HB 5393 Summary

• Judicial Branch organizational restructuring: Consolidates five separate offices (Adult Probation, Alternative Sanctions, Bail Commission, Family Division, Juvenile Detention Services) into a unified Court Support Services Division with five service units (Adult Probation Services, Family Services, Pretrial Services, Juvenile Services, and Juvenile Clinical, Educational and Residential Services).

• "Custody" to "supervision" language change: Replaces "custody" with "supervision" throughout statutes governing probation, treatment programs, and court-ordered supervision to reflect non-custodial monitoring relationships.

• Connecticut Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act: Establishes uniform procedures (effective July 1, 2023) for Connecticut courts to issue subpoenas for out-of-state discovery requests, allowing parties to obtain testimony and documents from other states through local clerk filings.

• Fee increases and process service updates: Increases various court filing fees, process service fees, and transcript fees; updates fees for state marshals and service of process costs to reflect current rates.

• Domestic violence protection order reforms: Requires expedited hearings (7 days for firearms cases vs. 14 days standard), allows applicant option to disclose respondent firearm possession, and mandates judicial branch payment for service costs.