CT SB01228

Requires automatic erasure of police, court, and state's attorney records when a defendant is found not guilty or charges are dismissed, effective October 1, 2011, upon expiration of time to appeal or upon final appeal determination.

Mandates erasure of records for charges nolled in Superior Court or Court of Common Pleas after 13 months have elapsed since the nolle; treats nolles entered before April 1, 1972 as automatically erased by operation of law.

Allows persons convicted prior to October 1, 1974 who received absolute pardons to petition for record erasure; automatically erases records for pardons granted on or after October 1, 1974.

Permits disclosure of erased records only to defendants in false arrest lawsuits or to prosecutors and defense counsel for perjury investigations, and limits physical destruction of records until three years after final case disposition.

Exempts multi-count indictments and informations from erasure while pending or if disposed of prior to October 1, 2010, unless all counts are entitled to erasure; excludes records relating to mental disease or defect findings and protective order registry information.