Sec. 46b-38d. Family violence offense report by peace officer. Compilation of statistics by Commissioner of Public Safety. Report to Governor and General Assembly.
Sec. 46b-38d. Family violence offense report by peace officer. Compilation
of statistics by Commissioner of Public Safety. Report to Governor and General
Assembly. (a) A peace officer who responds to a family violence incident shall complete
a family violence offense report, whether or not an arrest occurs.
(b) Each police department, including resident troopers and constables, shall report
all family violence incidents where an arrest occurs to the Commissioner of Public
Safety, who shall compile statistics of family violence crimes and cause them to be
published annually in the Connecticut Uniform Crime Reports. An offense shall be
counted for each incident reported to the police. A zero shall be reported if no incidents
have occurred during the reporting periods.
(c) For the purpose of establishing accurate data on the extent and severity of family
violence in the state and on the degree of compliance with the requirements of sections
46b-38a to 46b-38f, inclusive, the Commissioner of Public Safety shall prescribe a form
for making family violence offense reports. The form shall include, but is not limited
to, the following: (1) Name of the parties; (2) relationship of the parties; (3) sex of the
parties; (4) date of birth of the parties; (5) time and date of the incident; (6) whether
children were involved or whether the alleged act of family violence was committed in
the presence of children; (7) type and extent of the alleged abuse; (8) existence of substance abuse; (9) number and types of weapons involved; (10) existence of any prior
court orders; (11) any other data that may be necessary for a complete analysis of all
circumstances leading to the arrest.
(d) A copy of the family violence offense report shall be forwarded to the state's
attorney for the appropriate judicial district in cases where an arrest has been made.
(e) The Department of Public Safety shall tabulate and compile data from the family
violence offense reports and report such compilation annually for the five years following October 1, 1986, to the Governor and the General Assembly.
(f) Any person required to report under the provisions of this section who fails to
make such report shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars.
(P.A. 86-337, S. 4.)