CHAPTER 969
REGISTRATION OF SEXUAL OFFENDERS

      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 or, if such person is in the custody of the Commissioner of Correction, at such time prior to release as the commissioner shall direct, and whether or not such person's place of residence is in this state, register such person's name, identifying factors, criminal history record, residence address and electronic mail address, instant message address or other similar Internet communication identifier, if any, 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 any person who is subject to registration under this section changes such person's name, such person shall, without undue delay, notify the Commissioner of Public Safety in writing of the new name. If any person who is subject to registration under this section changes such person's address, such person shall, without undue delay, notify the Commissioner of Public Safety in writing of the new address 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 establishes or changes an electronic mail address, instant message address or other similar Internet communication identifier, such person shall, without undue delay, notify the Commissioner of Public Safety in writing of such identifier. If any person who is subject to registration under this section is employed at, carries on a vocation at or is a student at a trade or professional institution or institution of higher learning in this state, such person shall, without undue delay, notify the Commissioner of Public Safety of such status and of any change in such status. If any person who is subject to registration under this section is employed in another state, carries on a vocation in another state or is a student in another state, such person shall, without undue delay, 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.

      (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 or subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 53a-189a, from the registration requirements of this section if the court finds that registration is not required for public safety.

      (d) Any person who files an application with the court to be exempted from the registration requirements of this section pursuant to subsection (b) or (c) of this section shall, pursuant to subsection (b) of section 54-227, notify the Office of Victim Services and the Victim Services Unit within the Department of Correction of the filing of such application. The Office of Victim Services or the Victim Services Unit within the Department of Correction, or both, shall, pursuant to section 54-230 or 54-230a, notify any victim who has requested notification of the filing of such application. Prior to granting or denying such application, the court shall consider any information or statement provided by the victim.

      (e) Any person who violates the provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall be guilty of a class D felony, except that, if such person violates the provisions of this section by failing to notify the Commissioner of Public Safety without undue delay of a change of name, address or status or another reportable event, such person shall be subject to such penalty if such failure continues for five business days.

      (P.A. 98-111, S. 2; P.A. 99-183, S. 2, 13; P.A. 01-211, S. 1; May 9 Sp. Sess. P.A. 02-7, S. 79; P.A. 05-146, S. 5; P.A. 06-187, S. 34-36; 06-196, S. 292; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-4, S. 90.)

      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; P.A. 01-211 added new Subsec. (d) requiring any person who files an application to be exempted to notify the Office of Victim Services and the Department of Correction of the filing of such application, requiring said office or department, or both, to notify any victim who has requested notification of the filing of such application and requiring the court to consider any information or statement provided by the victim prior to granting or denying such application and redesignated existing Subsec. (d) as Subsec. (e) and amended same to specify that penalty is for a violation of "subsection (a)" of this section; May 9 Sp. Sess. P.A. 02-7 amended Subsec. (a) to make requirement that a person subject to registration under this section notify the commissioner and register with an appropriate agency in another state applicable if such person "is employed in another state, carries on a vocation in another state or is a student in another state" rather than 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" and to add provision requiring any person subject to registration under this section who is employed at, carries on a vocation at or is a student at a trade or professional institution or institution of higher learning in this state to notify the commissioner of such status and any change in such status, effective August 15, 2002; P.A. 05-146 amended Subsec. (d) to specify that it is the "Victim Services Unit" within the Department of Correction to which a person gives notice of the filing of an application and which notifies any victim who requested notification of the filing of the application; P.A. 06-187 amended Subsec. (a) to require person in custody of Commissioner of Correction to register at such time prior to release as commissioner directs, require person who changes such person's name to notify commissioner in writing of new name without undue delay, replace requirement that person who changes such person's address register new address in writing with commissioner within five days with requirement that such person notify commissioner in writing of new address without undue delay, reposition provision re notification of employment, vocational or student status at trade or professional institution or institution of higher learning in this state and of any change in such status, require that such notification be made "without undue delay", and require that notification person must give re employment, vocational or student status in another state be given "without undue delay", amended Subsec. (c) to include a violation of Sec. 53a-189a(a)(2) and amended Subsec. (e) to add exception that person who fails to notify commissioner without undue delay of change of name, address or status or another reportable event is subject to penalty if such failure continues for five business days, effective July 1, 2006; P.A. 06-196 changed effective date of P.A. 06-187, S. 34-36 from July 1, 2006, to October 1, 2006, effective June 7, 2006; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-4 amended Subsec. (a) to require registration of person's "electronic mail address, instant message address or other similar Internet communication identifier, if any," and require registrant who establishes or changes such an identifier to notify Commissioner of Public Safety in writing of such identifier without undue delay.

      Subsec. (a):

      Absent clear expression of legislative intent, provisions do not apply to violations before effective date of section. 99 CA 358.

      Subsec. (b):

      Under the "may exempt" language in subsec., even when the two enumerated factors are satisfied in a given case, the court still may decline to grant the registry exemption. 281 C. 5.

      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 or, if such person is in the custody of the Commissioner of Correction, at such time prior to release as the commissioner shall direct, register such person's name, identifying factors and criminal history record, documentation of any treatment received by such person for mental abnormality or personality disorder, and such person's residence address and electronic mail address, instant message address or other similar Internet communication identifier, if any, 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 any person who is subject to registration under this section changes such person's name, such person shall, without undue delay, notify the Commissioner of Public Safety in writing of the new name. If any person who is subject to registration under this section changes such person's address, such person shall, without undue delay, notify the Commissioner of Public Safety in writing of the new address 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 establishes or changes an electronic mail address, instant message address or other similar Internet communication identifier, such person shall, without undue delay, notify the Commissioner of Public Safety in writing of such identifier. If any person who is subject to registration under this section is employed at, carries on a vocation at or is a student at a trade or professional institution or institution of higher learning in this state, such person shall, without undue delay, notify the Commissioner of Public Safety of such status and of any change in such status. If any person who is subject to registration under this section is employed in another state, carries on a vocation in another state or is a student in another state, such person shall, without undue delay, 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.

      (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 54-258a, inclusive, except that any person who was convicted or found not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect of an offense that is classified as a criminal offense against a victim who is a minor under subdivision (2) of section 54-250 and that is subject to a ten-year period of registration under section 54-251 shall maintain such registration for ten years.

      (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, except that, if such person violates the provisions of this section by failing to notify the Commissioner of Public Safety without undue delay of a change of name, address or status or another reportable event, such person shall be subject to such penalty if such failure continues for five business days.

      (P.A. 98-111, S. 3; P.A. 99-183, S. 3, 13; P.A. 02-89, S. 86; May 9 Sp. Sess. P.A. 02-7, S. 80; P.A. 06-187, S. 37; 06-196, S. 292; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-4, S. 91.)

      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; P.A. 02-89 amended Subsec. (b) to replace reference to Sec. 54-259 with Sec. 54-258a, reflecting repeal of Sec. 54-259 by the same public act; May 9 Sp. Sess. P.A. 02-7 amended Subsec. (a) to make requirement that a person subject to registration under this section notify the commissioner and register with an appropriate agency in another state applicable if such person "is employed in another state, carries on a vocation in another state or is a student in another state" rather than 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" and to add provision requiring any person subject to registration under this section who is employed at, carries on a vocation at or is a student at a trade or professional institution or institution of higher learning in this state to notify the commissioner of such status and any change in such status, effective August 15, 2002; P.A. 06-187 amended Subsec. (a) to require person in custody of Commissioner of Correction to register at such time prior to release as commissioner directs, require person who changes such person's name to notify commissioner in writing of new name without undue delay, replace requirement that person who changes address register new address in writing with commissioner within five days with requirement that such person notify commissioner in writing of new address without undue delay, reposition provision re notification of employment, vocational or student status at trade or professional institution or institution of higher learning in this state and of any change in such status, require that such notification be made "without undue delay", and require that notification person must give re employment, vocational or student status in another state be given "without undue delay", amended Subsec. (b) to add exception re maintenance of registration for 10 years for offense classified as a criminal offense against victim who is a minor and that is subject to 10-year period of registration and amended Subsec. (d) to add exception that person who fails to notify commissioner without undue delay of change of name, address or status or another reportable event is subject to penalty if such failure continues for 5 business days, effective July 1, 2006; P.A. 06-196 changed effective date of P.A. 06-187, S. 37 from July 1, 2006, to October 1, 2006, effective June 7, 2006; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-4 amended Subsec. (a) to require registration of person's "electronic mail address, instant message address or other similar Internet communication identifier, if any," require registrant who establishes or changes such an identifier to notify Commissioner of Public Safety in writing of such identifier without undue delay and make technical changes.

      Subsec. (b):

      Registration of nonviolent offenders under another statute does not negate requirement that sexual offenders register under repealed Sec. 52-102n. 99 CA 358.

      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 (1) 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, or (2) which requires registration as a sexual offender in such other state or in the federal or military system, and who resides in this state on and after October 1, 1998, shall, without undue delay upon 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 the commissioner shall maintain such registration until such person is released from the registration requirement in such other state, federal or military system or foreign jurisdiction.

      (b) If any person who is subject to registration under this section changes such person's name, such person shall, without undue delay, notify the Commissioner of Public Safety in writing of the new name. If any person who is subject to registration under this section changes such person's address, such person shall, without undue delay, notify the Commissioner of Public Safety in writing of the new address 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 establishes or changes an electronic mail address, instant message address or other similar Internet communication identifier, such person shall, without undue delay, notify the Commissioner of Public Safety in writing of such identifier. If any person who is subject to registration under this section is employed at, carries on a vocation at or is a student at a trade or professional institution or institution of higher learning in this state, such person shall, without undue delay, notify the Commissioner of Public Safety of such status and of any change in such status. If any person who is subject to registration under this section is employed in another state, carries on a vocation in another state or is a student in another state, such person shall, without undue delay, 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.

      (c) Any person not a resident of this state who is registered as a sexual offender under the laws of any other state and who is employed in this state, carries on a vocation in this state or is a student in this state, shall, without undue delay after the commencement of such employment, vocation or education in this state, register such person's name, identifying factors and criminal history record, locations visited on a recurring basis, and such person's residence address, if any, in this state, residence address in such person's home state and electronic mail address, instant message address or other similar Internet communication identifier, if any, 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 employment, vocation or education terminates or until such person is released from registration as a sexual offender in such other state. If such person terminates such person's employment, vocation or education in this state, changes such person's address in this state or establishes or changes an electronic mail address, instant message address or other similar Internet communication identifier such person shall, without undue delay, notify the Commissioner of Public Safety in writing of such termination, new address or identifier.

      (d) Any person not a resident of this state who is registered as a sexual offender under the laws of any other state and who travels in this state on a recurring basis for periods of less than five days shall notify the Commissioner of Public Safety of such person's temporary residence in this state and of a telephone number at which such person may be contacted.

      (e) Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a class D felony, except that, if such person violates the provisions of this section by failing to register with the Commissioner of Public Safety without undue delay or notify the Commissioner of Public Safety without undue delay of a change of name, address or status or another reportable event, such person shall be subject to such penalty if such failure continues for five business days.

      (P.A. 98-111, S. 4; P.A. 99-183, S. 4, 13; May 9 Sp. Sess. P.A. 02-7, S. 81; P.A. 06-187, S. 38; 06-196, S. 292; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-4, S. 92, 93.)

      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; May 9 Sp. Sess. P.A. 02-7 amended Subsec. (b) to make requirement that a nonresident registered sexual offender register with the commissioner applicable if such person "is employed in this state, carries on a vocation in this state or is a student in this state" rather than if such person "regularly travels into or within this state or temporarily resides in this state for purposes including, but not limited to employment or schooling", require such person to register "within five days after the commencement of such employment, vocation or education in this state" rather than "within three days after the commencement of such travel or residence in this state", and replace references to "travel or residence" with "employment, vocation or education" where appearing, added new Subsec. (c) requiring any person subject to registration under this section who is employed at, carries on a vocation at or is a student at a trade or professional institution or institution of higher learning in this state to notify the commissioner of such status and any change in such status, added new Subsec. (d) requiring any nonresident registered sexual offender who travels in this state on a recurring basis for periods of less than five days to notify the commissioner of such person's temporary residence and telephone number and redesignated existing Subsec. (c) as Subsec. (e), effective August 15, 2002; P.A. 06-187 amended Subsec. (a) to designate existing provision re crime the essential elements of which are substantially the same as Sec. 54-250(2), (3) or (11) as Subdiv. (1) and add Subdiv. (2) re crime which requires registration as a sexual offender in other state or in federal or military system, require person to register "without undue delay" upon residing in this state, rather than "within ten days" of residing in this state, and replace former exception re determining ten-year period of registration with exception re commissioner to maintain registration until person is released from registration requirement in other state, federal or military system or foreign jurisdiction, added Subsec. (b) requiring person subject to registration to notify commissioner if person changes such person's name or address, is employed at, carries on a vocation at or is a student at trade or professional institution or institution of higher learning in this state or is employed in another state, carries on a vocation in another state or is a student in another state and requiring registrant to verify address and submit to retaking of photographic image upon request, redesignated existing Subsec. (b) as Subsec. (c) and amended same to require person to register with commissioner "without undue delay", rather than "within five days", after commencement of employment, vocation or education in this state and require person to notify commissioner of termination of employment, vocation or education in this state or change of address "without undue delay", rather than "within five days", deleted former Subsec. (c) re notification of employment, vocational or student status at trade or professional institution or institution of higher learning in this state and of any change in such status, and amended Subsec. (e) to add exception that person who fails to register with commissioner without undue delay or notify commissioner without undue delay of change of name, address or status or another reportable event is subject to penalty if such failure continues for five business days, effective July 1, 2006; P.A. 06-196 changed effective date of P.A. 06-187, S. 38 from July 1, 2006, to October 1, 2006, effective June 7, 2006; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-4 amended Subsecs. (b) and (c) re notification and registration requirements regarding registrants' electronic mail addresses, instant message addresses or other similar Internet communication identifiers and made technical changes in Subsec. (c).

      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 or, if such person is in the custody of the Commissioner of Correction, at such time prior to release as the commissioner shall direct to register such person's name, identifying factors, criminal history record, residence address and electronic mail address, instant message address or other similar Internet communication identifier, if any, 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 any person who is subject to registration under this section changes such person's name, such person shall, without undue delay, notify the Commissioner of Public Safety in writing of the new name. If any person who is subject to registration under this section changes such person's address, such person shall, without undue delay, notify the Commissioner of Public Safety in writing of the new address 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 establishes or changes an electronic mail address, instant message address or other similar Internet communication identifier, such person shall, without undue delay, notify the Commissioner of Public Safety in writing of such identifier. If any person who is subject to registration under this section is employed at, carries on a vocation at or is a student at a trade or professional institution or institution of higher learning in this state, such person shall, without undue delay, notify the Commissioner of Public Safety of such status and of any change in such status. If any person who is subject to registration under this section is employed in another state, carries on a vocation in another state or is a student in another state, such person shall, without undue delay, 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.

      (b) Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a class D felony, except that, if such person violates the provisions of this section by failing to notify the Commissioner of Public Safety without undue delay of a change of name, address or status or another reportable event, such person shall be subject to such penalty if such failure continues for five business days.

      (P.A. 98-111, S. 5; P.A. 99-183, S. 5, 13; May 9 Sp. Sess. P.A. 02-7, S. 82; P.A. 06-187, S. 39; 06-196, S. 292; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-4, S. 94.)

      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; May 9 Sp. Sess. P.A. 02-07 amended Subsec. (a) to add provision requiring any person subject to registration under this section who is employed at, carries on a vocation at or is a student at a trade or professional institution or institution of higher learning in this state to notify the commissioner of such status and any change in such status and to make requirement that a person subject to registration under this section notify the commissioner and register with an appropriate agency in another state applicable if such person "is employed in another state, carries on a vocation in another state or is a student in another state" rather than 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", effective August 15, 2002; P.A. 06-187 amended Subsec. (a) to require person in custody of Commissioner of Correction to register at such time prior to release as commissioner directs, require person who changes such person's name to notify commissioner in writing of new name without undue delay, replace requirement that person who changes address register new address in writing with commissioner within five days with requirement that such person notify commissioner in writing of new address without undue delay and require that notification person must give re employment, vocational or student status at trade or professional institution or institution of higher learning in this state and any change in such status and re employment, vocational or student status in another state be given "without undue delay" and amended Subsec. (b) to add exception that person who fails to notify commissioner without undue delay of change of name, address or status or another reportable event is subject to penalty if such failure continues for five business days, effective July 1, 2006; P.A. 06-196 changed effective date of P.A. 06-187, S. 39 from July 1, 2006, to October 1, 2006, effective June 7, 2006; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-4 amended Subsec. (a) to require registration of person's "electronic mail address, instant message address or other similar Internet communication identifier, if any," and require registrant who establishes or changes such an identifier to notify Commissioner of Public Safety in writing of such identifier without undue delay.

      Sec. 54-256. Responsibilities of courts and agencies in registration process. (a) 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 54-258a, 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, and criminal history record, any known treatment history of such person, any electronic mail address, instant message address or other similar Internet communication identifier for such person, if known, 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, 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 is employed in another state, carries on a vocation in another state or is a student 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, and that if such person establishes or changes an electronic mail address, instant message address or other similar Internet communication identifier such person shall, within five days, register such identifier with the Commissioner of Public Safety; (3) provide the person with a written summary of the person's obligations under sections 54-102g and 54-250 to 54-258a, inclusive, as explained to the person under subdivision (2) of this subsection; 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 54-258a, inclusive.

      (b) Whenever a person is convicted or found not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect of an offense that will require such person to register under section 54-251, 54-252 or 54-254, the court shall provide to the Department of Public Safety a written summary of the offense that includes the age and sex of any victim of the offense and a specific description of the offense. Such summary shall be added to the registry information made available to the public through the Internet.

      (P.A. 98-111, S. 7; P.A. 99-183, S. 7, 13; P.A. 02-89, S. 88; May 9 Sp. Sess. P.A. 02-7, S. 83; P.A. 06-187, S. 28; 06-196, S. 291; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-4, S. 95.)

      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 10 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; P.A. 02-89 replaced references to Sec. 54-259 with Sec. 54-258a, reflecting repeal of Sec. 54-259 by the same public act; May 9 Sp. Sess. P.A. 02-7 amended Subdiv. (2) to require the court or agency to inform the person of requirement to register with an appropriate agency in another state if such person "is employed in another state, carries on a vocation in another state or is a student in another state" rather than 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", effective August 15, 2002; P.A. 06-187 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a) and added Subsec. (b) requiring that court provide Department of Public Safety with written summary of offense and that summary be added to registry information available to the public through the Internet, effective July 1, 2006; P.A. 06-196 changed effective date of P.A. 06-187, S. 28 from July 1, 2006, to July 1, 2007, effective June 7, 2006; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-4 amended Subsec. (a)(1) to require court or agency to provide commissioner with "any electronic mail address, instant message address or other similar Internet communication identifier for such person, if known," and make technical changes and amended Subsec. (a)(2) to require court or agency to inform person that if such person establishes or changes such an identifier such person shall, within 5 days, register such identifier with commissioner.

      Sec. 54-258. Availability of registration information. Immunity. (a)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of the general statutes, except subdivisions (3), (4) and (5) 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.

      (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 54-258a, 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) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivisions (1) and (2) of this subsection, a registrant's electronic mail address, instant message address or other similar Internet communication identifier shall not be a public record, except that the Department of Public Safety may release such identifier for law enforcement or security purposes in accordance with regulations adopted by the department. The department shall adopt regulations in accordance with chapter 54 to specify the circumstances under which and the persons to whom such identifiers may be released including, but not limited to, providers of electronic communication service or remote computing service, as those terms are defined in section 54-260b, and operators of Internet web sites, and the procedure therefor.

      (6) 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; P.A. 02-89, S. 89; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-4, S. 96.)

      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; P.A. 02-89 amended Subsec. (a)(3) to replace reference to Sec. 54-259 with Sec. 54-258a, reflecting repeal of Sec. 54-259 by the same public act; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-4 amended Subsec. (a) to except in Subdiv. (1) the provisions of Subdiv. (5), add new Subdiv. (5) re confidentiality and authorized release of registrant's electronic mail address, instant message address or other similar Internet communication identifier and adoption of regulations specifying when and to whom such identifiers may be released and the procedure therefor and redesignate existing Subdiv. (5) as Subdiv. (6).

      Sec. 54-259a. Risk Assessment Board. Development and use of risk assessment scale. Report. (a) There is established a Risk Assessment Board consisting of the Commissioner of Correction, the Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services, the Commissioner of Public Safety, the Chief State's Attorney, the Chief Public Defender, the chairperson of the Board of Pardons and Paroles, the executive director of the Court Support Services Division of the Judicial Department and the chairpersons and ranking members of the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to the judiciary and public safety, or their designees, a victim advocate with experience working with sexual assault victims and sexual offenders appointed by the Governor, a forensic psychiatrist with experience in the treatment of sexual offenders appointed by the Governor and a person trained in the identification, assessment and treatment of sexual offenders appointed by the Governor.

      (b) The board shall develop a risk assessment scale that assigns weights to various risk factors including, but not limited to, the seriousness of the offense, the offender's prior offense history, the offender's characteristics, the availability of community supports, whether the offender has indicated or credible evidence in the record indicates that the offender will reoffend if released into the community and whether the offender demonstrates a physical condition that minimizes the risk of reoffending, and specifies the risk level to which offenders with various risk assessment scores shall be assigned.

      (c) The board shall use the risk assessment scale to assess the risk of reoffending of each person subject to registration under this chapter, including incarcerated offenders who are within one year of their estimated release date, and assign each such person a risk level of high, medium or low.

      (d) The board shall use the risk assessment scale to determine which offenders should be prohibited from residing within one thousand feet of the real property comprising a public or private elementary or secondary school or a facility providing child day care services, as defined in section 19a-77.

      (e) Not later than October 1, 2007, the board shall submit a report to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly on the judiciary in accordance with section 11-4a setting forth its findings and recommendations concerning: (1) Whether information about sexual offenders assigned a risk level of high, medium or low should be made available to the public through the Internet; (2) the types of information about sexual offenders that should be made available to the public through the Internet which may include, but not be limited to, (A) the name, residential address, physical description and photograph of the registrant, (B) the offense or offenses of which the registrant was convicted or found not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect that required registration under this chapter, (C) a brief description of the facts and circumstances of such offense or offenses, (D) the criminal record of the registrant with respect to any prior convictions or findings of not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect for the commission of an offense requiring registration under this chapter, and (E) the name of the registrant's supervising correctional, probation or parole officer, and contact information for such officer; (3) whether any of the persons assigned a high risk level by the board pursuant to subsection (c) of this section meets the criteria for civil commitment pursuant to section 17a-498; (4) whether additional restrictions should be placed on persons subject to registration under this chapter such as curfews and intensive monitoring on certain holidays; (5) whether persons convicted of a sexual offense who pose a high risk of reoffending should be required to register under this chapter regardless of when they were convicted or released into the community; and (6) whether persons determined to be guilty with adjudication withheld in any other state or 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 should be required to register under this chapter.

      (P.A. 06-187, S. 30; 06-196, S. 295; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-4, S. 99.)

      History: P.A. 06-187 effective July 1, 2006; P.A. 06-196 amended Subsec. (a) by replacing "the Victim Advocate" with "a victim advocate with experience working with sexual assault victims and sexual offenders appointed by the Governor", effective July 1, 2006; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-4 added new Subsec. (d) to require board to use risk assessment scale to determine which offenders should be prohibited from residing within 1,000 feet of public or private elementary or secondary school or child day care facility, redesignated existing Subsec. (d) as Subsec. (e) and amended same to extend the reporting deadline from February 1, 2007, to October 1, 2007, and to add Subdiv. (6) re whether persons determined to be guilty with adjudication withheld in any other state or jurisdiction of a crime substantially the same as a crime specified in Sec. 54-250(2), (5) or (11) should be required to register, effective June 29, 2007.

      Sec. 54-260b. Criminal investigation of registrants using the Internet. Ex parte court order to compel disclosure of basic subscriber information of registrants. (a) For the purposes of this section:

      (1) "Basic subscriber information" means: (A) Name, (B) address, (C) age or date of birth, (D) electronic mail address, instant message address or other similar Internet communication identifier, and (E) subscriber number or identity, including any assigned Internet protocol address;

      (2) "Electronic communication" means "electronic communication" as defined in 18 USC 2510, as amended from time to time;

      (3) "Electronic communication service" means "electronic communication service" as defined in 18 USC 2510, as amended from time to time;

      (4) "Registrant" means a person required to register under section 54-251, 54-252, 54-253 or 54-254;

      (5) "Remote computing service" means "remote computing service" as defined in section 18 USC 2711, as amended from time to time; and

      (6) "Wire communication" means "wire communication" as defined in 18 USC 2510, as amended from time to time.

      (b) The Commissioner of Public Safety shall designate a sworn law enforcement officer to serve as liaison between the Department of Public Safety and providers of electronic communication services or remote computing services to facilitate the exchange of non-personally-identifiable information concerning registrants.

      (c) Whenever such designated law enforcement officer ascertains from such exchange of non-personally-identifiable information that there are subscribers, customers or users of such providers who are registrants, such officer shall initiate a criminal investigation to determine if such registrants are in violation of the registration requirements of section 54-251, 54-252, 54-253 or 54-254 or of the terms and conditions of their parole or probation by virtue of being subscribers, customers or users of such providers.

      (d) Such designated law enforcement officer may request an ex parte order from a judge of the Superior Court to compel a provider of electronic communication service or remote computing service to disclose basic subscriber information pertaining to subscribers, customers or users who have been identified by such provider to be registrants. The judge shall grant such order if the law enforcement officer offers specific and articulable facts showing that there are reasonable grounds to believe that the basic subscriber information sought is relevant and material to the ongoing criminal investigation. The order shall state upon its face the case number assigned to such investigation, the date and time of issuance and the name of the judge authorizing the order. The law enforcement officer shall have any ex parte order issued pursuant to this subsection signed by the authorizing judge within forty-eight hours or not later than the next business day, whichever is earlier.

      (e) A provider of electronic communication service or remote computing service shall disclose basic subscriber information to such designated law enforcement officer when an order is issued pursuant to subsection (d) of this section.

      (f) A provider of electronic communication service or remote computing service that provides information in good faith pursuant to an order issued pursuant to subsection (d) of this section shall be afforded the legal protections provided under 18 USC 3124, as amended from time to time, with regard to such actions.

      (June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-4, S. 98.)