Sec. 54-56h. Consideration of defendant's contribution to Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund or of community service work hours. Payment of monetary contribution to fund.
Sec. 54-56h. Consideration of defendant's contribution to Criminal Injuries
Compensation Fund or of community service work hours. Payment of monetary
contribution to fund. (a) The court may, in the disposition of any criminal or motor
vehicle case, including a dismissal or the imposition of a sentence, consider the fact that
the defendant has made a monetary contribution to the Criminal Injuries Compensation
Fund established under section 54-215 or a contribution of community service work
hours to a private nonprofit charity or other nonprofit organization.
(b) In entering a nolle prosequi, the state's attorney, assistant state's attorney or
deputy assistant state's attorney in charge of the case may consider the fact that the
defendant has made a monetary contribution to the Criminal Injuries Compensation
Fund or a contribution of community service work hours to a private nonprofit charity
or other nonprofit organization.
(c) A monetary contribution made by a defendant to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund as provided in this section may be paid to either the clerk of the court or
the Office of Victim Services.
(P.A. 91-85; P.A. 97-257, S. 7, 13; P.A. 06-152, S. 9.)
History: P.A. 97-257 added references to contributions to "Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund established under
section 54-215", effective July 1, 1997; P.A. 06-152 made a technical change in Subsec. (b) and added Subsec. (c) re
payment of monetary contribution to Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund, effective July 1, 2006.