Connecticut General Statutes
Chapter 961a - Criminal Records
Section 54-142e. - *(See end of section for amended version and effective date.) Duty of consumer reporting agency to update and delete erased criminal records. Judicial Department to make available information to identify erased records.

(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (e) of section 54-142a and section 54-142c, with respect to any person, including, but not limited to, a consumer reporting agency as defined in subsection (i) of section 31-51i, that purchases criminal matters of public record, as defined in said subsection (i), from the Judicial Department, the department shall make available to such person information concerning such criminal matters of public record that have been erased pursuant to section 54-142a. Such information may include docket numbers or other information that permits the person to identify and permanently delete records that have been erased pursuant to section 54-142a.

(b) Each person, including, but not limited to, a consumer reporting agency, that has purchased records of criminal matters of public record from the Judicial Department shall, prior to disclosing such records, (1) purchase from the Judicial Department, on a monthly basis or on such other schedule as the Judicial Department may establish, any updated criminal matters of public record or information available for the purpose of complying with this section, and (2) update its records of criminal matters of public record to permanently delete such erased records. Such person shall not further disclose such erased records.
(P.A. 08-53, S. 2; P.A. 10-32, S. 152; P.A. 16-83, S. 2.)
*Note: On and after January 1, 2023, this section, as amended by section 6 of public act 21-32 and section 10 of public act 21-1 of the June special session, is to read as follows:
“Sec. 54-142e. Duty of consumer reporting agency or background screening provider to update and delete erased criminal records. Judicial Department to make available information to identify erased records. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (g) of section 54-142a and section 54-142c, with respect to any person, including, but not limited to, a consumer reporting agency as defined in subsection (i) of section 31-51i, or a background screening provider or similar data-based service or company, that purchases criminal matters of public record, as defined in said subsection (i), from the Judicial Department or any criminal justice agency pursuant to subsection (b) of section 54-142g, the department shall make available to such person information concerning such criminal matters of public record that have been erased pursuant to section 54-142a. Such information may include docket numbers or other information that permits the person to identify and permanently delete records that have been erased pursuant to section 54-142a.
(b) Each person, including, but not limited to, a consumer reporting agency or background screening provider or similar data-based service or company, that has purchased records of criminal matters of public record from the Judicial Department or any criminal justice agency shall, prior to disclosing such records, (1) purchase from the Judicial Department or such criminal justice agency, on a monthly basis or on such other schedule as the Judicial Department or such criminal justice agency may establish, any updated criminal matters of public record or information available for the purpose of complying with this section, and (2) update its records of criminal matters of public record to permanently delete such erased records not later than thirty calendar days after receipt of information on the erasure of criminal records pursuant to section 54-142a. Such person shall not further disclose such erased records.”
(P.A. 08-53, S. 2; P.A. 10-32, S. 152; P.A. 16-83, S. 2; P.A. 21-32, S. 6; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-1, S. 10.)
History: P.A. 08-53 effective May 1, 2008; P.A. 10-32 made a technical change in Subsec. (a), effective May 10, 2010; P.A. 16-83 replaced reference to Sec. 31-51i(h) with reference to Sec. 31-51i(i), effective June 1, 2016; P.A. 21-32 added references to background screening provider or similar data-based service or company and criminal justice agency throughout, changed reference to Sec. 54-142a(e) to reference to Sec. 54-142a(g) in Subsec. (a) and added 30 calendar day deadline for deletion in Subsec. (b)(2), effective January 1, 2023; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-1 added references to background screening provider or similar data-based service or company and criminal justice agency throughout and added 30 calendar day deadline for deletion in Subsec. (b)(2), effective January 1, 2023.

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