§ 54-230 — Notification of victims and other persons by Office of Victim Services when inmate or sexual offender seeks release or other relief or is released from a correctional institution.

Connecticut § 54-230

• Jurisdiction: Connecticut
• Title 54: Criminal Procedure
• Ch. 968: Victim Services

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(a) Upon receipt of notice from an inmate pursuant to section 54-227, the Office of Victim Services shall notify by mail all persons who have requested to be notified pursuant to subsection (a) of section 54-228 and section 54-229 whenever such inmate makes application for release or sentence reduction or review. Such notice shall be in writing and notify each person of the nature of the release or sentence reduction or review being applied for, the address and telephone number of the board or agency to which the application by the inmate was made, and the date and place of the hearing or session, if any, scheduled on the application. (b) Upon receipt of notice from a person pursuant to subsection (b) of section 54-227 , the Office of Victim Services shall notify by mail all persons who have requested to be notified pursuant to subsection (b) of section 54-228 whenever such person files an application with the court to be exempted from the registration requirements of section 54-251 pursuant to subsections (b) or (c) of said section or files a petition with the court pursuant to section 54-255 for an order restricting the dissemination of the registration information, or removing such restriction. Such notice shall be in writing and notify each person of the nature of the exemption or of the restriction or removal of the restriction being applied for, the address and telephone number of the court to which the application or petition by the person was made, and the date and place of the hearing or session, if any, scheduled on the application or petition. (c) Upon compliance with the notification requirements of this section, the Office of Victim Services shall notify, on a form prescribed by the Office of the Chief Court Administrator, the board, agency or court to which the application or petition was made of such compliance. (d) Upon receipt of notice from the Department of Correction pursuant to section 54-231 , the Office of Victim Services shall notify by mail all victims who have requested to be notified pursuant to section 54-228 whenever such inmate is scheduled to be released from a correctional institution. Such notice shall be in writing and notify each victim of the date of such inmate's release. The victim shall notify the Office of Victim Services of his or her current mailing address and telephone number, which shall be kept confidential and shall not be disclosed by the Office of Victim Services. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the Office of Victim Services, the Board of Pardons and Paroles and the Victim Services Unit within the Department of Correction from communicating with each other for the purpose of facilitating notification to a victim and disclosing to each other the name, mailing address and telephone number of the victim, provided such information shall not be further disclosed.

Legislative History

(P.A. 91-389, S. 5, 12; P.A. 92-153, S. 11; P.A. 93-310, S. 24, 32; P.A. 96-97, S. 5; P.A. 01-211, S. 5; P.A. 05-152, S. 13; Jan. Sp. Sess. P.A. 08-1, S. 29; P.A. 17-99, S. 36.) History: P.A. 91-389, S. 5 effective April 1, 1992; P.A. 92-153 deleted requirement that victim be notified of “place” where inmate is released; P.A. 93-310 changed “commission on” to “office of” and added provision in Subsec. (b) re responsibility of victim to notify office of current mailing address which shall be kept confidential, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 96-97 amended Subsec. (b) by adding phrase “scheduled to be” before “released”; P.A. 01-211 amended Subsec. (a) to require notice to be sent by “certified” mail and replace reference to “section 54-228” with “subsection (a) of section 54-228”, added new Subsec. (b) re notification by the Office of Victim Services of victims who have requested notification whenever a sexual offender seeks to be exempted from sexual offender registration requirements or to restrict the dissemination of registration information or remove such restriction, added new Subsec. (c) requiring the Office of Victim Services to notify the board, agency or court to which the application or petition was made of said office's compliance with the notification requirements of section and redesignated existing Subsec. (b) as Subsec. (d) and amended same to require notice to be sent by “certified” mail; P.A. 05-152 amended Subsec. (d) by providing that nothing in section shall be construed to prohibit communication between Office of Victim Services and Department of Correction re current mailing address of victim and disclosure of such address to each other; Jan. Sp. Sess. P.A. 08-1 amended Subsec. (d) to require victim to provide his or her current telephone number, replace provision allowing Office of Victim Services and Department of Correction to communicate with each other to determine if either has current mailing address of victim and, if so, to disclose that address to each other for purpose of facilitating notice to victim with provision allowing Office of Victim Services, Board of Pardons and Paroles and Victim Services Unit within Department of Correction to communicate with each other for purpose of facilitating notice to victim and disclosing to each other the name, mailing address and telephone number of victim and prohibit further disclosure of “such information”, rather than “such mailing address”, effective January 25, 2008; P.A. 17-99 amended Subsecs. (a), (b) and (d) by replacing “notify by certified mail” with “notify by mail”.