Connecticut Law About Victims' Rights

Connecticut Law About Victims' Rights
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Research Guides

Connecticut Public Acts

State of Connecticut Judicial Branch Office of Victim Services (Español)

Office of the Victim Advocate

Connecticut Statewide Automated Victim Information and Notification (SAVIN)

CT Department of Correction

Victim Services Unit

Connecticut Board of Pardons and Paroles

Information for Victims Regarding Parole and Pardons Processes

OLR Research Reports - Office of Legislative Research:

Property of Innocent Victims of Crime - 2011-R-0060
Crime Victim Notification - 2009-R-0288
Restitution Fees in Connecticut - 2009-R-0051
Changes Regarding Release of Convicted Inmates - 2005-R-0071
Standing to Assert Crime Victims' Rights - 2005-R-0119
Crime Victim Compensation - 2001-R-0560
Crime Victims' Constitutional Rights - 2000-R-0255
Remedies for Violations of a Victim's Constitutional Rights - 2000-R-0077
Crime Victim Rights - 2000-R-1065

Useful Websites

P.A. 12-133 - An Act Concerning Court Operations and Victim Services
OLR Summary

Connecticut General Statutes

Selected statutes:

Chapter 1 - Construction of Statutes

Sec. 1-1k. "Victim of crime", "crime victim", defined.

Chapter 968 - Victim Services

Sec. 54-201. Definitions
Sec. 54-203. Office of Victim Services established. Powers and duties.
Sec. 54-220. Victim advocates. Responsibilities and duties.

Chapter 813a - Office of the Victim Advocate

Sec. 46a-13b. Office of the Victim Advocate established.
Sec. 46a-13c. Responsibilities of the Victim Advocate.
Sec. 46a-13d. Access to information. Rights and powers.

Chapter 961 - Trial and Proceedings After Conviction

Sec. 54-126a. Testimony of crime victim at parole hearing.
Sec. 54-130d. Testimony of crime victim at session of board. Notification of Office of Victim Services of board's action.

Click on the link below to search the full-text of the statutes: http://search.cga.state.ct.us/dtsearch_pub_statutes.html

Connecticut Judicial Branch Court Forms

JD-VS-3 Notice of Application
JD-VS-5 Confidential Request for Notification of Status of Inmate
JD-VS-8PI Personal Injury Compensation - Application
JD-VS-8SB Survivor Benefits - Application

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