Sec. 54-256. Responsibilities of courts and agencies in registration process.
Sec. 54-256. Responsibilities of courts and agencies in registration process. (a)
Any court, the Commissioner of Correction or the Psychiatric Security Review Board,
prior to releasing into the community any person convicted or found not guilty by reason
of mental disease or defect of a criminal offense against a victim who is a minor, a
nonviolent sexual offense, a sexually violent offense or a felony found by the sentencing
court to have been committed for a sexual purpose, except a person being released
unconditionally at the conclusion of such person's sentence or commitment, shall require
as a condition of such release that such person complete the registration procedure established by the Commissioner of Public Safety under sections 54-251, 54-252 and 54-254. The court, the Commissioner of Correction or the Psychiatric Security Review
Board, as the case may be, shall provide the person with a written summary of the
person's obligations under sections 54-102g and 54-250 to 54-258a, inclusive, and transmit the completed registration package to the Commissioner of Public Safety who shall
enter the information into the registry established under section 54-257. If a court transmits the completed registration package to the Commissioner of Public Safety with
respect to a person released by the court, such package need not include identifying
factors for such person. In the case of a person being released unconditionally who
declines to complete the registration package through the court or the releasing agency,
the court or agency shall: (1) Except with respect to information that is not available to
the public pursuant to court order, rule of court or any provision of the general statutes,
provide to the Commissioner of Public Safety the person's name, date of release into
the community, anticipated residence address, if known, and criminal history record,
any known treatment history of such person, any electronic mail address, instant message
address or other similar Internet communication identifier for such person, if known,
and any other relevant information; (2) inform the person that such person has an obligation to register within three days with the Commissioner of Public Safety for a period
of ten years following the date of such person's release or for life, as the case may be,
that if such person changes such person's address such person shall within five days
register the new address in writing with the Commissioner of Public Safety and, if the
new address is in another state or if such person is employed in another state, carries
on a vocation in another state or is a student in another state, such person shall also
register with an appropriate agency in that state, provided that state has a registration
requirement for such offenders, and that if such person establishes or changes an electronic mail address, instant message address or other similar Internet communication
identifier such person shall, within five days, register such identifier with the Commissioner of Public Safety; (3) provide the person with a written summary of the person's
obligations under sections 54-102g and 54-250 to 54-258a, inclusive, as explained to
the person under subdivision (2) of this subsection; and (4) make a specific notation on
the record maintained by that agency with respect to such person that the registration
requirements were explained to such person and that such person was provided with a
written summary of such person's obligations under sections 54-102g and 54-250 to
54-258a, inclusive.
(b) Whenever a person is convicted or found not guilty by reason of mental disease
or defect of an offense that will require such person to register under section 54-251,
54-252 or 54-254, the court shall provide to the Department of Public Safety a written
summary of the offense that includes the age and sex of any victim of the offense and
a specific description of the offense. Such summary shall be added to the registry information made available to the public through the Internet.
(P.A. 98-111, S. 7; P.A. 99-183, S. 7, 13; P.A. 02-89, S. 88; May 9 Sp. Sess. P.A. 02-7, S. 83; P.A. 06-187, S. 28; 06-196, S. 291; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-4, S. 95.)
History: P.A. 99-183 deleted the Board of Parole from requirements of section, made provisions applicable to a person
"found not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect" of the specified offenses, added "a nonviolent sexual offense" to
specified offenses, replaced "sexual purposes" with "a sexual purpose", required the court or specified agencies to "provide
the person with a written summary of the person's obligations under sections 54-102g and 54-250 to 54-259, inclusive,",
added provision that if a court transmits the completed registration package to the Commissioner of Public Safety with
respect to a person released by the court, the package need not include identifying factors for the person, required the court
or agency to inform the person that the obligation to register is for 10 years "or for life" rather than "or until released from
such obligation in accordance with section 54-255", revised provision re changing address to and registering in another
state, added provision requiring the court or agency to inform a person that if such person regularly travels into or within
another state or temporarily resides in another state such person shall register with an appropriate agency in that other state
if that state has a registration requirement and made technical changes for purposes of gender neutrality, effective July 1,
1999; P.A. 02-89 replaced references to Sec. 54-259 with Sec. 54-258a, reflecting repeal of Sec. 54-259 by the same public
act; May 9 Sp. Sess. P.A. 02-7 amended Subdiv. (2) to require the court or agency to inform the person of requirement to
register with an appropriate agency in another state if such person "is employed in another state, carries on a vocation in
another state or is a student in another state" rather than if such person "regularly travels into or within another state or
temporarily resides in another state for purposes including, but not limited to employment or schooling", effective August
15, 2002; P.A. 06-187 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a) and added Subsec. (b) requiring that court provide
Department of Public Safety with written summary of offense and that summary be added to registry information available
to the public through the Internet, effective July 1, 2006; P.A. 06-196 changed effective date of P.A. 06-187, S. 28 from
July 1, 2006, to July 1, 2007, effective June 7, 2006; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-4 amended Subsec. (a)(1) to require court or
agency to provide commissioner with "any electronic mail address, instant message address or other similar Internet
communication identifier for such person, if known," and make technical changes and amended Subsec. (a)(2) to require
court or agency to inform person that if such person establishes or changes such an identifier such person shall, within 5
days, register such identifier with commissioner.