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2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 54 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 967 - General Provisions › Section 54-194. - Effect of the repeal of a criminal statute.

The repeal of any statute defining or prescribing the punishment for any crime shall not affect any pending prosecution or any existing liability to prosecution and punishment therefor, unless expressly provided in the repealing statute that such repeal shall have that effect.
(1949 Rev., S. 8872.)
See Sec. 1-1 re words and phrases in general use throughout statutes.
Cited. 121 C. 200; 142 C. 29; 152 C. 81; 171 C. 524, 528. Repeal of any statute defining a crime shall not affect pending prosecutions thereunder unless expressly provided in repealing statute. 172 C. 242. Cited. 198 C. 158. Court declines to overrule
State v. Kalil
, 314 C. 529, and adopt the amelioration doctrine as it relates to section. 337 C. 739.
Cited. 22 CA 601. There is no express language in P.A. 11-71 or any indication in the legislative history that the legislature clearly and unequivocally intended P.A. 11-71 to apply retroactively and thus the savings statutes apply and the law in effect at the time of defendant's offense for possession of marijuana and use of drug paraphernalia controls. 147 CA 232; judgment reversed in part on alternate grounds, see 315 C. 861.
Cited. 29 CS 132; Id., 333.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 54 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 967 - General Provisions › Section 54-196 to 54-198. - Accessories. Conspiracy. Attempt to commit statutory crime.

Sections 54-196 to 54-198, inclusive, are repealed.
(1949 Rev., S. 8875–8877; 1955, S. 3352d; 1969, P.A. 828, S. 214.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 54 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 967 - General Provisions › Section 54-199. - Parent or guardian to accompany minor in court. Representatives of commissioner.

Whenever any minor charged with the commission of an offense is to appear in any court, he shall be accompanied by one of his parents, if such parent is physically capable of appearing and is within the jurisdiction of such court, or by his legally appointed guardian, if any. In the case of any child committed to the guardianship of the Commissioner of Social Services or the Commissioner of Children and Families, said commissioner may designate any member of his department to act as his representative. If any such parent, guardian or representative fails to appear in court as required by this section, the court may continue the case until he so appears and may issue a subpoena to compel his attendance. Failure to appear in response to such subpoena shall be punishable as contempt of court. The judge of such court may, in his discretion and for good cause, waive the requirement that a minor be accompanied by his parent, guardian or a Department of Social Services representative.
(1955, S. 3353d; 1957, P.A. 598; 1969, P.A. 297; 395; P.A. 74-251, S. 14; P.A. 75-420, S. 4, 6; P.A. 77-614, S. 521, 610; P.A. 93-91, S. 1, 2; 93-262, S. 1, 87.)
History: 1969 act added provision allowing judge to waive requirement that minor be accompanied by parent, guardian or welfare department representative; P.A. 74-251 included cases involving children committed to commissioner of children and youth services; P.A. 75-420 replaced welfare commissioner and department with commissioner and department of social services; P.A. 77-614 replaced commissioner and department of social services with commissioner and department of human resources, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 93-91 substituted commissioner and department of children and families for commissioner and department of children and youth services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 93-262 authorized substitution of commissioner and department of social services for commissioner and department of human resources, effective July 1, 1993.
Since a grand jury is essentially an investigatory body and not a court, the provisions of section are not applicable when minor is to appear before a grand jury; a juvenile defendant shall be accompanied by guardian ad litem if he has one, but appointment of guardian ad litem is not required. 171 C. 644.
Cited. 8 CA 607.
Cited. 4 Conn. Cir. Ct. 413.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 54 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 967 - General Provisions › Section 54-200. - When acquittal or conviction not a bar to further complaint.

No acquittal or conviction for any criminal offense, had upon any complaint issued by the procurement or at the solicitation of the person committing it, shall be a bar to another complaint or information for the same offense.
(1949 Rev., S. 8878.)
Fraudulent procurement of conviction by authorities a bar, as defendant must be personally concerned in such fraud. 26 C. 207. Nature and limitations of doctrine as to former conviction. 65 C. 271. If crimes are distinct, though evidence much the same, it does not apply. 77 C. 201. Acquittal for receiving stolen goods bars prosecution for theft; but discharge on hearing as to probable cause not an acquittal. 83 C. 286.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 54 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 968 - Victim Services › Section 54-201. - Definitions.

As used in sections 54-201 to 54-235, inclusive:
(1) “Victim” means a person who is injured or killed as provided in section 54-209;
(2) “Personal injury” means (A) actual bodily harm or emotional harm and includes pregnancy and any condition thereof, or (B) injury or death to a service animal owned or kept by a person with a disability;
(3) “Dependent” means any relative of a deceased victim or a person designated by a deceased victim in accordance with section 1-56r who was wholly or partially dependent upon his income at the time of his death or the child of a deceased victim and shall include the child of such victim born after his death;
(4) “Relative” means a person's spouse, parent, grandparent, stepparent, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, child, including a natural born child, stepchild and adopted child, grandchild, brother, sister, half brother or half sister or a parent of a person's spouse;
(5) “Crime” means any act which is a felony, as defined in section 53a-25, or misdemeanor, as defined in section 53a-26, and includes any crime committed by a juvenile; and
(6) “Emotional harm” means a mental or emotional impairment that requires treatment through services and that is directly attributable to a threat of (A) physical injury, as defined in subdivision (3) of section 53a-3, or (B) death to the affected person.
(P.A. 78-261, S. 1, 17; P.A. 87-554, S. 17; P.A. 95-175, S. 4; P.A. 02-105, S. 15; P.A. 03-129, S. 1; P.A. 10-36, S. 31; P.A. 17-99, S. 21.)
History: P.A. 87-554 redefined “dependents” to include children of deceased victims and added definition of “crime”; P.A. 95-175 redefined crime to include crimes committed by juveniles; P.A. 02-105 amended Subdiv. (3) by making technical changes and adding a person designated by a victim pursuant to Sec. 1-56r to definition of “dependent”; P.A. 03-129 redefined “personal injury” in Subdiv. (2) by inserting Subpara. (A) designator and adding Subpara. (B) to include injury to a guide dog or assistance dog owned or kept by a blind or disabled person; P.A. 10-36 amended Subdiv. (4) to make technical changes, effective July 1, 2010; P.A. 17-99 replaced reference to Sec. 54-233 with reference to Sec. 54-235, redefined “personal injury” in Subdiv. (2), redefined “relative” in Subdiv. (4), added Subdiv. (6) defining “emotional harm”, and made technical changes.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 54 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 968 - Victim Services › Section 54-202a. - Executive director. Appointment; term; salary; duties. Deputy director of compensation. Deputy director of victim services.

Section 54-202a is repealed, effective July 1, 1993.
(P.A. 92-153, S. 2; P.A. 93-310, S. 31, 32.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 54 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 968 - Victim Services › Section 54-205a. - Discontinuance of debt collection efforts upon receipt of notice of pending claim from Office of Victim Services.

If at any point in the debt collection process, whether before or after the entry of judgment, a health care provider, a consumer collection agency acting on behalf of a health care provider, an attorney representing a health care provider or an employee or agent of a health care provider, becomes aware and receives notice from the Office of Victim Services that a debtor from whom payment is sought has a pending claim under sections 54-201 to 54-218, inclusive, relating to the treatment that resulted in the debt, such health care provider, consumer collection agency, attorney, employee or agent, shall promptly discontinue any collection efforts until (1) an award is made on such claim, (2) the claim is approved without payment, or (3) the claim is determined to be noncompensable pursuant to section 54-208. Any applicable statute of limitations for the collection of such debt shall be tolled during the period for which the suspension of debt collection is required pursuant to this section. For the purposes of this section “health care provider” has the same meaning as “provider” under section 20-7b, and includes an institution, as defined in section 19a-490, and any health care institution or facility operated by the state.
(P.A. 17-99, S. 38.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 54 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 968 - Victim Services › Section 54-206. - Payment of attorneys as part of order. Payment of providers by attorney representing the victim.

(a) The Office of Victim Services or, on review, a victim compensation commissioner may, as part of any order entered under sections 54-201 to 54-218, inclusive, determine and allow reasonable attorney's fees, which shall not exceed fifteen per cent of the amount awarded as compensation under section 54-208, to be paid out of but not in addition to the amount of such compensation. No attorney shall ask for, contract for or receive any larger sum than the amount so allowed.
(b) The attorney representing the victim shall pay providers as documented by the Office of Victim Services. The attorney shall communicate with providers regarding outstanding balances after attorney's fees are deducted, and shall ensure payment to such providers.
(P.A. 78-261, S. 6, 17; P.A. 87-554, S. 5; P.A. 93-310, S. 5, 32; P.A. 01-211, S. 19; P.A. 03-189, S. 2; P.A. 17-99, S. 24.)
History: P.A. 87-554 substituted “commission” for “board”; P.A. 93-310 changed “The commission” to “A victim compensation commissioner”, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 01-211 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a) and added new Subsec. (b) re direct payment to health care providers for health care services rendered to the victim; P.A. 03-189 deleted Subsec. (a) designator, added reference to the Office of Victim Services and provision re review by victim compensation commissioner and deleted former Subsec. (b) re payment to health care providers; P.A. 17-99 redesignated existing provision re attorney's fees as Subsec. (a), amended same by replacing reference to Sec. 54-233 with reference to Sec. 54-218 and making a technical change, and added Subsec. (b) re attorney representing victim to pay providers as documented by the Office of Victim Services.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 54 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 968 - Victim Services › Section 54-207. - Regulations to prescribe procedures.

Section 54-207 is repealed, effective July 1, 1993.
(P.A. 78-261, S. 7, 17; P.A. 87-554, S. 6; P.A. 92-153, S. 7; P.A. 93-310, S. 31, 32.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 54 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 968 - Victim Services › Section 54-207a. - Chief Court Administrator to prescribe policies and procedures.

The Office of the Chief Court Administrator shall prescribe such policies and procedures, as deemed necessary, to implement the provisions of sections 54-201 to 54-235, inclusive, and sections 19a-112e to 19a-112g, inclusive, and may formulate standards for the uniform application of the payment of compensation of claims.
(P.A. 93-310, S. 6, 32; P.A. 17-99, S. 45; P.A. 19-114, S. 5.)
History: P.A. 93-310 effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 17-99 replaced reference to Sec. 54-233 with reference to Sec. 54-235; P.A. 19-114 added reference to Secs. 19a-112e to 19a-112g, effective July 1, 2019.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 54 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 968 - Victim Services › Section 54-211a. - Appeal.

Any applicant aggrieved by an order or decision of a victim compensation commissioner may appeal by way of a demand for a trial de novo to the superior court for the judicial district of Hartford. The appeal shall be filed not later than thirty days after the date on which an order or decision is sent to the applicant by first class mail or electronic mail. Delivery by electronic mail is complete upon sending the electronic notice of the order or decision unless the sender of such electronic mail learns that the attempted delivery did not reach the electronic mail address of the intended recipient.
(P.A. 82-397, S. 3, 7; P.A. 87-554, S. 11; P.A. 88-230, S. 1, 12; 88-364, S. 72, 123; P.A. 90-98, S. 1, 2; P.A. 93-142, S. 4, 7, 8; 93-310, S. 11, 32; P.A. 95-220, S. 4–6; P.A. 17-99, S. 29.)
History: P.A. 87-554 changed “board” to “commission”; P.A. 88-230 replaced “judicial district of Hartford-New Britain” with “judicial district of Hartford”, effective September 1, 1991; P.A. 88-364 made technical changes; P.A. 90-98 changed the effective date of P.A. 88-230 from September 1, 1991, to September 1, 1993; P.A. 93-142 changed the effective date of P.A. 88-230 from September 1, 1993, to September 1, 1996, effective June 14, 1993; P.A. 93-310 changed “commission” to “victim compensation commissioner” and added provision re appeal by way of trial de novo and requirement that appeal be taken within 30 days, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-220 changed the effective date of P.A. 88-230 from September 1, 1996, to September 1, 1998, effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 17-99 replaced provisions re time for taking an appeal with provisions re time for filing appeal and adding provision re delivery by electronic mail.
Appeal from decision of commissioner pursuant to section constitutes a civil action; plaintiff's service of process on defendant within 30 days of mailing of notice of commissioner's decision satisfies requirements of section. 319 C. 697.
Court lacked subject matter jurisdiction to hear administrative appeal and lacked authority to enter order to pay plaintiff's medical expenses where plaintiff failed to comply strictly with provisions of section and did not take appeal until approximately 210 days after receiving notice of commissioner's decision. 61 CA 151.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 54 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 968 - Victim Services › Section 54-213. - Award not subject to execution or attachment.

No award made pursuant to sections 54-201 to 54-218, inclusive, shall be subject to execution or attachment other than for expenses resulting from the injury which is the basis for the claim.
(P.A. 78-261, S. 13, 17; P.A. 17-99, S. 31.)
History: P.A. 17-99 replaced reference to Sec. 54-233 with reference to Sec. 54-218.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 54 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 968 - Victim Services › Section 54-214. - Annual report to legislature and to appropriations committee.

Section 54-214 is repealed, effective July 1, 1993.
(P.A. 78-261, S. 14, 17; P.A. 82-397, S. 2, 7; P.A. 84-179; P.A. 85-609, S. 5; P.A. 87-554, S. 13; P.A. 92-153, S. 4; P.A. 93-310, S. 31, 32.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 54 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 968 - Victim Services › Section 54-216. - Payment for services.

(a) The Office of Victim Services or, on review, a victim compensation commissioner may order payment for services to any person determined to be eligible for such services in accordance with the provisions of sections 54-201 to 54-218, inclusive. Such services may include, but shall not be limited to, medical, psychiatric, psychological and social services and social rehabilitation services.
(b) The Office of Victim Services or, on review, a victim compensation commissioner, may order that such services be provided to victims of child abuse and members of their families, victims of sexual assault and members of their families, victims of domestic violence and members of their families, members of the family of any victim of homicide, and children who witness domestic violence, including, but not limited to, children who are not related to the victim. For the purposes of this subsection, “members of their families” or “member of the family” does not include the person responsible for such child abuse, sexual assault, domestic violence or homicide.
(c) The Office of Victim Services may contract with any public or private agency for any services ordered under this section.
(P.A. 79-505, S. 3, 7; P.A. 85-538, S. 1; P.A. 87-554, S. 15; P.A. 93-310, S. 14, 32; P.A. 95-175, S. 9; P.A. 11-152, S. 6; P.A. 12-114, S. 18; P.A. 17-99, S. 33.)
History: P.A. 85-538 inserted new Subsec. (b) re restitution services to victims of child abuse and their families and members of the family of any victim of homicide, relettering former Subsec. (b) accordingly; P.A. 87-554 replaced “board” with “commission”; P.A. 93-310 changed “commission” to “office of victim services or, on review, a victim compensation commissioner”, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-175 amended Subsec. (b) by including victims of sexual assault and members of their families; P.A. 11-152 amended Subsec. (b) to add restitution services for victims of domestic violence and members of their families, and provide that “members of their families” or “member of the family” does not include the person responsible for child abuse, sexual assault, domestic violence or homicide; P.A. 12-114 amended Subsec. (b) to add provision re restitution services for children who witness domestic violence, including children who are not related to the victim; P.A. 17-99 amended Subsec. (a) by replacing “order that services be provided for the restitution of any person eligible for such services” with “order payment for services to any person determined to be eligible for such services” and replacing reference to Sec. 54-233 with reference to Sec. 54-218, amended Subsec. (b) by replacing “restitution services” with “services”, and made technical changes.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 54 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 968 - Victim Services › Section 54-217. - Expedited processing of a claim.

Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 54-204 and 54-205, if based upon a review of all information available, the Office of Victim Services determines that a claim is one with respect to which undue hardship will result to the claimant if payment is not expedited, the Office of Victim Services may expedite the processing of such claim.
(P.A. 79-505, S. 5, 7; P.A. 87-554, S. 16; P.A. 90-22, S. 2; P.A. 93-310, S. 15, 32; P.A. 03-189, S. 4; P.A. 10-43, S. 37; P.A. 17-99, S. 34.)
History: P.A. 87-554 changed “board” to “commission”; P.A. 90-22 increased maximum amount of emergency award from $500 to $1,000; P.A. 93-310 changed “commission on victim services” to “office of victim services”, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 03-189 increased maximum amount of emergency award from $1,000 to $2,000 and made technical changes; P.A. 10-43 added provision re decision to make emergency award based upon review of all information then available to Office of Victim Services and conditioned finding that undue hardship will result if payment is not expedited, rather than if immediate payment is not made; P.A. 17-99 deleted provisions re appearance to office that award probably will be made and making of emergency award to claimant pending final determination on claimant's application with provision re office to expedite processing of claim, and made technical and conforming changes.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 54 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 968 - Victim Services › Section 54-218. - Profits derived as result of crime of violence. Recovery of money judgment by victim. Payment to Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund.

(a) Any person, firm, corporation, partnership, association or other legal entity contracting with any person or the representative or assignee of any person accused of a crime of violence in this state, with respect to the reenactment of such crime, by way of a movie, book, magazine article, radio or television presentation, live entertainment of any kind, or from the expression of such person's thoughts, feelings, opinions or emotions regarding such crime, shall pay over to the Office of Victim Services any moneys which would otherwise, by terms of such contract, be owing to the persons so accused or the accused's representatives. The Office of Victim Services shall deposit such moneys in an interest-bearing escrow account for the benefit of and payable to such accused person for the expenses of his or her defense and any victim of a crime of violence committed by such person, provided such person is finally convicted of a crime of violence for which compensation may be paid and, provided further such victim brings a civil action in a court of competent jurisdiction within five years of the date of the crime and recovers a money judgment against such person or his or her representatives. Any covenant, promise, agreement or understanding entered into or in connection with or collateral to a contract or agreement relative to the payment of any person accused or convicted of a crime of violence which attempts to circumvent the provisions of this section is prohibited.
(b) If no victim brings a civil action within five years of the date of the crime and recovers a money judgment, the moneys in any such escrow account shall be paid to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund established under section 54-215. If there is an affirmative finding that the person accused of the crime is not guilty within such five-year period, the money in any such escrow account shall be returned to such person.
(P.A. 82-328; P.A. 93-310, S. 16, 32; P.A. 95-175, S. 11.)
History: P.A. 93-310 deleted “clerk of the court of the judicial district in which the crime is alleged to have been committed” to the “office of victim services” and made technical changes, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-175 amended Subsec. (b) by adding provision re return of money if affirmative finding that person accused of crime is not guilty.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 54 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 968 - Victim Services › Section 54-220a. - Assignment of victim advocates to assist victims before Board of Pardons and Paroles.

The Office of Victim Services shall assign two victim advocates to provide full-time assistance to victims who appear before a panel of the Board of Pardons and Paroles or submit a written statement to such panel, as authorized by section 54-126a.
(Jan. Sp. Sess. P.A. 08-1, S. 14.)
History: Jan. Sp. Sess. P.A. 08-1 effective January 25, 2008.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 54 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 968 - Victim Services › Section 54-222. - Brochure re rights of victims and victim services. Notice concerning services for victims of human trafficking.

(a) The Office of the Chief Court Administrator shall develop a concise card or brochure concerning information to victims of crime concerning their rights as victims and any services available to them. The Office of Victim Services shall distribute such cards or brochures to municipalities and the state police who shall distribute such cards or brochures to crime victims.
(b) The Office of the Chief Court Administrator shall develop a concise notice concerning services available to victims of human trafficking. Such notice shall indicate that any person who is forced to engage in any activity and who cannot leave may contact a state or federal anti-trafficking hotline, and shall indicate the toll-free telephone numbers for such hotlines. The office shall make copies of such notice available to persons who are required to post such notice pursuant to section 54-234a.
(P.A. 85-609, S. 4; P.A. 87-554, S. 1; P.A. 93-310, S. 18, 32; P.A. 13-166, S. 6.)
History: (Revisor's note: In 1991 the term “commission on victim services” was substituted editorially for “criminal injuries compensation board” and “commission” for “board” pursuant to public act 87-554); P.A. 93-310 changed reference to “commission on victim services” to “office of the chief court administrator”, changed “commission” to “office of victim services” and added “and the state police” after “municipalities”, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 13-166 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a) and amended same to delete “bilingual” re card or brochure, and added Subsec. (b) re notice concerning services for victims of human trafficking.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 54 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 968 - Victim Services › Section 54-222a. - Duty of peace officer regarding crime victim. Regulations.

(a) Whenever a peace officer determines that a crime has been committed, such officer shall: (1) Render immediate assistance to any crime victim, including obtaining medical assistance for any such crime victim if such assistance is required; (2) present a card prepared by the Office of the Chief Court Administrator to the crime victim informing the crime victim of services available and the rights of crime victims in this state; and (3) refer the crime victim to the Office of Victim Services for additional information on rights and services. A peace officer shall not be liable for failing to present an informational card to any crime victim as provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection or for failing to refer any crime victim to the Office of Victim Services as provided in subdivision (3) of this subsection. For the purposes of this subsection, “crime victim” has the same meaning as provided in section 1-1k.
(b) The Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection shall adopt regulations in accordance with chapter 54 to implement the provisions of subsection (a) of this section.
(P.A. 88-260; P.A. 93-310, S. 19, 32; P.A. 05-169, S. 4; P.A. 11-51, S. 134; P.A. 14-122, S. 196.)
History: P.A. 93-310 changed “commission on victims services” to “office of chief court administrator” and changed “said commission” to “the office of victim services”, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 05-169 amended Subsec. (a) by replacing references to victim with references to crime victim, deleting provision re victim who has suffered physical injury, adding provision re peace officer not liable for failure to present informational card or refer crime victim to Office of Victim Services, defining “crime victim” and making technical changes; pursuant to P.A. 11-51, “Commissioner of Public Safety” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection” in Subsec. (b), effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 14-122 made a technical change in Subsec. (a).
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 54 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 968 - Victim Services › Section 54-223. - Failure to afford rights to victim shall not constitute grounds for vacating conviction or voiding sentence or parole determination.

Failure to afford the victim of a crime any of the rights provided pursuant to any provision of the general statutes shall not constitute grounds for vacating an otherwise lawful conviction or voiding an otherwise lawful sentence or parole determination.
(P.A. 86-401, S. 3, 7.)
2023 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.
2023 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.)
2023 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”.
2023 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.
2023 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”.
2023 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.
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.
2023 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 wishes to keep such person's residential address confidential because of safety concerns and (1) has been a victim of (A) family violence, (B) injury or risk of injury to a child, (C) kidnapping, (D) sexual assault, (E) stalking, (F) trafficking in persons, or (G) child abuse or neglect, where such abuse or neglect was substantiated by the Department of Children and Families and was the basis for the issuance of a restraining order under section 46b-15 or civil protection order under section 46b-16a, or (2) a termination of parental rights was granted pursuant to section 45a-717 or 46b-129.
(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; P.A. 22-87; S. 10.)
History: P.A. 03-200 effective January 1, 2004; P.A. 22-87 amended Subsec. (a) by designating existing provision re victim of certain acts as Subdiv. (1) and amended same by designating family violence, injury or risk of injury to a child, sexual assault and stalking as Subparas. (A), (B), (D) and (E), respectively, and added Subparas. (C), (F) and (G) re kidnapping, trafficking in persons and substantiated child abuse or neglect, respectively, adding Subdiv. (2) re termination of parental rights and making a technical change, effective July 1, 2022.
2023 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.
2023 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 the applicant or the person on whose behalf the application is made (A) is a victim of (i) family violence, (ii) injury or risk of injury to a minor, (iii) kidnapping, (iv) sexual assault, (v) stalking, (vi) trafficking in persons, or (vii) child abuse or neglect, where such abuse or neglect was substantiated by the Department of Children and Families and was the basis for the issuance of a restraining order under section 46b-15 or civil protection order under section 46b-16a, or (B) a termination of parental rights was granted pursuant to section 45a-717 or 46b-129, and (C) the applicant fears for the safety of the applicant, children living in the applicant's home, person on whose behalf the application is made or children living in the home 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; P.A. 22-87, S. 11.)
History: P.A. 03-200 effective January 1, 2004; P.A. 22-87 amended Subdiv. (1) by designating existing provisions re family violence, injury or risk of injury to a minor and sexual assault as clauses (i), (ii) and (iv), respectively, adding clauses (iii), (vi) and (vii) re kidnapping, trafficking in persons and substantiated abuse or neglect, respectively, adding new Subpara. (B) re termination of parental rights, redesignating existing Subpara. (B) as Subpara. (C) and making technical changes, effective July 1, 2022.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.