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§ 17a-515 — (Formerly Sec. 17-194e). Commitment proceedings for inmates of correctional institutions to hospitals for psychiatric disabilities.

Connecticut § 17a-515
JurisdictionConnecticut
Title 17aSocial and Human Services and Resources
Ch. 319iPersons with Psychiatric Disabilities

This text of Connecticut § 17a-515 ((Formerly Sec. 17-194e). Commitment proceedings for inmates of correctional institutions to hospitals for psychiatric disabilities.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Connecticut primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-515 (2026).

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The provisions of section 17a-498 shall apply to any person regarding whom proceedings for commitment are being instituted under section 17a-513 or 17a-514, and to any other person in the custody of the Commissioner of Correction, except that if the court revokes the order of commitment, the person shall be returned to any institution administered by the Department of Correction as the Commissioner of Correction shall designate, unless his custody in the Commissioner of Correction has terminated, in which case he shall be discharged.

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Legislative History

(P.A. 76-190, S. 4, 12.) History: Sec. 17-194e transferred to Sec. 17a-515 in 1991. Annotations to former section 17-194e: Cited. 198 C. 397; 205 C. 27; 210 C. 519; 224 C. 168. Cited. 21 CA 172. Annotations to present section: Cited. 224 C. 168; 230 C. 400.

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Written or electronic report by mandated reporter.
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Contents of reports.
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