Connecticut § 17a-586 (Formerly Sec. 17-257g). Periodic report re mental condition of acquittee.

Connecticut Statutes

§ 17a-586 — (Formerly Sec. 17-257g). Periodic report re mental condition of acquittee.

Connecticut § 17a-586

Title 17aSocial and Human Services and Resources

Ch. 319iPersons with Psychiatric Disabilities

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Bluebook

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-586 (2026).

Text

The superintendent of any hospital for psychiatric disabilities in which an acquittee has been confined or the Commissioner of Developmental Services with whom an acquittee has been placed pursuant to order of the board, or the person or agency responsible for the supervision or treatment of a conditionally released acquittee, shall submit to the board at least every six months a written report with respect to the mental condition of the acquittee. The board shall furnish copies of the report to the counsel for the acquittee and the state's attorney.

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The superintendent of any hospital for psychiatric disabilities in which an acquittee has been confined or the Commissioner of Developmental Services with whom an acquittee has been placed pursuant to order of the board, or the person or agency responsible for the supervision or treatment of a conditionally released acquittee, shall submit to the board at least every six months a written report with respect to the mental condition of the acquittee. The board shall furnish copies of the report to the counsel for the acquittee and the state's attorney.

Legislative History

(P.A. 85-506, S. 7, 32; P.A. 87-486, S. 4; P.A. 95-257, S. 48, 58; P.A. 07-73, S. 2(b).) History: P.A. 87-486 required submission of a report by “the commissioner of mental retardation with whom an acquittee has been placed”; Sec. 17-257g transferred to Sec. 17a-586 in 1991; P.A. 95-257 replaced “mental illness” with “psychiatric disabilities”, effective July 1, 1995; pursuant to P.A. 07-73 “Commissioner of Mental Retardation” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Developmental Services”, effective October 1, 2007. Annotations to former section 17-257g: Cited. 211 C. 591; 215 C. 675.