Table of Contents Sec. 54-250. Definitions. For the purposes of sections 54-102g and 54-250 to 54-
259, inclusive: Sec. 54-251. Registration of person who has committed a criminal offense
against a victim who is a minor or a nonviolent sexual offense. (a) Any person who
has been convicted or found not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect of a criminal
offense against a victim who is a minor or a nonviolent sexual offense, and is released
into the community on or after October 1, 1998, shall, within three days following such
release, and whether or not such person's place of residence is in this state, register such
person's name, identifying factors, criminal history record and residence address with
the Commissioner of Public Safety, on such forms and in such locations as the commissioner shall direct, and shall maintain such registration for ten years except that any
person who has one or more prior convictions of any such offense or who is convicted
of a violation of subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 53a-70 shall maintain such
registration for life. Prior to accepting a plea of guilty or nolo contendere from a person
with respect to a criminal offense against a victim who is a minor or a nonviolent sexual
offense, the court shall (1) inform the person that the entry of a finding of guilty after
acceptance of the plea will subject the person to the registration requirements of this
section, and (2) determine that the person fully understands the consequences of the
plea. If such person changes such person's address such person shall, within five days,
register the new address in writing with the Commissioner of Public Safety, and, if the
new address is in another state, such person shall also register with an appropriate agency
in that state, provided that state has a registration requirement for such offenders. If any
person who is subject to registration under this section regularly travels into or within
another state or temporarily resides in another state for purposes including, but not
limited to employment or schooling, such person shall notify the Commissioner of Public
Safety and shall also register with an appropriate agency in that state provided that state
has a registration requirement for such offenders. During such period of registration,
each registrant shall complete and return forms mailed to such registrant to verify such
registrant's residence address and shall submit to the retaking of a photographic image
upon request of the Commissioner of Public Safety. Sec. 54-252. Registration of person who has committed a sexually violent offense. (a) Any person who has been convicted or found not guilty by reason of mental
disease or defect of a sexually violent offense, and (1) is released into the community
on or after October 1, 1988, and prior to October 1, 1998, and resides in this state, shall,
on October 1, 1998, or within three days of residing in this state, whichever is later, or
(2) is released into the community on or after October 1, 1998, shall, within three days
following such release, register such person's name, identifying factors, criminal history
record, documentation of any treatment received for mental abnormality or personality
disorder, and residence address with the Commissioner of Public Safety on such forms
and in such locations as said commissioner shall direct, and shall maintain such registration for life. Prior to accepting a plea of guilty or nolo contendere from a person with
respect to a sexually violent offense, the court shall (A) inform the person that the entry
of a finding of guilty after acceptance of the plea will subject the person to the registration
requirements of this section, and (B) determine that the person fully understands the
consequences of the plea. If such person changes such person's address such person
shall, within five days, register the new address in writing with the Commissioner of
Public Safety, and, if the new address is in another state, such person shall also register
with an appropriate agency in that state, provided that state has a registration requirement
for such offenders. If any person who is subject to registration under this section regularly
travels into or within another state or temporarily resides in another state for purposes
including, but not limited to employment or schooling, such person shall notify the
Commissioner of Public Safety and shall also register with an appropriate agency in
that state, provided that state has a registration requirement for such offenders. During
such period of registration, each registrant shall complete and return forms mailed to
such registrant to verify such registrant's residence address and shall submit to the retaking of a photographic image upon request of the Commissioner of Public Safety. Sec. 54-253. Registration of person who has committed a sexual offense in another jurisdiction. (a) Any person who has been convicted or found not guilty by reason
of mental disease or defect in any other state, in a federal or military court or in any
foreign jurisdiction of any crime, the essential elements of which are substantially the
same as any of the crimes specified in subdivisions (2), (5) and (11) of section 54-250
and who resides in this state on and after October 1, 1998, shall, within ten days of
residing in this state, register with the Commissioner of Public Safety in the same manner
as if such person had been convicted or found not guilty by reason of mental disease or
defect of such crime in this state, except that for purposes of determining the ten-year
period of registration under section 54-251 such person shall be deemed to have initially
registered on the date of such person's release into the community in such other state,
federal or military system or foreign jurisdiction. Sec. 54-254. Registration of person who has committed a felony for a sexual
purpose. (a) Any person who has been convicted or found not guilty by reason of mental
disease or defect in this state on or after October 1, 1998, of any felony that the court
finds was committed for a sexual purpose, may be required by the court upon release
into the community to register such person's name, identifying factors, criminal history
record and residence address with the Commissioner of Public Safety, on such forms
and in such locations as the commissioner shall direct, and to maintain such registration
for ten years. If the court finds that a person has committed a felony for a sexual purpose
and intends to require such person to register under this section, prior to accepting a
plea of guilty or nolo contendere from such person with respect to such felony, the court
shall (1) inform the person that the entry of a finding of guilty after acceptance of the
plea will subject the person to the registration requirements of this section, and (2)
determine that the person fully understands the consequences of the plea. If such person
changes such person's address such person shall, within five days, register the new
address in writing with the Commissioner of Public Safety, and, if the new address is
in another state, such person shall also register with an appropriate agency in that state,
provided that state has a registration requirement for such offenders. If any person who
is subject to registration under this section regularly travels into or within another state
or temporarily resides in another state for purposes including, but not limited to employment or schooling, such person shall notify the Commissioner of Public Safety and shall
also register with an appropriate agency in that state, provided that state has a registration
requirement for such offenders. During such period of registration, each registrant shall
complete and return forms mailed to such registrant to verify such registrant's residence
address and shall submit to the retaking of a photographic image upon request of the
Commissioner of Public Safety. Sec. 54-255. Restriction on dissemination of registration information for certain offenders. (a) Upon the conviction or finding of not guilty by reason of mental
disease or defect of any person for a violation of section 53a-70b, the court may order
the Department of Public Safety to restrict the dissemination of the registration information to law enforcement purposes only and to not make such information available for
public access, provided the court finds that dissemination of the registration information
is not required for public safety and that publication of the registration information
would be likely to reveal the identity of the victim within the community where the victim
resides. The court shall remove the restriction on the dissemination of such registration
information if, at any time, the court finds that public safety requires that such person's
registration information be made available to the public or that a change of circumstances makes publication of such registration information no longer likely to reveal the
identity of the victim within the community where the victim resides. Prior to ordering or
removing the restriction on the dissemination of such person's registration information,
the court shall consider any information or statements provided by the victim. Sec. 54-256. Responsibilities of courts and agencies in registration process.
Any court, the Commissioner of Correction or the Psychiatric Security Review Board,
prior to releasing into the community any person convicted or found not guilty by reason
of mental disease or defect of a criminal offense against a victim who is a minor, a
nonviolent sexual offense, a sexually violent offense or a felony found by the sentencing
court to have been committed for a sexual purpose, except a person being released
unconditionally at the conclusion of such person's sentence or commitment, shall require
as a condition of such release that such person complete the registration procedure established by the Commissioner of Public Safety under sections 54-251, 54-252 and 54-
254. The court, the Commissioner of Correction or the Psychiatric Security Review
Board, as the case may be, shall provide the person with a written summary of the
person's obligations under sections 54-102g and 54-250 to 54-259, inclusive, and transmit the completed registration package to the Commissioner of Public Safety who shall
enter the information into the registry established under section 54-257. If a court transmits the completed registration package to the Commissioner of Public Safety with
respect to a person released by the court, such package need not include identifying
factors for such person. In the case of a person being released unconditionally who
declines to complete the registration package through the court or the releasing agency,
the court or agency shall: (1) Except with respect to information that is not available to
the public pursuant to court order, rule of court or any provision of the general statutes,
provide to the Commissioner of Public Safety the person's name, date of release into
the community, anticipated residence address, if known, criminal history record, any
known treatment history and any other relevant information; (2) inform the person that
such person has an obligation to register within three days with the Commissioner of
Public Safety for a period of ten years following the date of such person's release or for
life, as the case may be, and that if such person changes such person's address such
person shall within five days register the new address in writing with the Commissioner
of Public Safety and, if the new address is in another state or if such person regularly
travels into or within another state or temporarily resides in another state for purposes
including, but not limited to employment or schooling, such person shall also register
with an appropriate agency in that state, provided that state has a registration requirement
for such offenders; (3) provide the person with a written summary of the person's obligations under sections 54-102g and 54-250 to 54-259, inclusive, as explained to the person
under subdivision (2) of this section; and (4) make a specific notation on the record
maintained by that agency with respect to such person that the registration requirements
were explained to such person and that such person was provided with a written summary
of such person's obligations under sections 54-102g and 54-250 to 54-259, inclusive. Sec. 54-257. Registry. Suspension of registration. Verification of address. (a)
The Department of Public Safety shall, not later than January 1, 1999, establish and
maintain a registry of all persons required to register under sections 54-251, 54-252,
54-253 and 54-254. The department shall, in cooperation with the Office of the Chief
Court Administrator, the Department of Correction and the Psychiatric Security Review
Board, develop appropriate forms for use by agencies and individuals to report registration information, including changes of address. Upon receipt of registration information,
the department shall enter the information into the registry and notify the local police
department or state police troop having jurisdiction where the registrant resides or plans
to reside. If a registrant reports a residence in another state, the department shall notify
the state police agency of that state or such other agency in that state that maintains
registry information, if known. The department shall also transmit all registration information, conviction data, photographic images and fingerprints to the Federal Bureau of
Investigation in such form as said bureau shall require for inclusion in a national registry. Sec. 54-258. Availability of registration information. Immunity. (a)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of the general statutes, except subdivisions (3) and (4)
of this subsection, the registry maintained by the Department of Public Safety shall be
a public record and shall be accessible to the public during normal business hours. The
Department of Public Safety shall make registry information available to the public
through the Internet. Not less than once per calendar quarter, the Department of Public
Safety shall issue notices to all print and electronic media in the state regarding the
availability and means of accessing the registry. Each local police department and each
state police troop shall keep a record of all registration information transmitted to it by
the Department of Public Safety, and shall make such information accessible to the
public during normal business hours. Sec. 54-258a. Warning against wrongful use of registry information. Any
agency of the state or any political subdivision thereof that provides public access to
information contained in the registry shall post a warning that states: "Any person who
uses information in this registry to injure, harass or commit a criminal act against any
person included in the registry or any other person is subject to criminal prosecution."
Such warning shall be in a suitable size and location to ensure that it will be seen by
any person accessing registry information. Sec. 54-259. Sexual Offender Registration Committee. (a) There is established
a Sexual Offender Registration Committee consisting of the following members or their
designees: The Chief Court Administrator, the Chief State's Attorney, the Commissioner of Public Safety, the Commissioner of Correction, the Secretary of the Office of
Policy and Management, the chairman of the Psychiatric Security Review Board, the
chairman of the Board of Parole, the director of the Office of Adult Probation, the
President of the Connecticut Police Chiefs Association and two persons appointed by
the Governor, one of whom shall be involved in the delivery of services to victims of
sexual assault and one of whom shall be involved in the delivery of services to victims
of crime. The Chief Court Administrator shall serve as chairperson of the committee.
The Office of Policy and Management shall, within available resources, provide staff
resources to the committee. Sec. 54-260. (Formerly Sec. 54-102s). Notification of change of address of sexual offenders on parole or probation. (a) For the purposes of this section, "sexual
offender" means any person convicted of a violation of subdivision (2) of section 53-
21, section 53a-70, 53a-70a, 53a-70b, 53a-71, 53a-72a or 53a-72b committed on or after
October 1, 1995.
Sec. 54-250. Definitions.
Sec. 54-251. Registration of person who has committed a criminal offense against a victim
who is a minor or a nonviolent sexual offense.
Sec. 54-252. Registration of person who has committed a sexually violent offense.
Sec. 54-253. Registration of person who has committed a sexual offense in another jurisdiction.
Sec. 54-254. Registration of person who has committed a felony for a sexual purpose.
Sec. 54-255. Restriction on dissemination of registration information for certain offenders.
Sec. 54-256. Responsibilities of courts and agencies in registration process.
Sec. 54-257. Registry. Suspension of registration. Verification of address.
Sec. 54-258. Availability of registration information. Immunity.
Sec. 54-258a. Warning against wrongful use of registry information.
Sec. 54-259. Sexual Offender Registration Committee.
Sec. 54-260. (Formerly Sec. 54-102s). Notification of change of address of sexual offenders on parole or probation.
Sec. 54-261. Community response education program.
(1) "Conviction" means a judgment entered by a court upon a plea of guilty, a plea
of nolo contendere or a finding of guilty by a jury or the court notwithstanding any
pending appeal or habeas corpus proceeding arising from such judgment.
(2) "Criminal offense against a victim who is a minor" means (A) a violation of
subdivision (2) of section 53-21, subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 53a-70,
subdivision (1), (4) or (8) of subsection (a) of section 53a-71, subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 53a-72a, subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 53a-86, subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 53a-87, section 53a-196a, 53a-196b, 53a-196c or
53a-196d, (B) a violation of section 53a-92, 53a-92a, 53a-94, 53a-94a, 53a-95, 53a-96
or 53a-186, provided the court makes a finding that, at the time of the offense, the victim
was under eighteen years of age, (C) a violation of any of the offenses specified in
subparagraph (A) or (B) of this subdivision for which a person is criminally liable under
section 53a-8, 53a-48 or 53a-49, or (D) a violation of any predecessor statute to any
offense specified in subparagraph (A), (B) or (C) of this subdivision the essential elements of which are substantially the same as said offense.
(3) "Identifying factors" means fingerprints, a photographic image, and a description of any other identifying characteristics as may be required by the Commissioner
of Public Safety. The commissioner shall also require a sample of the registrant's blood
taken for DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) analysis, unless such sample has been previously
obtained in accordance with section 54-102g.
(4) "Mental abnormality" means a congenital or acquired condition of a person that
affects the emotional or volitional capacity of the person in a manner that predisposes
that person to the commission of criminal sexual acts to a degree that makes the person
a menace to the health and safety of other persons.
(5) "Nonviolent sexual offense" means a violation of section 53a-73a.
(6) "Not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect" means a finding by a court
or jury of not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect pursuant to section 53a-13
notwithstanding any pending appeal or habeas corpus proceeding arising from such
finding.
(7) "Personality disorder" means a condition as defined in the most recent edition
of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, published by the American
Psychiatric Association.
(8) "Registrant" means a person required to register under section 54-251, 54-252,
54-253 or 54-254.
(9) "Registry" means a central record system in this state, any other state or the
federal government that receives, maintains and disseminates information on persons
convicted or found not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect of criminal offenses
against victims who are minors, nonviolent sexual offenses, sexually violent offenses
and felonies found by the sentencing court to have been committed for a sexual purpose.
(10) "Release into the community" means, with respect to a conviction or a finding
of not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect of a criminal offense against a victim
who is a minor, a nonviolent sexual offense, a sexually violent offense or a felony found
by the sentencing court to have been committed for a sexual purpose, (A) any release
by a court after such conviction or finding of not guilty by reason of mental disease or
defect, a sentence of probation or any other sentence under section 53a-28 that does not
result in the offender's immediate placement in the custody of the Commissioner of
Correction; (B) release from a correctional facility at the discretion of the Board of
Parole, by the Department of Correction to a program authorized by section 18-100c or
upon completion of the maximum term or terms of the offender's sentence or sentences,
or to the supervision of the Office of Adult Probation in accordance with the terms of
the offender's sentence; or (C) release from a hospital for mental illness or a facility for
persons with mental retardation by the Psychiatric Security Review Board on conditional
release pursuant to section 17a-588 or upon termination of commitment to the Psychiatric Security Review Board.
(11) "Sexually violent offense" means (A) a violation of section 53a-70, except
subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of said section, 53a-70a, 53a-70b, 53a-71, except subdivision (1), (4) or (8) of subsection (a) of said section, 53a-72a, except subdivision (2)
of subsection (a) of said section, or 53a-72b, or of section 53a-92 or 53a-92a, provided
the court makes a finding that the offense was committed with intent to sexually violate
or abuse the victim, (B) a violation of any of the offenses specified in subparagraph (A)
of this subdivision for which a person is criminally liable under section 53a-8, 53a-48
or 53a-49, or (C) a violation of any predecessor statute to any of the offenses specified
in subparagraph (A) or (B) of this subdivision the essential elements of which are substantially the same as said offense.
(12) "Sexual purpose" means that a purpose of the defendant in committing the
felony was to engage in sexual contact or sexual intercourse with another person without
that person's consent. A sexual purpose need not be the sole purpose of the commission
of the felony. The sexual purpose may arise at any time in the course of the commission
of the felony.
(P.A. 98-111, S. 1; P.A. 99-183, S. 1, 13.)
History: P.A. 99-183 made definitions applicable to new Sec. 54-258a but specific reference not added since said Sec.
already included in existing reference to Secs. 54-250 to 54-259, inclusive, amended the definition of "conviction" to add
"notwithstanding any pending appeal or habeas corpus proceeding arising from such judgment", amended definition of
"criminal offense against a victim who is a minor" to revise Subpara. (A) by deleting a violation of "subparagraph (A) or
(D) of subdivision (1) of subsection (a) or subdivision (6) of subsection (a) of section 53a-73a" and including a violation
of section "53a-196c or 53a-196d" and to add Subpara. (D) re a violation of any predecessor statute with substantially the
same essential elements, amended the definition of "identifying factors" to replace "photographs" with "a photographic
image", added definition of "nonviolent sexual offense" as new Subdiv. (5), renumbering the remaining definitions accordingly, amended definition of "not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect" to add "notwithstanding any pending appeal
or habeas corpus proceeding arising from such finding", amended definition of "registry" to include a central record system
in "the federal government", include information on persons convicted or found not guilty by reason of mental disease or
defect of "nonviolent sexual offenses" and replace "sexual purposes" with "a sexual purpose", amended the definition of
"release into the community" to add reference to "a nonviolent sexual offense", replace "sexual purposes" with "a sexual
purpose", and revise Subpara. (A) by including "any release by a court after such conviction or finding of not guilty by
reason of mental disease or defect" and replacing "offender's placement" with "offender's immediate placement", amended
definition of "sexually violent offense" to delete from Subpara. (A) reference to a violation of section "53a-73a, except
subparagraph (A) or (D) of subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of said section or subdivision (6) of subsection (a) of said
section" and to add Subpara. (C) re a violation of any predecessor statute with substantially the same essential elements,
and added definition of "sexual purpose" as Subdiv. (12), effective July 1, 1999.
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(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, the court may
exempt any person who has been convicted or found not guilty by reason of mental
disease or defect of a violation of subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 53a-71
from the registration requirements of this section if the court finds that such person was
under nineteen years of age at the time of the offense and that registration is not required
for public safety.
(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, the court may
exempt any person who has been convicted or found not guilty by reason of mental
disease or defect of a violation of subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 53a-73a
from the registration requirements of this section if the court finds that registration is
not required for public safety.
(d) Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a class
D felony.
(P.A. 98-111, S. 2; P.A. 99-183, S. 2, 13.)
History: P.A. 99-183 amended Subsec. (a) to make provisions applicable to any person convicted or found not guilty
by reason of mental disease or defect of "a nonviolent sexual offense", require a person to register "whether or not such
person's place of residence is in this state", add exception requiring any person who has one or more prior convictions of
any such offense or who is convicted of a violation of Sec. 53a-70(a)(2) to maintain registration for life, revise provision
re changing address to and registering in another state, add provision requiring a person who regularly travels into or within
another state or temporarily resides in another state to notify the Commissioner of Public Safety and register with an
appropriate agency in that state if that state has a registration requirement, add provision requiring registrants to submit to
the retaking of a photographic image upon request and make technical changes for purposes of gender neutrality, added
new Subsec. (b) to authorize the court to exempt any person convicted or found not guilty by reason of mental disease or
defect of violation of Sec. 53a-71(a)(1) from the registration requirement under certain circumstances, added new Subsec.
(c) to authorize the court to exempt any person convicted or found not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect of
violation of Sec. 53a-73(a)(2) from the registration requirement under certain circumstances, and redesignated former
Subsec. (b) as Subsec. (d), effective July 1, 1999.
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(b) Any person who has been subject to the registration requirements of section 54-
102r of the general statutes, revised to January 1, 1997, as amended by section 1 of
public act 97-183, shall, not later than three working days after October 1, 1998, register
under this section and thereafter comply with the provisions of sections 54-102g and
54-250 to 54-259, inclusive.
(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (a) and (b) of this section, during
the initial registration period following October 1, 1998, the Commissioner of Public
Safety may phase in completion of the registration procedure for persons released into
the community prior to said date over the first three months following said date, and no
such person shall be prosecuted for failure to register under this section during those
three months provided such person complies with the directives of said commissioner
regarding registration procedures.
(d) Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a class
D felony.
(P.A. 98-111, S. 3; P.A. 99-183, S. 3, 13.)
History: P.A. 99-183 amended Subsec. (a) to replace provision requiring a person who "is released into the community
on or after October 1, 1988," to register "within three days following such release or October 1, 1998, whichever is later"
with provisions requiring a person who "is released into the community on or after October 1, 1988, and prior to October
1, 1998, and resides in this state" to register "on October 1, 1998, or within three days of residing in this state, whichever
is later" and requiring a person who "is released into the community on or after October 1, 1998," to register "within three
days of such release", to require that a person maintain registration "for life" rather than "until released from this obligation
in accordance with section 54-255", to revise provision re changing address to and registering in another state, to add
provision requiring a person who regularly travels into or within another state or temporarily resides in another state to
notify the Commissioner of Public Safety and register with an appropriate agency in that state if that state has a registration
requirement, and to add provision requiring registrants to submit to the retaking of a photographic image upon request and
made technical changes, effective July 1, 1999.
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(b) Any person not a resident of this state who is registered as a sexual offender
under the laws of any other state and who regularly travels into or within this state or
temporarily resides in this state for purposes including, but not limited to employment
or schooling shall, within three days after the commencement of such travel or residence
in this state, register such person's name, identifying factors, criminal history record,
locations visited on a recurring basis or residence address, if any, in this state, and
residence address in such person's home state with the Commissioner of Public Safety
on such forms and in such locations as said commissioner shall direct and shall maintain
such registration until such travel or residence terminates or until such person is released
from registration as a sexual offender in such other state. If such person terminates such
person's travel or residence in this state or changes such person's address in this state
such person shall, within five days, provide notice in writing to the Commissioner of
Public Safety.
(c) Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a class
D felony.
(P.A. 98-111, S. 4; P.A. 99-183, S. 4, 13.)
History: P.A. 99-183 amended Subsec. (a) to include crimes specified in Subdiv. "(5)" of Sec. 54-250, replace reference
to Subdiv. "(10)" with Subdiv. "(11)" of Sec. 54-250, make the registration requirement applicable to a person who "resides"
rather than "establishes residence" in this state, require registration within ten days of "residing in this state" rather than
within ten days of "establishing such residence", delete reference to the ten-year period of registration under Sec. 54-255,
and make technical changes, added new Subsec. (b) re registration and notice requirements of a nonresident who is registered
as a sexual offender in another state and regularly travels into or within this state or temporarily resides in this state, and
redesignated former Subsec. (b) as Subsec. (c), effective July 1, 1999.
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(b) Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a class
D felony.
(P.A. 98-111, S. 5; P.A. 99-183, S. 5, 13.)
History: P.A. 99-183 amended Subsec. (a) to replace "sexual purposes" with "a sexual purpose" where appearing,
revise provision re changing address to and registering in another state, add provision requiring a person who regularly
travels into or within another state or temporarily resides in another state to notify the Commissioner of Public Safety and
register with an appropriate agency in that state if that state has a registration requirement, add provision requiring registrants
to submit to the retaking of a photographic image upon request and make technical changes for purposes of gender neutrality,
effective July 1, 1999.
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(b) Upon the conviction or finding of not guilty by reason of mental disease or
defect of any person of a criminal offense against a victim who is a minor, a nonviolent
sexual offense or a sexually violent offense, where the victim of such offense was, at
the time of the offense, under eighteen years of age and related to such person within
any of the degrees of kindred specified in section 46b-21, the court may order the Department of Public Safety to restrict the dissemination of the registration information to law
enforcement purposes only and to not make such information available for public access,
provided the court finds that dissemination of the registration information is not required
for public safety and that publication of the registration information would be likely to
reveal the identity of the victim within the community where the victim resides. The
court shall remove the restriction on the dissemination of such registration information
if, at any time, it finds that public safety requires that such person's registration information be made available to the public or that a change in circumstances makes publication
of the registration information no longer likely to reveal the identity of the victim within
the community where the victim resides.
(c) Any person who: (1) Has been convicted or found not guilty by reason of mental
disease or defect of a violation of subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 53a-71
between October 1, 1988, and June 30, 1999, and was under nineteen years of age at
the time of the offense; (2) has been convicted or found not guilty by reason of mental
disease or defect of a violation of subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 53a-73a
between October 1, 1988, and June 30, 1999; (3) has been convicted or found not guilty
by reason of mental disease or defect of a criminal offense against a victim who is a
minor, a nonviolent sexual offense or a sexually violent offense, between October 1,
1988, and June 30, 1999, where the victim of such offense was, at the time of the offense,
under eighteen years of age and related to such person within any of the degrees of
kindred specified in section 46b-21; (4) has been convicted or found not guilty by reason
of mental disease or defect of a violation of section 53a-70b between October 1, 1988,
and June 30, 1999; or (5) has been convicted or found not guilty by reason of mental
disease or defect of any crime between October 1, 1988, and September 30, 1998, which
requires registration under sections 54-250 to 54-259, inclusive, and (A) served no jail
or prison time as a result of such conviction or finding of not guilty by reason of mental
disease or defect, (B) has not been subsequently convicted or found not guilty by reason
of mental disease or defect of any crime which would require registration under sections
54-250 to 54-259, inclusive, and (C) has registered with the Department of Public Safety
in accordance with sections 54-250 to 54-259, inclusive; may petition the court to order
the Department of Public Safety to restrict the dissemination of the registration information to law enforcement purposes only and to not make such information available for
public access, provided the court finds that dissemination of the registration information
is not required for public safety.
(P.A. 98-111, S. 6; P.A. 99-183, S. 6, 13.)
History: P.A. 99-183 entirely replaced existing provisions that had authorized a person registered under Sec. 54-252
to apply to the court after ten years for release from the obligation to register, that had required the court to grant such
application if the person proved by clear and convincing evidence that he does not suffer from a mental abnormality or
personality disorder that makes him likely to engage in sexually violent offenses and that had specified the procedure for
the court to follow in acting on such application with new provisions authorizing the court under certain circumstances to
order the Department of Public Safety to restrict the dissemination of registration information with respect to certain
offenders to law enforcement purposes only and not make such information available for public access, effective July
1, 1999.
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(P.A. 98-111, S. 7; P.A. 99-183, S. 7, 13.)
History: P.A. 99-183 deleted the Board of Parole from requirements of section, made provisions applicable to a person
"found not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect" of the specified offenses, added "a nonviolent sexual offense" to
specified offenses, replaced "sexual purposes" with "a sexual purpose", required the court or specified agencies to "provide
the person with a written summary of the person's obligations under sections 54-102g and 54-250 to 54-259, inclusive,",
added provision that if a court transmits the completed registration package to the Commissioner of Public Safety with
respect to a person released by the court, the package need not include identifying factors for the person, required the court
or agency to inform the person that the obligation to register is for ten years "or for life" rather than "or until released from
such obligation in accordance with section 54-255", revised provision re changing address to and registering in another
state, added provision requiring the court or agency to inform a person that if such person regularly travels into or within
another state or temporarily resides in another state such person shall register with an appropriate agency in that other state
if that state has a registration requirement and made technical changes for purposes of gender neutrality, effective July
1, 1999.
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(b) The Department of Public Safety may suspend the registration of any person
registered under section 54-251, 54-252, 54-253 or 54-254 while such person is incarcerated, under civil commitment or residing outside this state. During the period that such
registration is under suspension, the department is not required to verify the address of
the registrant pursuant to subsection (c) of this section and may withdraw the registration
information from public access. Upon the release of the registrant from incarceration
or civil commitment or resumption of residency in this state by the registrant, the department shall reinstate the registration, redistribute the registration information in accordance with subsection (a) of this section and resume verifying the address of the registrant
in accordance with subsection (c) of this section. Suspension of registration shall not
affect the date of expiration of the registration obligation of the registrant under section
54-251, 54-252 or 54-253.
(c) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the Department of Public
Safety shall verify the address of each registrant by mailing a nonforwardable verification form to the registrant at the registrant's last reported address. Such form shall require
the registrant to sign a statement that the registrant continues to reside at the registrant's
last reported address and return the form by mail by a date which is ten days after the
date such form was mailed to the registrant. The form shall contain a statement that
failure to return the form or providing false information is a violation of section 54-251,
54-252, 54-253 or 54-254, as the case may be. Each person required to register under
section 54-251 or 54-254 shall have such person's address verified in such manner
annually on the anniversary of such person's initial registration date. Each person required to register under section 54-252 shall have such person's address verified in
such manner every ninety days after such person's initial registration date. Each person
required to register under section 54-253 shall have such person's address verified in
such manner either annually on the anniversary of such person's initial registration date
or every ninety days after such person's initial registration date depending upon whether,
after such initial registration, such person is subject to the requirements of section 54-
251 or section 54-252, respectively. In the event that a registrant fails to return the
address verification form, the Department of Public Safety shall notify the local police
department or the state police troop having jurisdiction over the registrant's last reported
address, and that agency shall apply for a warrant to be issued for the registrant's arrest
under section 54-251, 54-252, 54-253 or 54-254, as the case may be. The Department
of Public Safety shall not verify the address of registrants whose last reported address
was outside this state.
(d) The Department of Public Safety shall retake the photographic image of each
registrant at least once every five years.
(P.A. 98-111, S. 8; P.A. 99-183, S. 8, 13.)
History: P.A. 99-183 amended Subsec. (a) to delete the Board of Parole from list of agencies cooperating with the
department in the development of forms to report registration information, added new Subsec. (b) re suspension of registration while a person is incarcerated, under civil commitment or residing out of state, redesignated former Subsec. (b) as
Subsec. (c) and amended said Subsec. to add exception to address verification requirement when registration is suspended
under Subsec.(b), to add reference to Sec. 54-253 in provision requiring the form to contain a statement that failure to
return the form or providing false information is a violation of the specified statutes, to delete provision establishing an
affirmative defense in a prosecution for failure to return the address verification form and to make technical changes for
purposes of gender neutrality, and added Subsec. (d) to require the retaking of the photographic image of each registrant
at least once every five years, effective July 1, 1999.
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(2) Any state agency, the Judicial Department, any state police troop or any local
police department may, at its discretion, notify any government agency, private organization or individual of registration information when such agency, said department, such
troop or such local police department, as the case may be, believes such notification is
necessary to protect the public or any individual in any jurisdiction from any person
who is subject to registration under section 54-251, 54-252, 54-253 or 54-254.
(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivisions (1) and (2) of this subsection,
state agencies, the Judicial Department, state police troops and local police departments
shall not disclose the identity of any victim of a crime committed by a registrant or
treatment information provided to the registry pursuant to sections 54-102g and 54-250
to 54-259, inclusive, except to government agencies for bona fide law enforcement or
security purposes.
(4) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivisions (1) and (2) of this subsection,
registration information the dissemination of which has been restricted by court order
pursuant to section 54-255 and which is not otherwise subject to disclosure, shall not
be a public record and shall be released only for law enforcement purposes until such
restriction is removed by the court pursuant to said section.
(5) When any registrant completes the registrant's term of registration or is otherwise released from the obligation to register under section 54-251, 54-252, 54-253 or
54-254, the Department of Public Safety shall notify any state police troop or local police
department having jurisdiction over the registrant's last reported residence address that
the person is no longer a registrant, and the Department of Public Safety, state police
troop and local police department shall remove the registrant's name and information
from the registry.
(b) Neither the state nor any political subdivision of the state nor any officer or
employee thereof, shall be held civilly liable to any registrant by reason of disclosure
of any information regarding the registrant that is released or disclosed in accordance
with subsection (a) of this section. The state and any political subdivision of the state
and, except in cases of wanton, reckless or malicious conduct, any officer or employee
thereof, shall be immune from liability for good faith conduct in carrying out the provisions of subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of this section.
(P.A. 98-111, S. 9; P.A. 99-183, S. 9, 13.)
History: P.A. 99-183 amended Subsec. (a) to add exception for Subdivs. (3) and (4) of said Subsec., designate provisions
re notification as new Subdiv. (2) and amend said Subdiv. to replace "The Department of Public Safety" with "Any state
agency, the Judicial Department" and make technical changes, redesignate former Subdiv. (2) as Subdiv. (3) and amend
said Subdiv. to replace "Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (1) of this subsection, the Department of Public
Safety," with "Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivisions (1) and (2) of this subsection, state agencies, the Judicial
Department,", add Subdiv. (4) providing that registration information the dissemination of which has been restricted by
court order pursuant to Sec. 54-255 and is not otherwise subject to disclosure shall not be a public record and shall be
released only for law enforcement purposes, redesignate former Subdiv. (3) as Subdiv. (5) and amend said Subdiv. to make
provisions applicable when a registrant "completes the registrant's term of registration or is otherwise released from the
obligation to register" rather than when a registrant "is released from the obligation to register" and to replace provision
that when notified a person is no longer a registrant the Department of Public Safety, state police troop and local police
department "shall remove and destroy all registration information pertaining to the person and shall make no further
disclosure of such information to any government agency, private organization or individual" with provision that said
department, troop and local police department "shall remove the registrant's name and information from the registry",
amended Subsec. (b) to replace "Neither the state nor any municipality, nor any branch, agency or employee thereof, shall
be liable" with "Neither the state nor any political subdivision of the state nor any officer or employee thereof, shall be
held civilly liable" and to add provision that the state and any political subdivision of the state and, except in cases of
wanton, reckless or malicious conduct, any officer or employee thereof, shall be immune from liability for good faith
conduct in carrying out Subsec. (a)(2), effective July 1, 1999.
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(P.A. 99-183, S. 10, 13.)
History: P.A. 99-183 effective July 1, 1999.
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(b) On or before January 15, 1999, the Sexual Offender Registration Committee
shall submit a report to the Governor and the General Assembly. Such report shall make
recommendations concerning the implementation of sections 54-102g and 54-250 to
54-259, inclusive, and shall address issues including (1) assuring interagency coordination to maximize the accuracy and timeliness of information contained in the registry, (2)
complying with other applicable state and federal laws and regulations, (3) establishing a
procedure by which registrants may apply to the sentencing court, not sooner than ten
years after initial registration, to be relieved of their obligation to register, (4) establishing a board of experts in the behavior and treatment of sexual offenders, to examine
such applicants and make recommendations to the court in accordance with section 54-
255, (5) developing guidelines for the state police and municipal police departments
that shall set forth the circumstances in which individuals, private organizations and
government agencies in their respective jurisdictions should be directly notified that a
person subject to registration under sections 54-102g and 54-250 to 54-259, inclusive,
is residing near their locations, and (6) any other fiscal, legislative and programmatic
matters which affect the successful implementation of the registry.
(P.A. 98-111, S. 11.)
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(b) Any sexual offender who is released from a correctional institution on parole
or who is sentenced to a period of probation shall, during the period of such parole or
probation and as a condition of such parole or probation, immediately notify his parole
officer or probation officer, as the case may be, whenever he changes his residence
address. Each parole officer or probation officer who is notified of such change of address shall notify the chief of police of the police department or resident state trooper
for the municipality of the new address of the parolee or probationer and any other law
enforcement official he deems appropriate.
(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a parole officer or probation
officer acting in the performance of his duties and within the scope of his employment
from disclosing any information concerning the parolee or probationer to any person
whenever he deems such disclosure to be appropriate.
(P.A. 95-142, S. 6.)
History: Sec. 54-102s transferred to Sec. 54-260 in 1999 (Revisor's note: In Subsec. (b) the words "or section 54-102r"
were deleted editorially by the Revisors to reflect the repeal of Sec. 54-102r by P.A. 98-111).
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