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General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 1055
January Session, 2019
AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE TO STUD Y THE JUROR
SELECTION PROCESS, P ROVIDING ACCESS TO CERTAIN
RECORDS POSSESSED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF ME NTAL
HEALTH AND ADDICTION SERVICES, CONNECTICU T VALLEY
HOSPITAL AND THE PSY CHIATRIC SECURITY REVIEW BOARD AND
CONCERNING SENTENCIN G OF PERSISTENT LARC ENY
OFFENDERS, NONFINANC IAL CONDITIONS FOR PRETRIAL
RELEASE AND CONFIDEN TIALITY UPON APPLICATION TO A
DIVERSIONARY PROGRAM .
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. (Effective from passage) (a) There is established a task force 1
to study jury selection in the state to determine whether processes 2
currently in place result in a fair cross-section of the community being 3
summoned for jury duty and whether a fair cross-section of the 4
community appear for jury service. In connection with such study, the 5
task force may (1) collect statistics and conduct data analysis of jurors 6
appearing for jury service, (2) review juror selection processes and 7
procedures utilized in other jurisdictions, and (3) conduct research that 8
is consistent with the objectives of the study. Such study shall be 9
undertaken with the objective of ensuring that the state's juror 10
selection processes encompass a full and fair representation of the 11
community at large. 12
(b) The task force shall consist of the following members: 13 Substitute Bill No. 1055
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(1) The Chief Court Administrator, or the Chief Court 14
Administrator's designee; 15
(2) The Chief State's Attorney, or the Chief State's Attorney's 16
designee; 17
(3) The Chief Public Defender, or the Chief Public Defender's 18
designee; 19
(4) The Attorney General, or the Attorney General's designee; 20
(5) The Jury Administrator, or the Jury Administrator's designee; 21
(6) The president of the Connecticut Bar Association, or the 22
president's designee; 23
(7) The president of the South Asian Bar Association of Connecticut, 24
or the president's designee; 25
(8) The president of the George W. Crawford Black Bar Association, 26
or the president's designee; 27
(9) The president of the Connecticut Hispanic Bar Association, or 28
the president's designee; 29
(10) The president of the Connecticut Asian Pacific American Bar 30
Association, or the president's designee; 31
(11) The president of the Portuguese Bar Association of Connecticut, 32
or the president's designee; 33
(12) The president of the Connecticut Italian-American Bar 34
Association, or the president's designee; and 35
(13) The deans of The University of Connecticut School of Law, 36
Quinnipiac University School of Law and Yale Law School, or their 37
respective designees. 38
(c) All appointments to the task force shall be made not later than 39 Substitute Bill No. 1055
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thirty days after the effective date of this section. Any vacancy shall be 40
filled by the appointing authority. 41
(d) The Chief Court Administrator shall select the chairpersons of 42
the task force from among the members of the task force. Such 43
chairpersons shall schedule the first meeting of the task force, which 44
shall be held not later than sixty days after the effective date of this 45
section. 46
(e) The administrative staff of the joint standing committee of the 47
General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to the 48
judiciary shall serve as administrative staff of the task force. 49
(f) Not later than July 1, 2020, the task force shall report on its 50
findings and recommendations to the joint standing committee of the 51
General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to the 52
judiciary and to the Chief Court Administrator, in accordance with the 53
provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes. Such 54
recommendations may include statutory revisions that would enhance 55
the representativeness of the juror array. The task force shall terminate 56
on the date that it submits such report or July 1, 2020, whichever is 57
later. 58
Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) Any image or recording of 59
an acquittee, who is under the jurisdiction of the Psychiatric Security 60
Review Board, that is recorded within or on the property of any 61
inpatient facility of the Department of Mental Health and Addiction 62
Services where the acquittee receives treatment, shall be reviewable by 63
counsel representing the acquittee in any matter before the Psychiatric 64
Security Review Board or the Superior Court related to the jurisdiction 65
of the Psychiatric Security Review Board upon written request made to 66
the director of such facility. The director of such facility shall permit 67
such review to occur not later than thirty days after the date of receipt 68
of the written request, provided (1) the acquittee consents to such 69
review; (2) any other identifiable patient in the image or recording 70
consents to such review; (3) such review shall be conducted in 71 Substitute Bill No. 1055
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accordance with the provisions of subsection (d) of section 17a-596 of 72
the general statutes; and (4) the image or recording for which review is 73
sought is not the subject of a pending criminal investigation by state or 74
local law enforcement officials, including any agency police of the 75
Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, for which there 76
exists a record of such investigation or a pending criminal prosecution. 77
The Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, when 78
permitting such review, shall adhere to all other provisions of the 79
general statutes and federal law or regulation concerning the 80
confidentiality of records and protected health information of 81
psychiatric patients. As used in this section, "image or recording" 82
includes, but is not limited to, a still or electronically stored 83
photograph and any video or audio recording stored on any device. 84
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, 85
any such image or recording shall remain the property of the 86
Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services and shall be 87
utilized and maintained in compliance with all applicable state and 88
federal laws and regulations. 89
Sec. 3. Section 53a-40 of the general statutes is repealed and the 90
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2019): 91
(a) A persistent dangerous felony offender is a person who: 92
(1) (A) Stands convicted of manslaughter, arson, kidnapping, 93
robbery in the first or second degree, assault in the first degree, home 94
invasion, burglary in the first degree or burglary in the second degree 95
with a firearm, and (B) has been, prior to the commission of the present 96
crime, convicted of and imprisoned under a sentence to a term of 97
imprisonment of more than one year or of death, in this state or in any 98
other state or in a federal correctional institution, for any of the 99
following crimes: (i) The crimes enumerated in subparagraph (A) of 100
this subdivision or an attempt to commit any of said crimes; or (ii) 101
murder, sexual assault in the first or third degree, aggravated sexual 102
assault in the first degree or sexual assault in the third degree with a 103 Substitute Bill No. 1055
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firearm, or an attempt to commit any of said crimes; or (iii) prior to 104
October 1, 1975, any of the crimes enumerated in section 53a-72, 53a-75 105
or 53a-78 of the general statutes, revision of 1958, revised to 1975, or 106
prior to October 1, 1971, in this state, assault with intent to kill under 107
section 54-117, or any of the crimes enumerated in sections 53-9, 53-10, 108
53-11, 53-12 to 53-16, inclusive, 53-19, 53-21, 53-69, 53-78 to 53-80, 109
inclusive, 53-82, 53-83, 53-86, 53-238 and 53-239 of the general statutes, 110
revision of 1958, revised to 1968, or any predecessor statutes in this 111
state, or an attempt to commit any of said crimes; or (iv) in any other 112
state, any crimes the essential elements of which are substantially the 113
same as any of the crimes enumerated in subparagraph (A) of this 114
subdivision or this subparagraph; or 115
(2) (A) Stands convicted of sexual assault in the first or third degree, 116
aggravated sexual assault in the first degree or sexual assault in the 117
third degree with a firearm, and (B) has been, prior to the commission 118
of the present crime, convicted of and imprisoned under a sentence to 119
a term of imprisonment of more than one year or of death, in this state 120
or in any other state or in a federal correctional institution, for any of 121
the following crimes: (i) Murder, manslaughter, arson, kidnapping, 122
robbery in the first or second degree, assault in the first degree, home 123
invasion, burglary in the first degree or burglary in the second degree 124
with a firearm, or an attempt to commit any of said crimes; or (ii) prior 125
to October 1, 1971, in this state, assault with intent to kill under section 126
54-117, or any of the crimes enumerated in sections 53-9, 53-10, 53-11, 127
53-12 to 53-16, inclusive, 53-19, 53-21, 53-69, 53-78 to 53-80, inclusive, 128
53-82, 53-83 and 53-86 of the general statutes, revision of 1958, revised 129
to 1968, or any predecessor statutes in this state, or an attempt to 130
commit any of said crimes; or (iii) in any other state, any crimes the 131
essential elements of which are substantially the same as any of the 132
crimes enumerated in subparagraph (A) of this subdivision or this 133
subparagraph. 134
(b) A persistent dangerous sexual offender is a person who (1) 135
stands convicted of sexual assault in the first or third degree, 136 Substitute Bill No. 1055
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aggravated sexual assault in the first degree or sexual assault in the 137
third degree with a firearm, and (2) has been, prior to the commission 138
of the present crime, convicted of and imprisoned under a sentence to 139
a term of imprisonment of more than one year, in this state or in any 140
other state or in a federal correctional institution, for (A) any of the 141
crimes enumerated in subdivision (1) of this subsection, or (B) prior to 142
October 1, 1975, any of the crimes enumerated in section 53a-72, 53a-75 143
or 53a-78 of the general statutes, revision of 1958, revised to 1975, or 144
prior to October 1, 1971, in this state, any of the crimes enumerated in 145
section 53-238 or 53-239 of the general statutes, revision of 1958, 146
revised to 1968, or any predecessor statutes in this state, or an attempt 147
to commit any of said crimes, or (C) in any other state, any crimes the 148
essential elements of which are substantially the same as any of the 149
crimes enumerated in subdivision (1) of this subsection or this 150
subdivision. 151
(c) A persistent serious felony offender is a person who (1) stands 152
convicted of a felony, and (2) has been, prior to the commission of the 153
present felony, convicted of and imprisoned under an imposed term of 154
more than one year or of death, in this state or in any other state or in a 155
federal correctional institution, for a crime. This subsection shall not 156
apply where the present conviction is for a crime enumerated in 157
subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of this section and the prior conviction 158
was for a crime other than those enumerated in subsection (a) of this 159
section. 160
(d) A persistent serious sexual offender is a person, other than a 161
person who qualifies as a persistent dangerous sexual offender under 162
subsection (b) of this section, who qualifies as a persistent serious 163
felony offender under subsection (c) of this section and the felony of 164
which such person presently stands convicted is a violation of 165
subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 53-21, or section 53a-70, 53a-166
70a, 53a-70b, 53a-71, 53a-72a or 53a-72b and the prior conviction is for 167
a violation of section 53-21 of the general statutes, revised to January 1, 168
1995, involving sexual contact, committed prior to October 1, 1995, a 169 Substitute Bill No. 1055
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violation of subdivision (2) of section 53-21 of the general statutes, 170
committed on or after October 1, 1995, and prior to October 1, 2000, a 171
violation of subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 53-21 or a 172
violation of section 53a-70, 53a-70a, 53a-70b, 53a-71, 53a-72a or 53a-72b. 173
(e) A persistent larceny offender is a person who (1) stands 174
convicted of larceny in the third degree in violation of the provisions of 175
section 53a-124 in effect prior to October 1, 1982, or larceny in the 176
fourth, fifth or sixth degree, and (2) has been, at separate times, [prior 177
to the commission of the present larceny,] twice convicted of the crime 178
of larceny for violations committed during the ten years prior to the 179
commission of the present larceny. 180
(f) A persistent offender for possession of a controlled substance is a 181
person who (1) stands convicted of possession of a controlled 182
substance in violation of the provisions of section 21a-279, and (2) has 183
been, at separate times prior to the commission of the present 184
possession of a controlled substance, twice convicted of the crime of 185
possession of a controlled substance. 186
(g) A persistent felony offender is a person who (1) stands convicted 187
of a felony other than a class D felony, and (2) has been, at separate 188
times prior to the commission of the present felony, twice convicted of 189
a felony other than a class D felony. 190
(h) It shall be an affirmative defense to the charge of being a 191
persistent offender under this section that (1) as to any prior conviction 192
on which the state is relying the defendant was pardoned on the 193
ground of innocence, and (2) without such conviction, the defendant 194
was not two or more times convicted and imprisoned as required by 195
this section. 196
(i) When any person has been found to be a persistent dangerous 197
felony offender, the court, in lieu of imposing the sentence of 198
imprisonment authorized by the general statutes for the crime of 199
which such person presently stands convicted, shall (1) sentence such 200 Substitute Bill No. 1055
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person to a term of imprisonment that is not (A) less than twice the 201
minimum term of imprisonment authorized for such crime, or (B) 202
more than twice the maximum term of imprisonment authorized for 203
such crime or forty years, whichever is greater, provided, if a 204
mandatory minimum term of imprisonment is authorized for such 205
crime, such sentence shall include a mandatory minimum term of 206
imprisonment that is twice such authorized mandatory minimum term 207
of imprisonment, and (2) if such person has, at separate times prior to 208
the commission of the present crime, been twice convicted of and 209
imprisoned for any of the crimes enumerated in subsection (a) of this 210
section, sentence such person to a term of imprisonment that is not less 211
than three times the minimum term of imprisonment authorized for 212
such crime or more than life, provided, if a mandatory minimum term 213
of imprisonment is authorized for such crime, such sentence shall 214
include a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment that is three 215
times such authorized mandatory minimum term of imprisonment. 216
(j) When any person has been found to be a persistent dangerous 217
sexual offender, the court, in lieu of imposing the sentence of 218
imprisonment authorized by section 53a-35a for the crime of which 219
such person presently stands convicted, shall sentence such person to a 220
term of imprisonment and a period of special parole pursuant to 221
subsection (b) of section 53a-28 which together constitute a sentence of 222
imprisonment for life, as defined in section 53a-35b. 223
(k) When any person has been found to be a persistent serious 224
felony offender, the court in lieu of imposing the sentence of 225
imprisonment authorized by section 53a-35 for the crime of which such 226
person presently stands convicted, or authorized by section 53a-35a if 227
the crime of which such person presently stands convicted was 228
committed on or after July 1, 1981, may impose the sentence of 229
imprisonment authorized by said section for the next more serious 230
degree of felony. 231
(l) When any person has been found to be a persistent serious sexual 232
offender, the court, in lieu of imposing the sentence of imprisonment 233 Substitute Bill No. 1055
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authorized by section 53a-35a for the crime of which such person 234
presently stands convicted, may impose a sentence of imprisonment 235
and a period of special parole pursuant to subsection (b) of section 53a-236
28 which together constitute the maximum sentence specified by 237
section 53a-35a for the next more serious degree of felony. 238
(m) (1) When any person has been found to be a persistent larceny 239
offender, the court, in lieu of imposing the sentence authorized by 240
section 53a-36 for the crime of which such person presently stands 241
convicted, may impose the sentence of imprisonment for a class D 242
felony authorized by section 53a-35, if the crime of which such person 243
presently stands convicted was committed prior to July 1, 1981, or 244
authorized by section 53a-35a, if the crime of which such person 245
presently stands convicted was committed on or after July 1, 1981, but 246
prior to October 1, 2019. 247
(2) When any person has been found to be a persistent larceny 248
offender, the court, in lieu of imposing the sentence authorized by 249
section 53a-36 for the crime of which such person presently stands 250
convicted for a violation committed on or after October 1, 2019, may 251
impose the sentence of (A) imprisonment for a class E felony 252
authorized by section 53a-35a, if such person presently stands 253
convicted of a violation of section 53a-125, or (B) imprisonment 254
authorized by section 53a-36 for the next more serious degree of 255
misdemeanor authorized under section 53a-36 if such person presently 256
stands convicted of a violation of section 53a-125a or 53a-125b. 257
(n) When any person has been found to be a persistent offender for 258
possession of a controlled substance, the court, in lieu of imposing the 259
sentence authorized by section 53a-36 for the crime of which such 260
person presently stands convicted, may impose the sentence of 261
imprisonment for a class E felony authorized by section 53a-35a. 262
(o) When any person has been found to be a persistent felony 263
offender, the court, in lieu of imposing the sentence authorized by 264
section 53a-35a for the crime of which such person presently stands 265 Substitute Bill No. 1055
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convicted, may impose the sentence of imprisonment authorized by 266
said section for the next more serious degree of felony; provided the 267
sentence imposed may not be less than three years, and provided 268
further three years of the sentence so imposed may not be suspended 269
or reduced by the court. 270
(p) (1) Whenever a person is arrested for any of the crimes 271
enumerated in subsection (a) of this section, the prosecuting authority 272
shall investigate and ascertain whether such person has, at separate 273
times prior to the commission of the present crime, been twice 274
convicted of and imprisoned for any of the crimes enumerated in said 275
subsection (a) and would be eligible to be sentenced under subsection 276
(i) of this section if convicted of such crime. 277
(2) If the prosecuting authority ascertains that such person has, at 278
separate times prior to the commission of the present crime, been twice 279
convicted of and imprisoned for any of the crimes enumerated in 280
subsection (a) of this section and such person has been presented to a 281
geographical area courthouse, the prosecuting authority shall cause 282
such person to be transferred to a judicial district courthouse. This 283
subdivision shall not apply to any person charged with larceny in the 284
third, fourth, fifth or sixth degree for the present crime committed on 285
or after October 1, 2019. 286
(3) No court shall accept a plea of guilty, not guilty or nolo 287
contendere from a person arrested for any of the crimes enumerated in 288
subsection (a) of this section unless it finds that the prosecuting 289
authority has complied with the requirements of subdivision (1) of this 290
subsection. 291
(4) If the prosecuting authority ascertains that such person has, at 292
separate times prior to the commission of the present crime, been twice 293
convicted of and imprisoned for any of the crimes enumerated in 294
subsection (a) of this section but decides not to initiate proceedings to 295
seek the sentence enhancement provided by subsection (i) of this 296
section, the prosecuting authority shall state for the record the specific 297 Substitute Bill No. 1055
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reason or reasons for not initiating such proceedings. 298
(5) If the prosecuting authority ascertains that such person has, at 299
separate times prior to the commission of the present crime, been twice 300
convicted of and imprisoned for any of the crimes enumerated in 301
subsection (a) of this section and initiates proceedings to seek the 302
sentence enhancement provided by subsection (i) of this section, but 303
subsequently decides to terminate such proceedings, the prosecuting 304
authority shall state for the record the specific reason or reasons for 305
terminating such proceedings. 306
Sec. 4. Subsection (c) of section 54-64a of the general statutes is 307
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 308
October 1, 2019): 309
(c) If the court determines that a nonfinancial condition of release 310
should be imposed pursuant to subparagraph (B) of subdivision (1) of 311
subsection (a) or (b) of this section, the court shall order the pretrial 312
release of the person subject to the least restrictive condition or 313
combination of conditions that the court determines will reasonably 314
ensure the appearance of the arrested person in court and, with respect 315
to the release of the person pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, 316
that the safety of any other person will not be endangered, which 317
conditions may include an order that the arrested person do one or 318
more of the following: (1) Remain under the supervision of a 319
designated person or organization; (2) comply with specified 320
restrictions on such person's travel, association or place of abode; (3) 321
not engage in specified activities, including the use or possession of a 322
dangerous weapon; [, an intoxicant or a controlled substance;] (4) 323
provide sureties of the peace pursuant to section 54-56f under 324
supervision of a designated bail commissioner or intake, assessment 325
and referral specialist employed by the Judicial Branch; (5) avoid all 326
contact with an alleged victim of the crime and with a potential 327
witness who may testify concerning the offense; (6) maintain 328
employment or, if unemployed, actively seek employment; (7) 329
maintain or commence an educational program; (8) be subject to 330 Substitute Bill No. 1055
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electronic monitoring; or (9) satisfy any other condition that is 331
reasonably necessary to ensure the appearance of the person in court 332
and that the safety of any other person will not be endangered. The 333
court shall state on the record its reasons for imposing any such 334
nonfinancial condition. 335
Sec. 5. Subsection (a) of section 54-56g of the general statutes is 336
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 337
passage): 338
(a) (1) There shall be a pretrial alcohol education program for 339
persons charged with a violation of section 14-227a, 14-227g or 14-340
227m, subdivision (1) or (2) of subsection (a) of section 14-227n or 341
section 15-133 or 15-140n. Upon application by any such person for 342
participation in such program, [and payment] the court shall, but only 343
as to the public, order the court file sealed, and such person shall pay 344
to the court [of] an application fee of one hundred dollars and a 345
nonrefundable evaluation fee of one hundred dollars, [the court shall, 346
but only as to the public, order the court file sealed, provided such 347
person states] and such person shall state under oath, in open court or 348
before any person designated by the clerk and duly authorized to 349
administer oaths, under penalties of perjury that: (A) If such person is 350
charged with a violation of section 14-227a, 14-227g or 14-227m, 351
subdivision (1) or (2) of subsection (a) of section 14-227n, subsection 352
(d) of section 15-133 or section 15-140n, such person has not had such 353
program invoked in such person's behalf within the preceding ten 354
years for a violation of section 14-227a, 14-227g or 14-227m, 355
subdivision (1) or (2) of subsection (a) of section 14-227n, subsection 356
(d) of section 15-133 or section 15-140n, (B) such person has not been 357
convicted of a violation of section 53a-56b or 53a-60d, a violation of 358
subsection (a) of section 14-227a before, on or after October 1, 1981, a 359
violation of subdivision (1) or (2) of subsection (a) of section 14-227a on 360
or after October 1, 1985, a violation of section 14-227g, a violation of 361
section 14-227m or a violation of subdivision (1) or (2) of subsection (a) 362
of section 14-227n, (C) such person has not been convicted of a 363 Substitute Bill No. 1055
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violation of section 15-132a, subsection (d) of section 15-133, section 15-364
140l or section 15-140n, (D) such person has not been convicted in any 365
other state at any time of an offense the essential elements of which are 366
substantially the same as section 53a-56b, 53a-60d, 15-132a, 15-140l or 367
15-140n, subdivision (1) or (2) of subsection (a) of section 14-227a, 368
section 14-227m, subdivision (1) or (2) of subsection (a) of section 14-369
227n or subsection (d) of section 15-133, and (E) notice has been given 370
by such person, by registered or certified mail on a form prescribed by 371
the Office of the Chief Court Administrator, to each victim who 372
sustained a serious physical injury, as defined in section 53a-3, which 373
was caused by such person's alleged violation, that such person has 374
applied to participate in the pretrial alcohol education program and 375
that such victim has an opportunity to be heard by the court on the 376
application. 377
(2) The court shall provide each such victim who sustained a serious 378
physical injury an opportunity to be heard prior to granting an 379
application under this section. Unless good cause is shown, a person 380
shall be ineligible for participation in such pretrial alcohol education 381
program if such person's alleged violation of section 14-227a, 14-227g 382
or 14-227m, subdivision (1) or (2) of subsection (a) of section 14-227n or 383
subsection (d) of section 15-133 caused the serious physical injury, as 384
defined in section 53a-3, of another person. 385
(3) The application fee imposed under this subsection shall be 386
credited to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund established 387
under section 54-215. The evaluation fee imposed under this 388
subsection shall be credited to the pretrial account established under 389
section 54-56k. 390
Sec. 6. Subsection (b) of section 54-56i of the general statutes is 391
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 392
passage): 393
(b) Upon application by any such person for participation in such 394
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order the court file sealed, and such person shall pay to the court of an 396
application fee of one hundred dollars and a nonrefundable evaluation 397
fee of one hundred fifty dollars. [, the court shall, but only as to the 398
public, order the court file sealed.] A person shall be ineligible for 399
participation in such pretrial drug education and community service 400
program if such person has twice previously participated in (1) the 401
pretrial drug education program established under the provisions of 402
this section in effect prior to October 1, 2013, (2) the community service 403
labor program established under section 53a-39c, (3) the pretrial drug 404
education and community service program established under this 405
section, or (4) any of such programs, except that the court may allow a 406
person who has twice previously participated in such programs to 407
participate in the pretrial drug education and community service 408
program one additional time, for good cause shown. The evaluation 409
and application fee imposed under this subsection shall be credited to 410
the pretrial account established under section 54-56k. 411
Sec. 7. Subsection (a) of section 54-56j of the general statutes is 412
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 413
passage): 414
(a) There shall be a school violence prevention program for students 415
of a public or private secondary school charged with an offense 416
involving the use or threatened use of physical violence in or on the 417
real property comprising a public or private elementary or secondary 418
school or at a school-sponsored activity as defined in subsection (h) of 419
section 10-233a. Upon application by any such person for participation 420
in such program, the court shall, but only as to the public, order the 421
court file sealed, [provided] and such person [states] shall state under 422
oath, in open court or before any person designated by the clerk and 423
duly authorized to administer oaths, under penalties of perjury that 424
such person has never had such system invoked in such person's 425
behalf and that such person has not been convicted of an offense 426
involving the threatened use of physical violence in or on the real 427
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school or at a school-sponsored activity as defined in subsection (h) of 429
section 10-233a, and that such person has not been convicted in any 430
other state at any time of an offense the essential elements of which are 431
substantially the same as such an offense. 432
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 from passage New section
Sec. 2 from passage New section
Sec. 3 October 1, 2019 53a-40
Sec. 4 October 1, 2019 54-64a(c)
Sec. 5 from passage 54-56g(a)
Sec. 6 from passage 54-56i(b)
Sec. 7 from passage 54-56j(a)
JUD Joint Favorable Subst.