2015 Connecticut General Statutes
Title 54 - Criminal Procedure
Chapter 968 - Victim Services
Section 54-227 - Notification of Office of Victim Services and Victim Services Unit within Department of Correction by inmate or sexual offender seeking release or other relief.

(a) Any inmate who makes an application to the Board of Pardons and Paroles or the Department of Correction for release other than a furlough from a correctional institution, who applies to the sentencing court or judge for a reduction in sentence pursuant to section 53a-39 or who applies to the review division for a review of sentence pursuant to section 51-195, shall notify the Office of Victim Services and the Victim Services Unit within the Department of Correction of such application on a form prescribed by the Office of the Chief Court Administrator. Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, no such application shall be accepted unless the applicant has notified the Office of Victim Services and the Victim Services Unit within the Department of Correction pursuant to this subsection and provides proof of such notice as part of the application.

(b) Any person who files an application with the court to be exempted from the registration requirements of section 54-251 pursuant to subsection (b) or (c) of said section and any person who files a petition with the court pursuant to section 54-255 for an order restricting the dissemination of the registration information or removing such restriction shall notify the Office of Victim Services and the Victim Services Unit within the Department of Correction of the filing of such application or petition on a form prescribed by the Office of the Chief Court Administrator. Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, no such application or petition shall be considered unless such person has notified the Office of Victim Services and the Victim Services Unit within the Department of Correction pursuant to this subsection and provides proof of such notice as part of the application or petition.

(c) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes to the contrary, the Board of Pardons and Paroles, sentencing court and sentence review division may make available to the Office of Victim Services and the Victim Services Unit within the Department of Correction direct access to records in their custody, including computerized criminal history record information, for the purpose of performing said office’s and department’s duties regarding victim notification.

(P.A. 91-389, S. 2, 12; P.A. 92-153, S. 9; P.A. 93-310, S. 21, 32; P.A. 96-97, S. 3; P.A. 01-211, S. 3; P.A. 04-234, S. 2; P.A. 05-146, S. 2; Jan. Sp. Sess. P.A. 08-1, S. 26.)

History: P.A. 91-389, S. 2 effective April 1, 1992; P.A. 92-153 added phrase “other than a furlough”; P.A. 93-310 changed “commission on victim services” to “office of victim services”, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 96-97 added Subsec. (b) permitting Board of Pardons, Board of Parole, sentencing court and sentence review division to allow Office of Victim Services direct access to records; P.A. 01-211 amended Subsec. (a) to require the inmate to also notify the Department of Correction of such application, added new Subsec. (b) to require any person who files an application to be exempted from the registration requirements of Sec. 54-251 or who files a petition pursuant to Sec. 54-255 for order restricting dissemination of registration information or removing such restriction to notify the Office of Victim Services and the Department of Correction of the filing of such application or petition and to prohibit the consideration of such application or petition unless such notice has been given and redesignated existing Subsec. (b) as Subsec. (c) and amended to allow the Department of Correction direct access to records in the custody of the specified agencies; P.A. 04-234 replaced Board of Pardons and Board of Parole with Board of Pardons and Paroles, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 05-146 specified that the notice under Subsecs. (a) and (b) should be given to, and the records under Subsec. (c) made available to, the “Victim Services Unit” within the Department of Correction; Jan. Sp. Sess. P.A. 08-1 amended Subsec. (a) to make technical changes, effective January 25, 2008.