Connecticut General Statutes
Chapter 886 - Division of Criminal Justice
Section 51-276. - Division established.

There is hereby established the Division of Criminal Justice within the Executive Department, which shall be in charge of the investigation and prosecution of all criminal matters in the Superior Court. The Division of Criminal Justice shall be an agency within the Executive Department with all management rights except appointment of all state's attorneys.

(P.A. 73-122, S. 2, 27; P.A. 76-436, S. 567, 681; P.A. 84-406, S. 2, 13.)
History: P.A. 76-436 referred to prosecution of criminal matters in superior court rather than “in the courts within the state”, reflecting transfer of all trial jurisdiction to superior court, effective July 1, 1978; P.A. 84-406 placed the division of criminal justice within the executive department and provided division shall have all management rights except appointment of state's attorneys, effective November 28, 1984, upon certification by secretary of state of vote on constitutional amendment re appointment of state's attorneys.
Cited. 221 C. 300; 234 C. 539.
Cited. 42 CS 291.

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Connecticut General Statutes

Title 51 - Courts

Chapter 886 - Division of Criminal Justice

Section 51-275. - Definitions.

Section 51-275a. - Criminal Justice Commission established. Meetings.

Section 51-276. - Division established.

Section 51-277. - Powers and duties of division. Representation of the state by Chief State's Attorney.

Section 51-277a. - Investigation and prosecution of the use of physical force by a peace officer, the death of a person in custody or failure of a peace officer to intervene in or report an incident. Reporting upon conclusion of investigation.

Section 51-277b. - Investigation of judge or employee of Judicial Department; notice to Chief State's Attorney and appropriate state's attorney.

Section 51-277c. - Investigation and prosecution of crimes involving physical violence and possession of firearm.

Section 51-277d. - Complaint re failure to prosecute in death case. Response.

Section 51-277e. - Office of the Inspector General established. Appointment of Inspector General. Powers and duties of office.

Section 51-278. (Formerly Sec. 51-175). - Appointment, salaries and removal of prosecutorial officials.

Section 51-278a. - Qualifications of prosecutorial officials. Full-time duties.

Section 51-278b. - Reprimand, suspension or removal of prosecutorial officials. Procedure.

Section 51-278c. - Term of office of Chief State's Attorney incumbent on June 3, 1985.

Section 51-279. - Duties of Chief State's Attorney. Budget.

Section 51-279a. - Division of Criminal Justice Advisory Board. Members. Duties.

Section 51-279b. - Racketeering unit. Bond forfeiture unit. Standards for compromise and settlement of forfeited bonds.

Section 51-279c. - Training program for prosecuting attorneys.

Section 51-279d. - Hate Crimes Advisory Committee.

Section 51-279e. - Report on monetary recoveries achieved as a result of fraud investigations of medical assistance programs administered by the Department of Social Services.

Section 51-279f. - State-Wide Hate Crimes Advisory Council.

Section 51-280. - Performance rating of state's attorneys.

Section 51-281. - Jurisdiction of prosecutorial officials.

Section 51-282 to 51-284. - Prosecuting attorneys; assistants. Term of office of prosecuting attorneys and assistant prosecuting attorneys. Prosecutors and assistants qualified to act in other counties and district.

Section 51-285. - Special prosecutors, special inspectors and special federal prosecutors.

Section 51-285a. - Prosecutorial officials handling juvenile matters.

Section 51-286. - Chief inspectors. Inspectors. Assistance of state and local police.

Section 51-286a. (Formerly Sec. 51-164a). - Duties and powers of prosecutorial officials.

Section 51-286b. - Duties re housing matters.

Section 51-286c. (Formerly Sec. 54-76). - Employment of detectives for special investigation.

Section 51-286d. - Notification to families of certain victims of court proceedings.

Section 51-286e. - Notification of victims re judicial proceedings.

Section 51-286f. - Transcript of certain sentencing hearings to be requested by prosecuting official and provided to Board of Pardons and Paroles.

Section 51-286g. (Formerly Sec. 54-227a). - Transcript of criminal proceeding to be provided to victim upon request.

Section 51-286h. - Reports re human trafficking.

Section 51-286i. - Pilot program to identify and track homeless, addicted and mentally ill persons entering criminal justice system.

Section 51-286j. - Collection of disaggregated, case level prosecutorial data.

Section 51-286k. - Tracking and reporting of use of testimony by jailhouse witnesses.

Section 51-286l. - Training program on a uniform process for seeking juvenile detention orders.

Section 51-286n. - Notification of Department of Public Health of conviction of licensed professionals of certain offenses relating to actual or suspected abuse of elderly, blind or disabled person or person with intellectual disability.

Section 51-287. (Formerly Sec. 51-175a). - Retirement of state's attorneys. Retirement salary. Credit for prior service. Return of contributions.

Section 51-287a. - Longevity payments to Chief State's Attorney, deputy chief state's attorney and state's attorney.

Section 51-287b. - Deductions from longevity payment deposited in State's Attorneys' Retirement Fund.

Section 51-288. (Formerly Sec. 51-175b). - Pension for widow of state's attorney.