Sec. 46b-122. (Formerly Sec. 51-303). Juvenile matters separated from other court business if practicable. Exclusion of persons from hearing; exception for victim in delinquency proceedings.
Sec. 46b-122. (Formerly Sec. 51-303). Juvenile matters separated from other
court business if practicable. Exclusion of persons from hearing; exception for
victim in delinquency proceedings. All matters which are juvenile matters, as provided
in section 46b-121, shall be kept separate and apart from all other business of the Superior
Court as far as is practicable, except matters transferred under the provisions of section
46b-127, which matters shall be transferred to the regular criminal docket of the Superior
Court. Any judge hearing a juvenile matter may, during such hearing, exclude from the
room in which such hearing is held any person whose presence is, in the court's opinion,
not necessary, except that in delinquency proceedings, any victim shall not be excluded
unless, after hearing from the parties and the victim and for good cause shown, which
shall be clearly and specifically stated on the record, the judge orders otherwise. For
the purposes of this section, "victim" means a person who is the victim of a delinquent
act, a parent or guardian of such person, the legal representative of such person or an
advocate appointed for such person pursuant to section 54-221.
(P.A. 76-436, S. 8, 681; P.A. 77-576, S. 42, 65; P.A. 78-379, S. 10, 27; P.A. 95-225, S. 11; P.A. 03-202, S. 7; P.A. 05-169, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 77-576 deleted requirement that juvenile matters be dealt with in facilities separate from other superior
court business and authorized hearing of family matters in same facilities as juvenile matters but at separate times to protect
confidentiality; P.A. 78-379 deleted provision which authorized hearing of family matters in same facilities as juvenile
matters and added provisions which authorized judge to exclude from hearing room persons whose presence is unnecessary
and prohibited use of room regularly used for criminal business for hearing of juvenile matter; Sec. 51-303 transferred to
Sec. 46b-122 in 1979 and other sections referred to in provisions revised where necessary to reflect their transfer; P.A.
95-225 deleted reference to matters transferred under Sec. "46b-126", reflecting elimination of transfer provisions from
Sec. 46b-126 by same public act, added provision prohibiting exclusion in delinquency proceedings of any victim of the
delinquent act, the parents or guardian of the victim and any victim advocate unless the judge specifically orders otherwise,
deleted prohibition on hearing a juvenile matter in a room regularly used for the transaction of criminal business and deleted
obsolete provisions re transfer of matters from the juvenile court; P.A. 03-202 replaced "shall" with "may" re excluding
persons from hearing room and made technical changes; P.A. 05-169 amended exception re exclusion of persons from
hearing room by replacing provision re victim of delinquent act, parents or guardian of victim and victim advocate with
provision re victim, adding provision re hearing from the parties and the victim and re good cause shown and stated on
the record, defining "victim" to mean a person who is the victim of a delinquent act, a parent, guardian or legal representative
of such person or an advocate appointed for such person, and making technical changes.
Cited. 195 C. 303; Id., 344. Cited. 206 C. 323; Id., 346. Cited. 211 C. 151. Cited. 214 C. 454. Cited. 229 C. 691. Cited.
237 C. 364.
Cited. 43 CS 38; Id., 367.