CT Gen Stat § 54-64d (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 54 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 960 - Information, Procedure and Bail|Section 54-64d - Release of person taken into custody on a capias.

 (a) When any person is taken into custody on a capias issued by order of the Superior Court, the proper officer or state police officer taking the person into custody shall, without undue delay, bring such person before the court that issued the capias.(b) If a courthouse lockup operated by the Judicial Branch is available at the court that issued the capias and is operational at the time the proper officer or state police officer brings the person taken into custody to the court, the proper officer or state police officer shall transfer the custody of such person to a judicial marshal at the court unless such person requires medical attention or there is insufficient space for such person at such lockup.(1) If the court is in session, the judicial marshal shall present such person before the court. If the court is not in session but the clerk's office is open, the judicial marshal shall present such person before the clerk or assistant clerk or a person designated by the Chief Court Administrator.(2) If the court is not in session and the clerk's office is closed, and such person indicates to the judicial marshal that he or she can meet the conditions of release fixed by the court, the judicial marshal shall, without undue delay, either (A) transport such person to a community correctional center within the judicial district or, if there is no community correctional center within the judicial district, to the nearest community correctional center, for the purpose of entering into the condition of release fixed by the court, or (B) if more expedient, hold the person in custody until the clerk's office is open or the next session of the court, for the purpose of entering into the condition of release fixed by the court. If such person does not indicate to the judicial marshal that he or she can meet the conditions of release fixed by the court, the judicial marshal shall hold the person in custody until the clerk's office is open or the next session of the court, for the purpose of entering into the condition of release fixed by the court.(c) If a courthouse lockup operated by the Judicial Branch is not available at the court that issued the capias, or is available but is not operational or has insufficient space, the proper officer or state police officer taking the person into custody shall, without undue delay, transport such person to a community correctional center within the judicial district or, if there is no community correctional center within the judicial district, to the nearest community correctional center for the purpose of entering into the condition of release fixed by the court.(d) The clerk or assistant clerk or a person designated by the Commissioner of Correction or by the Chief Court Administrator shall order the person taken into custody on the capias to enter into the condition of release fixed by the court on the condition that such person shall appear before the next session of the superior court that issued the capias. Upon the failure of such person to enter into the condition of release fixed by the court, the person shall be held in the correctional center pursuant to the capias until the next session of the court.(P.A. 87-102; P.A. 03-224, S. 15; P.A. 05-152, S. 8.)History: P.A. 03-224 added provisions re transfer of custody to judicial marshal if courthouse lockup is available and operational and added provision re designation by Chief Court Administrator, effective July 2, 2003; P.A. 05-152 divided section into Subsecs. (a), (b) and (d), amended Subsec. (a) by adding provision re person taken into custody by a state police officer and making a technical change, amended Subsec. (b) by adding provisions re transfer of custody by state police officer, making technical changes and replacing provisions re duties of proper officer with Subdivs. (1) and (2) re duties of judicial marshal, added Subsec. (c) re duties of proper officer or state police officer if courthouse lockup is not available, is not operational or has insufficient space, and made technical changes in Subsec. (d).