Connecticut

Connecticut General Statutes — Title 54, Criminal Procedure

522 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.

• § 14-219 — Annotation to former section 54-2b: Cited
• § 51-352b — Secs
• § 51-353a — Secs
• § 51-353b — Secs
• § 53-243a — PART II* SEARCHES *Cited
• § 54-100 — Method of inflicting death penalty
• § 54-100a — Committee on news media access to executions
• § 54-101 — Disposition of person becoming insane after death sentence
• § 54-102 — Burial or disposal of body of executed criminal
• § 54-102a — (Formerly Sec
• § 54-102b — HIV testing of persons convicted of certain sexual offenses
• § 54-102c — HIV information and test results provided to victim
• § 54-102g — Blood or other biological sample required from certain arrested or convicted persons for DNA analysis
• § 54-102h — Procedure for collection of blood or other biological sample for DNA analysis
• § 54-102i — Procedure for conducting DNA analysis of blood or other biological sample
• § 54-102j — Dissemination of information in DNA data bank
• § 54-102k — Unauthorized dissemination or use of DNA data bank information
• § 54-102l — Expungement of DNA data bank records and destruction of samples
• § 54-102m — DNA Data Bank Oversight Panel
• § 54-102r — Registration of persons convicted of sexual assault upon release from correctional facility or completion or termination of probation
• § 54-102s — Transferred Secs
• § 54-103 — Commission on Adult Probation
• § 54-103a — Office of Adult Probation
• § 54-103b — Services for probation referrals
• § 54-104 — Appointment of Director of Probation and probation officers
• § 54-105 — Duties of executive director of Court Support Services Division re probation
• § 54-105a — Funds for the probation transition program and technical violation units
• § 54-108 — Duties of probation officers
• § 54-108a — Supervision of probationers
• § 54-108b — Risk assessment and monitoring standards developed by Chief Court Administrator
• § 54-108c — Availability of information on outstanding arrest warrants for probation violations
• § 54-108d — Authority of probation officers to detain certain persons, seize contraband and act as member of fugitive task force
• § 54-108e — Duties of probation officers
• § 54-108f — Issuance of certificate of rehabilitation by Court Support Services Division
• § 54-108g — Prohibition against disclosure of personal information of probation officers to certain individuals under the Freedom of Information Act
• § 54-121 — Indeterminate sentence
• § 54-123 — Transportation of prisoner discharged from jail
• § 54-123a — Judicial Department duties re alternative sanctions and incarceration programs
• § 54-123d — Establishment of alternative incarceration center providing mental health services
• § 54-124 — Board of Parole
• § 54-124a — Board of Pardons and Paroles
• § 54-124b — Caseload of parole officers
• § 54-124c — Responsibility of the Department of Correction for supervision of persons released from confinement
• § 54-124d — Criminal history records check of Board of Parole personnel
• § 54-124e — Board of Pardons and Paroles as successor department to Board of Pardons and Board of Parole
• § 54-125 — Parole of prisoner serving indeterminate sentence
• § 54-125a — Parole of inmate serving sentence of more than two years
• § 54-125b — Parole of prisoner after administrative review without a hearing
• § 54-125c — Sexual offender treatment as precondition for parole hearing
• § 54-125d — Deportation parole of aliens
• § 54-125e — Special parole
• § 54-125f — Pilot zero-tolerance drug supervision program
• § 54-125g — Parole of prisoner nearing end of maximum sentence
• § 54-125h — Transfer of prisoner granted parole and nearing parole release date
• § 54-125i — Parole of prisoner without a hearing
• § 54-125j — Reporting re outcomes of parole revocation hearings
• § 54-125k — Legal cannabis use or possession not grounds for revocation of parole, special parole or probation
• § 54-126 — Rules and regulations concerning parole
• § 54-126a — Testimony of crime victim at parole hearing
• § 54-127 — Rearrest
• § 54-127a — Parole revocation and rescission hearings
• § 54-127b — Petition re parolee or person serving probation who poses a serious threat to public safety
• § 54-128 — Period of confinement in correctional institution after parole violation
• § 54-129 — Discharge of paroled prisoner
• § 54-129a — Termination of special parole determination
• § 54-130 — State Prison for Women not covered
• § 54-130a — (Formerly Sec
• § 54-130b — (Formerly Sec
• § 54-130c — (Formerly Sec
• § 54-130d — (Formerly Sec
• § 54-130e — Provisional pardons
• § 54-130f — Pardon eligibility notice
• § 54-130g — Pardon for violation of certain provisions of section 53a-61aa or 53a-62
• § 54-131 — Employment of paroled or discharged prisoners
• § 54-131a — Release of inmate on medical parole
• § 54-131b — Eligibility for medical parole
• § 54-131c — Medical diagnosis
• § 54-131d — Conditions of release on medical parole
• § 54-131e — Requests for medical diagnosis
• § 54-131f — Special panel
• § 54-131g — Effect on parole or other release
• § 54-131k — Compassionate parole release
• § 54-132 — Definitions
• § 54-133 — Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision
• § 54-133a — Motor vehicle violation deemed a criminal offense for purposes of Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision
• § 54-142 — Destruction of notes received for unpaid fines
• § 54-142a — (Formerly Sec
• § 54-142b — (Formerly Sec
• § 54-142c — Disclosure of erased records
• § 54-142d — Erasure of record of decriminalized offense
• § 54-142e — Judicial Department or criminal justice agency to make available information to identify erased records
• § 54-142f — Council on the Collateral Consequences of a Criminal Record
• § 54-142g — Definitions
• § 54-142h — Data collection; audit; maintenance of records and log
• § 54-142i — Duties of criminal justice agencies re collection, storage and dissemination of criminal history record information
• § 54-142j — Adoption of regulations and procedures
• § 54-142k — Availability of conviction information and nonconviction information
• § 54-142l — Challenge to completeness or accuracy of record
• § 54-142m — Disclosure of nonconviction information by criminal justice agency
• § 54-142n — Further provisions for disclosure of nonconviction information
• § 54-142o — Dissemination of nonconviction information to noncriminal justice agencies
• § 54-142p — Letter of criminal record or no criminal record to enter United States or foreign nation
• § 54-142q — Criminal Justice Information System Governing Board
• § 54-142r — Availability of data in criminal justice information system
• § 54-142s — State-wide information technology system for sharing of criminal justice information
• § 54-142t — Automated process for erasure of criminal records
• § 54-142u — Automatic erasure of record of person for certain cannabis possession convictions
• § 54-142v — Erasure of record of person for certain cannabis convictions for possession, possession or use of paraphernalia or manufacture or for distribution, sale, prescription, administration or growing of cannabis
• § 54-142w — Police or court record of a state's attorney or prosecuting attorney not marked as erased under automated system
• § 54-143 — Costs imposed in prosecutions
• § 54-143a — Cost imposed for infractions and certain motor vehicle violations
• § 54-143b — Forfeited bonds for motor vehicle violations
• § 54-143c — Additional fine for sexual assault offenses
• § 54-144 — Payment of expenses
• § 54-147 — Rules for payment of expenses
• § 54-148 — Support of prisoners after sentence
• § 54-149 — Payment for board of prisoners
• § 54-150 — Compensation of physicians
• § 54-151 — Cost of transcript and printing on appeal
• § 54-152 — Allowance to witnesses from another state in criminal prosecutions
• § 54-153 — Where witnesses for accused paid by state
• § 54-154 — Taxing expenses in search and seizure cases
• § 54-155 — Expenses of requisitions of fugitives
• § 54-155a — Prohibition on use of public resources in furtherance of interstate investigation or proceeding concerning the provision, seeking or receipt of or assistance with reproductive health care services
• § 54-155b — Prohibition on use of public resources in furtherance of interstate investigation or proceeding concerning the provision, seeking or receipt of or assistance with reproductive health care services or gender-affirming health care services
• § 54-156 — Pursuit of suspected criminals
• § 54-157 — Definitions
• § 54-158 — Governor's duty to arrest and deliver up fugitive
• § 54-159 — Requirements for recognition of extradition demand
• § 54-160 — State's attorney and prosecuting attorney to assist Governor
• § 54-161 — Return to this state of person imprisoned or held in another state
• § 54-162 — Return to another state of person whose act in this state caused crime
• § 54-163 — Arrest warrant signed by Governor
• § 54-164 — Authorization under warrant
• § 54-165 — Power of arresting officer
• § 54-166 — Appearance of accused in court
• § 54-167 — Penalty for failure of officer to present accused in court
• § 54-168 — Confinement, when
• § 54-169 — Arrest warrant of judge
• § 54-17 — Transferred to Chapter 961,
• § 54-170 — Arrest without warrant
• § 54-171 — Commitment pending Governor's warrant
• § 54-172 — Allowance and conditions of bail bond
• § 54-173 — Discharge or recommitment after expiration of period specified in warrant or bond
• § 54-174 — Forfeiture of bond
• § 54-175 — Surrender of person against whom criminal prosecution pending in this state
• § 54-176 — Governor not to inquire into guilt or innocence of accused
• § 54-177 — Recall or new issuance of Governor's warrant
• § 54-178 — Governor seeking extradition to issue warrant to agent to receive accused
• § 54-179 — Application by state's attorney, Board of Pardons and Paroles or Correction Commissioner for return of accused
• § 54-17a — Presentation in one judicial district for offenses charged in various districts where defendant to plead guilty
• § 54-18 — Transferred Secs
• § 54-180 — Immunity of accused to process in civil action arising from same facts
• § 54-181 — Waiver by accused
• § 54-182 — State's rights not waived
• § 54-183 — Trial for crimes other than those specified in extradition requisition
• § 54-184 — Interpretation of chapter
• § 54-185 — Short title: Uniform Criminal Extradition Act
• § 54-186 — Agreement on Detainers
• § 54-187 — Agreement on Detainers: Appropriate court defined
• § 54-188 — Agreement on Detainers: Enforcement of agreement
• § 54-189 — Agreement on Detainers: Second or subsequent offense penalty not applicable
• § 54-190 — Agreement on Detainers: Penalty for escape while in another state
• § 54-191 — Agreement on Detainers: Warden to surrender inmate
• § 54-192 — Agreement on Detainers: Commissioner of Correction to make rules and regulations
• § 54-192h — Civil immigration detainers
• § 54-193 — Limitation of prosecution for certain violations or offenses
• § 54-193a — Limitation of prosecution for offenses involving sexual abuse of minor
• § 54-193b — Limitation of prosecution for sexual assault offenses when DNA evidence available
• § 54-193c — Limitation of prosecution of election-related offenses
• § 54-194 — Effect of the repeal of a criminal statute
• § 54-195 — Penalty when no penalty provided
• § 54-199 — Parent or guardian to accompany minor in court
• § 54-1b — Arraignment of prisoner
• § 54-1c — Admissibility of confession
• § 54-1d — Place of arraignment
• § 54-1e — Election of place of trial when venue is in the geographical area of Derby, Ansonia, Shelton, and Seymour
• § 54-1f — (Formerly Sec
• § 54-1g — Time of arraignment
• § 54-1h — (Formerly Sec
• § 54-1i — (Formerly Sec
• § 54-1j — Ascertainment that defendant understands possible immigration and naturalization consequences of guilty or nolo contendere plea
• § 54-1k — Issuance of protective orders in cases of stalking, harassment, sexual assault, risk of injury to or impairing morals of a child
• § 54-1l — Short title: Alvin W
• § 54-1m — Adoption of policy prohibiting certain police actions
• § 54-1n — Complaint by victim of identity theft
• § 54-1o — Electronic recording of custodial interrogations
• § 54-1p — Eyewitness identification procedures
• § 54-1q — Court to advise defendant that guilty or nolo contendere plea may have consequence of suspension of driver's license
• § 54-1r — Complaint by protected person re violation of order of protection by electronic or telephonic means
• § 54-1s — Racial Profiling Prohibition Project Advisory Board
• § 54-1t — Adoption of policy re police use of electronic defense weapons
• § 54-2 — Conviction and binding over by trial justice
• § 54-200 — When acquittal or conviction not a bar to further complaint
• § 54-201 — Definitions
• § 54-202 — Compensation commissioners; appointment; Chief Victim Compensation Commissioner; temporary victim compensation commissioners; compensation
• § 54-202a — Executive director
• § 54-203 — Office of Victim Services established
• § 54-204 — Application for compensation services
• § 54-205 — Evaluation of application