Connecticut Statutes
§ 46b-145 — (Formerly Sec. 51-326). Prohibition on prosecution of child before regular criminal docket. Exceptions.
Connecticut § 46b-145
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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46b-145 (2026).
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No child shall be prosecuted for an offense before the regular criminal docket of the Superior Court except as provided in section 46b-127 and subsection (f) of section 46b-133c.
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Legislative History
(1949 Rev., S. 2817; P.A. 76-436, S. 29, 681; P.A. 95-225, S. 26.) History: P.A. 76-436 replaced juvenile court with superior court and added exception, effective July 1, 1978; Sec. 17-72 temporarily renumbered as Sec. 51-326 and ultimately transferred to Sec. 46b-145 in 1979, and references to other sections within provisions revised as necessary by the Revisors to reflect their transfer; P.A. 95-225 limited provisions to prosecutions before the “regular criminal docket” of the Superior Court, deleted provision that prohibited the adjudication of a child as delinquent being deemed a conviction of a crime, deleted reference to Sec. 46b-126, reflecting repeal of said section by same public act, and added exception for a prosecution as provided in Subsec. (f) of Sec. 46b-133c. Annotations to former section 17-72: Cited. 115 C. 592; 154 C. 644, 648; 156 C. 632. Juvenile court commitment is not a criminal prosecution but is a civil inquiry. 19 CS 374. Annotations to present section: Cited. 195 C. 303; 206 C. 323; Id., 346; 210 C. 435; 211 C. 151; 229 C. 691. Cited. 46 CA 545. Cited. 43 CS 367.
Nearby Sections
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§ 46b-115a
Definitions.§ 46b-115b
Proceedings governed by other law.§ 46b-115bb
Service of petition and order.§ 46b-115c
Application to Indian tribes.§ 46b-115cc
Hearing and order.§ 46b-115d
International application of chapter.§ 46b-115dd
Order to take physical custody of child.§ 46b-115e
Effect of child custody determination.§ 46b-115ee
Costs, fees and expenses.§ 46b-115f
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