Sec. 54-66a. Automatic termination of bail bonds.
Sec. 54-66a. Automatic termination of bail bonds. Any bail bond posted in any
criminal proceeding in this state shall be automatically terminated and released whenever the defendant: (1) Is granted accelerated rehabilitation pursuant to section 54-56e;
(2) is granted admission to the pretrial alcohol education system pursuant to section 54-56g; (3) is granted admission to the pretrial family violence education program pursuant
to section 46b-38c; (4) is granted admission to the community service labor program
pursuant to section 53a-39c; (5) is granted admission to the pretrial drug education
program pursuant to section 54-56i; (6) has the complaint or information filed against
such defendant dismissed; (7) is acquitted; (8) is sentenced by the court; (9) is granted
admission to the pretrial school violence prevention program pursuant to section 54-56j;
or (10) is charged with a violation of section 29-33 and prosecution has been suspended
pursuant to subsection (h) of section 29-33.
(P.A. 79-469; P.A. 86-118; P.A. 90-288, S. 2; P.A. 91-218; P.A. 92-139; 92-256, S. 5; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-11, S.
50, 70; P.A. 97-287, S. 14; P.A. 98-21, S. 1; 98-59, S. 2, 3; P.A. 01-186, S. 9.)
History: P.A. 86-118 added provision re the termination and release of a bail bond upon defendant's admission to the
pretrial alcohol education system; P.A. 90-288 added provision re the termination and release of a bail bond upon defendant's
admission to the pretrial family violence education program; P.A. 91-218 replaced provisions requiring the automatic
termination and release of a bail bond whenever a defendant has a fine imposed by the court, whether or not a stay is had
or the fine is vacated by the court, or is sentenced by the court but a stay of execution or other delay of imposition of sentence
is granted with provisions requiring such automatic termination and release whenever a defendant has the complaint or
information filed against him dismissed, is acquitted or is convicted; P.A. 92-139 amended Subdiv. (6) by deleting "is
convicted" and inserting "is sentenced by the court"; P.A. 92-256 and May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-11 changed effective date
of P.A. 92-139 from October 1, 1992, to May 27, 1992; P.A. 97-287 added new Subdiv. (4) re automatic termination and
release of a bail bond when the defendant is granted admission to the community service labor program pursuant to Sec.
53a-39c, renumbering the remaining Subdivs. accordingly; P.A. 98-21 added new Subdiv. (5) re automatic termination
and release of a bail bond when the defendant is granted admission to the pretrial drug education program pursuant to Sec.
54-56i, renumbering the remaining Subdivs. accordingly; P.A. 98-59 revised effective date of P.A. 98-21, but without
affecting this section; P.A. 01-186 made a technical change for purposes of gender neutrality in Subsec. (6) and added
Subdivs. (9) and (10) re automatic termination of bail bond when defendant is granted admission into pretrial school
violence prevention program or is charged with violation of Sec. 29-33 and prosecution is suspended.