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Transferred to Chapter 890, Sec. 51-352.

Establishing venue and selecting jurors for the town of Plymouth.

Transferred to Chapter 890, Sec. 51-352a.

Transferred to Chapter 890, Sec. 51-353.

Transferred to Chapter 890, Sec. 51-353b.

Sections
54-80 to 54-81b

Public defenders. Assistant public defenders; office; assistance. Expenses. Appointment of special defender. Public defenders for Common Pleas Court. Representation of accused on bindover.

Accused's election of trial by court or by jury. Number of jurors.

Test of insanity as defense.

Right to trial by jury.

(Formerly Sec. 54-139) - Prisoner's right to speedy trial on pending charges.

(Formerly Sec. 54-140) - Dismissal of charges on failure to grant prisoner speedy trial.

(Formerly Sec. 54-141) - Mentally ill person not covered.

Voir dire examination.

(Formerly Sec. 51-242) - Peremptory challenges in criminal prosecution.

Alternate jurors in criminal cases. Peremptory challenges.

(Formerly Sec. 54-22) - Attendance of witnesses in criminal proceedings.

(Formerly Sec. 54-23) - Detention of witnesses. Warrant.

(Formerly Sec. 54-24) - Recognizance; commitment; release; fees.

Rules re speedy trial to be adopted by judges of Superior Court effective July 1, 1983.

Rules re speedy trial to be adopted by judges of Superior Court effective July 1, 1985.

Sections
54-82n to 54-82p

Reserved for future use.

Temporary restraining order prohibiting harassment of witness.

Protective order prohibiting harassment of witness.

The Leroy Brown, Jr. and Karen Clarke Witness Protection Program.

Protective services for witness at risk of harm.

Witness protection agreement.

Testimony in case where crime is punishable by death or life imprisonment without possibility of release.

Testimony or silence of accused.

Testimony against spouse.

Testimony of spouse re confidential communications.

Witness to testify with regard to bribery at elections.

Sequestering of witnesses in criminal prosecution.

Employment protection for witnesses and victims of crime. Penalty. Action for damages and reinstatement.

Representative of homicide victim entitled to be present at trial of defendant. Exclusion. Hearing.

Employer not to discharge employee who attends court as family member of or person designated by homicide victim.

Photograph of deceased victim shown to jury during opening and closing arguments.

Victim of violent crime or representative of deceased victim permitted to attend court proceedings.

Advisement to crime victims re constitutional rights by judge at arraignment.

Depositions.

Certain evidence to be made available to defendant.

Right of accused to examine statements.

Disclosure of exculpatory information or material.

Nondisclosure of address and telephone number by victims of certain crimes.

Confidentiality of identifying information pertaining to victims of certain crimes. Availability of information to accused. Protective order information to be entered in registry.

Admissibility of evidence of sexual conduct.

Testimony of victim of child abuse. Court may order testimony taken outside courtroom. Procedure.

Competency of child as witness.

Testimony of expert witness re mental state or condition of defendant.

Polygraph examination of victims of sexual assault restricted.

Admissibility of results of DNA analysis.

Admissibility in criminal or juvenile proceeding of statement by child twelve years of age or younger at time of statement relating to sexual offense or offense involving physical abuse against the child.

Reproduction of property or material that constitutes child pornography prohibited.

Appointment of advocate in proceeding re the welfare or custody of a cat or dog. Advocate's duties. Department of Agriculture to maintain list of eligible advocates.

Jailhouse witnesses in a criminal prosecution.

Hearing re reliability and admissibility of jailhouse witness testimony in criminal prosecutions.

Demurrer.

State to open and close arguments.

Direction of court to jury.

Court to inform jury on consequences of a finding of not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect.

Sections
54-90 and 54-90a

Transferred to Chapter 961a, Secs. 54-142a and 54-142b, respectively.

When sentence to be passed.

(Formerly Sec. 54-109) - Presentence investigation of defendant.

(Formerly Sec. 54-109a) - Defendant may request copy of prior record and presentence investigation report.

Testimony of victim or representative of deceased victim prior to acceptance of plea agreement and at sentencing hearing. Terms of proposed plea agreement. Notification by state's attorney.

Referral of persons to youth service bureaus.

Notification of victim through automated system prior to acceptance of plea agreement.

Apology to victim by person convicted of motor vehicle offense that resulted in death or serious physical injury to another. Inadmissibility in civil or criminal proceeding.

Sentencing of a child for class A or B felony.

Indication by court at sentencing of defendant's maximum period of imprisonment and eligibility re risk reduction credits and release on parole.

Pronouncement of sentence.

(Formerly Sec. 54-120) - Commitment to custody of Commissioner of Correction.

(Formerly Sec. 54-122) - Discharge from community correctional center when held for nonpayment of fine.

(Formerly Sec. 17-381) - Women attendants.

Clerks to notify warden of Connecticut Correctional Institution, Somers, of sentences.

Court order to correct public record containing false information as a result of identity theft.

Sentence of persons between sixteen and seventeen.

Conditional nolo contendere plea. Appeal of denial of motion to suppress or dismiss.

Appeal by defendant in criminal prosecution; stay of execution.

(Formerly Sec. 54-17) - Jurisdiction of Superior Court.

Reopening judgment in certain motor vehicle and criminal cases.

Application to vacate prostitution conviction on basis of being a victim of trafficking in persons. Prosecutor's response. Court order.

Appeals by the state from Superior Court in criminal cases.

(Formerly Sec. 54-13) - Appeal vacated by payment of fine.

(Formerly Sec. 54-14) - Withdrawal of appeal of person committed to community correctional center.

Mittimus required for commitment to correctional facility.

Execution of mittimus for commitment to Connecticut Correctional Institution, Somers.

Period within which death penalty inflicted.

Method of inflicting death penalty. Attendance at execution.

Section
54-100a

Committee on news media access to executions. Selection of news media witnesses.

Disposition of person becoming insane after death sentence.

Burial or disposal of body of executed criminal.

Section
54-102a

(Formerly Sec. 53a-90) - Examination for sexually transmitted disease and HIV testing of persons charged with certain sexual offenses.

Section
54-102aa

Tuberculosis testing: Definitions. Requirements.

Section
54-102b

HIV testing of persons convicted of certain sexual offenses.

Section
54-102bb

Procedures for evaluation of tuberculosis infection.

Section
54-102c

HIV information and test results provided to victim.

Section
54-102cc

Tuberculosis infection control committee.

Sections
54-102d to 54-102f

Reserved for future use.

Section
54-102dd

Inmates with infectious tuberculosis required to be isolated. Persons exposed encouraged to be tested.

Section
54-102ee

Department contract option for testing of tuberculosis.

Sections
54-102ff to 54-102ii

Reserved for future use.

Section
54-102g

Blood or other biological sample required from certain arrested or convicted persons for DNA analysis.

Section
54-102h

Procedure for collection of blood or other biological sample for DNA analysis.

Section
54-102i

Procedure for conducting DNA analysis of blood or other biological sample.

Section
54-102j

Dissemination of information in DNA data bank.

Section
54-102jj

Preservation of biological evidence.

Section
54-102k

Unauthorized dissemination or use of DNA data bank information. Obtaining blood sample without authority. Penalties.

Section
54-102kk

DNA testing of biological evidence.

Section
54-102l

Expungement of DNA data bank records and destruction of samples.

Sections
54-102ll to 54-102oo

Reserved for future use.

Section
54-102m

DNA Data Bank Oversight Panel.

Sections
54-102n to 54-102q

Reserved for future use.

Section
54-102pp

Review of wrongful convictions.

Sections
54-102qq to 54-102tt

Reserved for future use.

Section
54-102r

Registration of persons convicted of sexual assault upon release from correctional facility or completion or termination of probation.

Section
54-102s

Transferred to Chapter 969, Sec. 54-260.

Sections
54-102t to 54-102z

Reserved for future use.

Section
54-102uu

Compensation for wrongful incarceration.

Commission on Adult Probation.

Section
54-103a

Office of Adult Probation.

Section
54-103b

Services for probation referrals. Duties of Court Support Services Division. Contractual services and alternative incarceration program.

Appointment of Director of Probation and probation officers. Qualifying examinations.

Duties of executive director of Court Support Services Division re probation. Intensive probation program. Community service program. Caseload limitation.

Section
54-105a

Funds for the probation transition program and technical violation units.

Sections
54-106 and 54-107

General Assembly to provide for expenses; central office; quarters. Appointment of probation officers.

Duties of probation officers.

Section
54-108a

Supervision of probationers.

Section
54-108b

Risk assessment and monitoring standards developed by Chief Court Administrator.

Section
54-108c

Availability of information on outstanding arrest warrants for probation violations.

Section
54-108d

Authority of probation officers to detain certain persons, seize contraband and act as member of fugitive task force.

Section
54-108e

Duties of probation officers. Availability of information contained in alternative sentencing plan or community release plan.

Section
54-108f

Issuance of certificate of rehabilitation by Court Support Services Division. Modification or revocation.

Section
54-108g

Prohibition against disclosure of personal information of probation officers to certain individuals under the Freedom of Information Act.

Sections
54-109 and 54-109a

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

Sections
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.

Transferred to Sec. 54-92a.

Indeterminate sentence.

Transferred to Sec. 54-92b.

Transportation of prisoner discharged from jail.

Section
54-123a

Judicial Department duties re alternative sanctions and incarceration programs.

Sections
54-123b and 54-123c

Advisory committee concerning adult offenders. Advisory committee concerning juvenile offenders.

Section
54-123d

Establishment of alternative incarceration center providing mental health services.

Board of Parole. Appointment and duties of executive secretary.

Section
54-124a

Board of Pardons and Paroles.

Section
54-124b

Caseload of parole officers.

Section
54-124c

Responsibility of the Department of Correction for supervision of persons released from confinement.

Section
54-124d

Criminal history records check of Board of Parole personnel.

Section
54-124e

Board of Pardons and Paroles as successor department to Board of Pardons and Board of Parole.

Parole of prisoner serving indeterminate sentence.

Section
54-125a

Parole of inmate serving sentence of more than two years. Eligibility. Hearing to determine suitability for parole release of certain inmates.

Section
54-125b

Parole of prisoner after administrative review without a hearing.

Section
54-125c

Sexual offender treatment as precondition for parole hearing.

Section
54-125d

Deportation parole of aliens.

Section
54-125e

Special parole. Conditions. Duration. Violation. Hearing. Disposition.

Section
54-125f

Pilot zero-tolerance drug supervision program.

Section
54-125g

Parole of prisoner nearing end of maximum sentence.

Section
54-125h

Transfer of prisoner granted parole and nearing parole release date.

Section
54-125i

Parole of prisoner without a hearing.

Section
54-125j

Reporting re outcomes of parole revocation hearings.

Rules and regulations concerning parole. Enforcement.

Section
54-126a

Testimony of crime victim at parole hearing. Notification to victim.

Rearrest.

Section
54-127a

Parole revocation and rescission hearings.

Period of confinement in correctional institution after parole violation.

Discharge of paroled prisoner.

Section
54-129a

Termination of special parole determination. Notification to victim. Statement of victim.

State Prison for Women not covered.

Section
54-130a

(Formerly Sec. 18-26) - Jurisdiction and authority of board to grant commutations of punishment, releases, pardons and certificates of rehabilitation.

Section
54-130b

(Formerly Sec. 18-26a) - Commutation of punishment and deportation of inmates who are aliens.

Section
54-130c

(Formerly Sec. 18-30) - Information about prisoner.

Section
54-130d

(Formerly Sec. 18-27a) - Testimony of crime victim at session of board. Notification of Office of Victim Services of board's action.

Section
54-130e

Provisional pardons. Certificates of rehabilitation.

Section
54-130f

Pardon eligibility notice.

Section
54-130g

Pardon for violation of certain provisions of section 53a-61aa or 53a-62. Criteria.

Employment of paroled or discharged prisoners. Interviews.

Section
54-131a

Release of inmate on medical parole.

Section
54-131b

Eligibility for medical parole.

Section
54-131c

Medical diagnosis.

Section
54-131d

Conditions of release on medical parole.

Section
54-131e

Requests for medical diagnosis.

Section
54-131f

Special panel. Emergency review.

Section
54-131g

Effect on parole or other release.

Sections
54-131h to 54-131j

Reserved for future use.

Section
54-131k

Compassionate parole release.

Definitions.

Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision.

Section
54-133a

Motor vehicle violation deemed a criminal offense for purposes of Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision.

Sections
54-134 to 54-138b

Designation of “Compact Institutions”. Transfers to other correctional institutions. Incarceration in receiving state not to affect rights in sending state. Reimbursement for expenses. Ratification; regulations. Retaking of parolee. Unauthorized residency by parolee from another state; penalty.

Sections
54-139 to 54-141

Transferred to Chapter 961, Secs. 54-82c to 54-82e, inclusive.

Destruction of notes received for unpaid fines.