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CT HB07262

Bill

Status

Passed

7/10/2017

Primary Sponsor

Judiciary Committee

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Origin

House of Representatives

2017 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Courts must indicate at sentencing the maximum period of imprisonment, eligibility for risk reduction credits under section 18-98e, and parole eligibility under section 54-125a for defendants receiving sentences exceeding two years.

  • State's attorneys must provide victims with written terms of proposed plea agreements upon request, and must indicate the same sentencing information (maximum imprisonment, risk reduction credits eligibility, and parole eligibility) when plea terms exceed two years.

  • Department of Correction must make publicly available general offender sentencing information including inmate release mechanisms, presentence confinement credit, risk reduction credit eligibility and standards, parole eligibility standards, and the statewide automated victim information and notification system.

  • Effective October 1, 2017.

Legislative Description

An Act Concerning The Recommendations Of The Connecticut Sentencing Commission With Respect To Victim Notification.

Last Action

Signed by the Governor

7/10/2017

Committee Referrals

Judiciary3/9/2017

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