2012 Connecticut General Statutes
Title 54 - Criminal Procedure
Chapter 961 - Trial and Proceedings After Conviction
Section 54-102l - Expungement of DNA data bank records and destruction of samples.

(a) A DNA profile that has been included in the data bank pursuant to sections 54-102g to 54-102k, inclusive, shall be expunged in the event that (1) the criminal conviction or the finding of not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect on which the authority for including the person’s DNA profile was based has been reversed and the case dismissed, or (2) if the DNA profile of a person has been included in the data bank on account of the person being arrested as provided in subsection (a) of section 54-102g, the charge has been dismissed or nolled or the person has been acquitted of the charge.

(b) The Division of Scientific Services within the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection shall purge all records and identifiable information in the data bank pertaining to the person and destroy all samples from the person upon receipt of a certified copy of (1) the court order reversing and dismissing the conviction or the finding of not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect, or (2) the court order dismissing or nolling the charge or acquitting the person of the charge.

(P.A. 94-246, S. 6; P.A. 10-36, S. 28; P.A. 11-91, S. 2; 11-207, S. 3.)

History: P.A. 10-36 made provisions applicable upon reversal of finding of not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect and made technical changes, effective July 1, 2010; P.A. 11-91 substituted “State Police Forensic Science Laboratory” with “Division of Scientific Services within the Department of Public Safety”, effective July 8, 2011 (Revisor’s note: “Department of Public Safety” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection” to conform with changes made by P.A. 11-51); P.A. 11-207 inserted Subsec. (a) and (b) designators, amended Subsec. (a) to replace provision re person “may request expungement” of DNA profile upon reversal of conviction or finding of not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect and dismissal of case with provision re profile “shall be expunged” upon such reversal and dismissal, designate existing provision re reversal and dismissal as Subdiv. (1) and add new Subdiv. (2) re dismissal, nolle or acquittal of charge when profile included on account of person being arrested as provided in Sec. 54-102g(a), and amended Subsec. (b) to delete former Subdiv. (1) re written request for expungement, redesignate existing Subdiv. (2) re court order reversing and dismissing conviction or finding of not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect as Subdiv. (1) and add new Subdiv. (2) re court order dismissing or nolling the charge or acquitting the person of the charge.