CT HB07256

Requires all department heads and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court to promptly notify the Division of Criminal Justice of any death of a person in state custody, effective October 1, 2017.

Modifies sentencing for aggravated sexual assault of a minor to require a minimum 25-year sentence for first offense (without suspension or reduction) and 50-year sentence for subsequent offenses, effective October 1, 2017.

Establishes an affirmative defense for assault of healthcare employees if the defendant has a disability (excluding abnormalities manifested only by repeated criminal conduct) and the conduct was a direct manifestation of that disability, effective October 1, 2017.

Revises procedures for law enforcement to obtain court orders for telecommunications data, distinguishing between call-identifying information (requiring reasonable suspicion) and content/geo-location data (requiring probable cause), with 14-day maximum duration and 48-hour notification requirements, effective October 1, 2017.

Expands disclosure of erased criminal records to include perjury charges, false statement charges, section 53a-40b proceedings, and habeas corpus/collateral civil actions; repeals requirement for Chief State's Attorney to adopt implementing regulations, effective October 1, 2017.