CHAPTER 960
INFORMATION, PROCEDURE AND BAIL
Table of Contents
Sec. 54-47g. Finding and record of investigation. Disclosure. Hearing. Access to testimony.
Sec. 54-47aa. Ex parte court order to compel disclosure of certain telephone and Internet records.
Sec. 54-56. Dismissal of information by court.
Sec. 54-56d. (Formerly Sec. 54-40). Competency to stand trial.
Sec. 54-56e. (Formerly Sec. 54-76p). Accelerated pretrial rehabilitation.
Sec. 54-56g. Pretrial alcohol education system.
Sec. 54-57. Joinder of offenses of the same character.
Sec. 54-63f. Release after conviction and pending sentence or appeal.
Sec. 54-64a. Release by judicial authority.
Sec. 54-64d. Release of person taken into custody on a capias.
Sec. 54-47g. Finding and record of investigation. Disclosure. Hearing. Access
to testimony. (a) Within sixty days of the conclusion of the investigation, the investigatory grand jury conducting such investigation shall file its finding with the court of the
judicial district designated by the Chief Court Administrator pursuant to subsection (a)
of section 54-47d, and shall file a copy of its finding with the panel and with the Chief
State's Attorney or a state's attorney if such Chief State's Attorney or state's attorney
made application for the investigation. The stenographer shall file any record of the
investigation with the court of the judicial district designated by the Chief Court Administrator pursuant to subsection (a) of section 54-47d and the panel and the Chief State's
Attorney or a state's attorney, if such Chief State's Attorney or state's attorney made
application for the investigation, shall have access to such record upon request made to
the clerk of the court without a hearing. Such finding shall state whether or not there is
probable cause to believe that a crime or crimes have been committed. Except as otherwise provided in this section, any part of the record of the investigation not disclosed
with the finding pursuant to subsection (b) of this section shall be sealed, provided any
person may file an application with the panel for disclosure of any such part of the
record. Upon receipt of such application, the panel shall, after notice, hold a hearing
and the panel, by a majority vote, may disclose any such part of the record when such
disclosure is deemed by the panel to be in the public interest, except that no part of the
record shall be disclosed which contains allegations of the commission of a crime by
an individual if the investigatory grand jury failed to find probable cause that such
individual committed such crime unless such individual requests the release of such
part of the record. Any person aggrieved by an order of the panel shall have the right
to appeal such order by filing a petition for review with the Appellate Court within
seventy-two hours from the issuance of such order.
(b) The finding of the investigation shall be open to public inspection and copying
at the court where it has been filed seven calendar days after it has been filed, unless
within that period the Chief State's Attorney or a state's attorney with whom the finding
was filed files a motion with the investigatory grand jury requesting that a part or all of
such finding not be so disclosed. The finding may include all or such part of the record
as the investigatory grand jury may determine, except that no part of the record shall
be disclosed which contains allegations of the commission of a crime by an individual
if the investigatory grand jury failed to find probable cause that such individual committed such crime unless such individual requests the release of such part of the record. In
such event as much of the finding as has not been sought to be withheld from disclosure
shall be disclosed promptly upon the expiration of said seven-calendar-day period.
(c) Within fifteen calendar days of the filing of such motion, the investigatory grand
jury shall conduct a hearing. The investigatory grand jury shall give written notice of
such hearing to the person filing such motion and any other person the investigatory
grand jury deems to be an interested party to the proceedings, which may include, but
not be limited to, persons who testified or were the subject of testimony before the
investigatory grand jury. Within five calendar days of the conclusion of the hearing, the
investigatory grand jury shall render its decision, and shall send copies thereof to all
those to whom it gave notice of the hearing. It shall deny any such motion unless it
makes specific findings of fact on the record that there is a substantial probability that
one of the following interests will be prejudiced by publicity that nondisclosure would
prevent, and that reasonable alternatives to nondisclosure cannot adequately protect that
interest: (1) The right of a person to a fair trial; (2) the prevention of potential defendants
from fleeing; (3) the prevention of subornation of perjury or tampering with witnesses;
or (4) the protection of the lives and reputations of innocent persons which would be
significantly damaged by the release of uncorroborated information. Any order of nondisclosure shall be drawn to protect the interest so found.
(d) Any person aggrieved by an order of the investigatory grand jury shall have the
right to appeal such order by filing a petition for review with the Appellate Court within
seventy-two hours from issuance of such order.
(e) The Appellate Court shall provide an expedited hearing on such petition in accordance with such rules as the judges of the Appellate Court may adopt, consistent
with the rights of the petitioner and the parties.
(f) Notwithstanding the existence of an order of nondisclosure under this section,
any witness may apply in writing to the presiding judge of the criminal session of the
court of the judicial district wherein the record of the investigation has been filed, or
his designee, for access to and a copy of the record of his own testimony. Any witness
shall be allowed access, at all reasonable times, to the record of his own testimony and
be allowed to obtain a copy of such record unless said judge or his designee finds after
a hearing and for good cause shown that it is not in the best interest of justice to allow
the witness to have access to and a copy of the record of his testimony.
(g) Notwithstanding the existence of an order of nondisclosure under this section,
the presiding judge of the criminal session of the court of the judicial district wherein
the record of the investigation has been filed, or his designee, shall grant any written
request of a person accused of a crime as a result of the investigation to have access, at
all reasonable times, to the record of his own testimony and to obtain a copy of such
record.
(P.A. 85-611, S. 6; P.A. 87-350, S. 5, 6; P.A. 88-148; 88-345, S. 1, 3; P.A. 05-288, S. 185.)
History: P.A. 87-350 added provision re (1) duty of stenographer to file copies of finding and record of investigation,
(2) application of witness to presiding judge for access to record of investigation, (3) right of witness to access at all
reasonable times to access of record of own testimony and (4) granting written request by person accused of crime as result
of investigation to access of record of own testimony; P.A. 88-148 amended Subsec. (b) to authorize any witness to apply
for and, unless the presiding judge or his designee disallows it, to obtain a copy of the record of his own testimony, and
amended Subsec. (c) to require the presiding judge or his designee to grant the written request of a person accused of a
crime as a result of the investigation to obtain a copy of the record of his own testimony; P.A. 88-345 amended Subsec.
(a) to permit (1) person to make application to panel for disclosure of record and (2) panel to disclose any part of the record,
except such part which contains allegations re individual if grand jury failed to find probable cause and (3) right of appeal
within seventy-two hours of order, and added new provisions as Subsecs. (b) to (e), inclusive, re disclosure of finding,
hearing on motion for nondisclosure, specific findings of fact necessary for granting such motion, right of appeal of order
of grand jury and expedited hearing on petition by appellate court, relettering prior provisions accordingly, effective June
7, 1988, and applicable to findings filed on or after June 7, 1988; P.A. 05-288 made a technical change in Subsec. (a),
effective July 13, 2005.
Sec. 54-47aa. Ex parte court order to compel disclosure of certain telephone
and Internet records. (a) For the purposes of this section:
(1) "Basic subscriber information" means: (A) Name, (B) address, (C) local and
long distance telephone connection records or records of session times and durations,
(D) length of service, including start date, and types of services utilized, (E) telephone
or instrument number or other subscriber number or identity, including any assigned
Internet protocol address, and (F) means and source of payment for such service, including any credit card or bank account number;
(2) "Call-identifying information" means dialing or signaling information that identifies the origin, direction, destination or termination of each communication generated
or received by a subscriber or customer by means of any equipment, facility or service
of a telecommunications carrier;
(3) "Electronic communication service" means "electronic communication service" as defined in 18 USC 2510, as amended from time to time;
(4) "Law enforcement official" means the Chief State's Attorney, a state's attorney,
an inspector with the Division of Criminal Justice, a sworn member of the Division of
State Police within the Department of Public Safety or a sworn member of an organized
local police department;
(5) "Remote computing service" means "remote computing service" as defined in
section 18 USC 2711, as amended from time to time; and
(6) "Telecommunications carrier" means "telecommunications carrier" as defined
in 47 USC 1001, as amended from time to time.
(b) A law enforcement official may request an ex parte order from a judge of the
Superior Court to compel (1) a telecommunications carrier to disclose call-identifying
information pertaining to a subscriber or customer, or (2) a provider of electronic communication service or remote computing service to disclose basic subscriber information
pertaining to a subscriber or customer. The judge shall grant such order if the law enforcement official states a reasonable and articulable suspicion that a crime has been or is
being committed or that exigent circumstances exist and such call-identifying or basic
subscriber information is relevant and material to an ongoing criminal investigation.
The order shall state upon its face the case number assigned to such investigation, the
date and time of issuance and the name of the judge authorizing the order. The law
enforcement official shall have any ex parte order issued pursuant to this subsection
signed by the authorizing judge within forty-eight hours or not later than the next business day, whichever is earlier.
(c) A telecommunications carrier shall disclose call-identifying information and a
provider of electronic communication service or remote computing service shall disclose
basic subscriber information to a law enforcement official when an order is issued pursuant to subsection (b) of this section.
(d) Not later than forty-eight hours after the issuance of an order pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, the law enforcement official shall mail notice of the issuance of
such order to the subscriber or customer whose call-identifying information or basic
subscriber information is the subject of such order, except that such notification may
be delayed for a period of up to ninety days upon the execution of a written certification
of such official to the judge who authorized the order that there is reason to believe that
notification of the existence of the order may result in (1) endangering the life or physical
safety of an individual, (2) flight from prosecution, (3) destruction of or tampering with
evidence, (4) intimidation of potential witnesses, or (5) otherwise seriously jeopardizing
the investigation. The law enforcement official shall maintain a true copy of such certification. During such ninety-day period, the law enforcement official may request the
court to extend such period of delayed notification. Such period may be extended beyond
ninety days only upon approval of the court.
(e) A telecommunications carrier or provider of electronic communication service
or remote computing service that provides information pursuant to an order issued pursuant to subsection (b) of this section shall be compensated for the reasonable expenses
incurred in providing such information.
(f) Any telecommunications carrier or provider of electronic communication service or remote computing service that provides information in good faith pursuant to
an order issued pursuant to subsection (b) of this section shall be afforded the legal
protections provided under 18 USC 3124, as amended from time to time, with regard
to such actions.
(g) Not later than January fifteenth of each year, each law enforcement official shall
report to the Chief State's Attorney the information required by this subsection with
respect to each order issued pursuant to subsection (b) of this section in the preceding
calendar year. The Chief State's Attorney shall, based upon the reports filed by each
law enforcement official and not later than January thirty-first of each year, submit a
report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to criminal law and
procedure concerning orders issued pursuant to subsection (b) of this section in the
preceding calendar year. The report shall include the following information: (1) The
number of orders issued, (2) whether the order was directed to a telecommunications
carrier, provider of electronic communication service or provider of remote computing
service, (3) whether the information sought was call-identifying information or basic
subscriber information, (4) the statutory offense or offenses that were the subject of the
investigation, (5) the number of notifications that were delayed pursuant to subsection
(d) of this section, and the reason for such delayed notification, (6) the number of motions
to vacate an order that were filed, and the number of motions granted or denied, (7) the
number of investigations concluded and the final result of such investigations, and (8)
the status of any criminal prosecution resulting from the investigation.
(P.A. 05-182, S. 1, 2.)
Sec. 54-56. Dismissal of information by court.
Insufficient evidence and insufficient cause grounds of section may not be raised through pretrial dismissal motion in
case where defendant was arrested on warrant signed by a judge. 49 CS 248.
Sec. 54-56d. (Formerly Sec. 54-40). Competency to stand trial. (a) Competency required. Definition. A defendant shall not be tried, convicted or sentenced while
he is not competent. For the purposes of this section, a defendant is not competent if he
is unable to understand the proceedings against him or to assist in his own defense.
(b) Presumption of competency. A defendant is presumed to be competent. The
burden of proving that the defendant is not competent by a preponderance of the evidence
and the burden of going forward with the evidence are on the party raising the issue.
The burden of going forward with the evidence shall be on the state if the court raises
the issue. The court may call its own witnesses and conduct its own inquiry.
(c) Request for examination. If at any time during a criminal proceeding it appears
that the defendant is not competent, counsel for the defendant or for the state, or the
court, on its own motion, may request an examination to determine the defendant's
competency.
(d) Examination of defendant. Report. If the court finds that the request for an
examination is justified and that, in accordance with procedures established by the judges
of the Superior Court, there is probable cause to believe that the defendant has committed
the crime for which he is charged, the court shall order an examination of the defendant
as to his competency. The court may (1) appoint one or more physicians specializing
in psychiatry to examine the defendant, or (2) order the Commissioner of Mental Health
and Addiction Services to conduct the examination either (A) by a clinical team consisting of a physician specializing in psychiatry, a clinical psychologist and one of the
following: A clinical social worker licensed pursuant to chapter 383b or a psychiatric
nurse clinical specialist holding a master's degree in nursing, or (B) by one or more
physicians specializing in psychiatry, except that no employee of the Department of
Mental Health and Addiction Services who has served as a member of a clinical team
in the course of such employment for at least five years prior to October 1, 1995, shall
be precluded from being appointed as a member of a clinical team. If the Commissioner
of Mental Health and Addiction Services is ordered to conduct the examination, the
commissioner shall select the members of the clinical team or the physician or physicians. If the examiners determine that the defendant is not competent, they shall then
determine whether there is substantial probability that the defendant, if provided with
a course of treatment, will regain competency within the maximum period of any placement order under this section, and whether the defendant appears to be eligible for
civil commitment, with monitoring by the Court Support Services Division, pursuant
to subdivision (2) of subsection (h) of this section. The court may authorize a physician
specializing in psychiatry, a clinical psychologist, a clinical social worker licensed pursuant to chapter 383b or a psychiatric nurse clinical specialist holding a master's degree
in nursing selected by the defendant to observe the examination. Counsel for the defendant may observe the examination. The examination shall be completed within fifteen
days from the date it was ordered and the examiner or examiners shall prepare and sign,
without notarization, a written report and file such report with the court within twenty-one business days of the date of the order. On receipt of the written report, the clerk of
the court shall cause copies to be delivered immediately to the state's attorney and to
counsel for the defendant.
(e) Hearing. The court shall hold a hearing as to the competency of the defendant
no later than ten days after it receives the written report. Any evidence regarding the
defendant's competency, including the written report, may be introduced at the hearing
by either the defendant or the state. If the written report is introduced, at least one of
the examiners must be present to testify as to the determinations in the report, unless
his presence is waived by the defendant and the state. Any member of the clinical team
shall be considered competent to testify as to the team's determinations. A defendant
and his counsel may waive the court hearing only if the examiners, in the written report,
determine without qualification that the defendant is competent.
(f) Court finding of competency or incompetency. If the court, after the hearing,
finds that the defendant is competent, it shall continue with the criminal proceedings.
If it finds that the defendant is not competent, it shall also find whether there is substantial
probability that the defendant, if provided with a course of treatment, will regain competency within the maximum period of any placement order permitted under this section.
(g) Court procedure if finding that defendant will not regain competency. If,
at the hearing, the court finds that there is not a substantial probability that the defendant,
if provided with a course of treatment, will regain competency within the period of any
placement order under this section, the court shall follow the procedure set forth in
subsection (m) of this section.
(h) Court procedure if finding that defendant will regain competency. Placement of defendant at treatment facility pending civil commitment proceedings.
(1) If, at the hearing, the court finds that there is a substantial probability that the defendant, if provided with a course of treatment, will regain competency within the period
of any placement order under this section, the court shall either (A) order placement of
the defendant for treatment for the purpose of rendering him competent, or (B) order
placement of the defendant at a treatment facility pending civil commitment proceedings
pursuant to subdivision (2) of this subsection.
(2) (A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B) of this subdivision, if the court
makes a finding pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection and does not order placement pursuant to subparagraph (A) of said subdivision, the court shall, on its own motion
or on motion of the state or the defendant, order placement of the defendant in the
custody of the Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services at a treatment
facility pending civil commitment proceedings. The treatment facility shall be determined by the Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services. Such order shall:
(i) Include an authorization for the Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services to apply for civil commitment of such defendant pursuant to sections 17a-495 to
17a-528, inclusive; (ii) permit the defendant to agree to participate voluntarily in a
treatment plan prepared by the Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services
and require that the defendant comply with such treatment plan; and (iii) provide that
if the application for civil commitment is denied or not pursued by the Commissioner
of Mental Health and Addiction Services, or if, in the case of a defendant who is participating voluntarily in a treatment plan, such defendant ceases to so participate voluntarily,
the person in charge of the treatment facility, or such person's designee, shall submit a
written progress report to the court pursuant to subsection (j) of this section, and the
defendant shall be returned to the court for a hearing pursuant to subsection (k) of this
section. The Court Support Services Division shall monitor the defendant's compliance
with any applicable provisions of such order. The period of placement and monitoring
under such order shall not exceed the period of the maximum sentence which the defendant could receive on conviction of the charges against such defendant, or eighteen
months, whichever is less. If the defendant has complied with such treatment plan and
any applicable provisions of such order, at the end of the period of placement and monitoring, the court shall approve the entry of a nolle prosequi to the charges against the
defendant or shall dismiss such charges.
(B) This subdivision shall not apply: (i) To any person charged with a class A felony,
a class B felony, except a violation of section 53a-122 that does not involve the use,
attempted use or threatened use of physical force against another person, or a violation
of section 14-227a, subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 53-21 or section 53a-56b, 53a-60d, 53a-70, 53a-70a, 53a-70b, 53a-71, 53a-72a or 53a-72b; (ii) to any person
charged with a crime or motor vehicle violation who, as a result of the commission of
such crime or motor vehicle violation, causes the death of another person; or (iii) unless
good cause is shown, to any person charged with a class C felony.
(i) Placement for treatment. Conditions. The placement for treatment for the purpose of rendering the defendant competent shall comply with the following conditions:
(1) The period of placement under the order or combination of orders shall not exceed
the period of the maximum sentence which the defendant could receive on conviction
of the charges against him or eighteen months, whichever is less; (2) the placement shall
be either in the custody of the Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services,
the Commissioner of Children and Families or the Commissioner of Mental Retardation
or, if the defendant or the appropriate commissioner agrees to provide payment, in the
custody of any appropriate mental health facility or treatment program which agrees to
provide treatment to the defendant and to adhere to the requirements of this section and
(3) the court shall order the placement, on either an inpatient or an outpatient basis,
which it finds is the least restrictive placement appropriate and available to restore
competency. If outpatient treatment is the least restrictive placement for a defendant who
has not yet been released from a correctional facility, the court shall consider whether the
availability of that treatment is a sufficient basis on which to release the defendant on
a promise to appear, conditions of release, cash bail or bond. If the court determines
that the defendant may not be so released, the court shall order treatment of the defendant
on an inpatient basis at a mental health facility or mental retardation facility.
(j) Progress reports re treatment. The person in charge of the treatment facility,
or such person's designee, shall submit a written progress report to the court (1) at least
seven days prior to the date of any hearing on the issue of the defendant's competency;
(2) whenever he believes that the defendant has attained competency; (3) whenever he
believes that there is not a substantial probability that the defendant will attain competency within the period covered by the placement order; or (4) whenever the defendant
has been placed for treatment pending civil commitment proceedings pursuant to subdivision (2) of subsection (h) of this section and the application for civil commitment of
the defendant is denied or not pursued. The progress report shall contain: (A) The clinical
findings of the person submitting the report and the facts on which the findings are
based; (B) the opinion of the person submitting the report as to whether the defendant has
attained competency or as to whether the defendant is making progress, under treatment,
toward attaining competency within the period covered by the placement order; and (C)
any other information concerning the defendant requested by the court, including, but
not limited to, the method of treatment or the type, dosage and effect of any medication
the defendant is receiving.
(k) Reconsideration of competency. Hearing. (1) When any placement order for
treatment is rendered or continued, the court shall set a date for a hearing, to be held
within ninety days, for reconsideration of the issue of the defendant's competency.
Whenever the court receives a report pursuant to subsection (j) of this section which
indicates that (A) the defendant has attained competency, (B) the defendant will not
attain competency within the remainder of the period covered by the placement order,
(C) the defendant will not attain competency within the remainder of the period covered
by the placement order absent administration of psychiatric medication for which the
defendant is unwilling or unable to provide consent, or (D) the defendant has been placed
for treatment pending civil commitment proceedings pursuant to subdivision (2) of
subsection (h) of this section and the application for civil commitment of the defendant
is denied or not pursued, the court shall set the matter for a hearing no later than ten
days after the report is received. The hearing may be waived by the defendant only if
the report indicates that the defendant is competent. The court shall determine whether
the defendant is competent or is making progress toward attainment of competency
within the period covered by the placement order. If the court finds that the defendant
is competent, the defendant shall be returned to the custody of the Commissioner of
Correction or released, if the defendant has met the conditions for release, and the court
shall continue with the criminal proceedings. If the court finds that the defendant is still
not competent but that the defendant is making progress toward attaining competency,
it may continue or modify the placement order. If the court finds that the defendant is
still not competent and will not attain competency within the remainder of the period
covered by the placement order absent administration of psychiatric medication for
which the defendant is unwilling or unable to provide consent, it shall proceed as provided in subdivisions (2) and (3) of this subsection.
(2) If the court finds that the defendant will not attain competency within the remainder of the period covered by the placement order absent administration of psychiatric
medication for which the defendant is unwilling or unable to provide consent, and after
any hearing held pursuant to subdivision (3) of this subsection, it may order the involuntary medication of the defendant if it finds by clear and convincing evidence that: (A)
To a reasonable degree of medical certainty involuntary medication of the defendant
will render the defendant competent to stand trial, (B) an adjudication of guilt or innocence cannot be had using less intrusive means, (C) the proposed treatment plan is
narrowly tailored to minimize intrusion on the defendant's liberty and privacy interests,
(D) the proposed drug regime will not cause an unnecessary risk to the defendant's
health, and (E) the seriousness of the alleged crime is such that the criminal law enforcement interest of the state in fairly and accurately determining the defendant's guilt or
innocence overrides the defendant's interest in self-determination.
(3) If the court finds that the defendant is unable to provide consent for the administration of psychiatric medication, and prior to deciding whether to order the involuntary
medication of the defendant under subdivision (2) of this subsection, the court shall
appoint a health care guardian who shall be a licensed health care provider with specialized training in the treatment of persons with psychiatric disabilities to represent the
health care interests of the defendant before the court. Notwithstanding the provisions
of section 52-146e, such health care guardian shall have access to the psychiatric records
of the defendant. Such health care guardian shall file a report with the court not later
than thirty days after his or her appointment. The report shall set forth such health care
guardian's findings and recommendations concerning the administration of psychiatric
medication to the defendant including the risks and benefits of such medication, the
likelihood and seriousness of any adverse side effects and the prognosis with and without
such medication. The court shall hold a hearing on the matter not later than ten days
after receipt of such health care guardian's report and shall, in deciding whether to
order the involuntary medication of the defendant, take into account such health care
guardian's opinion concerning the health care interests of the defendant.
(4) The state shall hold harmless and indemnify any health care guardian appointed
by the court pursuant to subdivision (3) of this subsection from financial loss and expense
arising out of any claim, demand, suit or judgment by reason of such health care guardian's alleged negligence or alleged deprivation of any person's civil rights or other act
or omission resulting in damage or injury, provided the health care guardian is found
to have been acting in the discharge of his or her duties pursuant to said subdivision (3)
and such act or omission is found not to have been wanton, reckless or malicious. The
provisions of subsections (b), (c) and (d) of section 5-141d shall apply to such health
care guardian. The provisions of chapter 53 shall not apply to a claim against such health
care guardian.
(l) Failure of defendant to return to treatment facility. If a defendant who has
been ordered placed for treatment on an inpatient basis at a mental health facility or
mental retardation facility is released from such facility on a furlough or for work,
therapy or any other reason and fails to return to the facility in accordance with the terms
and conditions of his release, the person in charge of the facility or his designee shall,
within twenty-four hours of the defendant's failure to return, report such failure to the
prosecuting authority for the court location which ordered the placement of the defendant. Upon receipt of such a report, the prosecuting authority shall, within available
resources, make reasonable efforts to notify any victim or victims of the crime for which
the defendant is charged of such defendant's failure to return to the facility. No civil
liability shall be incurred by the state or the prosecuting authority for failure to notify
any victim or victims in accordance with this subsection. The failure of a defendant to
return to the facility in which he has been placed may constitute sufficient cause for his
rearrest upon order by the court.
(m) Release or placement of defendant who will not attain competency. If at
any time the court determines that there is not a substantial probability that the defendant
will attain competency within the period of treatment allowed by this section, or if at
the end of such period the court finds that the defendant is still not competent, the court
shall either release the defendant from custody or order the defendant placed in the
custody of the Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services, the Commissioner of Children and Families or the Commissioner of Mental Retardation. The commissioner given custody, or the commissioner's designee, shall then apply for civil
commitment according to sections 17a-75 to 17a-83, inclusive, 17a-270 to 17a-282,
inclusive, and 17a-495 to 17a-528, inclusive. The court shall hear arguments as to
whether the defendant should be released or should be placed in the custody of the
Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services, the Commissioner of Children
and Families or the Commissioner of Mental Retardation. If the court orders the release
of a defendant charged with the commission of a crime that resulted in the death or
serious physical injury, as defined in section 53a-3, of another person, or orders the
placement of such defendant in the custody of the Commissioner of Mental Health and
Addiction Services, the court may, on its own motion or on motion of the prosecuting
authority, order, as a condition of such release or placement, periodic examinations of
the defendant as to his competency. Such an examination shall be conducted in accordance with subsection (d) of this section. Upon receipt of the written report as provided
in subsection (d) of this section, the court shall, upon the request of either party filed not
later than thirty days after the court receives such report, conduct a hearing as provided in
subsection (e) of this section. Such hearing shall be held not later than ninety days
after the court receives such report. If the court finds that the defendant has attained
competency, he shall be returned to the custody of the Commissioner of Correction or
released, if he has met the conditions for release, and the court shall continue with the
criminal proceedings. Periodic examinations ordered by the court under this subsection
shall continue until the court finds that the defendant has attained competency or until
the time within which the defendant may be prosecuted for the crime with which he is
charged, as provided in section 54-193 or 54-193a, has expired, whichever occurs first.
The court shall dismiss, with or without prejudice, any charges for which a nolle prosequi
is not entered when the time within which the defendant may be prosecuted for the
crime with which he is charged, as provided in section 54-193 or 54-193a, has expired.
Notwithstanding the erasure provisions of section 54-142a, police and court records and
records of any state's attorney pertaining to a charge which is nolled or dismissed without
prejudice while the defendant is not competent shall not be erased until the time for the
prosecution of the defendant expires under section 54-193 or 54-193a. A defendant who
is not civilly committed as a result of an application made by the Commissioner of
Mental Health and Addiction Services, the Commissioner of Children and Families or
the Commissioner of Mental Retardation pursuant to this section shall be released. A
defendant who is civilly committed pursuant to such an application shall be treated in
the same manner as any other civilly committed person.
(n) Payment of costs. The cost of the examination effected by the Commissioner
of Mental Health and Addiction Services and of testimony of persons conducting the
examination effected by the commissioner shall be paid by the Department of Mental
Health and Addiction Services. The cost of the examination and testimony by physicians
appointed by the court shall be paid by the Judicial Department. If the defendant is
indigent, the fee of the person selected by the defendant to observe the examination and
to testify on his behalf shall be paid by the Public Defender Services Commission. The
expense of treating a defendant placed in the custody of the Commissioner of Mental
Health and Addiction Services, the Commissioner of Children and Families or the Commissioner of Mental Retardation pursuant to subdivision (2) of subsection (h) of this
section or subsection (i) of this section shall be computed and paid for in the same
manner as is provided for persons committed by a probate court under the provisions
of sections 17b-122, 17b-124 to 17b-132, inclusive, 17b-136 to 17b-138, inclusive, 17b-194 to 17b-197, inclusive, 17b-222 to 17b-250, inclusive, 17b-256, 17b-263, 17b-340
to 17b-350, inclusive, 17b-689b and 17b-743 to 17b-747, inclusive.
(o) Custody of defendant. Until the hearing is held, the defendant, if not released
on a promise to appear, conditions of release, cash bail or bond, shall remain in the
custody of the Commissioner of Correction unless hospitalized as provided in sections
17a-512 to 17a-517, inclusive.
(p) Placement of violent defendant. This section shall not be construed to require
the Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services to place any violent defendant in a mental institution which does not have the trained staff, facilities and security
to accommodate such a person.
(q) Defense of defendant prior to trial. This section shall not prevent counsel for
the defendant from raising, prior to trial and while the defendant is not competent, any
issue susceptible of fair determination.
(r) Credit for confinement time. Actual time spent in confinement on an inpatient
basis pursuant to this section shall be credited against any sentence imposed on the
defendant in the pending criminal case or in any other case arising out of the same
conduct in the same manner as time is credited for time spent in a correctional facility
awaiting trial.
(1949 Rev., S. 8748; 1959, P.A. 523, S. 2; 1967, P.A. 670; 1969, P.A. 828, S. 213; P.A. 74-306, S. 1-4; P.A. 75-476,
S. 1-3, 6; P.A. 76-353; 76-436, S. 532, 681; P.A. 77-415, S. 1, 2; P.A. 78-280, S. 117, 127; P.A. 80-313, S. 32; P.A. 81-365; P.A. 83-183, S. 1-5; P.A. 84-506; P.A. 85-288; 85-613, S. 79, 154; P.A. 93-91, S. 1, 2; P.A. 94-27, S. 16, 17; P.A.
95-146; 95-257, S. 11, 58; P.A. 96-90; 96-180, S. 128, 166; 96-215, S. 3, 4; P.A. 98-88, S. 1, 2; P.A. 01-41; June 30 Sp.
Sess. P.A. 03-3, S. 13-17, 97; P.A. 04-28, S. 1; 04-76, S. 57; P.A. 05-19, S. 2, 3.)
History: 1959 act added provision re computation and payment of hospital expense during confinement; 1967 act
divided section into Subsecs., added qualification of inability to assist in his own defense to Subsecs. (a) and (c) and
authority of judge to act on his own motion in Subsec. (a), amended Subsec. (b) to make mandatory the appointment of at
least two psychiatrists rather than discretionary appointment of two or three physicians to examine accused and added
provisions re commitment to state hospital for mental illness for examination, re physician's witnessing of examination
and re filing of examination report; 1969 act added Subsec. (d) re maximum periods of commitment; P.A. 74-306 amended
Subsec. (b) to make judge's appointment of examiners optional rather than mandatory, to change number appointed from
"at least two" to "one or more", to replace provision re commitment to state hospital with provisions re commitment to
commissioner of mental health and examination by clinical team, to impose fifteen-day deadline for filing written report,
to require hearing and to specify when hearing may be waived, amended Subsecs. (c) and (d) to reflect changes in Subsec.
(b), imposing fifteen-day deadline for hearing in Subsec. (c) and provision re application of Sec. 17-197 in Subsec. (d),
and added Subsecs. (e) and (f) re commitment of violent person and re cost of examinations; P.A. 75-476 restated and
clarified Subsec. (b) adding procedural details and limiting examinations to a determination of accused's ability to understand proceeding and assist in his own defense where previously determination was of accused's "mental condition", made
similar changes in Subsec. (c), eliminating references to insanity and mental defectiveness and deleting provision stating
that expenses are to be paid in same manner as expenses in superior court criminal prosecutions, and amended Subsec. (d)
to replace previous provisions re maximum commitment for period equaling maximum sentence for the particular crime
or for twenty-five years if case involves class A felony with maximum commitment period of eighteen months, to make
changes conforming provisions to changes in Subsecs. (b) and (c) and to add provisions re hearing procedure and options
to proceed with trial, reconfine accused, etc.; P.A. 76-353 amended Subsec. (b) to set ten-day deadline for hearing where
previously "prompt" hearing was required, amended Subsec. (c) to add references to commissioner of mental retardation,
to require hearing within ten rather than fifteen days and to add reference to possibility that accused will not be able to
understand proceeding and assist in his own defense within remainder of commitment period, amended Subsec. (d) to
conform with changes in Subsec. (c) and to restore optional maximum commitment for maximum period of sentence which
may be imposed for the crime he is accused of and repealed Subsecs. (e) and (f) by omission; P.A. 76-436 amended section
to reflect substitution of assistant state's attorneys for prosecuting attorneys, effective July 1, 1978; P.A. 77-415 restated
provisions, reorganized Subsecs. and added Subsecs. (f) and (g) restoring provisions omitted by P.A. 76-353; P.A. 78-280
made technical grammatical change in Subsec. (b); P.A. 80-313 restated and reordered provisions, and revised subsection
divisions but made no substantive changes; Sec. 54-40 transferred to Sec. 54-56d in 1981; P.A. 81-365 replaced previous
section which was declared unconstitutional; P.A. 83-183 authorized placement of defendant in custody of children and
youth services commissioner in Subsecs. (g), (i), (l) and (m) and specified that court may order treatment at mental retardation facilities in Subsec. (i); P.A. 84-506 amended Subsec. (d) to require the examiner to "prepare and sign, without
notarization" a written report and file it with the court "within ten days" of the examination, amended Subsec. (g) to replace
provision requiring court to either release the defendant or place him in the custody of the commissioner of mental health,
children and youth services or mental retardation with provision that the court shall "follow the procedure set forth in
Subsec. (m)", added a new Subsec. (l) re the responsibilities of the person in charge of a treatment facility and the prosecuting
authority when a defendant fails to return to such facility, and relettered remaining Subsecs. accordingly; P.A. 85-288
amended Subsec. (m) to provide that the court shall dismiss, with or without prejudice, any charges for which a nolle
prosequi is not entered when the time within which the defendant may be prosecuted for the crime with which he is charged
has expired; P.A. 85-613 made technical change in Subsec. (m), substituting reference to chapter 368t for reference to
chapter 365a; 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. 94-27 amended Subsec. (m) to delete reference to Secs.
17a-580 to 17a-603, inclusive, effective July 1, 1994; P.A. 95-146 amended Subsec. (d) to revise the composition of the
clinical team by replacing "a psychiatric social worker" with "one of the following: A clinical independent social worker
certified pursuant to chapter 383b or a psychiatric nurse clinical specialist holding a master's degree in nursing", to add
exception re appointment of an employee of the Department of Mental Health as a member of a clinical team, to revise
the list of professionals authorized to observe the examination by deleting "a psychiatric social worker" and adding "a
clinical independent social worker certified pursuant to chapter 383b or a psychiatric nurse clinical specialist holding a
master's degree in nursing" and to require the report to be filed "within twenty-one business days of the date of the order"
rather than "within ten days of the completion of the examination"; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department
of Mental Health with Commissioner and Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, effective July 1, 1995;
P.A. 96-90 amended Subsec. (m) to delete references to Secs. 17a-450 to 17a-484, inclusive, 17a-540 to 17a-550, inclusive,
17a-560 to 17a-576, inclusive, 17a-615 to 17a-618, inclusive, and 46a-11a to 46a-11g, inclusive; P.A. 96-180 made technical changes in Subsec. (d) by replacing references to "clinical independent social worker certified pursuant to chapter
383b" with "clinical social worker licensed pursuant to chapter 383b", effective June 3, 1996; P.A. 96-215 amended Subsec.
(b) by deleting "clear and convincing" evidence and inserting "preponderance of the" evidence in lieu thereof, effective
June 4, 1996; (Revisor's note: In 1997 the references to "17b-115 to 17b-138" and "17b-689 to 17b-693, inclusive," in
Subsec. (n) were changed editorially by the Revisors to "17b-116 to 17b-138" and "17b-689, 17b-689b", respectively, to
reflect the repeal of certain sections by Sec. 164 of June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-2); P.A. 98-88 amended Subsec. (k) to designate
existing provisions as Subdiv. (1), redesignating former Subdivs. (1) and (2) as Subparas. (A) and (B), respectively, adding
Subpara. (C) re a report that the defendant will not attain competency absent administration of psychiatric medication for
which the defendant is unwilling or unable to provide consent and adding provision requiring the court to proceed as
provided in Subdivs. (2) and (3) if it finds that the defendant will not attain competency absent administration of psychiatric
medication for which the defendant is unwilling or unable to provide consent, to add new Subdiv. (2) authorizing the court
to order the involuntary medication of the defendant if it makes certain findings by clear and convincing evidence, and to
add new Subdiv. (3) requiring the appointment of a licensed health care provider to represent the health care interests of
the defendant if the defendant is unable to provide consent for the administration of psychiatric medication, requiring such
person to file a report with the court setting forth his findings and recommendations re the administration of psychiatric
medication to the defendant and requiring the court to hold a hearing on the matter and consider such person's opinion in
deciding whether to order the involuntary medication of the defendant, and amended Subsec. (m) to authorize a court when
it releases a defendant charged with a crime that resulted in the death or serious physical injury of another person to order
periodic examinations of the defendant, set forth the procedure for conducting such an examination and a subsequent
hearing by the court, require the continuation of criminal proceedings if the defendant is found to have attained competency,
specify the duration of such periodic examinations and add references to Sec. 54-193a; P.A. 01-41 amended Subsec. (k)
to designate as "a health care guardian" the person appointed in Subdiv. (3) to represent the health care interests of the
defendant, add Subdiv. (4) re indemnification of health care guardians and make technical changes in Subdivs. (1) and
(2); June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-3 amended Subsec. (d) by adding provision re whether defendant appears eligible for civil
commitment with monitoring by Court Support Services Division pursuant to Subsec. (h)(2), adding Subdiv. and Subpara.
designators and making technical changes, amended Subsec. (h) by designating existing provisions as Subdiv. (1) and
amending said Subdiv. by designating provisions re ordering placement for treatment as Subpara. (A) and adding Subpara.
(B) re ordering placement at treatment facility pending civil commitment proceedings, and by adding Subdiv. (2) re
placement of defendant in custody of Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services at treatment facility pending
civil commitment proceedings, amended Subsec. (j) by adding Subdiv. (4) re report whenever defendant has been placed
for treatment pending civil commitment proceedings and application for civil commitment is denied or not pursued and
by making technical changes, amended Subsec. (m) by adding provision re if court orders placement of defendant in
custody of Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services and by making technical changes, and amended Subsec.
(n) by adding reference to Subsec. (h)(2), effective August 20, 2003, and, in repealing Secs. 17b-19, 17b-62 to 17b-65,
inclusive, 17b-116, 17b-116a, 17b-116b, 17b-117, 17b-120, 17b-121, 17b-123, 17b-134, 17b-135, 17b-220, 17b-259 and
17b-287, also authorized deletion of internal references to said sections in this section, effective March 1, 2004; P.A. 04-28 amended Subsec. (d) by changing "or" to "and" re determinations of probability that defendant will regain competency
and whether defendant appears eligible for civil commitment, effective April 28, 2004; P.A. 04-76 amended Subsec. (n)
by deleting references to Secs. 17b-118b and 17b-221 that were repealed by the same act; (Revisor's note: In 2005, a
reference in Subsec. (m) to Sec. 17a-283 was changed editorially by the Revisors to Sec. 17a-282 to reflect the repeal of
Sec. 17a-283 by P.A. 04-54); P.A. 05-19 amended Subsec. (k)(1) by adding Subpara. (D) re denial of application for civil
commitment of defendant and amended Subsec. (p) by deleting provision re state policeman to guard violent defendant
after necessary placement in facility.
Sec. 54-56e. (Formerly Sec. 54-76p). Accelerated pretrial rehabilitation. (a)
There shall be a pretrial program for accelerated rehabilitation of persons accused of a
crime or crimes or a motor vehicle violation or violations for which a sentence to a term
of imprisonment may be imposed, which crimes or violations are not of a serious nature.
(b) The court may, in its discretion, invoke such program on motion of the defendant
or on motion of a state's attorney or prosecuting attorney with respect to a defendant
(1) who, the court believes, will probably not offend in the future, (2) who has no previous
record of conviction of a crime or of a violation of section 14-196, subsection (c) of
section 14-215, section 14-222a, subsection (a) of section 14-224 or section 14-227a,
(3) who has not been adjudged a youthful offender within the preceding five years under
the provisions of sections 54-76b to 54-76n, inclusive, and (4) who states under oath, in
open court or before any person designated by the clerk and duly authorized to administer
oaths, under the penalties of perjury that the defendant has never had such program
invoked in the defendant's behalf, provided the defendant shall agree thereto and provided notice has been given by the defendant, on a form approved by rule of court, to
the victim or victims of such crime or motor vehicle violation, if any, by registered or
certified mail and such victim or victims have an opportunity to be heard thereon. In
determining whether to grant an application under this section with respect to a person
who has been adjudged a youthful offender under the provisions of sections 54-76b
to 54-76n, inclusive, more than five years prior to the date of such application, and
notwithstanding the provisions of section 54-76l, the court shall have access to the
youthful offender records of such person and may consider the nature and circumstances
of the crime with which such person was charged as a youth. Any defendant who makes
application for participation in such program shall pay to the court an application fee
of thirty-five dollars.
(c) This section shall not be applicable: (1) To any person charged with a class A
felony, a class B felony, except a violation of section 53a-122 that does not involve the
use, attempted use or threatened use of physical force against another person, or a violation of section 14-227a, subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 53-21, section 53a-56b, 53a-60d, 53a-70, 53a-70a, 53a-70b, 53a-71, 53a-72a, 53a-72b, 53a-90a, 53a-196e
or 53a-196f, (2) to any person charged with a crime or motor vehicle violation who, as
a result of the commission of such crime or motor vehicle violation, causes the death
of another person, (3) to any person accused of a family violence crime as defined in
section 46b-38a who (A) is eligible for the pretrial family violence education program
established under section 46b-38c, or (B) has previously had the pretrial family violence
education program invoked in such person's behalf, (4) to any person charged with a
violation of section 21a-267 or 21a-279 who (A) is eligible for the pretrial drug education
program established under section 54-56i, or (B) has previously had the pretrial drug
education program invoked in such person's behalf, (5) unless good cause is shown, to
any person charged with a class C felony, or (6) to any person charged with a violation
of section 9-359 or 9-359a.
(d) Except as provided in subsection (e) of this section, any defendant who enters
such program shall pay to the court a participation fee of one hundred dollars. Any
defendant who enters such program shall agree to the tolling of any statute of limitations
with respect to such crime and to a waiver of the right to a speedy trial. Any such
defendant shall appear in court and shall, under such conditions as the court shall order,
be released to the custody of the Court Support Services Division, except that, if a
criminal docket for drug-dependent persons has been established pursuant to section
51-181b in the judicial district, such defendant may be transferred, under such conditions
as the court shall order, to the court handling such docket for supervision by such court.
If the defendant refuses to accept, or, having accepted, violates such conditions, the
defendant's case shall be brought to trial. The period of such probation or supervision,
or both, shall not exceed two years. The court may order that as a condition of such
probation the defendant participate in the zero-tolerance drug supervision program established pursuant to section 53a-39d. If the defendant has reached the age of sixteen
years but has not reached the age of eighteen years, the court may order that as a condition
of such probation the defendant be referred for services to a youth service bureau established pursuant to section 17a-39, provided the court finds, through an assessment by
a youth service bureau or its designee, that the defendant is in need of and likely to
benefit from such services. When determining any conditions of probation to order for
a person entering such program who was charged with a misdemeanor that did not
involve the use, attempted use or threatened use of physical force against another person
or a motor vehicle violation, the court shall consider ordering the person to perform
community service in the community in which the offense or violation occurred. If the
court determines that community service is appropriate, such community service may
be implemented by a community court established in accordance with section 51-181c
if the offense or violation occurred within the jurisdiction of a community court established by said section. If the defendant is charged with a violation of section 46a-58,
53-37a, 53a-181j, 53a-181k or 53a-181l, the court may order that as a condition of such
probation the defendant participate in a hate crimes diversion program as provided in
subsection (e) of this section. If a defendant is charged with a violation of section 53-247, the court may order that as a condition of such probation the defendant undergo
psychiatric or psychological counseling or participate in an animal cruelty prevention
and education program provided such a program exists and is available to the defendant.
(e) If the court orders the defendant to participate in a hate crimes diversion program
as a condition of probation, the defendant shall pay to the court a participation fee of
four hundred twenty-five dollars. No person may be excluded from such program for
inability to pay such fee, provided (1) such person files with the court an affidavit of
indigency or inability to pay, (2) such indigency or inability to pay is confirmed by the
Court Support Services Division, and (3) the court enters a finding thereof. The Judicial
Department shall contract with service providers, develop standards and oversee appropriate hate crimes diversion programs to meet the requirements of this section. Any
defendant whose employment or residence makes it unreasonable to attend a hate crimes
diversion program in this state may attend a program in another state which has standards
substantially similar to, or higher than, those of this state, subject to the approval of the
court and payment of the application and program fees as provided in this section. The
hate crimes diversion program shall consist of an educational program and supervised
community service.
(f) If a defendant released to the custody of the Court Support Services Division
satisfactorily completes such defendant's period of probation, such defendant may apply
for dismissal of the charges against such defendant and the court, on finding such satisfactory completion, shall dismiss such charges. If the defendant does not apply for
dismissal of the charges against such defendant after satisfactorily completing such
defendant's period of probation, the court, upon receipt of a report submitted by the Court
Support Services Division that the defendant satisfactorily completed such defendant's
period of probation, may on its own motion make a finding of such satisfactory completion and dismiss such charges. If a defendant transferred to the court handling the criminal docket for drug-dependent persons satisfactorily completes such defendant's period
of supervision, the court shall release the defendant to the custody of the Court Support
Services Division under such conditions as the court shall order or shall dismiss such
charges. Upon dismissal, all records of such charges shall be erased pursuant to section
54-142a. An order of the court denying a motion to dismiss the charges against a defendant who has completed such defendant's period of probation or supervision or terminating the participation of a defendant in such program shall be a final judgment for purposes
of appeal.
(P.A. 73-641, S. 1, 2; P.A. 74-38; P.A. 76-53; 76-179; P.A. 79-581, S. 11; 79-585, S. 10, 15; P.A. 81-446, S. 4; P.A.
82-9; P.A. 83-534, S. 7; P.A. 85-350, S. 2; 85-374; P.A. 87-343, S. 3, 4; P.A. 87-567, S. 5, 7; P.A. 88-145; P.A. 89-219,
S. 7, 10; P.A. 91-24, S. 6; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-6, S. 116, 117; P.A. 93-138; P.A. 95-142, S. 4; 95-154; 95-225, S. 31;
P.A. 97-248, S. 10, 12; P.A. 98-81, S. 16, 20; 98-208, S. 1, 2; P.A. 99-148, S. 3, 4; 99-187, S. 5; P.A. 00-72, S. 4, 12; 00-196, S. 39; 00-209, S. 5; P.A. 01-16; 01-84, S. 19, 26; P.A. 02-132, S. 34; P.A. 03-208, S. 2; P.A. 04-139, S. 9; P.A. 05-235, S. 5.)
History: P.A. 74-38 transferred power to invoke accelerated rehabilitation program from state's attorney or prosecuting
attorney to the court and replaced provision which made section inapplicable to persons accused of class A, B or C felony
with provision specifying that section is inapplicable in such cases "unless good cause is shown"; P.A. 76-53 clarified
provision requiring that crime victims be given opportunity to express their views by specifying notice procedure; P.A.
76-179 required that candidate for rehabilitation state under oath that he has not previously had the program invoked on
his behalf; P.A. 79-581 rendered provisions inapplicable to youths previously adjudged youthful offenders; P.A. 79-585
substituted office of adult probation for commission on adult probation; Sec. 54-76p transferred to Sec. 54-56e in 1981;
P.A. 81-446 excluded persons charged with a violation of Sec. 14-227a from the provisions of this section; P.A. 82-9
substituted "in the future" for "again" and added provision re erasure of records pursuant to Sec. 54-142a upon dismissal;
P.A. 83-534 excluded persons charged with a violation of Sec. 53a-56b or 53a-60d from the provisions of this section;
P.A. 85-350 added provision that if the defendant does not apply for dismissal of the charges against him after satisfactory
completion of the program the court may on its own motion make a finding of satisfactory completion and dismiss the
charges; P.A. 85-374 added provision that certain court orders are final judgments for purposes of appeal; P.A. 87-343
made persons accused of a motor vehicle violation for which a sentence to a term of imprisonment may be imposed eligible
for the program; P.A. 87-567 specified that section will not apply to persons accused of a family violence crime who are
(1) eligible for pretrial family education program established under Sec. 46b-38c or (2) have previously had pretrial family
violence education program invoked in their behalf; P.A. 88-145 precluded from the program an accused who has a previous
record of conviction of "a violation of section 14-196, subsection (c) of section 14-215, section 14-222a, subsection (a)
of section 14-224 or section 14-227a", and made a technical change to conform with the changes made by P.A. 87-343 by
requiring the accused to give notice to the victim or victims of such crime "or motor vehicle violation"; P.A. 89-219
established an application fee of twenty-five dollars and a participation fee of one hundred dollars; P.A. 91-24 added
provision permitting the defendant to make a sworn statement "before any person designated by the clerk and duly authorized
to administer oaths"; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-6 increased application fee from twenty-five to thirty-five dollars; P.A. 93-138 made persons accused of more than one crime or motor vehicle violation eligible for the program; P.A. 95-142 made
ineligible for the program any person charged with a violation of Subdiv. (2) of Sec. 53-21 or Sec. 53a-70, 53a-70a, 53a-70b, 53a-71, 53a-72a or 53a-72b; P.A. 95-154 made ineligible for the program any person charged with a class A or B
felony and any person who has previously been adjudged a youthful offender for the commission of a class B felony,
however provision re youthful offenders failed to take effect because of irreconcilable conflict with P.A. 95-225, the
provisions of that act having taken precedence; P.A. 95-225 made ineligible for the program any person who has previously
been adjudged a youthful offender where formerly a "youth" who has previously been adjudged a youthful offender was
ineligible unless good cause was shown, and added provision authorizing the court to order certain defendants be referred
for services to a youth service bureau as a condition of probation if the court finds that they are in need of and likely to
benefit from such services; P.A. 97-248 authorized the transfer of a defendant to the court handling the criminal docket
for drug-dependent persons if such a docket has been established in the judicial district, specified that the period of probation
or supervision or both not exceed two years and provided that if a defendant transferred to the court handling the criminal
docket for drug-dependent persons satisfactorily completes his period of supervision the court shall release the defendant
to the Office of Adult Probation or dismiss the charges, effective July 1, 1997; P.A. 98-81 after "who has not been adjudged
a youthful offender" added "on or after October 1, 1995", effective May 22, 1998; P.A. 98-208 inserted Subsec., Subdiv.
and Subpara. indicators and amended Subsec. (c) to add Subdiv. (2) making provisions inapplicable to any person charged
with a crime or motor vehicle violation who, as a result of the commission of such crime or motor vehicle violation, causes
the death of another person, effective July 1, 1998; P.A. 99-148 amended Subsec. (c) to add new Subdiv. (4) making
provisions inapplicable to any person charged with a violation of Sec. 21a-267 or 21a-279 who is eligible for the pretrial
drug education program under Sec. 54-56i or has previously had such program invoked in such person's behalf and made
provisions of section gender neutral, effective July 1, 1999; P.A. 99-187 amended Subsec. (d) to add provision authorizing
the court to order as a condition of probation that the defendant participate in the zero-tolerance drug supervision program
established pursuant to Sec. 53a-39d and to make technical changes for purposes of gender neutrality; P.A. 00-72 amended
Subsec. (d) to add exception re amount of the participation fee and add provision authorizing the court to order participation
in a hate crimes diversion program as a condition of probation for defendants charged with a violation of Sec. 46a-58, 53-37a, 53a-181j, 53a-181k or 53a-181l, added new Subsec. (e) re hate crimes diversion program and redesignated former
Subsec. (e) as Subsec. (f), effective July 1, 2001; P.A. 00-196 amended Subsec. (d) to add provisions requiring the court
to consider ordering a person charged with a misdemeanor that did not involve the use, attempted use or threatened use
of physical force against another person or a motor vehicle violation to perform community service as a condition of
probation and authorizing such community service to be implemented by a community court if the offense or violation
occurred within the jurisdiction of a community court, which provisions were formerly incorporated in Sec. 53a-28(e) and
were deleted therefrom by same public act; P.A. 00-209 amended Subsec. (b) to replace in Subdiv. (3) the condition that
the defendant "has not previously been adjudged a youthful offender on or after October 1, 1995," with condition that the
defendant "has not been adjudged a youthful offender within the preceding five years", and to add provision that in
determining whether to grant an application for a person who has been adjudged a youthful offender more than five years
prior to the date of the application, the court shall have access to the youthful offender records of such person and may
consider the crime such person was charged with as a youth; P.A. 01-16 amended Subsec. (c)(1) to add exception re
eligibility of any person charged with a violation of Sec. 53a-122 that does not involve the use, attempted use or threatened
use of physical force against another person and to make a technical change; P.A. 01-84 amended Subsec. (c)(1) to replace
reference to "subdivision (2) of section 53-21" with "subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 53-21", effective July 1,
2001; P.A. 02-132 replaced "Office of Adult Probation" with "Court Support Services Division" in Subsecs. (d), (e) and
(f) and replaced "Office of Adult Probation" with "Judicial Department" re authority for contracting with service providers
in Subsec. (e); P.A. 03-208 amended Subsec. (d) to add provision authorizing the court to order counseling or participation
in an animal cruelty prevention and education program for a defendant charged with a violation of Sec. 53-247; P.A. 04-139 amended Subsec. (c)(1) to make section inapplicable to a person charged with a violation of Sec. 53a-90a, 53a-196e
or 53a-196f; P.A. 05-235 amended Subsec. (c) to add Subdiv. (6) making section inapplicable to any person charged with
a violation of Sec. 9-359 or 9-359a, effective July 1, 2005, and applicable to elections, primaries and referenda held on or
after September 1, 2005.
Sec. 54-56g. Pretrial alcohol education system.
Program is a pretrial diversionary program designed to avoid trial and therefore court did not abuse its discretion in
denying application for participation in program after jury selection had commenced. 86 CA 751.
Sec. 54-57. Joinder of offenses of the same character.
Joinder was proper because evidence relating to each crime would have been admissible in each seperate trial to prove
a common plan or scheme. 87 CA 150.
Sec. 54-63f. Release after conviction and pending sentence or appeal.
Supreme Court's determination of unconstitutionality in 261 C. 492 should be applied retroactively, as it could have
impact on a defendant's sentence. 89 CA 729.
Sec. 54-64a. Release by judicial authority.
Section affords Superior Court judge broad discretion in fixing nonfinancial conditions of defendant's release for
purpose of ensuring, inter alia, the safety of others, including restrictions on entering a specific place of abode and on
having contact with alleged victim of the crime with which defendant has been charged. 273 C. 418.
Sec. 54-64d. Release of person taken into custody on a capias. (a) When any
person is taken into custody on a capias issued by order of the Superior Court, the proper
officer or state police officer taking the person into custody shall, without undue delay,
bring such person before the court that issued the capias.
(b) If a courthouse lockup operated by the judicial branch is available at the court
that issued the capias and is operational at the time the proper officer or state police
officer brings the person taken into custody to the court, the proper officer or state police
officer shall transfer the custody of such person to a judicial marshal at the court unless
such person requires medical attention or there is insufficient space for such person at
such lockup.
(1) If the court is in session, the judicial marshal shall present such person before
the court. If the court is not in session but the clerk's office is open, the judicial marshal
shall present such person before the clerk or assistant clerk or a person designated by
the Chief Court Administrator.
(2) If the court is not in session and the clerk's office is closed, and such person
indicates to the judicial marshal that he or she can meet the conditions of release fixed
by the court, the judicial marshal shall, without undue delay, either (A) transport such
person to a community correctional center within the judicial district or, if there is no
community correctional center within the judicial district, to the nearest community
correctional center, for the purpose of entering into the condition of release fixed by the
court, or (B) if more expedient, hold the person in custody until the clerk's office is
open or the next session of the court, for the purpose of entering into the condition of
release fixed by the court. If such person does not indicate to the judicial marshal that
he or she can meet the conditions of release fixed by the court, the judicial marshal shall
hold the person in custody until the clerk's office is open or the next session of the court,
for the purpose of entering into the condition of release fixed by the court.
(c) If a courthouse lockup operated by the judicial branch is not available at the
court that issued the capias, or is available but is not operational or has insufficient
space, the proper officer or state police officer taking the person into custody shall,
without undue delay, transport such person to a community correctional center within
the judicial district or, if there is no community correctional center within the judicial
district, to the nearest community correctional center for the purpose of entering into
the condition of release fixed by the court.
(d) The clerk or assistant clerk or a person designated by the Commissioner of
Correction or by the Chief Court Administrator shall order the person taken into custody
on the capias to enter into the condition of release fixed by the court on the condition
that such person shall appear before the next session of the superior court that issued
the capias. Upon the failure of such person to enter into the condition of release fixed
by the court, the person shall be held in the correctional center pursuant to the capias
until the next session of the court.
(P.A. 87-102; P.A. 03-224, S. 15; P.A. 05-152, S. 8.)
History: P.A. 03-224 added provisions re transfer of custody to judicial marshal if courthouse lockup is available and
operational and added provision re designation by Chief Court Administrator, effective July 2, 2003; P.A. 05-152 divided
section into Subsecs. (a), (b) and (d), amended Subsec. (a) by adding provision re person taken into custody by a state
police officer and making a technical change, amended Subsec. (b) by adding provisions re transfer of custody by state
police officer, making technical changes and replacing provisions re duties of proper officer with Subdivs. (1) and (2) re
duties of judicial marshal, added Subsec. (c) re duties of proper officer or state police officer if courthouse lockup is not
available, is not operational or has insufficient space, and made technical changes in Subsec. (d).