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2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 54 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 961 - Trial and Proceedings after Conviction › Section 54-102l. - Expungement of DNA data bank records and destruction of samples.

(a) A DNA profile that has been included in the data bank pursuant to sections 54-102g to 54-102k, inclusive, shall be expunged in the event that (1) the criminal conviction or the finding of not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect on which the authority for including the person's DNA profile was based has been reversed and the case dismissed, or (2) if the DNA profile of a person has been included in the data bank on account of the person being arrested as provided in subsection (a) of section 54-102g, the charge has been dismissed or nolled or the person has been acquitted of the charge.
(b) The Division of Scientific Services within the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection shall purge all records and identifiable information in the data bank pertaining to the person and destroy all samples from the person upon receipt of a certified copy of (1) the court order reversing and dismissing the conviction or the finding of not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect, or (2) the court order dismissing or nolling the charge or acquitting the person of the charge.
(P.A. 94-246, S. 6; P.A. 10-36, S. 28; P.A. 11-91, S. 2; 11-207, S. 3.)
History: P.A. 10-36 made provisions applicable upon reversal of finding of not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect and made technical changes, effective July 1, 2010; P.A. 11-91 substituted “State Police Forensic Science Laboratory” with “Division of Scientific Services within the Department of Public Safety”, effective July 8, 2011 (Revisor's note: “Department of Public Safety” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection” to conform with changes made by P.A. 11-51); P.A. 11-207 inserted Subsec. (a) and (b) designators, amended Subsec. (a) to replace provision re person “may request expungement” of DNA profile upon reversal of conviction or finding of not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect and dismissal of case with provision re profile “shall be expunged” upon such reversal and dismissal, designate existing provision re reversal and dismissal as Subdiv. (1) and add new Subdiv. (2) re dismissal, nolle or acquittal of charge when profile included on account of person being arrested as provided in Sec. 54-102g(a), and amended Subsec. (b) to delete former Subdiv. (1) re written request for expungement, redesignate existing Subdiv. (2) re court order reversing and dismissing conviction or finding of not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect as Subdiv. (1) and add new Subdiv. (2) re court order dismissing or nolling the charge or acquitting the person of the charge.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 54 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 961 - Trial and Proceedings after Conviction › Section 54-102m. - DNA Data Bank Oversight Panel.

(a) There is established a DNA Data Bank Oversight Panel composed of the Chief State's Attorney, the Attorney General, the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection, the Commissioner of Correction, the executive director of the Court Support Services Division of the Judicial Department and the Chief Public Defender, or their designees. The Chief State's Attorney shall serve as chairperson of the panel and shall coordinate the agencies responsible for the implementation and maintenance of the DNA data bank established pursuant to section 54-102j.
(b) The panel shall take such action as necessary to assure the integrity of the data bank including the destruction of inappropriately obtained samples and the purging of all records and identifiable information pertaining to the persons from whom such inappropriately obtained samples were collected.
(c) The panel shall meet on a quarterly basis and shall maintain records of its meetings. Such records shall be retained by the chairperson. The meetings and records of the panel shall be subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act, as defined in section 1-200, except that discussions and records of personally identifiable DNA information contained in the data bank shall be confidential and not subject to disclosure pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act. The Chief Public Defender, or the Chief Public Defender's designee, shall not participate in discussions concerning, or have access to records of, personally identifiable DNA information contained in the data bank.
(P.A. 03-242, S. 5; P.A. 04-188, S. 3; P.A. 10-102, S. 4; P.A. 11-9, S. 1; 11-51, S. 134.)
History: P.A. 04-188 amended Subsec. (c) to add provision that the meetings and records of the panel shall be subject to the Freedom of Information Act, except that discussions and records of personally identifiable DNA information contained in the data bank shall be confidential and not subject to disclosure pursuant to that act; P.A. 10-102 amended Subsec. (a) to add executive director of Court Support Services Division as member of panel; P.A. 11-9 amended Subsec. (a) to add Chief Public Defender as member of panel and amended Subsec. (c) to prohibit Chief Public Defender or designee from participating in discussions concerning, or having access to records of, personally identifiable DNA information contained in data bank, effective May 24, 2011; 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. (a), effective July 1, 2011.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 54 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 961 - Trial and Proceedings after Conviction › Section 54-102r. - Registration of persons convicted of sexual assault upon release from correctional facility or completion or termination of probation.

Section 54-102r is repealed, effective October 1, 1998.
(P.A. 94-246, S. 8–12; P.A. 95-142, S. 10; 95-175, S. 12; P.A. 97-183, S. 1, 2; P.A. 98-111, S. 12.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 54 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 961 - Trial and Proceedings after Conviction › Section 54-102aa. - Tuberculosis testing: Definitions. Requirements.

(a) As used in this part:
(1) “Active tuberculosis” has the same meaning as provided in subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 19a-265;
(2) “Infectious tuberculosis” has the same meaning as provided in subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 19a-265; and
(3) “Latent tuberculosis” means having a positive tuberculin skin test with no clinical, bacteriologic or radiologic evidence of active tuberculosis.
(b) Any person who has been committed to the custody of the Commissioner of Correction and remains in custody for a period of at least five consecutive days shall be tested to determine if such person has active tuberculosis or latent tuberculosis infection. Any person testing positive for active tuberculosis or infectious tuberculosis shall be subject to the provisions of sections 19a-255 and 19a-262 to 19a-265, inclusive. Any person testing positive for latent tuberculosis infection shall be first medically evaluated for infectious tuberculosis and then offered treatment for latent tuberculosis infection as recommended at the time by the National Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, provided the scheduled period of custody of such person is such that the treatment may be completed prior to the release of such person from custody.
(P.A. 02-63, S. 1; P.A. 03-278, S. 108; Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3, S. 52; P.A. 14-122, S. 195.)
History: P.A. 03-278 made technical changes in Subsecs. (a) and (b), effective July 9, 2003; Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3 amended Subsec. (b) by deleting reference to Sec. 19a-256, effective October 6, 2009; P.A. 14-122 made technical changes in Subsec. (a).
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 54 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 961 - Trial and Proceedings after Conviction › Section 54-102bb. - Procedures for evaluation of tuberculosis infection.

In facilities operated by the Department of Correction, the medical director, contractor and chief administrator of the facility shall ensure that: (1) Each incarcerated inmate, upon incarceration, has a tuberculin skin test, unless already known to be positive, a symptom evaluation and if indicated according to the most recent recommendations from the National Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a chest radiograph for tuberculosis, provided each inmate who is asymptomatic and who has had a chest radiograph in a correctional facility within six months of incarceration need not have an additional chest radiograph; (2) each incarcerated inmate has an evaluation for active tuberculosis or infectious tuberculosis whenever the inmate develops a cough lasting more than two weeks; (3) each incarcerated inmate has at least an annual tuberculin skin test, unless already known to be positive; and (4) information on the results of testing for infectious tuberculosis and latent tuberculosis infection as described in subdivisions (1) to (3), inclusive, of this section and all efforts to treat each inmate for active tuberculosis or latent tuberculosis infection and discharges of inmates who have not completed therapy for tuberculosis or latent tuberculosis infection are reported promptly to the central Department of Correction tuberculosis registry.
(P.A. 02-63, S. 2; P.A. 03-278, S. 109.)
History: P.A. 03-278 made technical changes, effective July 9, 2003.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 54 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 961 - Trial and Proceedings after Conviction › Section 54-102cc. - Tuberculosis infection control committee.

(a) The Department of Correction shall establish a tuberculosis infection control committee. Said committee shall include, but not be limited to, the following members: (1) The Commissioner of Correction or said commissioner's designee; (2) the medical director for the Department of Correction; and (3) a medical contractor or consultant currently executing any tuberculosis control contract with the Department of Correction. Said committee may consult with the Commissioner of Public Health or said commissioner's designee.
(b) The committee established pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall develop guidelines and protocols for the purpose of implementing section 54-102bb. Said guidelines shall include, but not be limited to, the following tuberculosis infection control activities: (1) Screening of inmates; (2) containment; and (3) assessment of guidelines implementation. Any guidelines established shall be consistent with the most recent recommendations from the National Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
(P.A. 02-63, S. 3; P.A. 03-278, S. 110.)
History: P.A. 03-278 made a technical change in Subsec. (a), effective July 9, 2003.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 54 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 961 - Trial and Proceedings after Conviction › Section 54-102dd. - Inmates with infectious tuberculosis required to be isolated. Persons exposed encouraged to be tested.

(a) Any inmate found to have evidence of infectious tuberculosis shall be isolated from any public contact until such time as the inmate has received treatment and has been evaluated and found to be free of infection.
(b) If an inmate found to have infectious tuberculosis is believed, based on subsequent investigation, to have exposed visitors or employees to tuberculosis, efforts shall be made to inform such persons and encourage such persons to have an evaluation for tuberculosis infection.
(P.A. 02-63, S. 4.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 54 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 961 - Trial and Proceedings after Conviction › Section 54-102ee. - Department contract option for testing of tuberculosis.

The Department of Correction may enter into a contract agreement with an appropriate health care provider to manage the responsibilities as it relates to testing, screening or treatment of inmates for tuberculosis.
(P.A. 02-63, S. 5.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 54 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 961 - Trial and Proceedings after Conviction › Section 54-102jj. - Preservation of biological evidence.

(a) For the purposes of this section and section 54-102kk:
(1) “DNA testing” means forensic deoxyribonucleic acid testing; and
(2) “Agent” means a person, firm or corporation to whom the state police or a local police department entrusts or delivers evidence to undergo DNA testing.
(b) Upon the conviction of a person of a capital felony under the provisions of section 53a-54b in effect prior to April 25, 2012, or murder with special circumstances under the provisions of section 53a-54b in effect on or after April 25, 2012, or the conviction of a person of a crime after trial, or upon order of the court for good cause shown, the state police, all local police departments, any agent of the state police or a local police department and any other person to whom biological evidence has been transferred shall preserve all biological evidence acquired during the course of the investigation of such crime for the term of such person's incarceration.
(c) The state police, a local police department, an agent or any person to whom biological evidence has been transferred may be relieved of the obligation to preserve biological evidence as provided in subsection (b) of this section by applying to the court in which the defendant's case was prosecuted for permission to destroy such biological evidence. Upon receipt of the application, the court shall give notice to all defendants charged in connection with the prosecution and shall hold a hearing. After such hearing, the court shall grant the application if it finds that the Connecticut Supreme Court has decided the defendant's appeal and the defendant does not seek further preservation of the biological evidence, or for good cause shown.
(P.A. 03-242, S. 6; P.A. 12-5, S. 31.)
History: P.A. 12-5 amended Subsec. (b) to add reference to provisions of Sec. 53a-54b in effect prior to April 25, 2012, re capital felony and add reference to murder with special circumstances under Sec. 53a-54b, effective April 25, 2012.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 54 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 961 - Trial and Proceedings after Conviction › Section 54-102pp. - Review of wrongful convictions.

Section 54-102pp is repealed, effective October 1, 2014.
(P.A. 03-242, S. 8; P.A. 11-51, S. 134; P.A. 14-207, S. 17.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 54 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 961 - Trial and Proceedings after Conviction › Section 54-103. - Commission on Adult Probation.

Section 54-103 is repealed.
(1955, S. 3331d; 1971, P.A. 259, S. 1; P.A. 74-183, S. 154, 291; P.A. 76-436, S. 553, 681; P.A. 78-303, S. 119, 136.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 54 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 961 - Trial and Proceedings after Conviction › Section 54-103b. - Services for probation referrals. Duties of Court Support Services Division. Contractual services and alternative incarceration program.

The Court Support Services Division shall implement liaison with local community service providers throughout the state for the purpose of improving services delivery for probation referrals. Contractual services purchased shall be predominantly for the purpose of, but not limited to, employment, psychiatric and psychological evaluation and counseling, drug and alcohol dependency treatment, and other services towards more effective control and rehabilitation of probation referrals. The Chief Court Administrator, as part of a publicly bid contract for an alternative incarceration program, may include a requirement that the contractor provide such space as is necessary for staff of the Court Support Services Division to meet with probationers and to conduct any business that may be necessary to oversee and monitor such program. Other outside professional service fees consonant with the primary purpose of improved direct services shall be within the scope of the authority granted by this section.
(P.A. 79-585, S. 14, 15; P.A. 02-132, S. 42; P.A. 06-152, S. 6.)
History: P.A. 02-132 replaced “Office of Adult Probation” with “Court Support Services Division”; P.A. 06-152 authorized Chief Court Administrator to include space requirement in publicly bid contract for alternative incarceration program, effective June 6, 2006.
Cited. 41 CS 229.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 54 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 961 - Trial and Proceedings after Conviction › Section 54-104. - Appointment of Director of Probation and probation officers. Qualifying examinations.

Section 54-104 is repealed, effective October 1, 2002.
(1949 Rev., S. 8839; 1955, S. 3332d; P.A. 76-436, S. 554, 681; P.A. 77-614, S. 67, 279, 610; P.A. 79-585, S. 11, 15; P.A. 02-132, S. 43, 82.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 54 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 961 - Trial and Proceedings after Conviction › Section 54-105a. - (Note: This section is repealed, effective October 1, 2022.) Funds for the probation transition program and technical violation units.

For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, and each fiscal year thereafter, any revenue derived by the Department of Administrative Services from the contract for the provision of pay telephone service to inmates of correctional facilities that is remaining after any required transfer to the Department of Correction pursuant to section 18-81x, or that is remaining after any of such revenue is made available to the Department of Administrative Services to administer the criminal justice information system, shall be transferred to the Judicial Department for staffing and services necessary for the state-wide expansion of the probation transition program and the technical violation units.
(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-4, S. 36; P.A. 11-51, S. 76; P.A. 21-54, S. 3.)
History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-4 effective July 1, 2007; pursuant to P.A. 11-51, “Department of Information Technology” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Department of Administrative Services”, effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 21-54 repealed section, effective October 1, 2022.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 54 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 961 - Trial and Proceedings after Conviction › Section 54-106 and 54-107. - General Assembly to provide for expenses; central office; quarters. Appointment of probation officers.

Sections 54-106 and 54-107 are repealed, effective October 1, 2002.
(1949 Rev., S. 8833; 1955, S. 3334d; 1955, June, 1955, S. 3335d; November, 1955, S. N231; P.A. 76-436, S. 556, 681; P.A. 77-562, S. 1, 2; 77-614, S. 281, 282, 610; P.A. 79-585, S. 13, 15; 79-631, S. 35, 111; P.A. 80-483, S. 138, 186; P.A. 87-496, S. 107, 110; P.A. 02-132, S. 45, 82.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 54 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 961 - Trial and Proceedings after Conviction › Section 54-108b. - Risk assessment and monitoring standards developed by Chief Court Administrator.

The Chief Court Administrator shall develop a system to accurately assess the risk that an individual under the supervision of an adult probation officer has to the community and shall develop classification categories and standards of monitoring for such individuals based upon the assessment. The purpose of the classification system shall be to ensure close supervision and restriction, public safety, effective alternatives to incarceration and maximum rehabilitation of persons placed in the community under the supervision of an adult probation officer.
(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 00-1, S. 33, 46.)
History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 00-1 effective July 1, 2000.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 54 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 961 - Trial and Proceedings after Conviction › Section 54-108c. - Availability of information on outstanding arrest warrants for probation violations.

The Court Support Services Division of the Judicial Branch shall make available on the Internet (1) information concerning all outstanding arrest warrants for violation of probation including the name, address and photographic image of the probationer named in such warrant, except that information concerning such an outstanding warrant shall not be made available on the Internet if (A) there is reason to believe that making such information available might endanger the safety of the probationer or any other person, or (B) the probationer is a person adjudicated as a youthful offender, and (2) a quarterly report listing by court of issuance all arrest warrants for violation of probation made available under subdivision (1) of this section, including the name and address of the probationer named in each such warrant and the date of issuance of such warrant.
(Jan. Sp. Sess. P.A. 08-1, S. 21; P.A. 10-43, S. 27.)
History: Jan. Sp. Sess. P.A. 08-1 effective January 25, 2008; P.A. 10-43 amended Subdiv. (1) to add exception re unavailability of information if safety of probationer or other person might be endangered or probationer is youthful offender and amended Subdiv. (2) to make provisions applicable to all arrest warrants made available under Subdiv. (1), rather than all outstanding arrest warrants, effective July 1, 2010.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 54 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 961 - Trial and Proceedings after Conviction › Section 54-108d. - Authority of probation officers to detain certain persons, seize contraband and act as member of fugitive task force.

(a) A probation officer may, in the performance of his or her official duties, detain for a reasonable period of time and until a police officer arrives to make an arrest (1) any person who has one or more unexecuted state or federal arrest warrants lodged against him or her, and (2) any person who such officer has probable cause to believe has violated a condition of probation and is the subject of a probation officer's authorization to arrest pursuant to subsection (a) of section 53a-32. If a police officer is unable to come to the location where the person is being detained within a reasonable period of time, a probation officer may transport the person to the nearest location where a police officer is able to make an arrest.
(b) A probation officer may seize and take into custody any contraband, as defined in subsection (a) of section 54-36a, that such officer discovers in the performance of his or her official duties. Such probation officer shall promptly process such contraband in accordance with the provisions of section 54-36a.
(c) A probation officer may, in the performance of his or her official duties, act as a member of a state or federal ad hoc fugitive task force that seeks out and arrests persons who have unexecuted state or federal arrest warrants lodged against such persons and such officer shall be deemed to be acting as an employee of the state while carrying out the duties of the task force.
(P.A. 10-43, S. 29; P.A. 11-155, S. 3.)
History: P.A. 11-155 amended Subsec. (a) to add provision re authority of probation officer to transport detained person to nearest location where police officer is able to make an arrest, effective July 1, 2011.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 54 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 961 - Trial and Proceedings after Conviction › Section 54-108e. - Duties of probation officers. Availability of information contained in alternative sentencing plan or community release plan.

(a) Probation officers shall provide intensive pretrial supervision services, in accordance with guidelines developed by the Court Support Services Division, whenever ordered to do so by the court.
(b) Probation officers shall complete alternative sentencing plans, in accordance with guidelines developed by the Court Support Services Division, for persons who have entered into a stated plea agreement that includes a term of imprisonment of two years or less, whenever ordered to do so by the court.
(c) Probation officers may evaluate persons sentenced to a term of imprisonment of two years or less who have been confined under such sentence for at least ninety days and have complied with institutional rules and necessary treatment programs of the Department of Correction, and may develop a community release plan for such persons in accordance with guidelines developed by the Court Support Services Division. If a probation officer develops a community release plan, the probation officer shall apply for a sentence modification hearing under section 53a-39.
(d) Information contained in an alternative sentencing plan or a community release plan shall be available only to: (1) Employees of the Judicial Branch who in the performance of their duties require access to the information contained in such plan; (2) employees and authorized agents of state or federal agencies involved in the design and delivery of treatment services to the person who is the subject of such plan; (3) employees of state or community-based agencies providing services directly to the person who is the subject of such plan; (4) an attorney representing the person who is the subject of such plan in any proceeding in which such plan is relevant; (5) employees of the Division of Criminal Justice who are assigned to the court location where the court ordered completion of an alternative sentencing plan pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, or where a sentence modification hearing will be heard pursuant to subsection (c) of this section; and (6) employees of the Department of Correction.
(P.A. 11-51, S. 21; P.A. 12-133, S. 33; P.A. 14-173, S. 3.)
History: P.A. 11-51 effective June 30, 2011; P.A. 12-133 added Subsec. (d) re availability of information contained in alternative sentencing plan or community release plan; P.A. 14-173 amended Subsec. (d) to add Subdiv. (5) re employees of Division of Criminal Justice assigned to court location and Subdiv. (6) re employees of Department of Correction.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 54 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 961 - Trial and Proceedings after Conviction › Section 54-108f. - Issuance of certificate of rehabilitation by Court Support Services Division. Modification or revocation.

(a) The Court Support Services Division of the Judicial Branch may issue a certificate of rehabilitation to an eligible offender who is under the supervision of the division while on probation or other supervised release, or may issue a new certificate of rehabilitation to enlarge the relief previously granted under such certificate of rehabilitation or revoke any such certificate of rehabilitation in accordance with the provisions of section 54-130e that are applicable to certificates of rehabilitation. If the division issues, enlarges the relief previously granted under a certificate of rehabilitation or revokes a certificate of rehabilitation under this section, the division shall immediately file written notice of such action with the Board of Pardons and Paroles. Nothing in section 54-130e shall require the division to continue monitoring the criminal activity of any person to whom the division has issued a certificate of rehabilitation but who is no longer under the supervision of the division.
(b) Not later than October 1, 2015, and annually thereafter, the Court Support Services Division shall submit to the Office of Policy and Management and the Connecticut Sentencing Commission, in such form as the office may prescribe, data regarding the administration of certificates of rehabilitation, which shall include data on the number of certificates issued by the division and the number of certificates revoked by the division.
(P.A. 14-27, S. 3; P.A. 21-104, S. 49.)
History: P.A. 21-104 amended Subsec. (f) to add provision re continued monitoring of person issued certificate, effective June 28, 2021.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 54 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 961 - Trial and Proceedings after Conviction › Section 54-108g. - Prohibition against disclosure of personal information of probation officers to certain individuals under the Freedom of Information Act.

Any personal information of a current or former probation officer employed by the Judicial Branch that is not related to the performance of such officer's duties or employment, including, but not limited to, such officer's (1) date of birth, (2) Social Security number, (3) current or former electronic mail address, telephone number or residential address, (4) photograph, and (5) driver's license information, shall not be subject to disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, as defined in section 1-200, to any individual under the supervision of the Court Support Services Division or any individual committed to the custody or supervision of the Commissioner of Correction pursuant to section 53a-32 for a violation of probation.
(P.A. 14-34, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 14-34 effective July 1, 2014.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 54 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 961 - Trial and Proceedings after Conviction › Section 54-110 to 54-119. - Report on person with prior conviction. Restitution investigation and report. Information to be included in report. Appointment of restitution specialists and other personnel. Optional treatment of person found guilty of crime. Probation or suspension of sentence, generally. Penalty for common law high crimes and misdemeanors. Punishment upon second and third conviction. Second and subsequent convictions of crimes while armed with firearm. Additional penalties for conviction of crimes while armed with firearm. Court may impose additional sentence.

Sections 54-110 to 54-119, inclusive, are repealed.
(1949 Rev., S. 8819–8821, 8836, 8837; 1955, S. 3338d–3341d; 1957, P.A. 287, S. 1, 2; 580, S. 1; 639, S. 2; 1959, P.A. 28, S. 204; 615, S. 15; 1963, P.A. 170; 368; 1969, P.A. 605, S. 1, 2; 828, S. 214; 1971, P.A. 871, S. 129; P.A. 78-188, S. 1–3, 8; P.A. 80-313, S. 61; P.A. 82-298, S. 9.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 54 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 961 - Trial and Proceedings after Conviction › Section 54-123. - Transportation of prisoner discharged from jail.

Section 54-123 is repealed.
(1949 Rev., S. 8824; 1959, P.A. 152, S. 82; 1961, P.A. 580, S. 19; 1967, P.A. 152, S. 46.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 54 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 961 - Trial and Proceedings after Conviction › Section 54-123a. - Judicial Department duties re alternative sanctions and incarceration programs.

The Judicial Department shall:
(1) Oversee and coordinate the implementation of alternative sanctions for both the regular criminal docket and the docket for juvenile matters of the Superior Court;
(2) Evaluate the effectiveness of alternative sanctions and their impact on juvenile and adult offenders, prison and jail overcrowding, court backlogs and community safety;
(3) Plan and establish new alternative sanctions;
(4) Develop criteria for determining the types of offenders appropriate to receive alternative sanctions and for determining the effectiveness of those sanctions for specific offender populations;
(5) Contract with nonprofit organizations providing alternative incarceration programs, halfway houses and other similar services;
(6) Contract for independent evaluations with respect to the use of alternative sanctions;
(7) Apply for, receive, allocate, disburse and account for grants of funds made available by the United States, the state, foundations, corporations and other businesses, agencies or individuals;
(8) Enter into agreements with the United States which may be required to obtain federal funds, and do all things necessary to apply or qualify for, accept and distribute any state and federal funds allotted under any federal or state law for alternative incarceration programs;
(9) Enter into contracts and cooperate with local government units and any combination of such units to carry out the duties imposed by this section;
(10) Enter into agreements necessary, convenient or desirable for carrying out the purposes of this section with foundations, agencies, corporations and other businesses or individuals; and
(11) Accept gifts or donations of funds, services, materials or property from any source and use such gifts or donations as is appropriate to implement the provisions of this section.
(P.A. 90-213, S. 1, 56; P.A. 95-225, S. 36; P.A. 02-132, S. 46.)
History: P.A. 95-225 amended Subsec. (b)(1) to require that the office oversee and coordinate the implementation of alternative sanctions “for both the regular criminal docket and the docket for juvenile matters of the Superior Court” and Subsec. (b)(2) to require that the office evaluate the impact of alternative sanctions on “juvenile and adult” offenders; P.A. 02-132 deleted Subsec. (a) re Office of Alternative Sanctions, deleted Subsec. (b) designator, replaced “The duties and responsibilities of the office shall be to” with “The Judicial Department shall”, deleted former Subdiv. (5) re annual report to the General Assembly, renumbered existing Subdivs. (6) to (12) as Subdivs. (5) to (11) and made a technical change.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 54 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 961 - Trial and Proceedings after Conviction › Section 54-123b and 54-123c. - Advisory committee concerning adult offenders. Advisory committee concerning juvenile offenders.

Sections 54-123b and 54-123c are repealed, effective October 1, 2003.
(P.A. 90-213, S. 2, 56; P.A. 95-225, S. 37, 38; P.A. 02-132, S. 47, 48; P.A. 03-202, S. 25.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 54 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 961 - Trial and Proceedings after Conviction › Section 54-123d. - Establishment of alternative incarceration center providing mental health services.

(a) The Judicial Branch may establish, within available appropriations, in the judicial district of New Haven, an alternative incarceration center that, in addition to the programs and services offered by an alternative incarceration center, provides a residential and day reporting program for accused and convicted persons with mental health needs.
(b) A full range of mental health services shall, within available appropriations, be provided to the program participants. A clinical coordinator shall work with the director of the alternative incarceration center in facilitating timely access to appropriate services and shall develop a network of community, social and vocational rehabilitation supports that will enhance successful program participation and long-term community integration.
(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-9, S. 77, 131.)
History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-9 effective July 1, 2001.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 54 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 961 - Trial and Proceedings after Conviction › Section 54-124. - Board of Parole. Appointment and duties of executive secretary.

Section 54-124 is repealed.
(1957, P.A. 461, S. 1, 2; 1959, P.A. 276; 1967 P.A. 152, S. 49; 453, S. 1.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 54 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 961 - Trial and Proceedings after Conviction › Section 54-124b. - Caseload of parole officers.

The chairman of the Board of Pardons and Paroles, in consultation with the members of the board and representatives of parole officers, shall annually review and establish goals for parole officer to parolee caseload ratio.
(1967, P.A. 152, S. 50; 1972, P.A. 112, S. 1; P.A. 90-261, S. 6, 19; P.A. 93-219, S. 7, 14; P.A. 94-183, S. 2, 3; May 25 Sp. Sess. P.A. 94-1, S. 65, 130; P.A. 04-234, S. 2.)
History: 1972 act deleted proviso which had made superintendent of Niantic correctional facility responsible for direction and control of parole of women; P.A. 90-261 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a) and added Subsec. (b) establishing a maximum caseload of twenty-five parolees per supervisor on and after July 1, 1995; P.A. 93-219 amended Subsec. (a) to delete responsibility of commissioner to “carry out field services, parolee supervision and other duties requisite to the proper administration of the parole process” and amended Subsec. (b) to replace provision establishing a maximum caseload of twenty-five parolees per supervisor as of July 1, 1995, with requirement that the chairman of the board of parole, in consultation with board members and representatives of parole officers, annually review and establish goals for parole officer to parolee caseload ratio, effective July 1, 1994; P.A. 94-183 and May 25 Sp. Sess. P.A. 94-1 both deleted Subsec. (a) that had required the commissioner of correction to furnish all necessary clerical, administrative and fiscal services to the board of parole, effective July 1, 1994; P.A. 04-234 replaced Board of Parole with Board of Pardons and Paroles, effective July 1, 2004.
Cited. 170 C. 129.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 54 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 961 - Trial and Proceedings after Conviction › Section 54-124c. - Responsibility of the Department of Correction for supervision of persons released from confinement.

Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, the Department of Correction shall be responsible for the supervision of all persons released from confinement in a correctional institution or facility into the community, until their sentence to the custody of the Commissioner of Correction is completed.
(P.A. 93-219, S. 6, 14; P.A. 04-234, S. 32.)
History: P.A. 93-219 effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 04-234 replaced “Board of Parole” with “Department of Correction”, deleted obsolete date and deleted exception for “persons released pursuant to section 18-100c”, effective June 8, 2004.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 54 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 961 - Trial and Proceedings after Conviction › Section 54-124d. - Criminal history records check of Board of Parole personnel.

Section 54-124d is repealed, effective June 14, 2004.
(P.A. 01-175, S. 29, 32; P.A. 04-257, S. 135.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 54 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 961 - Trial and Proceedings after Conviction › Section 54-124e. - Board of Pardons and Paroles as successor department to Board of Pardons and Board of Parole.

(a) The Board of Pardons and Paroles shall be a successor department to the Board of Pardons and the Board of Parole in accordance with the provisions of sections 4-38d and 4-39.
(b) Wherever the words “Board of Pardons” or “Board of Parole” are used in the general statutes or the public acts of 2003 and 2004, the words “Board of Pardons and Paroles” shall be substituted in lieu thereof.
(c) The Legislative Commissioners' Office shall, in codifying the provisions of this section, make such technical, grammatical and punctuation changes as are necessary to carry out the purposes of this section.
(P.A. 04-234, S. 2.)
History: P.A. 04-234 effective July 1, 2004.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 54 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 961 - Trial and Proceedings after Conviction › Section 54-125b. - Parole of prisoner after administrative review without a hearing.

Section 54-125b is repealed, effective July 1, 2008.
(P.A. 93-219, S. 5, 14; P.A. 00-86; P.A. 04-234, S. 2, 4; Jan. Sp. Sess. P.A. 08-1, S. 44.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 54 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 961 - Trial and Proceedings after Conviction › Section 54-125c. - Sexual offender treatment as precondition for parole hearing.

The Board of Pardons and Paroles, within available appropriations, may require an inmate to undergo specialized sexual offender treatment for at least one year before the board will schedule a date for a hearing to consider such inmate's eligibility for parole.
(P.A. 95-142, S. 8; P.A. 04-234, S. 2.)
History: P.A. 04-234 replaced Board of Parole with Board of Pardons and Paroles, effective July 1, 2004.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 54 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 961 - Trial and Proceedings after Conviction › Section 54-125d. - Deportation parole of aliens.

(a) The Board of Pardons and Paroles shall enter into an agreement with the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service for the deportation of parolees who are aliens as described in 8 USC 1252a(b)(2) and for whom an order of deportation has been issued pursuant to 8 USC 1252(b) or 8 USC 1252a(b).
(b) The Department of Correction shall determine those inmates who shall be referred to the Board of Pardons and Paroles based on intake interviews by the department and standards set forth by the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service for establishing immigrant status.
(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (2) of subsection (b) of section 54-125a, any person whose eligibility for parole is restricted under said subdivision shall be eligible for deportation parole under this section after having served fifty per cent of the definite sentence imposed by the court.
(d) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, a sentencing court may refer any person convicted of an offense other than a capital felony under the provisions of section 53a-54b in effect prior to April 25, 2012, or a class A felony who is an alien to the Board of Pardons and Paroles for deportation under this section.
(e) Any person who is approved for deportation under this section shall have his sentence placed in a hold status for a period of ten years. If the parolee reenters the United States within such ten-year period, he shall be in violation of his parole agreement, the remainder of his sentence shall be reinstated and he shall be ineligible for parole consideration.
(f) Any person approved for deportation parole shall not be eligible for any form of bond whether by the state or the federal government. Any person approved for deportation parole shall be transferred to the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service for deportation in accordance with the agreement entered into pursuant to subsection (a) of this section. Any person approved for deportation parole shall waive all rights to appeal his conviction, extradition and deportation.
(P.A. 97-256, S. 1; P.A. 04-234, S. 2; P.A. 12-5, S. 33.)
History: P.A. 04-234 replaced Board of Parole with Board of Pardons and Paroles, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 12-5 amended Subsec. (d) to add reference to provisions of Sec. 53a-54b in effect prior to April 25, 2012, re conviction of a capital felony, effective April 25, 2012.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 54 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 961 - Trial and Proceedings after Conviction › Section 54-125g. - Parole of prisoner nearing end of maximum sentence.

Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 18-100d, 54-124c and 54-125a, any person who has six months or less to the expiration of the maximum term or terms for which such person was sentenced, may be allowed to go at large on parole pursuant to section 54-125i or following a hearing pursuant to section 54-125a, provided such person agrees (1) to be subject to supervision by personnel of the Department of Correction for a period of one year, and (2) to be retained in the institution from which such person was paroled for a period equal to the unexpired portion of the term of his or her sentence if such person is found to have violated the terms or conditions of his or her parole. Any person subject to the provisions of subdivision (1) or (2) of subsection (b) of section 54-125a shall only be eligible to go at large on parole under this section after having served ninety-five per cent of the definite sentence imposed.
(P.A. 99-196, S. 1; P.A. 04-257, S. 122; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-2, S. 16.)
History: P.A. 04-257 replaced “Board of Parole” with “Department of Correction”, effective June 14, 2004; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-2 added references to Secs. 54-125a and 54-125i, effective July 1, 2015.
The term “definite sentence” means the full sentence imposed by the sentencing court, and not the sentence as reduced by various statutory credits. 338 C. 347.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 54 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 961 - Trial and Proceedings after Conviction › Section 54-125h. - Transfer of prisoner granted parole and nearing parole release date.

Notwithstanding the provisions of section 54-125a, the chairperson of the Board of Pardons and Paroles may transfer to any public or private nonprofit halfway house, group home or mental health facility or to an approved community or private residence any person confined in a correctional institution or facility who has been granted parole release and is within eighteen months of the parole release date established by the board. Any person released from confinement pursuant to this section shall be transferred to the jurisdiction of the chairperson of the Board of Pardons and Paroles. Such person shall remain in the custody of the Commissioner of Correction during the period of such release and employees of the Department of Correction shall be responsible for the supervision of such person while such person is residing at such halfway house, group home, mental health facility or community or private residence. Such person may, at any time, be returned to confinement in a correctional facility.
(P.A. 04-234, S. 2, 9.)
History: P.A. 04-234 effective June 8, 2004 (Revisor's note: Effective July 1, 2004, references to “Board of Parole” or “Board of Pardons” in the general statutes and in the public and special acts of the 2003 and 2004 regular and special sessions of the General Assembly were replaced with “Board of Pardons and Paroles” pursuant to Sec. 2 of P.A. 04-234).
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 54 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 961 - Trial and Proceedings after Conviction › Section 54-125i. - Parole of prisoner without a hearing.

(a) An inmate (1) not convicted of a crime for which there is a victim, as defined in section 54-201 or section 54-226, who is known by the Board of Pardons and Paroles, (2) whose eligibility for parole release is not subject to the provisions of subsection (b) of section 54-125a, (3) who was not convicted of a violation of section 53a-70b of the general statutes, revision of 1958, revised to January 1, 2019, or section 53a-55, 53a-55a, 53a-56, 53a-56a, 53a-56b, 53a-57, 53a-58, 53a-59, 53a-59a, 53a-60, 53a-60a, 53a-60c, 53a-64aa, 53a-64bb, 53a-70, 53a-72b, 53a-92, 53a-92a, 53a-94a, 53a-95, 53a-100aa, 53a-101, 53a-102, 53a-102a, 53a-103a, 53a-111, 53a-112, 53a-134, 53a-135, 53a-136, 53a-167c, 53a-179b, 53a-179c or 53a-181c, and (4) who is not otherwise prohibited from being granted parole for any reason, may be allowed to go at large on parole in accordance with the provisions of section 54-125a or section 54-125g, pursuant to the provisions of subsections (b) and (c) of this section.
(b) A member of the board, or an employee of the board qualified by education, experience or training in the administration of community corrections, parole, pardons, criminal justice, criminology, the evaluation or supervision of offenders or the provision of mental health services to offenders, may evaluate whether parole should be granted to an inmate pursuant to this section. The board member or employee shall (1) use risk-based structured decision making and release criteria developed under policies adopted by the board pursuant to subsection (d) of section 54-124a, and (2) review the inmate's offender accountability plan, including, but not limited to, the environment to which the inmate plans to return upon release, to determine whether parole should be recommended for such inmate.
(c) If the board member or qualified employee recommends parole for an inmate, the chairperson of the board shall present such recommendation and all pertinent information to a parole release panel for approval. No parole release panel may review such recommendation and determine the suitability for parole release of an inmate unless the chairperson has made reasonable efforts to determine the existence of and obtain all information deemed pertinent to the panel's decision and has certified that all such pertinent information determined to exist has been obtained or is unavailable. No applicant may be granted parole pursuant to this section unless each board member or parole officer who reviewed such inmate's file certifies that he or she reviewed such recommendation and all such pertinent information.
(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-2, S. 11; P.A. 19-189, S. 35.)
History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-2 effective July 1, 2015; P.A. 19-189 amended Subsec. (a)(3) by replacing “53a-70b,” with “section 53a-70b of the general statutes, revision of 1958, revised to January 1, 2019, or”.