Sec. 17a-701. (Formerly Sec. 19a-127j). Modification of sentence or terms of probation prior to completion of treatment program by convicted person.
Sec. 17a-701. (Formerly Sec. 19a-127j). Modification of sentence or terms of
probation prior to completion of treatment program by convicted person. (a) The
court shall conduct a hearing to determine if the sentence or terms of probation should
be modified if the Court Support Services Division, after a report from the director of
the treatment program, notifies the clerk of the court that a person being treated pursuant
to section 17a-699 (1) has committed a violent act against another person at the treatment
program facility or a violent act that damages property at the treatment program facility,
(2) has threatened to commit such a violent act, (3) has committed a serious violation
of rules of the treatment program, (4) has repeatedly committed violations of program
rules that inhibit the person's ability to function in the program, (5) has continually
refused to participate in the program, (6) has asked to be removed from the program, or
(7) is unable to participate in the treatment program because of a medical or psychosocial
condition that is not appropriately treated by the program operated by the facility. The
director of the treatment program has the burden of establishing facts to support his
report to the Court Support Services Division.
(b) A person who has not completed treatment may not be discharged sooner than
four days after the Court Support Services Division is notified of the proposed discharge,
except that if immediate discharge from treatment is necessary to protect the health or
safety of persons in the program or staff of the program, the person may be discharged
less than four days after notification with the agreement of the Court Support Services
Division.
(P.A. 89-390, S. 11, 37; P.A. 02-132, S. 10.)
History: Sec. 17a-658 transferred to Sec. 19a-127j in 1995; Sec. 19a-127j transferred to Sec. 17a-701 in 1997; P.A.
02-132 replaced "Office of Adult Probation" with "Court Support Services Division" throughout.
Annotations to former section 17a-658:
Cited. 223 C. 907. P.A. 89-390 cited. Id. Cited. 226 C. 191.
Cited. 27 CA 225.