Sec. 17b-16a. Disclosure of current address of applicants or recipients of benefits under programs administered by the department.
Sec. 17b-16a. Disclosure of current address of applicants or recipients of benefits under programs administered by the department. The Department of Social
Services shall disclose the current address of an applicant or recipient of benefits under
any program administered by the department, unless prohibited by federal law, upon
the request of a federal, state or local law enforcement officer if the following conditions
are met:
(1) Such officer provides said department with the name of the recipient;
(2) (A) Such officer notifies said department that the recipient is fleeing to avoid
prosecution, or custody or confinement after conviction, under the laws of the place
from which the individual flees, for a crime, or an attempt to commit a crime, which is
a felony or high misdemeanor under the laws of the place from which the individual
flees, or violating a condition of probation or parole imposed under federal or state law
as a result of the commission of such a felony or high misdemeanor, or (B) the recipient
has information necessary for such officer to conduct official duties in relation to a crime
committed or an attempt to commit a crime which is a felony or high misdemeanor in
the state in which the crime is committed or attempted; and
(3) The location or apprehension of the recipient is within official duties of such
officer.
(June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-2, S. 125, 165; P.A. 98-239, S. 31, 35.)
History: June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-2 effective July 1, 1997; P.A. 98-239 extended requirement to disclose current
address of recipients to applicants for "benefits under any program administered by the department, unless prohibited by
federal law," deleting reference to Temporary Assistance For Needy Families and food stamp program, amended Subdiv.
(2)(A) to clarify that the officer notifies the department that the individual is violating a condition of probation or parole
"as a result of the commission of such a felony or high misdemeanor" and amended Subdiv. (2)(B) to clarify that the officer
notifies the department that the individual has information necessary for such officer to conduct official duties "in relation
to a crime committed or an attempt to commit a crime which is a felony or high misdemeanor in the state in which the
crime is committed or attempted", effective June 8, 1998.