Connecticut General Statutes
Chapter 960 - Information, Procedure and Bail
Section 54-56n. - *(See end of section for amended version and effective date.) Pretrial and diversionary program data collection and reporting.

(a) The Judicial Branch shall collect data on the number of members of the armed forces, veterans and nonveterans who, on and after January 1, 2016, apply for and are granted admission or are denied entry into (1) the pretrial program for accelerated rehabilitation established pursuant to section 54-56e, (2) the supervised diversionary program established pursuant to section 54-56l, or (3) the pretrial drug education and community service program established pursuant to section 54-56i. Data compiled pursuant to this section shall be based on information provided by applicants at the time of application to any such program. For the purposes of this section, “veteran” and “armed forces” have the same meanings as provided in section 27-103.

(b) Not later than January 15, 2017, and annually thereafter, the Judicial Branch shall submit a report detailing the data compiled for the previous calendar year pursuant to subsection (a) of this section to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to veterans' and military affairs and the judiciary, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a.
(P.A. 15-246, S. 3; P.A. 21-79, S. 45.)
*Note: On and after April 1, 2022, this section, as amended by section 85 of public act 21-1 of the June special session, is to read as follows:
“Sec. 54-56n. Pretrial and diversionary program data collection and reporting. (a) The Judicial Branch shall collect data on the number of members of the armed forces, veterans and nonveterans who, on and after January 1, 2016, apply for and are granted admission or are denied entry into (1) the pretrial program for accelerated rehabilitation established pursuant to section 54-56e, (2) the supervised diversionary program established pursuant to section 54-56l, (3) the pretrial drug education and community service program established pursuant to section 54-56i, (4) the pretrial drug intervention and community service program established under section 54-56q, and (5) the pretrial impaired driving intervention program established under section 54-56r. Data compiled pursuant to this section shall be based on information provided by applicants at the time of application to any such program. For the purposes of this section, “veteran” means any person who was discharged or released under conditions other than dishonorable from active service in the armed forces and “armed forces” has the same meaning as provided in section 27-103.
(b) Not later than January 15, 2017, and annually thereafter, the Judicial Branch shall submit a report detailing the data compiled for the previous calendar year pursuant to subsection (a) of this section to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to veterans' and military affairs and the judiciary, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a.”
(P.A. 15-246, S. 3; P.A. 21-79, S. 45; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-1, S. 85.)
History: P.A. 15-246 effective January 1, 2016; P.A. 21-79 amended Subsec. (a) by redefining “veteran” and making technical changes; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-1 amended Subsec. (a) by adding Subdiv. (4) re pretrial drug intervention and community service program and adding Subdiv. (5) re pretrial impaired driving intervention program, effective April 1, 2022.

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