Connecticut 2025 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB07259 Compare Versions

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5	5	General Assembly Raised Bill No. 7259
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10	10	Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
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13	13	Introduced by:
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19	19	AN ACT CONCERNING REVISIONS TO VARIOUS STATUTES
20	20	CONCERNING CRIMINAL JUSTICE.
21	21	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
22	22	Assembly convened:
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24	24	Section 1. Subsection (a) of section 54-102j of the general statutes is 1
25	25	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 2
26	26	1, 2025): 3
27	27	(a) It shall be the duty of the Division of Scientific Services within the 4
28	28	Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection to receive 5
29	29	blood or other biological samples and to analyze, classify and file the 6
30	30	results of DNA identification characteristics profiles of blood or other 7
31	31	biological samples submitted pursuant to section 54-102g and to make 8
32	32	such information available as provided in this section, except that the 9
33	33	division shall analyze samples taken pursuant to subsection (a) of 10
34	34	section 54-102g only as available resources allow. The results of an 11
35	35	analysis and comparison of the identification characteristics from two 12
36	36	or more blood or other biological samples shall be made available 13
37	37	directly to federal, state and local law enforcement officers upon request 14
38	38	made in furtherance of an official investigation of any criminal offense. 15
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45	45	Only when a sample or DNA profile supplied by the person making the 16
46	46	request satisfactorily matches a profile in the data bank shall the 17
47	47	existence of data in the data bank be confirmed or identifying 18
48	48	information from the data bank be disseminated, except that if the 19
49	49	results of an analysis and comparison do not reveal a match between the 20
50	50	sample or samples supplied and a DNA profile contained in the data 21
51	51	bank, the division may, upon request of the law enforcement officer, 22
52	52	indicate whether the DNA profile of a named [individual] person is 23
53	53	contained in the data bank provided the law enforcement officer has a 24
54	54	reasonable and articulable suspicion that such [individual] person has 25
55	55	committed the criminal offense being investigated. A request pursuant 26
56	56	to this subsection may be made by personal contact, mail or electronic 27
57	57	means. The name of the person making the request and the purpose for 28
58	58	which the information is requested shall be maintained on file with the 29
59	59	division. Information derived from a nonqualifying sample entered into 30
60	60	the database shall, prior to the expungement of the sample from the 31
61	61	databank or the purging of such information and the destruction of the 32
62	62	sample in accordance with section 54-102l, be disclosed to the conviction 33
63	63	integrity unit of the office of the Chief State's Attorney for the purpose 34
64	64	of discharging the constitutional obligations of the Division of Criminal 35
65	65	Justice relating to exculpatory evidence. In the event that such 36
66	66	information is determined to be exculpatory to any person charged with 37
67	67	or convicted of a crime, the information shall be disclosed to such person 38
68	68	or such person's attorney. Information so disclosed shall not otherwise 39
69	69	be used for investigative or prosecutorial purposes. For purposes of this 40
70	70	subsection, "nonqualifying sample" includes any sample that is entered 41
71	71	into the data bank in good faith, but without authority, or one in which 42
72	72	the sample and the information derived from such sample should have 43
73	73	previously been purged or expunged from the data base. 44
74	74	Sec. 2. Subsection (d) of section 19a-112a of the general statutes is 45
75	75	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 46
76	76	1, 2025): 47
77	77	(d) Each health care facility in the state that provides for the collection 48
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84	84	of sexual assault evidence shall follow the protocol adopted under 49
85	85	subsection (b) of this section, contact a sexual assault counselor, as 50
86	86	defined in section 52-146k, when a person who identifies himself or 51
87	87	herself as a victim of sexual assault arrives at such health care facility 52
88	88	and, with the consent of the victim, shall collect sexual assault evidence. 53
89	89	After [the collection] collecting the evidence, the health care facility shall 54
90	90	obtain the consent of the victim to establish a designation label for the 55
91	91	sexual assault evidence collection kit, for which the victim may choose 56
92	92	the designation (1) "anonymous" by not including the victim's name on 57
93	93	the sexual assault evidence collection kit and not reporting to a law 58
94	94	enforcement agency at the time of evidence collection; (2) "identified" by 59
95	95	including the victim's name on the sexual assault evidence collection kit, 60
96	96	but not reporting to a law enforcement agency at the time of evidence 61
97	97	collection; or (3) "reported" by including the victim's name on the sexual 62
98	98	assault evidence collection kit and reporting to a law enforcement 63
99	99	agency at the time of evidence collection. After the collection and 64
100	100	designation of any evidence, the health care facility shall contact a law 65
101	101	enforcement agency to receive the evidence. Not later than ten days after 66
102	102	the collection of the evidence, the law enforcement agency shall transfer 67
103	103	the evidence, in a manner that maintains the integrity of the evidence, 68
104	104	to the Division of Scientific Services within the Department of 69
105	105	Emergency Services and Public Protection. [or the Federal Bureau of 70
106	106	Investigation laboratory.] If the evidence is transferred to the division 71
107	107	and the sexual assault evidence collection kit is designated "identified" 72
108	108	or "reported", the division shall analyze the evidence not later than sixty 73
109	109	days after the collection of the evidence or, if the [victim chose to remain 74
110	110	anonymous and not report the sexual assault to the law enforcement 75
111	111	agency at the time of collection] sexual assault evidence collection kit is 76
112	112	designated "anonymous", shall hold the evidence for at least five years 77
113	113	after the collection of the evidence. If a victim reports the sexual assault 78
114	114	to the law enforcement agency after the collection of the evidence, such 79
115	115	law enforcement agency shall notify the division that a report has been 80
116	116	filed not later than five days after filing such report and the division 81
117	117	shall analyze the evidence not later than sixty days after receiving such 82
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124	124	notification. [The division] Following the analysis of any evidence 83
125	125	received, the division may, at the division's discretion, return the 84
126	126	evidence submitted, or any portion of such evidence, to the submitting 85
127	127	law enforcement agency in a manner that maintains the integrity of the 86
128	128	evidence. The division or law enforcement agency, as applicable, shall 87
129	129	hold any evidence received and analyzed pursuant to this subsection 88
130	130	until the conclusion of any criminal proceedings. The failure of a law 89
131	131	enforcement agency to transfer the evidence not later than ten days after 90
132	132	the collection of the evidence, or the division to analyze the evidence not 91
133	133	later than sixty days after the collection of the evidence or after receiving 92
134	134	a notification from a law enforcement agency, shall not affect the 93
135	135	admissibility of the evidence in any suit, action or proceeding if the 94
136	136	evidence is otherwise admissible. The failure of any person to comply 95
137	137	with this section or the protocol shall not affect the admissibility of the 96
138	138	evidence in any suit, action or proceeding if the evidence is otherwise 97
139	139	admissible. 98
140	140	Sec. 3. Section 51-247 of the general statutes is repealed and the 99
141	141	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2025): 100
142	142	(a) Each full-time employed juror shall be paid regular wages by the 101
143	143	juror's employer for the first five days, or part thereof, of jury service. 102
144	144	Such payment shall be subject to the requirements of section 31-71b and 103
145	145	any employer who violates this section shall be subject to the provisions 104
146	146	of sections 31-71g and 31-72. A person shall not be considered a full-time 105
147	147	employed juror on any day of jury service in which such person (1) 106
148	148	would not have accrued regular wages to be paid by the employer if 107
149	149	such person were not serving as a juror on that day, or (2) would not 108
150	150	have worked more than one-half of a shift which extends into another 109
151	151	day if such person were not serving as a juror on that day. Each part-110
152	152	time employed or unemployed juror who has no source of 111
153	153	compensation for the first five days of jury service shall receive a flat fee 112
154	154	equal to the minimum fair wage, as defined in section 31-58, in effect on 113
155	155	the days of jury service, based on an eight-hour day. Each juror not 114
156	156	considered a full-time employed juror on a particular day of jury service 115
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163	163	pursuant to subdivision (1) or (2) of this subsection shall be reimbursed 116
164	164	by the state for necessary out-of-pocket expenses incurred during that 117
165	165	day of jury service. [, provided such day of service is within the first five 118
166	166	days, or part thereof, of jury service.] Each part-time employed juror and 119
167	167	unemployed juror shall be reimbursed by the state for necessary out-of-120
168	168	pocket expenses incurred during the first five days, or part thereof, of 121
169	169	jury service. Necessary out-of-pocket expenses shall include, but not be 122
170	170	limited to, [twenty cents] family care at a rate established by the Jury 123
171	171	Administrator under subsection (b) of this section and travel expenses, 124
172	172	based on the privately owned vehicle mileage reimbursement rate 125
173	173	established by the federal General Services Administration, for each 126
174	174	mile of travel from the juror's place of residence to the place of holding 127
175	175	the court and return, and shall exclude food. The mileage shall be 128
176	176	determined by the shortest direct route either by highway or by any 129
177	177	regular line of conveyance between the points. A reimbursement award 130
178	178	under this subsection for each day of service shall not be less than 131
179	179	twenty dollars or more than [fifty dollars] the minimum fair wage, as 132
180	180	defined in section 31-58, in effect on the days of jury service, based on 133
181	181	an eight-hour day. For the purposes of this subsection, "full-time 134
182	182	employed juror" means an employee holding a position normally 135
183	183	requiring thirty hours or more of service in each week, which position 136
184	184	is neither temporary nor casual, and includes an employee holding a 137
185	185	position through a temporary help service, as defined in section 31-129, 138
186	186	which position normally requires thirty hours or more of service in each 139
187	187	week, who has been working in that position for a period exceeding 140
188	188	ninety days, and "part-time employed juror" means an employee 141
189	189	holding a position normally requiring less than thirty hours of service 142
190	190	in each week or an employee working on a temporary or casual basis. 143
191	191	In the event that a juror may be considered to be both a full-time 144
192	192	employed juror and a part-time employed juror for any day of the first 145
193	193	five days, or part thereof, of jury service, such juror shall, for the 146
194	194	purposes of this section, be considered to be a full-time employed juror 147
195	195	only. 148
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202	202	(b) The Jury Administrator shall establish guidelines for 149
203	203	reimbursement of expenses pursuant to this section. 150
204	204	(c) Each juror who serves more than five days who is not paid by such 151
205	205	juror's employer after the fifth day shall be paid by the state for the sixth 152
206	206	day and each day thereafter [at a rate of fifty dollars] a flat fee equal to 153
207	207	the current minimum wage, as defined in section 31-58, in effect on the 154
208	208	days of jury service, based on an eight-hour day per day of service. A 155
209	209	juror receiving payment under this subsection shall not be entitled to 156
210	210	any additional reimbursement. An unemployed or part-time employed 157
211	211	juror who serves more than five days also shall be entitled to family care 158
212	212	and travel expenses paid at the rate specified in subsection (a) of this 159
213	213	section and subject to the guidelines established in subsection (b) of this 160
214	214	section. 161
215	215	Sec. 4. Section 53a-173 of the general statutes is repealed and the 162
216	216	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2025): 163
217	217	(a) A person is guilty of failure to appear in the second degree when 164
218	218	(1) while charged with the commission of a misdemeanor or a motor 165
219	219	vehicle violation for which a sentence to a term of imprisonment may 166
220	220	be imposed and while out on bail or released under other procedure of 167
221	221	law, such person wilfully fails to appear when legally called according 168
222	222	to the terms of such person's bail bond or promise to appear, or (2) while 169
223	223	on probation for conviction of a misdemeanor or motor vehicle 170
224	224	violation, such person wilfully fails to appear when legally called for 171
225	225	any court hearing relating to a violation of such probation. 172
226	226	(b) Failure to appear in the second degree is (1) a class [A] D 173
227	227	misdemeanor for a first offense, and (2) a class A misdemeanor for any 174
228	228	subsequent offense. 175
229	229	Sec. 5. Subsection (f) of section 17a-593 of the general statutes is 176
230	230	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 177
231	231	1, 2025): 178
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238	238	(f) After receipt of the board's report and any separate examination 179
239	239	reports, the court shall promptly commence a hearing on the 180
240	240	recommendation or application for discharge or petition for continued 181
241	241	commitment. At [the] a hearing for a recommendation or application for 182
242	242	discharge, the acquittee shall have the burden of proving by a 183
243	243	preponderance of the evidence that the acquittee is a person who should 184
244	244	be discharged. At a hearing on the state's attorney's petition for 185
245	245	continued commitment, the state shall have the burden of proving by 186
246	246	clear and convincing evidence that the acquittee remains a person with 187
247	247	psychiatric disabilities or a person with intellectual disability to the 188
248	248	extent that the acquittee's discharge would constitute a danger to the 189
249	249	acquittee or others due to the acquittee's psychiatric disabilities or 190
250	250	intellectual disability. 191
251	251	Sec. 6. Subsection (a) of section 18-98d of the general statutes is 192
252	252	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 193
253	253	1, 2025): 194
254	254	(a) (1) (A) Any person who is confined to a community correctional 195
255	255	center or a correctional institution for an offense committed on or after 196
256	256	July 1, 1981, and prior to October 1, 2021, under a mittimus or because 197
257	257	such person is unable to obtain bail or is denied bail shall, if 198
258	258	subsequently imprisoned, earn a reduction of such person's sentence 199
259	259	equal to the number of days which such person spent in such facility 200
260	260	from the time such person was placed in presentence confinement to the 201
261	261	time such person began serving the term of imprisonment imposed; 202
262	262	provided (i) each day of presentence confinement shall be counted only 203
263	263	once for the purpose of reducing all sentences imposed after such 204
264	264	presentence confinement; and (ii) the provisions of this section shall 205
265	265	only apply to a person for whom the existence of a mittimus, an inability 206
266	266	to obtain bail or the denial of bail is the sole reason for such person's 207
267	267	presentence confinement, except that if a person is serving a term of 208
268	268	imprisonment at the same time such person is in presentence 209
269	269	confinement on another charge and the conviction for such 210
270	270	imprisonment is reversed on appeal, such person shall be entitled, in 211
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277	277	any sentence subsequently imposed, to a reduction based on such 212
278	278	presentence confinement in accordance with the provisions of this 213
279	279	section. In the case of a fine, each day spent in such confinement prior 214
280	280	to sentencing shall be credited against the sentence at a per diem rate 215
281	281	equal to the average daily cost of incarceration as determined by the 216
282	282	Commissioner of Correction. 217
283	283	(B) Any person who is confined to a community correctional center 218
284	284	or a correctional institution [for an offense committed] as a result of any 219
285	285	charges in an information or indictment, including for an alleged 220
286	286	violation of section 53a-32, filed on or after October 1, 2021, under a 221
287	287	mittimus or because such person is unable to obtain bail or is denied bail 222
288	288	shall, if subsequently imprisoned, earn a reduction of such person's 223
289	289	sentence on each offense charged in such information or indictment 224
290	290	equal to the number of days which such person spent in such facility 225
291	291	from the time such person was placed in presentence confinement to the 226
292	292	time such person began serving the term of imprisonment imposed; 227
293	293	provided (i) each day of presentence confinement shall be counted 228
294	294	equally in reduction of any concurrent sentence imposed for any offense 229
295	295	pending at the time such sentence was imposed; (ii) each day of 230
296	296	presentence confinement shall be counted only once in reduction of any 231
297	297	consecutive sentence so imposed; and (iii) the provisions of this section 232
298	298	shall only apply to a person for whom the existence of a mittimus, an 233
299	299	inability to obtain bail or the denial of bail is the sole reason for such 234
300	300	person's presentence confinement, except that if a person is serving a 235
301	301	term of imprisonment at the same time such person is in presentence 236
302	302	confinement on another charge and the conviction for which such 237
303	303	imprisonment was imposed is reversed on appeal, such person shall be 238
304	304	entitled, in any sentence subsequently imposed, to a reduction based on 239
305	305	such presentence confinement in accordance with the provisions of this 240
306	306	section. In the case of a fine, each day spent in such confinement prior 241
307	307	to sentencing shall be credited against the sentence at a per diem rate 242
308	308	equal to the average daily cost of incarceration as determined by the 243
309	309	Commissioner of Correction. 244
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316	316	(C) Any person who is confined in a correctional institution, police 245
317	317	station, county jail, courthouse lockup or any other form of 246
318	318	imprisonment while in another state for a period of time solely due to a 247
319	319	demand by this state on or after October 1, 2024, for the extradition of 248
320	320	such person to face criminal charges in this state, shall, if subsequently 249
321	321	imprisoned in the matter extradited for, earn a reduction of such 250
322	322	person's sentence to a term of imprisonment, equal to the number of 251
323	323	days such person was imprisoned in another state for solely due to the 252
324	324	pendency of the proceedings for such extradition. 253
325	325	(2) (A) Any person convicted of any offense and sentenced on or after 254
326	326	October 1, 2001, to a term of imprisonment who was confined to a police 255
327	327	station or courthouse lockup in connection with such offense because 256
328	328	such person was unable to obtain bail or was denied bail shall, if 257
329	329	subsequently imprisoned, earn a reduction of such person's sentence in 258
330	330	accordance with subdivision (1) of this subsection equal to the number 259
331	331	of days which such person spent in such lockup, provided such person 260
332	332	at the time of sentencing requests credit for such presentence 261
333	333	confinement. Upon such request, the court shall indicate on the 262
334	334	judgment mittimus the number of days such person spent in such 263
335	335	presentence confinement. 264
336	336	(B) Any person convicted of any offense and sentenced prior to 265
337	337	October 1, 2001, to a term of imprisonment, who was confined in a 266
338	338	correctional facility for such offense on October 1, 2001, shall be 267
339	339	presumed to have been confined to a police station or courthouse lockup 268
340	340	in connection with such offense because such person was unable to 269
341	341	obtain bail or was denied bail and shall, unless otherwise ordered by a 270
342	342	court, earn a reduction of such person's sentence in accordance with the 271
343	343	provisions of subdivision (1) of this subsection of one day. 272
344	344	(C) The provisions of this subdivision shall not be applied so as to 273
345	345	negate the requirement that a person convicted of a first violation of 274
346	346	subsection (a) of section 14-227a and sentenced pursuant to 275
347	347	subparagraph (B)(i) of subdivision (1) of subsection (g) of said section 276
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354	354	serve a term of imprisonment of at least forty-eight consecutive hours. 277
355	355	Sec. 7. Subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 51-277a of the 278
356	356	general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 279
357	357	thereof (Effective October 1, 2025): 280
358	358	(a) (1) Whenever a peace officer, in the performance of such officer's 281
359	359	duties, uses physical force upon another person and such person dies as 282
360	360	a result thereof or uses deadly force, as defined in section 53a-3, as 283
361	361	amended by this act, upon another person, the Division of Criminal 284
362	362	Justice shall cause an investigation to be made and the Inspector General 285
363	363	shall have the responsibility of determining whether the use of physical 286
364	364	force by the peace officer was justifiable under section 53a-22, as 287
365	365	amended by this act. The use of an electronic defense weapon, as 288
366	366	defined in section 53a-3, as amended by this act, by a peace officer shall 289
367	367	not be considered deadly force for purposes of this section. 290
368	368	Sec. 8. Subdivision (6) of section 53a-3 of the general statutes is 291
369	369	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 292
370	370	1, 2025): 293
371	371	(6) "Deadly weapon" means any weapon, whether loaded or 294
372	372	unloaded, from which a shot may be discharged, or a switchblade knife, 295
373	373	gravity knife, billy, blackjack, bludgeon, or metal knuckles. The 296
374	374	definition of "deadly weapon" in this subdivision shall be deemed not 297
375	375	to apply to section 29-38 or 53-206 and does not include an electronic 298
376	376	defense weapon when used by a peace officer; 299
377	377	Sec. 9. Subsection (d) of section 53a-22 of the general statutes is 300
378	378	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 301
379	379	1, 2025): 302
380	380	(d) A peace officer or an authorized official of the Department of 303
381	381	Correction or the Board of Pardons and Paroles is justified in using a 304
382	382	chokehold or other method of restraint applied to the neck area or that 305
383	383	otherwise impedes the ability to breathe or restricts blood circulation to 306
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390	390	the brain of another person for the purposes specified in subsection (b) 307
391	391	of this section only when he or she reasonably believes such use to be 308
392	392	necessary to defend himself or herself or a third person from the use or 309
393	393	imminent use of deadly physical force. 310
394	394	Sec. 10. Section 54-56l of the general statutes is repealed and the 311
395	395	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2025): 312
396	396	(a) There shall be a supervised diversionary program for persons 313
397	397	with psychiatric disabilities, persons with intellectual disabilities, 314
398	398	persons with autism spectrum disorders or persons who are veterans, 315
399	399	who are accused of a crime or crimes or a motor vehicle violation or 316
400	400	violations for which a sentence to a term of imprisonment may be 317
401	401	imposed, which crimes or violations are not of a serious nature. For the 318
402	402	purposes of this section, (1) "psychiatric disability" means a mental or 319
403	403	emotional condition, other than solely substance abuse, that (A) has 320
404	404	substantial adverse effects on the defendant's ability to function, and (B) 321
405	405	requires care and treatment, (2) "autism spectrum disorder" has the 322
406	406	same meaning as provided in section 17a-214f, and [(2)] (3) "veteran" 323
407	407	means a veteran, as defined in section 27-103, who is found, pursuant to 324
408	408	subsection (d) of this section, to have a mental health condition that is 325
409	409	amenable to treatment. 326
410	410	(b) A person shall be ineligible to participate in such supervised 327
411	411	diversionary program if such person (1) is ineligible to participate in the 328
412	412	pretrial program for accelerated rehabilitation under subsection (c) of 329
413	413	section 54-56e, except if a person's ineligibility is based on the person's 330
414	414	being eligible for the pretrial family violence education program 331
415	415	established under section 46b-38c, the court may permit such person to 332
416	416	participate in the supervised diversionary program if it finds that the 333
417	417	supervised diversionary program is the more appropriate program 334
418	418	under the circumstances of the case, or (2) has twice previously 335
419	419	participated in such supervised diversionary program. 336
420	420	(c) Upon application by any such person for participation in such 337
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427	427	program, the court shall, but only as to the public, order the court file 338
428	428	sealed, provided such person states under oath, in open court or before 339
429	429	any person designated by the clerk and duly authorized to administer 340
430	430	oaths, under penalties of perjury, that such person has not had such 341
431	431	program invoked in such person's behalf more than once. Court 342
432	432	personnel shall provide notice, on a form prescribed by the Office of the 343
433	433	Chief Court Administrator, to any victim of such crime or motor vehicle 344
434	434	violation, by registered or certified mail, that such person has applied to 345
435	435	participate in the program and that such victim has an opportunity to 346
436	436	be heard by the court on the matter. 347
437	437	(d) (1) The court shall refer such person to the Court Support Services 348
438	438	Division for confirmation of eligibility and assessment of the person's 349
439	439	mental health condition, intellectual disability or autism spectrum 350
440	440	disorder. The prosecuting attorney shall provide the division with a 351
441	441	copy of the police report in the case to assist the division in its 352
442	442	assessment. The division shall determine if the person is amenable to 353
443	443	treatment and services and if appropriate community supervision, 354
444	444	treatment and services are available. If the division determines that the 355
445	445	person is amenable to treatment and services and that appropriate 356
446	446	community supervision, treatment and services are available, the 357
447	447	division shall develop a treatment or service plan tailored to the person 358
448	448	and shall present the treatment or service plan to the court. 359
449	449	(2) If an assessment pursuant to this subsection is for a psychiatric 360
450	450	disability, the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services 361
451	451	shall assist the division in conducting such assessment and 362
452	452	identification of appropriate treatment and services if the person 363
453	453	appears to have a psychiatric disability that is severe and persistent and 364
454	454	limits a person's ability to live independently or such person has a 365
455	455	history of receiving services from the department. 366
456	456	(3) If an assessment pursuant to this subsection is for an intellectual 367
457	457	disability, the Department of Developmental Services shall assist the 368
458	458	division in conducting such assessment and identification of 369
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465	465	appropriate treatment and services. 370
466	466	(4) If an assessment pursuant to this subsection is for an autism 371
467	467	spectrum disorder, the Department of Social Services shall assist the 372
468	468	division in conducting such assessment and identification of 373
469	469	appropriate treatment and services. 374
470	470	(e) Upon confirmation of eligibility and consideration of the 375
471	471	treatment or service plan presented by the Court Support Services 376
472	472	Division, the court may grant the application for participation in the 377
473	473	program. If the court grants the application, such person shall be 378
474	474	referred to the division. The division may collaborate with the 379
475	475	[Department] Departments of Mental Health and Addiction Services, 380
476	476	[the Department of] Developmental Services, Social Services or Veterans 381
477	477	Affairs or the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, as 382
478	478	applicable, to place such person in a program that provides appropriate 383
479	479	community supervision, treatment and services. The person shall be 384
480	480	subject to the supervision of a probation officer who has a reduced 385
481	481	caseload and specialized training in working with persons with 386
482	482	psychiatric disabilities, intellectual disabilities or autism spectrum 387
483	483	disorders, as applicable. 388
484	484	(f) The Court Support Services Division shall establish policies and 389
485	485	procedures to require division employees to notify any victim of the 390
486	486	person admitted to the program of any conditions ordered by the court 391
487	487	that directly affect the victim and of such person's scheduled court 392
488	488	appearances with respect to the case. 393
489	489	(g) Any person who enters the program shall agree: (1) To the tolling 394
490	490	of the statute of limitations with respect to such crime or violation; (2) 395
491	491	to a waiver of such person's right to a speedy trial; and (3) to any 396
492	492	conditions that may be established by the division concerning 397
493	493	participation in the supervised diversionary program including 398
494	494	conditions concerning participation in meetings or sessions of the 399
495	495	program. 400
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502	502	(h) If the Court Support Services Division informs the court that such 401
503	503	person is ineligible for the program and the court makes a determination 402
504	504	of ineligibility or if the division certifies to the court that such person 403
505	505	did not successfully complete the assigned program, the court shall 404
506	506	order the court file to be unsealed, enter a plea of not guilty for such 405
507	507	person and immediately place the case on the trial list. 406
508	508	(i) If such person satisfactorily completes the assigned program, such 407
509	509	person may apply for dismissal of the charges against such person and 408
510	510	the court, on reviewing the record of such person's participation in such 409
511	511	program submitted by the Court Support Services Division and on 410
512	512	finding such satisfactory completion, shall dismiss the charges. If such 411
513	513	person does not apply for dismissal of the charges against such person 412
514	514	after satisfactorily completing the assigned program, the court, upon 413
515	515	receipt of the record of such person's participation in such program 414
516	516	submitted by the Court Support Services Division, may on its own 415
517	517	motion make a finding of such satisfactory completion and dismiss the 416
518	518	charges. Except as provided in subsection (j) of this section, upon 417
519	519	dismissal, all records of such charges shall be erased pursuant to section 418
520	520	54-142a. An order of the court denying a motion to dismiss the charges 419
521	521	against a person who has completed such person's period of probation 420
522	522	or supervision or terminating the participation of a person in such 421
523	523	program shall be a final judgment for purposes of appeal. 422
524	524	(j) The Court Support Services Division shall develop and maintain a 423
525	525	database of information concerning persons admitted to the supervised 424
526	526	diversionary program that shall be available to the state police and 425
527	527	organized local police departments for use by sworn police officers 426
528	528	when responding to incidents involving such persons. Such information 427
529	529	shall include the person's name, date of birth, Social Security number, 428
530	530	the violation or violations with which the person was charged, the dates 429
531	531	of program participation and whether a deadly weapon or dangerous 430
532	532	instrument was involved in the violation or violations for which the 431
533	533	program was granted. The division shall enter such information in the 432
534	534	database upon such person's entry into the program, update such 433
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541	541	information as necessary and retain such information for a period of five 434
542	542	years after the date of such person's entry into the program. 435
543	543	(k) The Court Support Services Division [, in consultation] may 436
544	544	consult with the [Department] Departments of Mental Health and 437
545	545	Addiction Services, [shall] Developmental Services, Social Services, 438
546	546	Veterans Affairs or the United States Department of Veterans Affairs to 439
547	547	develop standards and oversee appropriate treatment or service 440
548	548	programs to meet the requirements of this section and may contract 441
549	549	with service providers to provide such programs. 442
550	550	(l) The Court Support Services Division shall retain the police report 443
551	551	provided to it by the prosecuting attorney and the record of supervision 444
552	552	including the dates of supervision and shall provide such information 445
553	553	to the court, prosecuting attorney and defense counsel whenever a court 446
554	554	is considering whether to grant an application by such person for 447
555	555	participation in the supervised diversionary program for a second time. 448
556	556	Sec. 11. Section 30-113 of the general statutes is repealed and the 449
557	557	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2025): 450
558	558	Any person convicted of a violation of any provision of this chapter 451
559	559	for which a specified penalty is not imposed [,] shall, for each [offense, 452
560	560	be subject to any penalty set forth in section 30-55] violation, be guilty 453
561	561	of a class A misdemeanor. 454
562	562	Sec. 12. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2025) (a) No person shall 455
563	563	knowingly allow a person who is under twenty-one years of age to (1) 456
564	564	open, maintain or use an account with an online gaming operator, or (2) 457
565	565	make or attempt to make a wager on Internet games or with a sports 458
566	566	wagering retailer. 459
567	567	(b) For purposes of this section, "online gaming operator", "Internet 460
568	568	games" and "sports wagering retailer" have the same meanings as 461
569	569	provided in section 12-580 of the general statutes. 462
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576	576	(c) Any person who violates any provision of subsection (a) of this 463
577	577	section shall be guilty of a class C misdemeanor. 464
578	578	Sec. 13. Subsection (d) of section 54-56e of the general statutes is 465
579	579	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 466
580	580	1, 2025): 467
581	581	(d) Except as provided in subsection (g) of this section, any defendant 468
582	582	who enters such program shall pay to the court a participation fee of one 469
583	583	hundred dollars. Any defendant who enters such program shall agree 470
584	584	to the tolling of any statute of limitations with respect to such crime and 471
585	585	to a waiver of the right to a speedy trial. Any such defendant shall 472
586	586	appear in court and shall, under such conditions as the court shall order, 473
587	587	be released to the supervision of the Court Support Services Division, 474
588	588	except that, if a criminal docket for drug-dependent persons has been 475
589	589	established pursuant to section 51-181b in the judicial district, such 476
590	590	defendant may be transferred, under such conditions as the court shall 477
591	591	order, to the court handling such docket for supervision by such court. 478
592	592	If the defendant refuses to accept, or, having accepted, violates such 479
593	593	conditions, the defendant's case shall be brought to trial. The period of 480
594	594	such probation or supervision, or both, shall not exceed two years. If the 481
595	595	defendant has reached the age of sixteen years but has not reached the 482
596	596	age of eighteen years, the court may order that as a condition of such 483
597	597	probation the defendant be referred for services to a youth service 484
598	598	bureau established pursuant to section 10-19m, provided the court 485
599	599	finds, through an assessment by a youth service bureau or its designee, 486
600	600	that the defendant is in need of and likely to benefit from such services. 487
601	601	When determining any conditions of probation to order for a person 488
602	602	entering such program who was charged with a misdemeanor that did 489
603	603	not involve the use, attempted use or threatened use of physical force 490
604	604	against another person or a motor vehicle violation, the court shall 491
605	605	consider ordering the person to perform community service in the 492
606	606	community in which the offense or violation occurred. If the court 493
607	607	determines that community service is appropriate, such community 494
608	608	service may be implemented by a community court established in 495
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615	615	accordance with section 51-181c if the offense or violation occurred 496
616	616	within the jurisdiction of a community court established by said section. 497
617	617	If the defendant is charged with a violation of section 46a-58, 53-37a, 498
618	618	53a-181j, 53a-181k or 53a-181l, the court may order that as a condition of 499
619	619	such probation the defendant participate in a hate crimes diversion 500
620	620	program as provided in subsection (e) of this section. If a defendant is 501
621	621	charged with a violation of section 53-247, the court may order that as a 502
622	622	condition of such probation the defendant undergo psychiatric or 503
623	623	psychological counseling or participate in an animal cruelty prevention 504
624	624	and education program provided such a program exists and is available 505
625	625	to the defendant. If a defendant is charged with a violation of section 506
626	626	53a-125, 53a-125a, 53a-125b, 53a-125f, 53a-125g, 53a-125h, 53a-126b, 53a-507
627	627	127, 53a-127a or 53a-127b, subdivision (3) of subsection (a) of section 508
628	628	53a-127d, section 53a-127f or 53a-127g, subdivision (2) or (4) of 509
629	629	subsection (c) of section 53a-128, section 53a-128b, subsection (a), (b), (c), 510
630	630	(d) or (g) of section 53a-128c, section 53a-129, 53a-140, 53a-142, 53a-157b, 511
631	631	53a-255, 53a-256, 53a-279, 53a-294, 53a-295 or 53a-296 or a misdemeanor 512
632	632	violation of section 53a-128d, 53a-128e or 53a-128g, the court may 513
633	633	consider whether a gambling addiction impacted the actions of such 514
634	634	defendant and may order that as a condition of such probation the 515
635	635	defendant undergo psychiatric or psychological counseling or 516
636	636	participate in a gambling addiction treatment program. 517
637	637	Sec. 14. Section 14-223 of the general statutes is repealed and the 518
638	638	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2025): 519
639	639	(a) Whenever the operator of any motor vehicle fails promptly to 520
640	640	bring his motor vehicle to a full stop upon the signal of any officer in 521
641	641	uniform or prominently displaying the badge of his office, or disobeys 522
642	642	the direction of such officer with relation to the operation of his motor 523
643	643	vehicle, he shall be deemed to have committed an infraction and be 524
644	644	fined fifty dollars. 525
645	645	(b) No person operating a motor vehicle, when signaled to stop by an 526
646	646	officer in a police vehicle using an audible signal device or flashing or 527
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653	653	revolving lights, shall increase the speed of the motor vehicle in an 528
654	654	attempt to escape or elude such police officer. Any person who violates 529
655	655	this subsection shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor for a first 530
656	656	offense, except that, if such violation causes the death or serious physical 531
657	657	injury, as defined in section 53a-3, as amended by this act, of another 532
658	658	person, such person shall be guilty of a class [C] D felony, and shall have 533
659	659	such person's motor vehicle operator's license suspended for one year 534
660	660	for the first offense, except that the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles 535
661	661	may, after a hearing, as provided for in subsection (i) of section 14-111, 536
662	662	and upon a showing of compelling mitigating circumstances, reinstate 537
663	663	such person's license before the expiration of such one-year period. For 538
664	664	any subsequent offense such person shall be guilty of a class [C] E 539
665	665	felony, except that if any prior offense by such person under this 540
666	666	subsection caused, and such subsequent offense causes, the death or 541
667	667	serious physical injury [, as defined in section 53a-3,] of another person, 542
668	668	such person shall be guilty of a class [C] D felony for which one year of 543
669	669	the sentence imposed may not be suspended or reduced by the court, 544
670	670	and shall have such person's motor vehicle operator's license suspended 545
671	671	for not less than eighteen months nor more than two years, except that 546
672	672	said commissioner may, after a hearing, as provided for in subsection (i) 547
673	673	of section 14-111, and upon a showing of compelling mitigating 548
674	674	circumstances, reinstate such person's license before such period. 549
675	675	This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
676	676	sections:
677	677
678	678	Section 1 October 1, 2025 54-102j(a)
679	679	Sec. 2 October 1, 2025 19a-112a(d)
680	680	Sec. 3 October 1, 2025 51-247
681	681	Sec. 4 October 1, 2025 53a-173
682	682	Sec. 5 October 1, 2025 17a-593(f)
683	683	Sec. 6 October 1, 2025 18-98d(a)
684	684	Sec. 7 October 1, 2025 51-277a(a)(1)
685	685	Sec. 8 October 1, 2025 53a-3(6)
686	686	Sec. 9 October 1, 2025 53a-22(d)
687	687	Sec. 10 October 1, 2025 54-56l
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694	694	Sec. 11 October 1, 2025 30-113
695	695	Sec. 12 October 1, 2025 New section
696	696	Sec. 13 October 1, 2025 54-56e(d)
697	697	Sec. 14 October 1, 2025 14-223
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699	699	Statement of Purpose:
700	700	To revise provisions concerning (1) the DNA data bank, (2) sexual
701	701	assault evidence collection kits, (3) juror compensation, (4) failure to
702	702	appear, (5) acquittee applications for discharge, (6) credit for
703	703	presentence confinement, (7) use of an electronic defense weapon by a
704	704	peace officer, (8) pretrial diversionary programs for persons with an
705	705	intellectual disability or autism spectrum disorder, (9) penalties for a
706	706	violation of chapter 545 of the general statutes, (10) underage Internet
707	707	gambling, (11) accelerated pretrial rehabilitation for gambling addiction
708	708	related violations, and (12) failure to stop for or eluding a police officer.
709	709
710	710	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
711	711	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
712	712	underlined.]
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