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CT Gen Stat § 54-224 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 54 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 968 - Victim Services|Section 54-224 - Liability of state re failure to afford rights to victim.

 Except as provided in subsection (f) of section 46b-38b, the state or any agent, employee or officer thereof shall not be liable for (1) the failure to afford the victim of a crime any of the rights provided pursuant to any provision of the general statutes, or (2) the failure to provide the victim of a crime with any notice pursuant to any provision of the general statutes.(P.A. 86-401, S. 4, 7; P.A. 93-310, S. 20, 32; P.A. 18-5, S. 5.)History: P.A. 93-310 inserted “Except as provided in subsection (d) of section 46b-38b, the”, added Subdiv. indicators, designating as Subdiv. (2) new provision re failure to provide notice to victim, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 18-5 replaced reference to Sec. 46b-38b(d) with reference to Sec. 46b-38b(f), effective January 1, 2019.
CT Gen Stat § 54-225 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 54 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 968 - Victim Services|Section 54-225 - Voluntary program for lawyers for protection of persons injured in person or property by civil wrong.

 Section 54-225 is repealed, effective October 1, 2017.(P.A. 87-514, S. 2, 4; P.A. 17-99, S. 51.)
CT Gen Stat § 54-226 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 54 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 968 - Victim Services|Section 54-226 - Definitions.

 For the purposes of sections 54-226 to 54-231, inclusive, “furlough” means the temporary custodial transfer of an inmate from incarcerative custody to community custody for an authorized purpose under the supervision of a verified community sponsor, and “victim” means the victim, the legal representative of the victim or a member of the deceased victim's immediate family.(P.A. 91-389, S. 1, 12; P.A. 92-153, S. 8.)History: P.A. 91-389, S. 1 effective April 1, 1992; P.A. 92-153 added definition of “furlough”.
CT Gen Stat § 54-229 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 54 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 968 - Victim Services|Section 54-229 - Request by prosecuting authority for notification.

 Any state's attorney, assistant state's attorney or deputy assistant state's attorney who desires to be notified whenever an inmate makes an application to the Board of Pardons and Paroles, Department of Correction, sentencing court or judge or review division as provided in section 54-227 may complete and file a request for notification with the Office of Victim Services or the Victim Services Unit within the Department of Correction. Such request for notification shall be in such form and content as the Office of the Chief Court Administrator may prescribe.(P.A. 91-389, S. 4, 12; P.A. 93-310, S. 23, 32; P.A. 04-234, S. 2; P.A. 05-146, S. 1.)History: P.A. 91-389, S. 4 effective April 1, 1992; P.A. 93-310 deleted “commission on” and inserted “office of” and deleted “commission on victim services” and inserted “office of chief court administrator” effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 04-234 replaced Board of Pardons and Board of Parole with Board of Pardons and Paroles, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 05-146 authorized the filing of a request for notification with the Victim Services Unit within the Department of Correction.
CT Gen Stat § 54-230a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 54 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 968 - Victim Services|Section 54-230a - Notification of victims and other persons by Department of Correction when inmate or sexual offender seeks release or other relief.

 (a) Upon receipt of notice from an inmate pursuant to section 54-227, the Victim Services Unit within the Department of Correction shall notify by mail all persons who have requested to be notified pursuant to subsection (a) of section 54-228 and section 54-229 whenever such inmate makes application for release or sentence reduction or review. Such notice shall be in writing and notify each person of the nature of the release or sentence reduction or review being applied for, the address and telephone number of the board or agency to which the application by the inmate was made, and the date and place of the hearing or session, if any, scheduled on the application.(b) Upon receipt of notice from a person pursuant to subsection (b) of section 54-227, the Victim Services Unit within the Department of Correction shall notify by mail all persons who have requested to be notified pursuant to subsection (b) of section 54-228 whenever such person files an application with the court to be exempted from the registration requirements of section 54-251 pursuant to subsections (b) or (c) of said section or files a petition with the court pursuant to section 54-255 for an order restricting the dissemination of the registration information, or removing such restriction. Such notice shall be in writing and notify each person of the nature of the exemption or of the restriction or the removal of the restriction being applied for, the address and telephone number of the court to which the application or petition by the person was made, and the date and place of the hearing or session, if any, scheduled on the application or petition.(c) Upon compliance with the notification requirements of this section, the Victim Services Unit within the Department of Correction shall notify, on a form prescribed by the Office of the Chief Court Administrator, the board, agency or court to which the application or petition was made of such compliance.(P.A. 01-211, S. 6; P.A. 05-146, S. 4; P.A. 17-99, S. 37.)History: P.A. 05-146 specified that the required notice be given by the “Victim Services Unit” within the Department of Correction; P.A. 17-99 amended Subsecs. (a) and (b) by replacing “notify by certified mail” with “notify by mail”.
CT Gen Stat § 54-231 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 54 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 968 - Victim Services|Section 54-231 - Notification of Office of Victim Services by Department of Correction upon release of inmate. Access to criminal history record information.

 The Department of Correction shall notify the Office of Victim Services whenever the department schedules the release of an inmate from a correctional institution other than on a furlough. Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes to the contrary, the Department of Correction may make available to the Office of Victim Services direct access to any records in its custody, including computerized criminal history record information, for the purpose of assisting said office to perform its duties regarding victim notification.(P.A. 91-389, S. 6, 12; P.A. 92-153, S. 12; P.A. 93-310, S. 25, 32; P.A. 96-97, S. 6; P.A. 05-68, S. 1; Jan. Sp. Sess. P.A. 08-1, S. 30.)History: P.A. 91-389, S. 6 effective April 1, 1992; P.A. 92-153 specified that correction department need not notify commission of inmate's release on furlough; P.A. 93-310 changed “commission on victim services” to “office of victim services”, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 96-97 changed “releases” to “schedules the release of” and added provision permitting Department of Correction to allow Office of Victim Services direct access to records; P.A. 05-68 required notification when an inmate is scheduled to be released on a furlough that is granted for the purpose of reintegrating the inmate into the community and allows the inmate to serve the period immediately preceding the inmate's parole release or discharge date in the community; Jan. Sp. Sess. P.A. 08-1 deleted provision requiring notification whenever inmate is to be released on furlough granted for the purpose of reintegrating the inmate into the community and made a technical change, effective January 25, 2008.
CT Gen Stat § 54-232 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 54 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 968 - Victim Services|Section 54-232 - Disposition of requests for notification received prior to April 1, 1992.

 Section 54-232 is repealed, effective July 1, 1993.(P.A. 91-389, S. 11; P.A. 93-310, S. 31, 32.)
CT Gen Stat § 54-233 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 54 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 968 - Victim Services|Section 54-233 - Compensation of victim of tort occurring prior to July 1, 1993.

 Section 54-233 is repealed, effective October 1, 2017.(P.A. 93-310, S. 29, 32; P.A. 17-99, S. 51.)
CT Gen Stat § 54-234 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 54 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 968 - Victim Services|Section 54-234 - Development of response system for victims of offense of trafficking in persons. Contracts.

 (a) The Office of Victim Services within the Judicial Department shall, within available appropriations, contract with nongovernmental organizations to develop a coordinated response system to assist victims of the offense of trafficking in persons.(b) Such contracts shall be entered into for the following purposes, including, but not limited to:(1) Developing a uniform curriculum to address rights and services for such victims;(2) Developing information and materials on available resources and services for such victims;(3) Actively seeking out quality training and other educational opportunities regarding the identification and assistance of such victims that take into consideration such victims' cultural context and needs; and(4) Promoting and disseminating information on training and other educational opportunities concerning the assistance of such victims to emergency medical services, faith-based communities, sexual assault service providers, domestic violence service providers and state and local governmental agencies.(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-4, S. 29.)
CT Gen Stat § 54-235 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 54 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 968 - Victim Services|Section 54-235 - State-wide automated victim information and notification system.

 The Judicial Branch shall contract for the establishment and implementation of a state-wide automated victim information and notification system to provide automatic notice of relevant offender information and status reports to registered crime victims. Such system shall be used to provide victim notification by the Office of Victim Services within the Judicial Department, the Victim Services Unit within the Department of Correction, the Board of Pardons and Paroles and the Division of Criminal Justice. Such system shall be operational on July 1, 2009, or not later than thirty days after receipt of notice of the award of federal funds for the establishment and implementation of such system, whichever is earlier.(Jan. Sp. Sess. P.A. 08-1, S. 31.)History: Jan. Sp. Sess. P.A. 08-1 effective January 25, 2008.
CT Gen Stat § 54-240 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 54 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 968a - Address Confidentiality Program|Section 54-240 - Definitions.

 As used in this chapter:(1) “Address confidentiality program” or “program” means the program established pursuant to this chapter;(2) “Agency” has the same meaning as “public agency” or “agency”, as provided in section 1-200;(3) “Application assistant” means a person authorized by the Secretary of the State to assist applicants in the completion of applications for program participation;(4) “Authorized personnel” means an employee in the office of the Secretary of the State who has been designated by the Secretary of the State, or an employee of an agency who has been designated by the chief executive officer of such agency, to process and have access to records pertaining to a program participant, including, but not limited to, voter registration applications, voting records and marriage records;(5) “Certification card” means a card issued by the Secretary of the State pursuant to section 54-240d;(6) “Confidential address” means a program participant's address or addresses as listed on such participant's application for program participation that are not to be disclosed, including such participant's residential address in this state and work and school addresses in this state, if any;(7) “Family violence” has the same meaning as provided in section 46b-38a;(8) “Injury or risk of injury to a child” means any act or conduct that constitutes a violation of section 53-21;(9) “Law enforcement agency” means the office of the Attorney General, the office of the Chief State's Attorney, the Division of State Police within the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection or any municipal police department;(10) “Marriage records” means an application for a marriage license, an issued marriage license, a license certificate or other documents related thereto;(11) “Program address” means the post office box number and fictitious street address assigned to a program participant by the Secretary of the State;(12) “Program participant” or “participant” means any person certified by the Secretary of the State to participate in the address confidentiality program;(13) “Record” has the same meaning as “public records or files” as provided in section 1-200;(14) “Sexual assault” means any act that constitutes a violation of section 53a-70b of the general statutes, revision of 1958, revised to January 1, 2019, or section 53a-70, 53a-70a, 53a-71, 53a-72a, 53a-72b or 53a-73a; and(15) “Stalking” means any act that constitutes a violation of section 53a-181c, 53a-181d or 53a-181e.(P.A. 03-200, S. 1; P.A. 11-51, S. 134; P.A. 14-122, S. 197-199; P.A. 19-189, S. 39.)History: P.A. 03-200 effective January 1, 2004; pursuant to P.A. 11-51, “Department of Public Safety” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection” in Subdiv. (9), effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 14-122 made technical changes in Subdivs. (2), (7) and (13); P.A. 19-189 redefined “sexual assault” in Subdiv. (14).
CT Gen Stat § 54-240a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 54 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 968a - Address Confidentiality Program|Section 54-240a - Program purpose. Regulations.

 (a) There shall be an address confidentiality program established in the office of the Secretary of the State to provide a substitute mailing address for any person who has been a victim of family violence, injury or risk of injury to a child, sexual assault or stalking, and who wishes to keep such person's residential address confidential because of safety concerns.(b) The Secretary of the State shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to carry out the provisions of this chapter. Such regulations may include, but need not be limited to, provisions for applications for participation in the address confidentiality program, certification of program participants, certification cancellation, agency use of program addresses, forwarding of program participants' mail, voting by program participants and recording of vital statistics for program participants.(P.A. 03-200, S. 2.)History: P.A. 03-200 effective January 1, 2004.
CT Gen Stat § 54-240b (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 54 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 968a - Address Confidentiality Program|Section 54-240b - Application for program participation. Application assistants.

 (a) An adult person, a guardian or conservator of the person acting on behalf of an adult person, or a parent or guardian acting on behalf of a minor may apply to the Secretary of the State for participation in the address confidentiality program and to have the Secretary of the State designate a program address to serve as the address of the adult person or of the minor. Each application for program participation shall be completed with the assistance of an application assistant.(b) The Secretary of the State shall make available a list of entities that employ application assistants to assist applicants in applying for participation in the address confidentiality program, provided no entity shall be included on such list unless the entity has received sufficient funds from federal or state sources as reimbursement for the reasonable costs of implementing the provisions of this chapter.(P.A. 03-200, S. 3.)History: P.A. 03-200 effective January 1, 2004.
CT Gen Stat § 54-240c (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 54 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 968a - Address Confidentiality Program|Section 54-240c - Certification as program participant. Application requirements.

 The Secretary of the State shall certify an applicant or the person on whose behalf an application is made as a program participant if the application is filed in the manner and on the application form prescribed by the Secretary of the State and includes:(1) A statement made under penalty of false statement, as provided in section 53a-157b, that (A) the applicant or the person on whose behalf the application is made is a victim of family violence, injury or risk of injury to a minor, sexual assault or stalking, and (B) the applicant fears for the applicant's safety, for the safety of the applicant's children, for the safety of the person on whose behalf the application is made, or for the safety of the children of the person on whose behalf the application is made;(2) Documentation supporting the statement made pursuant to subdivision (1) of this section;(3) A designation of the Secretary of the State as the agent of the applicant or the person on whose behalf the application is made for service of process and for receipt of first class mail;(4) The residential address in this state, the work and school addresses in this state, if any, and the phone number or numbers, if available, that are to remain confidential, but which may be used by the Secretary of the State or authorized personnel to contact the applicant or the person on whose behalf the application is made; and(5) The application preparation date, the applicant's signature and the signature of the application assistant who assisted the applicant in completing the application.(P.A. 03-200, S. 4.)History: P.A. 03-200 effective January 1, 2004.
CT Gen Stat § 54-240d (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 54 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 968a - Address Confidentiality Program|Section 54-240d - Certification card.

 Upon certification of an applicant or a person on whose behalf an application is made as a program participant pursuant to section 54-240c, the Secretary of the State shall issue a certification card to such applicant or person, as appropriate. The certification card shall include the program participant's name and signature, a certification code, the program address and the certification expiration date. Such certification expiration date shall be four years from the date of issuance of the certification card.(P.A. 03-200, S. 5.)History: P.A. 03-200 effective January 1, 2004.
CT Gen Stat § 54-240e (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 54 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 968a - Address Confidentiality Program|Section 54-240e - Program address. Forwarding of mail.

 (a) The Secretary of the State shall maintain a post office box for the exclusive use of the program. The post office box number and a fictitious street address shall be the program address for program participants.(b) The Secretary of the State shall open the post office box each day, other than Saturdays, Sundays and state holidays, and retrieve the contents. All first class mail addressed to a program participant shall be placed, unopened, into envelopes addressed to the participant and deposited at a United States post office the same day for delivery by first class mail to the participant at the confidential address indicated on the application by the participant or by the person applying on behalf of the participant.(P.A. 03-200, S. 6.)History: P.A. 03-200 effective January 1, 2004.
CT Gen Stat § 54-240f (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 54 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 968a - Address Confidentiality Program|Section 54-240f - Confidentiality of marriage records.

 A program participant may request that the participant's marriage records be kept confidential by appearing in person with the participant's spouse or intended spouse before the authorized personnel for the office of the registrar of vital statistics in the municipality where the marriage was or is to be celebrated and presenting the participant's certification card to such personnel. Upon such request, such registrar shall keep the participant's marriage records confidential and shall not make available for inspection or copying the name and address of a program participant or of the participant's spouse or intended spouse contained in the participant's marriage records, except (1) if requested by a law enforcement agency, to the law enforcement agency, (2) if directed by a court order, to a person identified in such order, or (3) if notified by the Secretary of the State that the program participant's certification has been cancelled.(P.A. 03-200, S. 7.)History: P.A. 03-200 effective January 1, 2004.
CT Gen Stat § 54-240g (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 54 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 968a - Address Confidentiality Program|Section 54-240g - Listing on voter registry list.

 A program participant may request to be listed on a voter registry list without the participant's street and house number by presenting the participant's certification card to the authorized personnel for the office of the registrar of voters for the municipality in which the participant is eligible to vote, or has applied for such eligibility. Upon such request, the registrar of voters shall list the participant by name only in accordance with subsection (d) of section 9-35. Such registrar shall keep the participant's confidential address confidential and shall not make such address available for inspection or copying, except (1) if requested by a law enforcement agency, to the law enforcement agency, (2) if directed by a court order, to a person identified in such order, or (3) if notified by the Secretary of the State that the program participant's certification has been cancelled.(P.A. 03-200, S. 8.)History: P.A. 03-200 effective January 1, 2004.
CT Gen Stat § 54-240h (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 54 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 968a - Address Confidentiality Program|Section 54-240h - Agency use of program address.

 (a) A program participant may request that an agency use the program address as the participant's residential, work or school address for all purposes for which the agency requires or requests such residential, work or school address. A program participant shall present the participant's certification card to any agency official creating a new record pertaining to the participant and request the use in such record of the program address appearing on the certification card. The agency official may make a photocopy of the certification card for the records of the agency and thereafter shall immediately return the certification card to the program participant.(b) If a program participant requests that an agency use the program address pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, the agency shall accept and use the program address as the program participant's residential, work or school address, in lieu of the participant's confidential address, unless the agency receives an exemption from such use granted by the Secretary of the State pursuant to section 54-240i.(P.A. 03-200, S. 9.)History: P.A. 03-200 effective January 1, 2004.