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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 7259
January Session, 2025
LCO No. 6794
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
(JUD)
AN ACT CONCERNING REVISIONS TO VARIOUS STATUTES
CONCERNING CRIMINAL JUSTICE.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Subsection (a) of section 54-102j of the general statutes is 1
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 2
1, 2025): 3
(a) It shall be the duty of the Division of Scientific Services within the 4
Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection to receive 5
blood or other biological samples and to analyze, classify and file the 6
results of DNA identification characteristics profiles of blood or other 7
biological samples submitted pursuant to section 54-102g and to make 8
such information available as provided in this section, except that the 9
division shall analyze samples taken pursuant to subsection (a) of 10
section 54-102g only as available resources allow. The results of an 11
analysis and comparison of the identification characteristics from two 12
or more blood or other biological samples shall be made available 13
directly to federal, state and local law enforcement officers upon request 14
made in furtherance of an official investigation of any criminal offense. 15
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Only when a sample or DNA profile supplied by the person making the 16
request satisfactorily matches a profile in the data bank shall the 17
existence of data in the data bank be confirmed or identifying 18
information from the data bank be disseminated, except that if the 19
results of an analysis and comparison do not reveal a match between the 20
sample or samples supplied and a DNA profile contained in the data 21
bank, the division may, upon request of the law enforcement officer, 22
indicate whether the DNA profile of a named [individual] person is 23
contained in the data bank provided the law enforcement officer has a 24
reasonable and articulable suspicion that such [individual] person has 25
committed the criminal offense being investigated. A request pursuant 26
to this subsection may be made by personal contact, mail or electronic 27
means. The name of the person making the request and the purpose for 28
which the information is requested shall be maintained on file with the 29
division. Information derived from a nonqualifying sample entered into 30
the database shall, prior to the expungement of the sample from the 31
databank or the purging of such information and the destruction of the 32
sample in accordance with section 54-102l, be disclosed to the conviction 33
integrity unit of the office of the Chief State's Attorney for the purpose 34
of discharging the constitutional obligations of the Division of Criminal 35
Justice relating to exculpatory evidence. In the event that such 36
information is determined to be exculpatory to any person charged with 37
or convicted of a crime, the information shall be disclosed to such person 38
or such person's attorney. Information so disclosed shall not otherwise 39
be used for investigative or prosecutorial purposes. For purposes of this 40
subsection, "nonqualifying sample" includes any sample that is entered 41
into the data bank in good faith, but without authority, or one in which 42
the sample and the information derived from such sample should have 43
previously been purged or expunged from the data base. 44
Sec. 2. Subsection (d) of section 19a-112a of the general statutes is 45
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 46
1, 2025): 47
(d) Each health care facility in the state that provides for the collection 48
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of sexual assault evidence shall follow the protocol adopted under 49
subsection (b) of this section, contact a sexual assault counselor, as 50
defined in section 52-146k, when a person who identifies himself or 51
herself as a victim of sexual assault arrives at such health care facility 52
and, with the consent of the victim, shall collect sexual assault evidence. 53
After [the collection] collecting the evidence, the health care facility shall 54
obtain the consent of the victim to establish a designation label for the 55
sexual assault evidence collection kit, for which the victim may choose 56
the designation (1) "anonymous" by not including the victim's name on 57
the sexual assault evidence collection kit and not reporting to a law 58
enforcement agency at the time of evidence collection; (2) "identified" by 59
including the victim's name on the sexual assault evidence collection kit, 60
but not reporting to a law enforcement agency at the time of evidence 61
collection; or (3) "reported" by including the victim's name on the sexual 62
assault evidence collection kit and reporting to a law enforcement 63
agency at the time of evidence collection. After the collection and 64
designation of any evidence, the health care facility shall contact a law 65
enforcement agency to receive the evidence. Not later than ten days after 66
the collection of the evidence, the law enforcement agency shall transfer 67
the evidence, in a manner that maintains the integrity of the evidence, 68
to the Division of Scientific Services within the Department of 69
Emergency Services and Public Protection. [or the Federal Bureau of 70
Investigation laboratory.] If the evidence is transferred to the division 71
and the sexual assault evidence collection kit is designated "identified" 72
or "reported", the division shall analyze the evidence not later than sixty 73
days after the collection of the evidence or, if the [victim chose to remain 74
anonymous and not report the sexual assault to the law enforcement 75
agency at the time of collection] sexual assault evidence collection kit is 76
designated "anonymous", shall hold the evidence for at least five years 77
after the collection of the evidence. If a victim reports the sexual assault 78
to the law enforcement agency after the collection of the evidence, such 79
law enforcement agency shall notify the division that a report has been 80
filed not later than five days after filing such report and the division 81
shall analyze the evidence not later than sixty days after receiving such 82
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notification. [The division] Following the analysis of any evidence 83
received, the division may, at the division's discretion, return the 84
evidence submitted, or any portion of such evidence, to the submitting 85
law enforcement agency in a manner that maintains the integrity of the 86
evidence. The division or law enforcement agency, as applicable, shall 87
hold any evidence received and analyzed pursuant to this subsection 88
until the conclusion of any criminal proceedings. The failure of a law 89
enforcement agency to transfer the evidence not later than ten days after 90
the collection of the evidence, or the division to analyze the evidence not 91
later than sixty days after the collection of the evidence or after receiving 92
a notification from a law enforcement agency, shall not affect the 93
admissibility of the evidence in any suit, action or proceeding if the 94
evidence is otherwise admissible. The failure of any person to comply 95
with this section or the protocol shall not affect the admissibility of the 96
evidence in any suit, action or proceeding if the evidence is otherwise 97
admissible. 98
Sec. 3. Section 51-247 of the general statutes is repealed and the 99
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2025): 100
(a) Each full-time employed juror shall be paid regular wages by the 101
juror's employer for the first five days, or part thereof, of jury service. 102
Such payment shall be subject to the requirements of section 31-71b and 103
any employer who violates this section shall be subject to the provisions 104
of sections 31-71g and 31-72. A person shall not be considered a full-time 105
employed juror on any day of jury service in which such person (1) 106
would not have accrued regular wages to be paid by the employer if 107
such person were not serving as a juror on that day, or (2) would not 108
have worked more than one-half of a shift which extends into another 109
day if such person were not serving as a juror on that day. Each part-110
time employed or unemployed juror who has no source of 111
compensation for the first five days of jury service shall receive a flat fee 112
equal to the minimum fair wage, as defined in section 31-58, in effect on 113
the days of jury service, based on an eight-hour day. Each juror not 114
considered a full-time employed juror on a particular day of jury service 115
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pursuant to subdivision (1) or (2) of this subsection shall be reimbursed 116
by the state for necessary out-of-pocket expenses incurred during that 117
day of jury service. [, provided such day of service is within the first five 118
days, or part thereof, of jury service.] Each part-time employed juror and 119
unemployed juror shall be reimbursed by the state for necessary out-of-120
pocket expenses incurred during the first five days, or part thereof, of 121
jury service. Necessary out-of-pocket expenses shall include, but not be 122
limited to, [twenty cents] family care at a rate established by the Jury 123
Administrator under subsection (b) of this section and travel expenses, 124
based on the privately owned vehicle mileage reimbursement rate 125
established by the federal General Services Administration, for each 126
mile of travel from the juror's place of residence to the place of holding 127
the court and return, and shall exclude food. The mileage shall be 128
determined by the shortest direct route either by highway or by any 129
regular line of conveyance between the points. A reimbursement award 130
under this subsection for each day of service shall not be less than 131
twenty dollars or more than [fifty dollars] the minimum fair wage, as 132
defined in section 31-58, in effect on the days of jury service, based on 133
an eight-hour day. For the purposes of this subsection, "full-time 134
employed juror" means an employee holding a position normally 135
requiring thirty hours or more of service in each week, which position 136
is neither temporary nor casual, and includes an employee holding a 137
position through a temporary help service, as defined in section 31-129, 138
which position normally requires thirty hours or more of service in each 139
week, who has been working in that position for a period exceeding 140
ninety days, and "part-time employed juror" means an employee 141
holding a position normally requiring less than thirty hours of service 142
in each week or an employee working on a temporary or casual basis. 143
In the event that a juror may be considered to be both a full-time 144
employed juror and a part-time employed juror for any day of the first 145
five days, or part thereof, of jury service, such juror shall, for the 146
purposes of this section, be considered to be a full-time employed juror 147
only. 148
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(b) The Jury Administrator shall establish guidelines for 149
reimbursement of expenses pursuant to this section. 150
(c) Each juror who serves more than five days who is not paid by such 151
juror's employer after the fifth day shall be paid by the state for the sixth 152
day and each day thereafter [at a rate of fifty dollars] a flat fee equal to 153
the current minimum wage, as defined in section 31-58, in effect on the 154
days of jury service, based on an eight-hour day per day of service. A 155
juror receiving payment under this subsection shall not be entitled to 156
any additional reimbursement. An unemployed or part-time employed 157
juror who serves more than five days also shall be entitled to family care 158
and travel expenses paid at the rate specified in subsection (a) of this 159
section and subject to the guidelines established in subsection (b) of this 160
section. 161
Sec. 4. Section 53a-173 of the general statutes is repealed and the 162
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2025): 163
(a) A person is guilty of failure to appear in the second degree when 164
(1) while charged with the commission of a misdemeanor or a motor 165
vehicle violation for which a sentence to a term of imprisonment may 166
be imposed and while out on bail or released under other procedure of 167
law, such person wilfully fails to appear when legally called according 168
to the terms of such person's bail bond or promise to appear, or (2) while 169
on probation for conviction of a misdemeanor or motor vehicle 170
violation, such person wilfully fails to appear when legally called for 171
any court hearing relating to a violation of such probation. 172
(b) Failure to appear in the second degree is (1) a class [A] D 173
misdemeanor for a first offense, and (2) a class A misdemeanor for any 174
subsequent offense. 175
Sec. 5. Subsection (f) of section 17a-593 of the general statutes is 176
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 177
1, 2025): 178
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(f) After receipt of the board's report and any separate examination 179
reports, the court shall promptly commence a hearing on the 180
recommendation or application for discharge or petition for continued 181
commitment. At [the] a hearing for a recommendation or application for 182
discharge, the acquittee shall have the burden of proving by a 183
preponderance of the evidence that the acquittee is a person who should 184
be discharged. At a hearing on the state's attorney's petition for 185
continued commitment, the state shall have the burden of proving by 186
clear and convincing evidence that the acquittee remains a person with 187
psychiatric disabilities or a person with intellectual disability to the 188
extent that the acquittee's discharge would constitute a danger to the 189
acquittee or others due to the acquittee's psychiatric disabilities or 190
intellectual disability. 191
Sec. 6. Subsection (a) of section 18-98d of the general statutes is 192
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 193
1, 2025): 194
(a) (1) (A) Any person who is confined to a community correctional 195
center or a correctional institution for an offense committed on or after 196
July 1, 1981, and prior to October 1, 2021, under a mittimus or because 197
such person is unable to obtain bail or is denied bail shall, if 198
subsequently imprisoned, earn a reduction of such person's sentence 199
equal to the number of days which such person spent in such facility 200
from the time such person was placed in presentence confinement to the 201
time such person began serving the term of imprisonment imposed; 202
provided (i) each day of presentence confinement shall be counted only 203
once for the purpose of reducing all sentences imposed after such 204
presentence confinement; and (ii) the provisions of this section shall 205
only apply to a person for whom the existence of a mittimus, an inability 206
to obtain bail or the denial of bail is the sole reason for such person's 207
presentence confinement, except that if a person is serving a term of 208
imprisonment at the same time such person is in presentence 209
confinement on another charge and the conviction for such 210
imprisonment is reversed on appeal, such person shall be entitled, in 211
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any sentence subsequently imposed, to a reduction based on such 212
presentence confinement in accordance with the provisions of this 213
section. In the case of a fine, each day spent in such confinement prior 214
to sentencing shall be credited against the sentence at a per diem rate 215
equal to the average daily cost of incarceration as determined by the 216
Commissioner of Correction. 217
(B) Any person who is confined to a community correctional center 218
or a correctional institution [for an offense committed] as a result of any 219
charges in an information or indictment, including for an alleged 220
violation of section 53a-32, filed on or after October 1, 2021, under a 221
mittimus or because such person is unable to obtain bail or is denied bail 222
shall, if subsequently imprisoned, earn a reduction of such person's 223
sentence on each offense charged in such information or indictment 224
equal to the number of days which such person spent in such facility 225
from the time such person was placed in presentence confinement to the 226
time such person began serving the term of imprisonment imposed; 227
provided (i) each day of presentence confinement shall be counted 228
equally in reduction of any concurrent sentence imposed for any offense 229
pending at the time such sentence was imposed; (ii) each day of 230
presentence confinement shall be counted only once in reduction of any 231
consecutive sentence so imposed; and (iii) the provisions of this section 232
shall only apply to a person for whom the existence of a mittimus, an 233
inability to obtain bail or the denial of bail is the sole reason for such 234
person's presentence confinement, except that if a person is serving a 235
term of imprisonment at the same time such person is in presentence 236
confinement on another charge and the conviction for which such 237
imprisonment was imposed is reversed on appeal, such person shall be 238
entitled, in any sentence subsequently imposed, to a reduction based on 239
such presentence confinement in accordance with the provisions of this 240
section. In the case of a fine, each day spent in such confinement prior 241
to sentencing shall be credited against the sentence at a per diem rate 242
equal to the average daily cost of incarceration as determined by the 243
Commissioner of Correction. 244
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(C) Any person who is confined in a correctional institution, police 245
station, county jail, courthouse lockup or any other form of 246
imprisonment while in another state for a period of time solely due to a 247
demand by this state on or after October 1, 2024, for the extradition of 248
such person to face criminal charges in this state, shall, if subsequently 249
imprisoned in the matter extradited for, earn a reduction of such 250
person's sentence to a term of imprisonment, equal to the number of 251
days such person was imprisoned in another state for solely due to the 252
pendency of the proceedings for such extradition. 253
(2) (A) Any person convicted of any offense and sentenced on or after 254
October 1, 2001, to a term of imprisonment who was confined to a police 255
station or courthouse lockup in connection with such offense because 256
such person was unable to obtain bail or was denied bail shall, if 257
subsequently imprisoned, earn a reduction of such person's sentence in 258
accordance with subdivision (1) of this subsection equal to the number 259
of days which such person spent in such lockup, provided such person 260
at the time of sentencing requests credit for such presentence 261
confinement. Upon such request, the court shall indicate on the 262
judgment mittimus the number of days such person spent in such 263
presentence confinement. 264
(B) Any person convicted of any offense and sentenced prior to 265
October 1, 2001, to a term of imprisonment, who was confined in a 266
correctional facility for such offense on October 1, 2001, shall be 267
presumed to have been confined to a police station or courthouse lockup 268
in connection with such offense because such person was unable to 269
obtain bail or was denied bail and shall, unless otherwise ordered by a 270
court, earn a reduction of such person's sentence in accordance with the 271
provisions of subdivision (1) of this subsection of one day. 272
(C) The provisions of this subdivision shall not be applied so as to 273
negate the requirement that a person convicted of a first violation of 274
subsection (a) of section 14-227a and sentenced pursuant to 275
subparagraph (B)(i) of subdivision (1) of subsection (g) of said section 276
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serve a term of imprisonment of at least forty-eight consecutive hours. 277
Sec. 7. Subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 51-277a of the 278
general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 279
thereof (Effective October 1, 2025): 280
(a) (1) Whenever a peace officer, in the performance of such officer's 281
duties, uses physical force upon another person and such person dies as 282
a result thereof or uses deadly force, as defined in section 53a-3, as 283
amended by this act, upon another person, the Division of Criminal 284
Justice shall cause an investigation to be made and the Inspector General 285
shall have the responsibility of determining whether the use of physical 286
force by the peace officer was justifiable under section 53a-22, as 287
amended by this act. The use of an electronic defense weapon, as 288
defined in section 53a-3, as amended by this act, by a peace officer shall 289
not be considered deadly force for purposes of this section. 290
Sec. 8. Subdivision (6) of section 53a-3 of the general statutes is 291
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 292
1, 2025): 293
(6) "Deadly weapon" means any weapon, whether loaded or 294
unloaded, from which a shot may be discharged, or a switchblade knife, 295
gravity knife, billy, blackjack, bludgeon, or metal knuckles. The 296
definition of "deadly weapon" in this subdivision shall be deemed not 297
to apply to section 29-38 or 53-206 and does not include an electronic 298
defense weapon when used by a peace officer; 299
Sec. 9. Subsection (d) of section 53a-22 of the general statutes is 300
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 301
1, 2025): 302
(d) A peace officer or an authorized official of the Department of 303
Correction or the Board of Pardons and Paroles is justified in using a 304
chokehold or other method of restraint applied to the neck area or that 305
otherwise impedes the ability to breathe or restricts blood circulation to 306
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the brain of another person for the purposes specified in subsection (b) 307
of this section only when he or she reasonably believes such use to be 308
necessary to defend himself or herself or a third person from the use or 309
imminent use of deadly physical force. 310
Sec. 10. Section 54-56l of the general statutes is repealed and the 311
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2025): 312
(a) There shall be a supervised diversionary program for persons 313
with psychiatric disabilities, persons with intellectual disabilities, 314
persons with autism spectrum disorders or persons who are veterans, 315
who are accused of a crime or crimes or a motor vehicle violation or 316
violations for which a sentence to a term of imprisonment may be 317
imposed, which crimes or violations are not of a serious nature. For the 318
purposes of this section, (1) "psychiatric disability" means a mental or 319
emotional condition, other than solely substance abuse, that (A) has 320
substantial adverse effects on the defendant's ability to function, and (B) 321
requires care and treatment, (2) "autism spectrum disorder" has the 322
same meaning as provided in section 17a-214f, and [(2)] (3) "veteran" 323
means a veteran, as defined in section 27-103, who is found, pursuant to 324
subsection (d) of this section, to have a mental health condition that is 325
amenable to treatment. 326
(b) A person shall be ineligible to participate in such supervised 327
diversionary program if such person (1) is ineligible to participate in the 328
pretrial program for accelerated rehabilitation under subsection (c) of 329
section 54-56e, except if a person's ineligibility is based on the person's 330
being eligible for the pretrial family violence education program 331
established under section 46b-38c, the court may permit such person to 332
participate in the supervised diversionary program if it finds that the 333
supervised diversionary program is the more appropriate program 334
under the circumstances of the case, or (2) has twice previously 335
participated in such supervised diversionary program. 336
(c) Upon application by any such person for participation in such 337
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program, the court shall, but only as to the public, order the court file 338
sealed, provided such person states under oath, in open court or before 339
any person designated by the clerk and duly authorized to administer 340
oaths, under penalties of perjury, that such person has not had such 341
program invoked in such person's behalf more than once. Court 342
personnel shall provide notice, on a form prescribed by the Office of the 343
Chief Court Administrator, to any victim of such crime or motor vehicle 344
violation, by registered or certified mail, that such person has applied to 345
participate in the program and that such victim has an opportunity to 346
be heard by the court on the matter. 347
(d) (1) The court shall refer such person to the Court Support Services 348
Division for confirmation of eligibility and assessment of the person's 349
mental health condition, intellectual disability or autism spectrum 350
disorder. The prosecuting attorney shall provide the division with a 351
copy of the police report in the case to assist the division in its 352
assessment. The division shall determine if the person is amenable to 353
treatment and services and if appropriate community supervision, 354
treatment and services are available. If the division determines that the 355
person is amenable to treatment and services and that appropriate 356
community supervision, treatment and services are available, the 357
division shall develop a treatment or service plan tailored to the person 358
and shall present the treatment or service plan to the court. 359
(2) If an assessment pursuant to this subsection is for a psychiatric 360
disability, the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services 361
shall assist the division in conducting such assessment and 362
identification of appropriate treatment and services if the person 363
appears to have a psychiatric disability that is severe and persistent and 364
limits a person's ability to live independently or such person has a 365
history of receiving services from the department. 366
(3) If an assessment pursuant to this subsection is for an intellectual 367
disability, the Department of Developmental Services shall assist the 368
division in conducting such assessment and identification of 369
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appropriate treatment and services. 370
(4) If an assessment pursuant to this subsection is for an autism 371
spectrum disorder, the Department of Social Services shall assist the 372
division in conducting such assessment and identification of 373
appropriate treatment and services. 374
(e) Upon confirmation of eligibility and consideration of the 375
treatment or service plan presented by the Court Support Services 376
Division, the court may grant the application for participation in the 377
program. If the court grants the application, such person shall be 378
referred to the division. The division may collaborate with the 379
[Department] Departments of Mental Health and Addiction Services, 380
[the Department of] Developmental Services, Social Services or Veterans 381
Affairs or the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, as 382
applicable, to place such person in a program that provides appropriate 383
community supervision, treatment and services. The person shall be 384
subject to the supervision of a probation officer who has a reduced 385
caseload and specialized training in working with persons with 386
psychiatric disabilities, intellectual disabilities or autism spectrum 387
disorders, as applicable. 388
(f) The Court Support Services Division shall establish policies and 389
procedures to require division employees to notify any victim of the 390
person admitted to the program of any conditions ordered by the court 391
that directly affect the victim and of such person's scheduled court 392
appearances with respect to the case. 393
(g) Any person who enters the program shall agree: (1) To the tolling 394
of the statute of limitations with respect to such crime or violation; (2) 395
to a waiver of such person's right to a speedy trial; and (3) to any 396
conditions that may be established by the division concerning 397
participation in the supervised diversionary program including 398
conditions concerning participation in meetings or sessions of the 399
program. 400
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(h) If the Court Support Services Division informs the court that such 401
person is ineligible for the program and the court makes a determination 402
of ineligibility or if the division certifies to the court that such person 403
did not successfully complete the assigned program, the court shall 404
order the court file to be unsealed, enter a plea of not guilty for such 405
person and immediately place the case on the trial list. 406
(i) If such person satisfactorily completes the assigned program, such 407
person may apply for dismissal of the charges against such person and 408
the court, on reviewing the record of such person's participation in such 409
program submitted by the Court Support Services Division and on 410
finding such satisfactory completion, shall dismiss the charges. If such 411
person does not apply for dismissal of the charges against such person 412
after satisfactorily completing the assigned program, the court, upon 413
receipt of the record of such person's participation in such program 414
submitted by the Court Support Services Division, may on its own 415
motion make a finding of such satisfactory completion and dismiss the 416
charges. Except as provided in subsection (j) of this section, upon 417
dismissal, all records of such charges shall be erased pursuant to section 418
54-142a. An order of the court denying a motion to dismiss the charges 419
against a person who has completed such person's period of probation 420
or supervision or terminating the participation of a person in such 421
program shall be a final judgment for purposes of appeal. 422
(j) The Court Support Services Division shall develop and maintain a 423
database of information concerning persons admitted to the supervised 424
diversionary program that shall be available to the state police and 425
organized local police departments for use by sworn police officers 426
when responding to incidents involving such persons. Such information 427
shall include the person's name, date of birth, Social Security number, 428
the violation or violations with which the person was charged, the dates 429
of program participation and whether a deadly weapon or dangerous 430
instrument was involved in the violation or violations for which the 431
program was granted. The division shall enter such information in the 432
database upon such person's entry into the program, update such 433
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information as necessary and retain such information for a period of five 434
years after the date of such person's entry into the program. 435
(k) The Court Support Services Division [, in consultation] may 436
consult with the [Department] Departments of Mental Health and 437
Addiction Services, [shall] Developmental Services, Social Services, 438
Veterans Affairs or the United States Department of Veterans Affairs to 439
develop standards and oversee appropriate treatment or service 440
programs to meet the requirements of this section and may contract 441
with service providers to provide such programs. 442
(l) The Court Support Services Division shall retain the police report 443
provided to it by the prosecuting attorney and the record of supervision 444
including the dates of supervision and shall provide such information 445
to the court, prosecuting attorney and defense counsel whenever a court 446
is considering whether to grant an application by such person for 447
participation in the supervised diversionary program for a second time. 448
Sec. 11. Section 30-113 of the general statutes is repealed and the 449
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2025): 450
Any person convicted of a violation of any provision of this chapter 451
for which a specified penalty is not imposed [,] shall, for each [offense, 452
be subject to any penalty set forth in section 30-55] violation, be guilty 453
of a class A misdemeanor. 454
Sec. 12. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2025) (a) No person shall 455
knowingly allow a person who is under twenty-one years of age to (1) 456
open, maintain or use an account with an online gaming operator, or (2) 457
make or attempt to make a wager on Internet games or with a sports 458
wagering retailer. 459
(b) For purposes of this section, "online gaming operator", "Internet 460
games" and "sports wagering retailer" have the same meanings as 461
provided in section 12-580 of the general statutes. 462
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(c) Any person who violates any provision of subsection (a) of this 463
section shall be guilty of a class C misdemeanor. 464
Sec. 13. Subsection (d) of section 54-56e of the general statutes is 465
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 466
1, 2025): 467
(d) Except as provided in subsection (g) of this section, any defendant 468
who enters such program shall pay to the court a participation fee of one 469
hundred dollars. Any defendant who enters such program shall agree 470
to the tolling of any statute of limitations with respect to such crime and 471
to a waiver of the right to a speedy trial. Any such defendant shall 472
appear in court and shall, under such conditions as the court shall order, 473
be released to the supervision of the Court Support Services Division, 474
except that, if a criminal docket for drug-dependent persons has been 475
established pursuant to section 51-181b in the judicial district, such 476
defendant may be transferred, under such conditions as the court shall 477
order, to the court handling such docket for supervision by such court. 478
If the defendant refuses to accept, or, having accepted, violates such 479
conditions, the defendant's case shall be brought to trial. The period of 480
such probation or supervision, or both, shall not exceed two years. If the 481
defendant has reached the age of sixteen years but has not reached the 482
age of eighteen years, the court may order that as a condition of such 483
probation the defendant be referred for services to a youth service 484
bureau established pursuant to section 10-19m, provided the court 485
finds, through an assessment by a youth service bureau or its designee, 486
that the defendant is in need of and likely to benefit from such services. 487
When determining any conditions of probation to order for a person 488
entering such program who was charged with a misdemeanor that did 489
not involve the use, attempted use or threatened use of physical force 490
against another person or a motor vehicle violation, the court shall 491
consider ordering the person to perform community service in the 492
community in which the offense or violation occurred. If the court 493
determines that community service is appropriate, such community 494
service may be implemented by a community court established in 495
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accordance with section 51-181c if the offense or violation occurred 496
within the jurisdiction of a community court established by said section. 497
If the defendant is charged with a violation of section 46a-58, 53-37a, 498
53a-181j, 53a-181k or 53a-181l, the court may order that as a condition of 499
such probation the defendant participate in a hate crimes diversion 500
program as provided in subsection (e) of this section. If a defendant is 501
charged with a violation of section 53-247, the court may order that as a 502
condition of such probation the defendant undergo psychiatric or 503
psychological counseling or participate in an animal cruelty prevention 504
and education program provided such a program exists and is available 505
to the defendant. If a defendant is charged with a violation of section 506
53a-125, 53a-125a, 53a-125b, 53a-125f, 53a-125g, 53a-125h, 53a-126b, 53a-507
127, 53a-127a or 53a-127b, subdivision (3) of subsection (a) of section 508
53a-127d, section 53a-127f or 53a-127g, subdivision (2) or (4) of 509
subsection (c) of section 53a-128, section 53a-128b, subsection (a), (b), (c), 510
(d) or (g) of section 53a-128c, section 53a-129, 53a-140, 53a-142, 53a-157b, 511
53a-255, 53a-256, 53a-279, 53a-294, 53a-295 or 53a-296 or a misdemeanor 512
violation of section 53a-128d, 53a-128e or 53a-128g, the court may 513
consider whether a gambling addiction impacted the actions of such 514
defendant and may order that as a condition of such probation the 515
defendant undergo psychiatric or psychological counseling or 516
participate in a gambling addiction treatment program. 517
Sec. 14. Section 14-223 of the general statutes is repealed and the 518
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2025): 519
(a) Whenever the operator of any motor vehicle fails promptly to 520
bring his motor vehicle to a full stop upon the signal of any officer in 521
uniform or prominently displaying the badge of his office, or disobeys 522
the direction of such officer with relation to the operation of his motor 523
vehicle, he shall be deemed to have committed an infraction and be 524
fined fifty dollars. 525
(b) No person operating a motor vehicle, when signaled to stop by an 526
officer in a police vehicle using an audible signal device or flashing or 527
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revolving lights, shall increase the speed of the motor vehicle in an 528
attempt to escape or elude such police officer. Any person who violates 529
this subsection shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor for a first 530
offense, except that, if such violation causes the death or serious physical 531
injury, as defined in section 53a-3, as amended by this act, of another 532
person, such person shall be guilty of a class [C] D felony, and shall have 533
such person's motor vehicle operator's license suspended for one year 534
for the first offense, except that the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles 535
may, after a hearing, as provided for in subsection (i) of section 14-111, 536
and upon a showing of compelling mitigating circumstances, reinstate 537
such person's license before the expiration of such one-year period. For 538
any subsequent offense such person shall be guilty of a class [C] E 539
felony, except that if any prior offense by such person under this 540
subsection caused, and such subsequent offense causes, the death or 541
serious physical injury [, as defined in section 53a-3,] of another person, 542
such person shall be guilty of a class [C] D felony for which one year of 543
the sentence imposed may not be suspended or reduced by the court, 544
and shall have such person's motor vehicle operator's license suspended 545
for not less than eighteen months nor more than two years, except that 546
said commissioner may, after a hearing, as provided for in subsection (i) 547
of section 14-111, and upon a showing of compelling mitigating 548
circumstances, reinstate such person's license before such period. 549
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2025 54-102j(a)
Sec. 2 October 1, 2025 19a-112a(d)
Sec. 3 October 1, 2025 51-247
Sec. 4 October 1, 2025 53a-173
Sec. 5 October 1, 2025 17a-593(f)
Sec. 6 October 1, 2025 18-98d(a)
Sec. 7 October 1, 2025 51-277a(a)(1)
Sec. 8 October 1, 2025 53a-3(6)
Sec. 9 October 1, 2025 53a-22(d)
Sec. 10 October 1, 2025 54-56l
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Sec. 11 October 1, 2025 30-113
Sec. 12 October 1, 2025 New section
Sec. 13 October 1, 2025 54-56e(d)
Sec. 14 October 1, 2025 14-223
Statement of Purpose:
To revise provisions concerning (1) the DNA data bank, (2) sexual
assault evidence collection kits, (3) juror compensation, (4) failure to
appear, (5) acquittee applications for discharge, (6) credit for
presentence confinement, (7) use of an electronic defense weapon by a
peace officer, (8) pretrial diversionary programs for persons with an
intellectual disability or autism spectrum disorder, (9) penalties for a
violation of chapter 545 of the general statutes, (10) underage Internet
gambling, (11) accelerated pretrial rehabilitation for gambling addiction
related violations, and (12) failure to stop for or eluding a police officer.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
underlined.]