Sec. 54-130d. (Formerly Sec. 18-27a). Testimony of crime victim at session of board. Notification of Office of Victim Services of board's action.
Sec. 54-130d. (Formerly Sec. 18-27a). Testimony of crime victim at session of
board. Notification of Office of Victim Services of board's action. (a) For the purposes of this section, "victim" means a person who is a victim of a crime, the legal
representative of such person or a member of a deceased victim's immediate family.
(b) At a session held by the Board of Pardons and Paroles to consider whether to
grant a commutation of punishment or release, conditioned or absolute, a commutation
from the penalty of death or a pardon, conditioned or absolute, to any person convicted
of any crime, the board shall permit any victim of the crime for which the person was
convicted to appear before the board for the purpose of making a statement for the record
concerning whether the convicted person should be granted such commutation, release
or pardon. In lieu of such appearance, the victim may submit a written statement to the
board and the board shall make such statement a part of the record at the session.
(c) If the Board of Pardons and Paroles is prepared to grant a commutation of punishment or release, conditioned or absolute, a commutation from the penalty of death or a
pardon, conditioned or absolute, to a person convicted of an offense involving the use,
attempted use or threatened use of physical force against another person or resulting in
the physical injury, serious physical injury or death of another person, it shall make
reasonable efforts to locate and notify any victim of the crime for which such person
was convicted prior to granting such commutation, release or pardon and shall permit
such victim to appear before the board and make a statement or submit a statement as
provided in subsection (b) of this section.
(d) Upon the granting to any person of a commutation of punishment or release,
conditioned or absolute, a commutation from the penalty of death or a pardon, conditioned or absolute, the Board of Pardons and Paroles shall forthwith notify the Office
of Victim Services of its action.
(P.A. 91-389, S. 8, 12; P.A. 99-247, S. 3; P.A. 01-211, S. 8; P.A. 04-234, S. 2.)
History: P.A. 91-389, S. 8 effective April 1, 1992; (Revisor's note: In 1995 the reference to "Commission on Victim
Services" in Subsec. (c) was changed editorially by the Revisors to "Office of Victim Services" to carry out the provisions
of Public Act 93-310); P.A. 99-247 added new Subsec. (c) to require the board to make reasonable efforts to locate and
notify any victim of a crime of violence prior to granting the person convicted of such crime a commutation, release or
pardon and to permit such victim to appear before the board and make or submit a statement, relettering former Subsec.
(c) as Subsec. (d); P.A. 01-211 amended Subsec. (a) to redefine "victim" as "a person who is a victim of a crime, the legal
representative of such person or a member of a deceased victim's immediate family" rather than "the victim, the legal
representative of the victim or a member of a deceased victim's immediate family", amended Subsec. (b) to make provisions
applicable at a session for a person convicted of "any crime" rather than "a class A, B or C felony or a violation of section
53a-60a, 53a-60c, 53a-72b, 53a-103a or 53a-216" and amended Subsec. (c) to make provisions applicable with respect to
a person convicted of an offense "resulting in the physical injury, serious physical injury or death of another person"; P.A.
04-234 replaced Board of Pardons with Board of Pardons and Paroles, effective July 1, 2004; Sec. 18-27a transferred to
Sec. 54-130d in 2005.