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Connecticut Statutes

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Chapter 170. Boards of Education

  • Sec. 10-221d. Criminal history and child abuse and neglect registry records checks of applicants and employees of eligible school operators. Termination or dismissal. Fingerprinting. Availability of information re applicant's history.

Chapter 529. Division of State Police

  • Sec. 29-11. State Police Bureau of Identification. Fees. Agreements re fingerprinting. Regulations.

  • Sec. 29-16. Use of information.

Chapter 961a. Criminal Records

  • Sec. 54-142a. Erasure of criminal records.

  • Sec. 54-142b. Erasure of record of girl found guilty of being in manifest danger.

  • Sec. 54-142c. Disclosure of erased records.

  • Sec. 54-142d. Erasure of record of decriminalized offense. Exceptions.

  • Sec. 54-142k. Availability of conviction information and nonconviction information.

  • Sec. 54-142l. Challenge to completeness and accuracy of record.

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Connecticut Practice Book

  • Sec. 7-13. Criminal/Motor Vehicle Files and Records

  • Sec. 7-14. Reports from Adult Probation and Family Division

  • Sec. 7-15. Retention Ordered by Chief Court Administrator; Transfer to State Library

  • Sec. 7-16. Motion to Prevent Destruction of File

  • Sec. 42-49. Closure of Courtroom in Criminal Cases

  • Sec. 42-49A. Sealing or Limiting Disclosure of Documents in Criminal Cases

Attorney General Opinions
Office of the Attorney General

  • #2016-02 Formal Opinion dated March 7, 2016
    Records associated with a conviction for which a conditional pardon has been granted are not subject to erasure under state law.

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