Sec. 14-227i. Records of police investigation of defendant re operation of motor vehicle while under influence of, or impaired by, intoxicating liquor or drugs. Copies.
Sec. 14-227i. Records of police investigation of defendant re operation of motor vehicle while under influence of, or impaired by, intoxicating liquor or drugs.
Copies. (a) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, the investigating
police department shall maintain any record of a defendant concerning the operation of
a motor vehicle by such defendant while under the influence of, or impaired by the
consumption of, intoxicating liquor or drugs for a period of not less than two years from
the date such defendant was charged with a violation of section 14-227a.
(b) (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of the general statutes, by making a
written request to the investigating police department, a person injured in an accident
caused by the alleged violation of section 14-227a by any such defendant, any party to
a civil claim or proceeding arising out of such accident, or the legal representative of
any such person or party may review and obtain regular or certified copies of any record
concerning the operation of a motor vehicle by such defendant while under the influence
of, or impaired by the consumption of, intoxicating liquor or drugs.
(2) The investigating police department shall furnish regular or certified copies of
any such record to any person or the legal representative of such person, or to such party,
not later than fifteen days following receipt of such request. The investigating police
department shall charge a fee for such copies that shall not exceed the cost to such
police department for providing such copies, but not more than fifty cents per page in
accordance with section 1-212.
(P.A. 99-277, S. 1.)