Title 54, Title 54: Criminal Procedure

Sec. 54-102j. Dissemination of information in DNA data bank. (a) It shall be the duty of the Division of Scientific Services within the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection to receive blood or other biological samples and to analyze, classify and file the result…

Sec. 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…

Sec. 54-102k. Unauthorized dissemination or use of DNA data bank information. Obtaining blood sample without authority. Penalties. Any person who, without authority, disseminates information contained in the data bank shall be guilty of a class C misdemeanor. Any person who disse…

Sec. 54-102kk. DNA testing of biological evidence. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law governing postconviction relief, any person who was convicted of a crime and sentenced to incarceration may, at any time during the term of such incarceration, file a petition with t…

Sec. 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 guilt…

Sec. 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…

Sec. 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 Section 54-102pp is repealed, effective October 1, 2014.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.)

Sec. 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 Section 54-102r is repealed, effective October 1, 1998.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…

Secs. 54-102t to 54-102z. Reserved for future use. PART IIb TESTING FOR TUBERCULOSIS INFECTION

Sec. 54-102uu. Compensation for wrongful incarceration. (a) A person is eligible to receive compensation for wrongful incarceration if: (1) Such person has been convicted by this state of one or more crimes and has been sentenced to a term of imprisonment for such crime or crimes…

Sec. 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.)

Sec. 54-103a. Office of Adult Probation. Section 54-103a is repealed, effective October 1, 2002. (P.A. 77-614, S. 278, 610; P.A. 02-132, S. 82.)

Sec. 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 p…

Sec. 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. 02-1…

Sec. 54-105. Duties of executive director of Court Support Services Division re probation. Intensive probation program. Community service program. Caseload limitation. (a) The executive director of the Court Support Services Division shall be responsible for the supervision of th…

Sec. 54-105a. Funds for the probation transition program and technical violation units. Section 54-105a is repealed, effective October 1, 2022. (June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-4, S. 36; P.A. 11-51, S. 76; P.A. 21-54, S. 3.)

Secs. 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. …

Sec. 54-108. Duties of probation officers. (a) Probation officers shall investigate all cases referred to them for investigation by the executive director or by the court. They shall furnish to each person released under their supervision a written statement of the conditions of …

Sec. 54-108a. Supervision of probationers. Section 54-108a is repealed, effective October 1, 2002. (P.A. 98-38; P.A. 02-132, S. 82.)

Sec. 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 …

Sec. 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…

Sec. 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 arr…

Sec. 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 S…

Sec. 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…

Sec. 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 per…

Secs. 54-109 and 54-109a. Transferred to Secs. 54-91a and 54-91b, respectively.

Secs. 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 s…

Sec. 54-121. Indeterminate sentence. Section 54-121 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 8825; 1969, P.A. 828, S. 214.)

Sec. 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.)

Sec. 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 Supe…

Secs. 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…

Sec. 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 a…

Sec. 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.)

Sec. 54-124a. Board of Pardons and Paroles. (a)(1) There shall be a Board of Pardons and Paroles within the Department of Correction, for administrative purposes only. On and after July 1, 2015, the board shall consist of ten full-time and up to five part-time members appointed b…

Sec. 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. 1…

Sec. 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…

Sec. 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.)

Sec. 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…

Sec. 54-125. Parole of prisoner serving indeterminate sentence. Any person confined for an indeterminate sentence, after having been in confinement under such sentence for not less than the minimum term, or, if sentenced for life, after having been in confinement under such sente…

Sec. 54-125a. Parole of inmate serving sentence of more than two years. Eligibility. Hearing to determine suitability for parole release of certain inmates. (a) A person convicted of one or more crimes who is incarcerated on or after October 1, 1990, who received a definite sente…

Sec. 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.)

Sec. 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 …

Sec. 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 d…

Sec. 54-125e. Special parole. Conditions. Duration. Violation. Hearing. Disposition. (a) Any person convicted of a crime committed on or after October 1, 1998, who received a definite sentence of more than two years followed by a period of special parole shall, at the expiration …

Sec. 54-125f. Pilot zero-tolerance drug supervision program. (a) Not later than October 1, 1998, the chairman of the Board of Pardons and Paroles shall establish a pilot zero-tolerance drug supervision program. Eligibility for participation in the program shall be limited to indi…

Sec. 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 g…