficking in Persons Council, and replace “referrals made” with “referrals received” in Subdiv. (2), and made technical and conforming changes.