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Section 54-1 and 54-1a. - Criminal jurisdiction of trial justices; of Court of Common Pleas. - Sections 54-1 and 54-1a are repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 8721;...
Section 54-1b. - Arraignment of prisoner. Advice as to rights. - Any accused, when he is arraigned before the Superior Court,...
Section 54-1c. - Admissibility of confession. - Any admission, confession or statement, written or oral, obtained from...
Section 54-1d. - Place of arraignment. Multiple arrest warrants. Multiple credit card and automated teller machine offenses. Identity theft and related offenses. Violation of order of protection by electronic or telephonic means. - (a) For the purposes of this section, “geographical area” means...
Section 54-1e. - Election of place of trial when venue is in the geographical area of Derby, Ansonia, Shelton, and Seymour. - Section 54-1e is repealed. (P.A. 75-578, S. 5; P.A. 76-436,...
Section 54-1f. (Formerly Sec. 6-49). - Arrest without warrant. Pursuit outside precincts. - (a) For purposes of this section, the respective precinct or...
Section 54-1g. - Time of arraignment. Violation of protective order, standing criminal protective order or restraining order. - (a) Any arrested person who is not released sooner or...
Section 54-1h. (Formerly Sec. 6-49a). - Arrest by complaint and summons for commission of misdemeanor. - Any person who has been arrested with or without a...
Section 54-1i. (Formerly Sec. 54-40a). - Duty of law enforcement officer before charging with a crime a person found in unconscious condition. - (a) All law enforcement officers in this state shall make...
Section 54-1j. - Ascertainment that defendant understands possible immigration and naturalization consequences of guilty or nolo contendere plea. - (a) The court shall not accept a plea of guilty...
Section 54-1k. - Issuance of protective orders in cases of stalking, harassment, sexual assault, risk of injury to or impairing morals of a child. - (a) Upon the arrest of a person for a violation...
Section 54-1l. - Short title: Alvin W. Penn Racial Profiling Prohibition Act. - (a) This section and section 54-1m shall be known as...
Section 54-1m. - Adoption of policy prohibiting certain police actions. Traffic stop information. Standardized method. Data collection and reporting. - (a) Each municipal police department, the Department of Emergency Services...
Section 54-1n. - Complaint by victim of identity theft. Law enforcement agency's responsibilities. - Any person who believes that such person's personal identifying information...
Section 54-1o. - Electronic recording of custodial interrogations. - (a) For the purposes of this section: (1) “Custody” means...
Section 54-1p. - Eyewitness identification procedures. - (a) For the purposes of this section: (1) “Eyewitness” means...
Section 54-1q. - Court to advise defendant that guilty or nolo contendere plea may have consequence of suspension of driver's license. - The court shall not accept a plea of guilty or...
Section 54-1r. - Complaint by protected person re violation of order of protection by electronic or telephonic means. Law enforcement agency's responsibilities. - Any person listed as a protected person on a restraining...
Section 54-1s. - Racial Profiling Prohibition Project Advisory Board. Membership. Duties. - (a) There is established, within available resources, a Racial Profiling...
Section 54-1t. - Adoption of policy re police use of electronic defense weapons. Data collection. Reports. - (a) For purposes of this section, “law enforcement agency” means...
Section 54-2. - Conviction and binding over by trial justice. - Section 54-2 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 8725; 1957, P.A....
Section 54-2a. - Issuance of bench warrants of arrest, subpoenas, capias and other criminal process. Release conditions. Service of court process. Entry of warrants and process into computer system. - (a) In all criminal cases the Superior Court, or any...
Section 54-2c. - Traffic violator need not appear in court, when. Schedule of fines established. - Section 54-2c is repealed. (1967, P.A. 429; 1969, P.A. 455;...
Section 54-2d. - Notation in computer network of actions taken by law enforcement agency to execute certain warrants. - Not later than thirty days after the entry of the...
Section 54-2e. - Issuance of rearrest warrant or capias for failure to appear. - Unless good cause is shown, no court shall issue a...
Section 54-3 and 54-4. - Issue of warrant after arrest. Trial justice may issue criminal process to be served anywhere in the state. - Sections 54-3 and 54-4 are repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 8722,...
Section 54-6 to 54-12. - Criminal jurisdiction of municipal courts. Limit of jurisdiction of municipal courts. Jurisdiction over violations concerning overweight commercial vehicles. Bonds on adjournment of hearing. Copies of files and records for Su... - Sections 54-6 to 54-12, inclusive, are repealed. (1949 Rev., S....
Section 54-15 and 54-16. - Binding over on probable cause. Jurisdiction of Common Pleas Court on appeals. - Sections 54-15 and 54-16 are repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 8727,...
Section 54-17a. - Presentation in one judicial district for offenses charged in various districts where defendant to plead guilty. - When any person is arrested in any judicial district upon...
Section 54-18a to 54-21. - Transfer of criminal cases between Superior and Common Pleas Court. Certain cases to be tried at first term. Search when cruelty is suspected. Search warrants in cases of cruelty to animals. - Sections 54-18a to 54-21, inclusive, are repealed. (1949 Rev., S....
Section 54-25 and 54-26. - Release on recognizance. Witnesses in courts of other states. - Sections 54-25 and 54-26 are repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 8746,...
Section 54-29 to 54-31. - Seizure of obscene literature and gambling implements. Illegal articles and implements to be destroyed. Judges of city courts may act. - Sections 54-29 to 54-31, inclusive, are repealed. (1949 Rev., S....
Section 54-33. - Search warrants for gambling and lottery implements. - Section 54-33 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 8756; 1959, P.A....
Section 54-33a. - Issuance of search warrant, warrant for tracking device or warrant for foreign corporation records or data. No-knock warrants prohibited. - (a) As used in sections 54-33a to 54-33g, inclusive, “property”...
Section 54-33b. - Search of person. - (a) A law enforcement official may ask a person if...
Section 54-33c. - Warrant application, affidavits, execution and return. Copies. Orders. - (a) The applicant for a search warrant shall file the...
Section 54-33d. - Interference with search. - Any person who forcibly assaults, resists, opposes, impedes, intimidates or...
Section 54-33e. - Destruction of property. - Any person who, before, during or after seizure of any...
Section 54-33f. - Motion for return of unlawfully seized property and suppression as evidence. - (a) A person aggrieved by search and seizure may move...
Section 54-33g. - Forfeiture of moneys and property related to commission of criminal offense. In rem proceeding. Disposition. Secondary evidence of forfeited property. - (a) When any property believed to be possessed, controlled, designed...
Section 54-33h. (Formerly Sec. 53-279). - Arrest of keeper of gambling equipment; seizure and disposition of property. - Section 54-33h is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 8656; 1959, P.A....
Section 54-33i. - “Journalist”, “news organization” and “news” defined. - For the purposes of this section and sections 54-33a and...
Section 54-33j. - Issuance of search warrant for property of journalist or news organization. - (a) No search warrant, as provided in section 54-33a, may...
Section 54-33k. - “Strip search” defined. - For the purposes of this section and section 54-33l, “strip...
Section 54-33l. - Strip searches. Procedure. - (a) No person arrested for a motor vehicle violation or...
Section 54-33m. - Failure to wear seat belt not probable cause for vehicle search. - The failure of an operator of, or passenger in, a...
Section 54-33n. - Search of school lockers and property. - All local and regional boards of education and all private...
Section 54-33o. - Search of vehicle stopped solely for a motor vehicle violation. - (a)(1) No law enforcement official may ask an operator of...
Section 54-33p. - Restrictions on cannabis-related stop or search of a person or motor vehicle. - (a) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section,...
Section 54-34 and 54-35. - Search of person. Condemnation of gambling implements, notice. - Sections 54-34 and 54-35 are repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 8757,...
Section 54-36. - Disposition of property held as evidence. - Section 54-36 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 8759; 1969, P.A....
Section 54-36a. - Definitions. Inventory. Return of stolen property. Disposition of other seized property. Return of compliance. - (a) As used in this section, sections 53-278c and 54-36c:...
Section 54-36b. - Examiner of seized property, appointment, duties. - There shall be an examiner of seized property who shall...
Section 54-36c. - Disposition of seized property on order of the examiner of seized property. - If there is no criminal action, property seized prior to...
Section 54-36d. - Proceedings under chapters 214, 220 and 490 concerning cigarettes, alcohol and fisheries and game, respectively, exempt from certain licensing and disposition requirements. - Sections 21-1, 54-36a, 54-36b and 54-36c, shall not be applicable...
Section 54-36e. - Firearms and ammunition to be turned over to state police. Sale at public auction. - (a) Except as provided in sections 26-85 and 26-90, firearms...
Section 54-36f. - Receipt for seized property to be given by law enforcement officials. - Whenever property is seized in connection with a criminal arrest...
Section 54-36g. - Destruction of controlled drugs, controlled substances and drug paraphernalia held as evidence in criminal proceedings. Petition, notice and hearing. Representative samples. Certificate of results. Destruction upon final disposition... - (a) At any time after the seizure of a controlled...
Section 54-36h. - Forfeiture of moneys and property related to illegal sale or exchange of controlled substances or money laundering. In rem proceeding. Disposition. - (a) The following property shall be subject to forfeiture to...
Section 54-36i. - Drug assets forfeiture revolving account. Allocation of moneys. - (a) There is established and created an account of the...
Section 54-36j to 54-36l. - Seizure and forfeiture of motor vehicle used in patronizing a prostitute. Innocent owner defense to forfeiture of motor vehicle used in patronizing a prostitute. Release of motor vehicle seized in connection with arrest fo... - Sections 54-36j to 54-36l, inclusive, are repealed, effective October 1,...
Section 54-36m. - Impoundment of motor vehicle occupied by person arrested for patronizing a prostitute from a motor vehicle. - Section 54-36m is repealed, effective October 1, 2017. (P.A. 97-279,...
Section 54-36n. - Identification and tracing of seized and recovered firearms and ammunition. - (a) Whenever a law enforcement agency seizes a firearm in...
Section 54-36o. - Property derived from identity theft subject to forfeiture to state. Exceptions. Proceeds. - (a) All property constituting, or derived from, the proceeds obtained,...
Section 54-36p. - Forfeiture of moneys and property related to sexual exploitation, prostitution and human trafficking. In rem proceeding. Disposition. - (a) The following property shall be subject to forfeiture to...
Section 54-37 to 54-39. - Disposition of accused acquitted on ground of insanity. Release of persons confined under order prior to October 1, 1959. Petition for release. Disposition of insane person upon expiration of term. - Sections 54-37 to 54-39, inclusive, are repealed. (1949 Rev., S....