CT HB05586

Establishes civil forfeiture procedures for property used in or derived from criminal offenses, requiring state's attorney petition within 90 days and clear and convincing evidence standard, with money distributed 70% to law enforcement, 20% to Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund, and 10% to Division of Criminal Justice (prior to July 1, 2016).

Authorizes police and probation officers to conduct pre-arraignment interviews and set release conditions for arrested persons, with restrictions on family violence cases requiring bail commissioner/intake specialist involvement and mandatory nonfinancial conditions including avoiding contact with victims and surrendering dangerous weapons.

Increases criminal penalties for fraudulent automated teller machine use from class C misdemeanor to class A misdemeanor, bad check thresholds from $250-$1,000 range to $500-$2,000 range, and raises class D felony threshold from $1,000 to $2,000.

Allows judges to issue warrants for installation and use of tracking devices for up to 30 days (renewable for additional 30 days) upon showing probable cause that tracking will yield evidence of criminal offense.

Modifies pretrial accelerated rehabilitation eligibility to allow veterans to use program twice (instead of once) and extends eligibility for misdemeanors if 10+ years have passed since prior invocation; limits all defendants to maximum two program uses.