Any bail bond posted in any criminal proceeding in this state shall be automatically terminated and released whenever the defendant: (1) Is granted accelerated rehabilitation pursuant to section 54-56e; (2) is granted admission to the pretrial alcohol education program pursuant to section 54-56g; (3) is granted admission to the pretrial family violence education program pursuant to section 46b-38c; (4) is granted admission to the pretrial drug education and community service program pursuant to section 54-56i; (5) has the complaint or information filed against such defendant dismissed; (6) has the prosecution of the complaint or information filed against such defendant terminated by entry of a nolle prosequi; (7) is acquitted; (8) is sentenced by the court and a stay of such sentence, if any, is lifted; (9) is granted admission to the pretrial school violence prevention program pursuant to section 54-56j; (10) is charged with a violation of section 29-33, 53-202l or 53-202w, and prosecution has been suspended pursuant to subsection (h) of section 29-33; (11) is charged with a violation of section 29-37a and prosecution has been suspended pursuant to subsection (i) of section 29-37a; (12) is granted admission to the supervised diversionary program for persons with psychiatric disabilities, or persons who are veterans, pursuant to section 54-56l; or (13) is granted admission to a diversionary program for young persons charged with a motor vehicle violation or an alcohol-related offense pursuant to section 54-56p.
(P.A. 79-469; P.A. 86-118; P.A. 90-288, S. 2; P.A. 91-218; P.A. 92-139; 92-256, S. 5; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-11, S. 50, 70; P.A. 97-287, S. 14; P.A. 98-21, S. 1; 98-59, S. 2, 3; P.A. 01-186, S. 9; P.A. 10-18, S. 27; 10-30, S. 5; P.A. 12-133, S. 22; P.A. 13-159, S. 4; P.A. 14-184, S. 5; 14-207, S. 8; P.A. 18-75, S. 14.)
History: P.A. 86-118 added provision re the termination and release of a bail bond upon defendant's admission to the pretrial alcohol education system; P.A. 90-288 added provision re the termination and release of a bail bond upon defendant's admission to the pretrial family violence education program; P.A. 91-218 replaced provisions requiring the automatic termination and release of a bail bond whenever a defendant has a fine imposed by the court, whether or not a stay is had or the fine is vacated by the court, or is sentenced by the court but a stay of execution or other delay of imposition of sentence is granted with provisions requiring such automatic termination and release whenever a defendant has the complaint or information filed against him dismissed, is acquitted or is convicted; P.A. 92-139 amended Subdiv. (6) by deleting “is convicted” and inserting “is sentenced by the court”; P.A. 92-256 and May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-11 changed effective date of P.A. 92-139 from October 1, 1992, to May 27, 1992; P.A. 97-287 added new Subdiv. (4) re automatic termination and release of a bail bond when the defendant is granted admission to the community service labor program pursuant to Sec. 53a-39c, renumbering the remaining Subdivs. accordingly; P.A. 98-21 added new Subdiv. (5) re automatic termination and release of a bail bond when the defendant is granted admission to the pretrial drug education program pursuant to Sec. 54-56i, renumbering the remaining Subdivs. accordingly; P.A. 98-59 revised effective date of P.A. 98-21, but without affecting this section; P.A. 01-186 made a technical change for purposes of gender neutrality in Subsec. (6) and added Subdivs. (9) and (10) re automatic termination of bail bond when defendant is granted admission into pretrial school violence prevention program or is charged with violation of Sec. 29-33 and prosecution is suspended; P.A. 10-18 amended Subdiv. (2) by replacing “system” with “program”; P.A. 10-30 made identical change as P.A. 10-18, effective July 1, 2010; P.A. 12-133 added Subdiv. (11) re automatic termination of bail bond when defendant is granted admission to supervised diversionary program for persons with psychiatric disabilities; P.A. 13-159 substituted “pretrial drug education and community service program” for “pretrial drug education program” in Subdiv. (5); P.A. 14-184 amended Subdiv. (11) to add reference to persons who are veterans; P.A. 14-207 deleted former Subdiv. (4) re admission to the community service labor program pursuant to Sec. 53a-39c, redesignated existing Subdivs. (5) and (6) as Subdivs. (4) and (5), added new Subdiv. (6) re prosecution of complaint or information terminated by entry of nolle prosequi, amended Subdiv. (8) by adding “and a stay of such sentence, if any, is lifted”, amended Subdiv. (10) by adding references to Secs. 53-202l and 53-202w, added new Subdiv. (11) re defendant charged with violation of Sec. 29-37a and prosecution suspended pursuant to Sec. 29-37a(i), and redesignated existing Subdiv. (11) as Subdiv. (12); P.A. 18-75 added Subdiv. (13) re defendant granted admission to diversionary program for young persons charged with motor vehicle violation or alcohol-related offense pursuant to Sec. 54-56p, effective June 4, 2018.