(a) Whenever a peace officer determines that a crime has been committed, such officer shall: (1) Render immediate assistance to any crime victim, including obtaining medical assistance for any such crime victim if such assistance is required; (2) present a card prepared by the Office of the Chief Court Administrator to the crime victim informing the crime victim of services available and the rights of crime victims in this state; and (3) refer the crime victim to the Office of Victim Services for additional information on rights and services. A peace officer shall not be liable for failing to present an informational card to any crime victim as provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection or for failing to refer any crime victim to the Office of Victim Services as provided in subdivision (3) of this subsection. For the purposes of this subsection, “crime victim” has the same meaning as provided in section 1-1k.
(b) The Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection shall adopt regulations in accordance with chapter 54 to implement the provisions of subsection (a) of this section.
(P.A. 88-260; P.A. 93-310, S. 19, 32; P.A. 05-169, S. 4; P.A. 11-51, S. 134; P.A. 14-122, S. 196.)
History: P.A. 93-310 changed “commission on victims services” to “office of chief court administrator” and changed “said commission” to “the office of victim services”, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 05-169 amended Subsec. (a) by replacing references to victim with references to crime victim, deleting provision re victim who has suffered physical injury, adding provision re peace officer not liable for failure to present informational card or refer crime victim to Office of Victim Services, defining “crime victim” and making technical changes; pursuant to P.A. 11-51, “Commissioner of Public Safety” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection” in Subsec. (b), effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 14-122 made a technical change in Subsec. (a).
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Section 54-201. - Definitions.
Section 54-203. - Office of Victim Services established. Powers and duties.
Section 54-207. - Regulations to prescribe procedures.
Section 54-207a. - Chief Court Administrator to prescribe policies and procedures.
Section 54-213. - Award not subject to execution or attachment.
Section 54-214. - Annual report to legislature and to appropriations committee.
Section 54-215. - Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund.
Section 54-216. - Payment for services.
Section 54-217. - Expedited processing of a claim.
Section 54-219. - Victim Services Technical Assistance Fund.
Section 54-220. - Victim advocates. Responsibilities and duties. Access to police reports.
Section 54-221. - Appointment of advocates for victims of crime by court.
Section 54-222a. - Duty of peace officer regarding crime victim. Regulations.
Section 54-224. - Liability of state re failure to afford rights to victim.
Section 54-226. - Definitions.
Section 54-229. - Request by prosecuting authority for notification.
Section 54-232. - Disposition of requests for notification received prior to April 1, 1992.
Section 54-233. - Compensation of victim of tort occurring prior to July 1, 1993.
Section 54-235. - State-wide automated victim information and notification system.